New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-22

| to the first day of January, A. d. 1871"
| 3. In section five strike out the word
postponed" and after the word "sus
pended, :" insert the words "in said parish
The bill was then adopted on its second
reading.
| The constitutional rule was further sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title.
| House bill No. 4l2, to be entitled an ac,
to amend the second section of an act en-
titled "An act incorporating the Grand
Lodge Of the State Of Louisiana, and fol
other purposes" approved March IS, 1916.
| Passed its first reading.
| The constitutional rule was then sus,
pended by a four ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and adopted
on second reading.
| The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended bv a four-fifths affirmative vote, the
| bill read its third and last time, and finally
| adopted with its title.
| On motion of Mr.. Lynch, House bill No
| Underwriters Association of New Orleans,
| was taken up, on call of the yeas and nays,
| by the following vote:
| Yeas-Anderson, Blackman, Bowman,
Butler, Coupland Daigle, Herwig, Hun.
saker, Lewis. Lynch, McMillen, CHara-
Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher,
Nays-Gailup, Harris, jerks, Twitchell-4
| The bill was read, and adopted on second
reading
The constitutional rule was further sus-
| pended by four-fifth affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted with it's title
House bills on first reading was resumed.
Mr.. Ray called up House bill No. 353, TO
be entitled an act to fix the terms of the
| district courts in the Fourteenth Judicial
District. designating certain weeks Of said
term for trial Of civil cases and certain
weeks for the trial of criminal cases, and
providing for the drawing and summoning
of juries for said terms.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and adopted
on second reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time. and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. COPELAND called up House bill No.
359, to be entitled an act to incorporate the
Progressive Literary Debating Society of
New Orleans.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then gus
pended by a four-tfths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and adopted
on second reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-tifths affirmative vote,
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Thomas moved TO take up Senate
bill No. 267, to be entitled an act to author
ize the New Orleans and Nicksburg Rail
road Company to commence the con-
struction OF their road at the town of Point
chatoula to reduce the liability of the
State of Louisiana by authorizing said COM
pany to issue first mortgage bonds, and to
construct and employ, or cause to be con-
structed or employed, steamboats, or other
vessels, and telegraph lines along the line
OF railroad of said company.
On a call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
refused to suspend the rules to take UP the
bill by the following vote
Yeas-Anderson, Blackman. Daigle. Her
wig, jerks. kelso, McMlllen, Ray. Smith.
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox
III.
Navs-Barber. Butler, Harris, Lynch.
holland, O'Hara, Pinchback, Todd Whit
ney-9.
Mr.. Todd moved for suspension of the
rules to take mp Senate bill No. 336 to be
entitled an act to provide for the construc-
ton of a shell road in the parish of Jetier-
son by the police jury of the left bank of
said parish, and for the payment thereof, for
keeping the same inSepair. and to authorize
said police jury to levy a special tax for
said purpose.
On a call Of the yeas and nays the bill
was ordered to be taken up by the fellow
ing vote:
Ycas-Anderson, Butler. Coupland, Gal
lup, Harris, Herwig, jerks, Kelso, Lynch.
McMillen, holland, OHara, Ray. Smith,
S rS1 wv, Sypher, 30 Thompson, Twitchell'
cox-i.
And read a second time.
Mr.. Blackman moved TO recommit the
bill
Mr.. Todd moved 10 lay the motion to re-
commit on the table.
On call of the yeas and navs the mo-
ton to recommit was tabled by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Butler, COPELAND, Gal
lup. Herwig, Hunsaker, jerks, Kelso. No
land, OHara. Ray. Smith Swords, Svuher
Thomas, Todd, Twitchel, Whitney-lS.
Nays-Blatkman. Bowman, Daigle.
Lynch, McMillen, Thomas, Wilcox-9
Mr. jerks in the chair. Ii
Mr.. Todd moved to adopt the bill On
second reading and that it be considered
engrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote, and
the bill read its third time
Mr.. Blackman called for an executive
session.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
The executive session having been raised,
Mr.. McMillen moved to take recess until |
hahpast seven o'clock p. NJ.
On call of the yeas and nays. the motion |
to take a recess until halfpast seven |
o'clock was adopted by the following vote
Yeas - Anderson, Barber, Blackman,
Bowman, Butler. Daigle, Herwig, jerks, |
kelso, Lewis, McMllen, holland, O'Hara