New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-27

| MT DluuL moVcu 20 suspend the cOOStluu
tional rules to put the bill on its third read
lug.
Mr.. Wharton raised the pofn: Of order
that the bill not having been adopted on it:
second reading, the motion was not in or
der to suspend the rules.
The Chair gulei the point Of order no.
wei! taken.
On call Of the roll the Senate refused e
suspend the constitutional yule by the fol
lowing vote. fouy.fiftha not voting in the
affirmative:
feas~-Aiexanier. Blunt. Boree. Brews
ter. Crawford. Pollard, Swaizie. .Weber-s
Nays-Andersop Barber. Belden. Black
burn, Butlers Eurch. Cage, Chadbourn
Daigle. Greene, Harris. Harper. Ingraham
Masicoto Reys Stamps. Thomas. Wharton
s-ISe
The bill lies over.
Mr.. Stamps called up the following re-
ports
To the Honorable President ana Members Of the
| Senate:
Your Committee on Contested Elections
in the case of j. w. Mcdonald VS.. w. Jas
per Blackburn, from the twentieth senate
rial district, respectfully report adversely
| W tut Cldlmb VI u. W NLcDOUdlu, lOT lut
| reason that he has not complied with the
law made and provided in snch cases, being
| barred by the statute of limitation. There.
fore recommend that w. J. Blackburn be
confirmed in his seat, and that James w.
Mcdonald be paid the same mileage and
per diem due and paid to Hon. w. Jasper
Blackburn as Senator, to this date.
Respectfully submitted.
! E. l.. WEBER,
[ Il. G. ANDERSON,
I -. II. BREWSTER,
M. Greene moved that the report be
adopted.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Chadbourn called up Senate bill
No. 246, to be entitled IN act fixing the
time Of holding court In the Fourth Judi
cial District.
! The bill was considered engfossed.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved to suspend the
constitutional Guile to put the bill on third
yeadnS.
On call CT the yeas and nays the consti
tutional rule was suspended by the follow.
ing votes
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Beiien. Black
DuIus OONCc, DutitI, DuTtu, DTcWSteF, Gage,
ChadbOurn, Crawford, Harris, E. +. Her.
wig, Harper, Ingraham. Masicot, Pollard,
Rey, Swaizies Stamps. Thomas. Wh.r.
tOn-22.
Nays--Alexapder. Blunt. Greene. Web.
EFT.
The bill was then read the third time.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved that the bill final.
ly pass, the title to stand.
Mr.. Crawford called up Senate bill No. 255,
an act to fix the terms of the District Court
in the Twelfth Judicial District of the State
of louisiana, reported as substitute for
Senate bill No. I95.
The bill was read the second time and
considered engrossedo
The constitutional rule was suspended
by a four-f fths vote and the bill read the
third time.
The bill finally passed, the title to stand.
Mr.. Cage, by unanimous consent, called
up the following joint resolution:
Substitute for joint resolution No. %,
addressing out of office Emile L. Hebert,
clerk of the Fifteenth judicial District
Court, parish of Assumption.
The bill was read the second time, and
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-ffths vote and the bill read the
third time.
Mr.. Cage moved the final passage of the
joint resolution, and called for the previous
question.
The main question was ordered.
Nv Of bo
finally passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Belden, Black
burn, Blunt, Bovee, Butler, Burch, Brew.
ster, Cage, Chadbourn, Greene Harris,
Harper, lngraham. Masicot. Pollard, Rey,
Stamps-l9.
Nsys.Alexander. swalzie. Thomas,
Weber, WHARTON.
The title to stand.
Mr. Stamps moved to take up Senate bill
No. %, an act closing the drinking houses
of public resort, and to prohibits: the sale of
spirituous or malt liquors on Sundays.
The bill was taken up as unfinished bust.
ness and read.
Mr.. Harris moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to refer the bill to the Committee on
Judiciary by the following vote:
Ieas-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Black.
burn, Blunt, Bovee, Butler, Burch, Brews-
ter, Cage, Chadbourn, Daigle. Harris, Har-
per, Ingraham. Rey. Swazie, Stamps. Whar.
ton-l9.
Nays-Alexander. Crawford. Greene, Pol.
lard. Thomas.
On motion Of Mr.. Harper. tho Senate
voted to adjourn.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until Monday, Jan.
uary Is. 1871. at ~ NJ.
p. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.