New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-08


tee on Printing be instructed to report OF
the printing bill tomorrow.
SO ordered.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr. Twitchell:
OF bill entitled an act to incorporate q
horse railroad company from Grand Ecore
to Natchitoches.
BY Mr.. Barber:
Of bill to be entitled an act to amend
an act to organize and equip a uniformed
militia, approved April 3, 1870.
BY Mr.. Swords:
Ut bill to be entitled an act to amend
an act entitled "an act to extend the limits
of the parish of Orleans, and to change the
boundaries of tho parishes of Orleans and
jefferson, and to consolidate the cities of
New Orleans and Jefferson. and to provide
for the government Of the city of New
Orleans and the administration of the affairs
thereof approved March l6, 1870.
BY Mr.. Ray-Of the following entitled
bills:
OF an act to amend article 6tl of the
Code of Practice.
OF an act to amend articles 675 GO, 6S3,
700, 707, 7OS, 7l3, us, 7l8. and 4O2 Of the
Code of Practice, and to repeal articles 6S4,
6S5, 10 and 403 of the Code of Practice of
the State of Louisiana.
OF an act to regulate certain criminal
proceedings in the district and parish
courts.
OF an act relative to the crimes of perjury
and subornation of perjury.
OF an act to create levee district, to be
composed of the parishes of Richland,
Morehouse, that part of Carroll and Frank
lin west of the Bayou Macon, and of Qua
chita and Caldwell cast of the Ouachita.
Of an act for the relief of William P.
Harper.
OF an act to amend article 644 of the Code
of Practice.
By Mr.. Daigle:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of Alexander Lazano, SOloman w. An
drus, Benjamin F. White, John II. Over
ton, Joachim Joubert, Henry l.. Garland,
Gabriel Lyons, Egbert o. Hays, Jacob
Lyons, Abraham Hartman, William P. Har-
man, and Therence IsansOnne, of st. Ian
dry parish
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced &C
cording to previous notice:
By Mr.. Twichell:
Senate joint resolution No q. to be en-
titled joint resolution addressing out of
office Minor d. Edmonson, parish Judge of
the parish of Sabine, for reason of absence
from the said parish and failure to dis
charge the duties of his Office.
Passed its first reading.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER.
Mr.. Harris in the chair
The amendments recommended by the |
committee of conference. and concurred in |
~ the House, were taken up for considera |
ion.
The first amendment was read:
In section two, line seventeen. strike out |
he words two thousand" and insert |
eighteen hundred"
Mr.. Blackman moved that the amendment
,e adopted.
THE President in the chair
Mr.. Todd moved that the Senate concur in I
he first amendment
Mr.. Smith raised the point Of order that
he committee of conference had no author
ty to offer amendments to the bill.
The President stated that that question
vas not under consideration, as the question
low was whether the Senate should concur
n the amendments adopted by the House or
he recommendation of that committee.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
etused to concur in the first amendment by
be following vote:
Yeas-AndersOn, Antoine, Barber. Butler,
Iallup, Harris, Hunsaller, kelso McMillen,
Oland, Ragan, Smith, Swords, Todd
witchell--l5.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman, COPELAND,
'aigle, Herwig. Ingraham, jerks, Lewis,
ynch, O'Hara, Pinchback, Ray, Sypher,
homas. Thompson, Wilcox-l6.
Mr.. holland moved to indefinitely post
one the consideration Of the amendment,
hich, on call of the yeas and nays, the
enate refused by the following vote:
Yeas-Butler, Gallup, Harris, Ingraham,
GLAND, Pinchback, Ragan, Todd, Wilcox
Nays-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
an, Bowman, COPELAND, Daigle Herwig,
unsaker, jerks, keIso. Lewis, Lynch, |
cMillen, OHara, Ray. Smith, Swords, |
ypher, Thomas, Thompson, Twitchell-22
The second amendment was read.
In line thirty-nine strike out the words
l
ereot the words sixteen hundred"
Mr.. Blackman moved that the Senate do
1T concur.
Adopted.
The order of the day beng called. Mr..
ackman moved that it be postponed IN
half-past one o'clock.
Mr.. HunsaI1er offered an amendment to |
ouse bill No 2S5.
Mr.. Ollara raised the point of order that
e Senate could not consider the amend
ents offered by the committee.
The President held the point not well
ken, for reasons cited by him above, in
scldmg Mr.. Smiths point of order.
MI Blackman raised the point Of order {
at the bill was not now under considera-
on, and therefore Mr. Hunsaker's amend I
ent not in order
The President held the point well taken. {
Mr. Todd raised the point of order that
e amendments recommended by the com t
ittee OF conference were not hefo~a tba
mate.
The President held, as above, that he +
garded the amendments suggested by the
and adopted by the House, and
Ose nOrtinns Of the hill thus amnnaoa o. | y