New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17
to increase the territory and territorial ju-
risdiction of the parish of ST. Mary.
Passed its first reading.


risdiction of the parish of St. Mary.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee or Corporations and
Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
Senate bill No. 367, to be entitled an &C,
to provide for the transfer from the parishes
OF Caddo, De Soto, Natchitoches, Bessie,
and Bienville to the parish of Red River OF
certain pending suits, prosecutions, crimina
proceedings, oppositions, unsettled success
siOns and ex parte proceedings, and to di
rect the clerks of the district courts of the
said parishes respectively to record the
same. and how the same shall be transmit
ted, and for other purposes.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by fOur-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
The following bill was introduced without
previous notice by unanimous consent:
By Mr.. Harris:
Senate bill No. 365, to be entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section one of an act
entitled can act to amend an. act to extend
the limits of the parish of Orleans" etc.
approved March lG, 1870, and to prescribe
additional regulations for the government
of the corporation Of the city of New Or
leans, approved March l3, 1871: and to
amend and re-enact section nine Of an act
entitled "An act to extend the limits of the
provide for the government Of the city of
New Orleans and the administration of the
affairs thereof" etc, approved March 16,
1870.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by four ffths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading by the following
vote.
Yeas-AndersOn, Barber. Bowman. But
Ter, COPELAND, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker
Ingraham, jerks, Lewis, Lynch, McMillen,
holland, O'Hara, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray,
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twitch-
ell, Wilcox-4.
Nays-Blackman, Daigle, Smiths.
The bill was ordered printed and referred
to the Committee on judiciary.
Mr. Lewis moved to suspend the rules
and consider House bill No 35, to be en-
titled an act for the relief of Bramstein &
Bender, which the Senate refused on a
division by vote of IL yeas and nays.
Mr.. Barber moved to suspend the rules
to consider the following resolutions
Resolced, That from and after Monday,
the twelfth instant, the Senate do hold
night sessions, commencing at halfpast
seven o'clock Z. NJ.
The rules were suspended to take up the
resolution on division by the following
vote:
Yeas-ls. Nays.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following as a sub
stitute for the resolution, ana moved it's
adoption
Resolced, That from and after Monday.
the nineteenth instant. the Senate shall
meet at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Hunsaker. the substi-
tute was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Lynch offered the following as a sub
stitute for the resolution
ResOlred, That no member Of the Senate
shall speak longer than five minutes on the
same subject, except by the unanimous con
sent of the Senate; provided, that the in
PRODUCER of any any matter or the member
having any subject in charge, may have five
minutes additional to close the debate.
The President decided the substitute out
Of h
ject IL after as the resolution.
Mr.. Lynch raised the point of order that
the object of each was to expedite business,
hence one a proper substitute for the other.
The President held the point not well
taken.
Mr.. Barber moved to amend the resolu-
ton by requiring night sessions TO com
mence from and after today.
Mr.. holland moved to substitute from
and after Monday, the nineteenth instant"
Amendment accepted.
The resolution was adopted as amended.
Mr.. O'Iara gave notice that he would to-
move to amend rule No. 80 Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Blackman moved to suspend the rules
to consider the appropriation bill, being
Senate bill No. 2j7, substitute for House
bill No. 39l.
The rules were suspended on division
by a vote of twentyfour yeas, no nays.
Senate bill No. 257, substitute for House
bill No 39l, to be entitled an act to appro-
pirate the sum of 100000 to pay the mile
age and per diem of officers, members, en-
ployes, and contingent expenses Of the
General Assembly Of Louisiana of the SEES
sion commencing January l, 1872 and the
extra session of the Senate commencing
Of 1869, returned from the House with
Which, on motion Of Mr.. Ray, the Senate
,oncurred in.
The House amendments to sec ton two
we're then read. as follows:
The House amendments to section one
we're read as follows:
l. Relating to the parish of Vermlion.
strike out 1.-TWO hundred and five miles
and insert 1.-TWO hundred and fifty miles"
2. Relating to the parish of Caldwell, |
StflKe out Tour nunured miles ana insert |
-four hundred and fifty miles"
3. Relating to the parish Of Ouachita,
strike out flour hundred miles" and insert |
-four hundred and fifty miles"
4. Relating to the parish of Franklin, |
strike out -four hundred and fifty miles
and insert -four hundred miles"
D. Relating to the parish of Grant, strike |
out three hundred and fifty miles and |
insert -four hundred miles,
e: Relating to the parish Of Morehouse,