New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-06

The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote, on
division of sixteen yeas, three nays, the
bill put on its second reading. and referred
to the Committee ON Judiciary.
| By Mr.. Wilcox:
| Senate bill No. 32l, to be entitled an act
to amend article 276 of the Code OF Prac-
tice.
| Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-tifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on it's second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
| BY Mr. Bowman:
| Senate bill No 1913, to be entitled an act
to INCORPORATE the New Orleans Building
Association.
Passed its first reading.
| The constitutional rule was then sus-
| pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put on it's second reading, and re-
| ferred TO the Committee on Corporations
and Parochial Affairs. -
| The following bill was introduced by
unanimous consent, without previous
notice:
BY Mr.. Thomas
Senate bill No 322, to be entitled an act
| to amend and re-enact sections 1927, 1898,
| 1929 and 1880 of the Revised Statutes OF
Louisiana for 1870, and to divide the State
into judicial districts; to fix the terms OF
holding courts in the parishes throughout
the State: to fix the salaries OF district
judges, and specifying how the warrants OF
said Judges shall be received in payment OF
taxes and licenses, and for other purposes
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ifths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary
Mr.. McMillen moved that the Secretary
be instructed to hereafter send to the
printer copies of bills ordered printed, and
not the original bills.
Adopted.
| A message from the Governor was re-
| ceived, which is published in the House
| journal.
Mr.. Antoine moved that 5000 copies Of the
message be ordered printed.
Mr. McMiIen moved to refer the message
| to the Committee on Retrenchment and Re
form.
Mr.. Ingraham moved that committee OF
| conference be appointed on the part OF the
Senate, to consist Of five Senators, to confer
| with similar committee on the part OF the
| House upon House bill No. 2S5, to be emit
| 81, 1,afan
domicies of members of the General Assem-
| bly to the State House. fixing the mode OF
ascertaining the per diem of members OF the
General Assembly for the time engaged IN
going to and returning from the State
House, and the mileage to be paid, and the
number of employees of the General Assem-
bly,. and their compensation. and defining
their duties. and making an appropriation
to defray the expenses of the General As
sembly.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved to amend the motion OF
Mr.. Antoine by including in the order to
print the annual message of the Governor
for 1872
Mr.. Wilcox moved as a substitute that.t
message be ordered printed in the journal,
and be referred to the Committee on Re
trenchment and Reform.
Pending the consideration of the motion.
the order of the day was called.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 272, to be
entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec
lions one. three. four, eleven, thirteen.
fifteen. sixteen. nineteen. twenty one,
twenty-five, twenty-six. twenty-nine, thirty
three. thirty-four, thirty-fve, thirty-six.
thirty eight and forty-two Of an act entitled
An act 10 provide for the revision and cor
rection of the list of registered voters OF the
State. the appointment of the various Off
GERS necessary therefor, and to prescribe
the duties. powers and compensation of the
same: to prescribe certain duties for the
sections of the cemeteries of New Orleans;
to prescribe the penalties for the violation
of the law, and to provide for new regis
tration in certain parishes and wards" APP
proved March Is, 1870, and to repeal sections
seventeen and forty-one of said above
entitled act.
On motion of Mr. McMillen the bill was
taken up section by section.
Mr.. Wilcox moved to postpone the regu
lar order of the day fifteen minutes.
Refused.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved that the Com
mittee on Election and Registration be in
structed to return to the Senate the bill in.
troduced by Senator Campbell amendatory
of the registration law and referred to such
committee, and that such bill, and the bill
under consideration, be made the special
order of the day for tomorrow at p. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. McMillen, and on call
of the yeas and nays, the motion of Mr.
Hunsaker was ordered to lie on the table
by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine. Blackmau
Bowman, COPELAND, Daigle. Herwig, Ingra
ham. kelsO, Lynch. McMillen, O'Hara
Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Sypher Thomas
Thompson, Twitchell, Wilcox-20.
Nays-Barber, Campbell, Gallup, Harris
Hunsaker, jerks, holland, Raglan, Swords
Todd-l0.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the Senate wen,
into committee of the whole for the consd
Grafton OF substitute for Senate bill No. 272
The bill! was taken up section by section
Section one was read.
Mr.. Campbell rose to the point of order
that the committee of the whole SHOULD
elect chairman.
The President said that such was onl,
the case when the President chose to vacat'
the chair.