New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
By Mr.. Thomas:

records and furniture appertainipg to the
Office of Register of Lands to the Auditor
of Public Accounts, to devolve the duties of
the Register, as now prescribed by law,
upon the Auditor of Public Accounts, and
fix his compensation therefor andyto pro-
vide for an additional clerk in the Auditors
Office to amend and re,enact sections one,
| two, three, four, six, seven and eleven OF
| the act entitled IAN act to reurganize the
State Land Office, and to provide further
disposition of tie public lands, and for the
survey of unsurveyed approved swamp
lands" approved March l6. 1870.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by fourtifths affirmative vote the
| bill put Oh its second reading, and ordered
printed.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Gallup:
Resolred. That the presiding officers of
| each house of the General Assembly shall
| appoint, from their respective bodies, five
| from the Senate and seven from the
| House, to form a committee, to be
| known as the Omnibus Committee,
whose duty it shall be to consolidate for
| final passage, previous to the adjournment
| of the present session, ali Important bills
now pendiug before either house or that
| shall come before them this session.
Laid over.
BY Mr. Wilcox:
Reso}re9. That a special committee of
three be appointed to investigate the at
fairs and transactions OF the late Board
of Public Works and the present Board of
State Engineers. with power to send for
persons and papers; that SAID committee
be instructed particularly to examine the
contracts entered into, the plans, specitica-
tons and measurements 1Or work done
and paid for by the State. aud, if necessary,
that said committee be authorized to EN-
plOv "a competent engineer to remeasure any
levee or levees erected and paid for under
the supervision Of said boards, provided ihe
expense thereof. for eng ineers and experts,
shall not exceed $500, to be paid out OF the
contingent fund OF the Senate.
Laid over.
By Mr.. Smith:
Resolre9 That the official printer be in
structed to furnish the members of the SEN
ate with copies of his Journal containing
the proceedings and debates OF the Senate,
and the laws of the State.
Laid over.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Mr.. Ray called up an original bill re-
ported by the Committee on Judiciary, being
Senate bill No. 3JS, to be entitled ali act to
amend and re-enact articles 1852 and 226l
of the Revised Civil Code.
Passed its first reading.
By unanimous consent, Dir. Sypher called
up from second reading file Senate bill No.
2i9 to be entitled an act to amend an act
entitled An act to incorporate the Pont-
chartrain Railroad Company approved on
the twentieth of January, 1880. and the
several acts amendatory thereof; also to
enable the said Pontchartrain Railroad
Company TO sell to Charles Morgan, his
heirs, successors and assigns. that portion
of said Pontchartrain railroad. with its
tracks. depots. appurtenances and fran
ch,ses lying between Girod street and
E!ysian Fields. and to authorize said
Charles Morgan to incorporate the same
with the road row known as Norgan's
Louisiana and Texas railroad. formerly
known as the New Orleans. Opelousas and
Great Western, and for the purpose Of pro-
viding continuous and unbroken cOmmuni-
cation between the same by ferry transpor
tati0n.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to lay the bill on
the table, subject to call. which, on a call Of
the yeas aud nays. the Senate refused by
the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Harris. Hun
saker Lynch, McMilien, Pinchback, Raglan,
smith Swords Todd. Twitcheli-l2
Nays-Blackman, Bowman. Butler. Coup
land Dagle. Gallup. Herwig. Ingraham.
jerks, Noland, O'Hara, Ray, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox-i6.
Pending consideration of tie bill the
order Of the day was called,
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, and on a call of
the yeas and nays. the order of the day was
indefinitely postponed for the purpose OF
considering the election bill. being substi-
tute for Senate bill No. 373, by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Antoine. Barber. Black
man, Bowman. Campbell, COPELAND, Dali gle
Gallup, Herwig.- Ingraham, jerks. Lewis,
Lynch, McMillen. holland. Pinchback. Ray,
Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Twitch-
ell. Wilcox-2l
gan, Swouds Todd.
Mr.. Lynch moved to take up substitute
for Senate bill No. 213, to be entitled an
act to amend and re-enact sections five,
six, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
twenty-one, twenty-five, twentyeight.
twenty-nine, thirty-tive, thirty six, thirty
nine. forty one, tifty-three, fifty sixty,
sixty-ninc, seventy, seventy-One, seventy
three, eightytwo; and to repeal sections
twenty-three, twenty seven, fifty-one. fifty
two tifty-fOur tifty-ffve and fifty-seyen of
an act entitled IAN act to regulate the
conduct and to maintain the freedom and
purity Of elections: to prescribe the mode
of making, and designate the officers who
shall make the returns thereof; to pre-
vent fraud violence, intimidation, riot,
tumuit. bribery or corruption at elec-
tons or at any registration or revision
Of registration; to limit the powers and
duties OF the Sheritfs OF the parishes of
Orleans and Jefferson to prescribe the
powers and duties OF the Board and officers
OF the metropolitan Police in reference to
elections: to prescribe the mode OF entering
on the rolls Of the Senate and House. of,
Representative the names of members: to
empower the Governor to preserve peace
and order; to enforce the laws and to de-
clare martial law during registration and
elections: to limit the powers and duties of
tue Mayors of the cities of New Orleans
and Jefferson with regard to elections; to
prohibit district and parish judges from is