New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-08
The constitutional rule was suspended by

BILLS TAKEN Cf.
NJ. Greene moved to take up House bill
No. -. TO be entitled an &C. creating the
parish of Lincoln. and providing tos the
organization.
Tho biz. WAS ;..en up and read the first
time.
Mr.. Greene fn.ved that the constitutional
rule be suspended. and that the bill be read
The second time. with view OF reference
On which motion the yeas and nay" were
ordered.
Yes.-Aiexander Anderson, BLACKBURN
Blunt, brewster. Butler. Gage; Greene
Harris, Harper. =. j. Herwlg, 4ngranai''
kclao, Sypher. Twitche!l, Weber-!o,
Nays.Bur.h. E. +. Hesvi:. stamps
| Wh2Iton-!.
the rnls WAS suspended. the bill read the
second time and referred TO the Committee
on ccr,,rations and Plroehial Affairs.
MIR. TwitshelI moved 10 take up Senate
bill. No :G. returned to the Senate
for Concurrence with House amend
nents. entitled an act to amend
and re-ensct sections two and three OF
art No 10, entitled AN act making an
appropriation 70 pay the mileage and
pes diem of the members, salaries OF
officers and employees. and the contln-
gent expenses of the extra session con
'yenpd and commenced December 3, 1877,
of the Third General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana by appropriating and provld-
ing for the sale of $4,000 of Legislative
warrants. and declaring the manner OF dis
bursting the amount realized by the sale OF
said warrants, and for their redemption,
approved January 10, 1873 and authorizing
the Auditor of Public Accounts to issue
warrants in exchange for certificates OF the
General Assembly, and providing for the
fixing of tho rate OF such exchange, and for
other purposes
The bill. with amendments, was read the
first timeo
On motion OF Hfr Tvitehelt the eonstitu-
,onal rule was suspended and the bill! read
the second time.
Mr.. Tvitehell then moved 20 amend The
bill striking out the words 'siXty five in
section two line :~enty sevens and insert
".eventy-two" in lieu thereof.
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Twitcheli the amend
men, was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was then sus,
pended by . four -fifths vote, the bill read
the third time and finally adopted with its
title by the following vote on . call Of the
yeas and nays:
Yeas-Anderson. Alexander. Blackburn.
Blunt, Butler Birch. Cage, Greene. Harris.
Harper. y. +. Herwig, y. r. Herulg. !ngra
ham, Kelso, Twitehell, Weber-f6.
Says-BrewsteT, Stamps. WHARTON.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The President then ordered the Secretary
90 take up the unfinished business. being
the petition of Albin Sculie. relative 10
claim for rebuilding leyeest ST. Sophie. par.
ish of Plaquemines.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the petition Of
Mr.. Soulie ba referred to the Committee
on Finance.
MIR. Butler moved that the motion to
refer to the Committee on Finance be laid
upon the table. and called for the yeas and
nays.
Yeas - Alexander. Brewster. Butler.
Burch. Cage. Greene. Harris. 7. +. Herwig.
Harper. Stamps-lO.
Nays-Anderson. blackburn. Blunt. T.. F.
Herwig. Ingraham, Kelso. Sypher. TWitch.
ell, Weber. Wharton--lO.
The vote of the Senate being 'ie. Che
Chair gave the casting vote in the ati!sna.
tive.
The motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. Stamps moved that the petition be
committed to Il spcca! committee OF three
members Of the Senate.
Mr.. Bureh raised the point Of order that
there having been resolution passed this
Senate prohibiting the reference of meas.
ures TO specia! committees while standing
committees are authorized TO act upon
such subject matter. the committing of the
petition to special committee was out Of
order.
Mr.. Harris. IN tie chair. decided the point
OF order not we taken.
The Secretary was o dered 10 take up
the special order of the day.
Mr.. Wharton moved to postpone the con.
sideration of the specia. order OF the day
for fifteen minutes
Adopted.
The motion 20 commit 10 special com.
m.ttec of three members was finally
adopted.
Mr.. Twitchell moved 20 take M the spe.
cial order Of the day, being House bill No
-.
The bill was then :akeu NJ and read the
third time.
The Chair announced the pcndin: Tles
zion 10 be thc final passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Barber moved the bill! be vecommi:ted
to the Committee on Judiciary. and called
the yeas and nays
The Senate refused 20 seeommi: by the
following vote:
Yeas-Barber. Brewster. Burch. Stamps.
Weber, WhartOn-C.
Nays-Alexandcr. Anderson. Blackburn.
Blunt. Greene, Harris. Harper. p. +. Her
wig, +. +. Herwlg. Ingraham. ke!so.
Svpher, Twitchell-lR.
Pending the consideration Of tho final
passage of the bill the Senate went into
executive session.
Executive session having been raised, on
motion of Mr.. Butler, the Senate voted to
adjourn.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until Friday. Feb.
ruary :, 1873, at twelve O'Clock M.
2. Z. BECIITEL.
Secretary Of the Senate.
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