New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-29

rence.
Senator Goode obtained unanimous con-
sent to introduce Senate bill No. 70, en-
titled an act to amend and re.enaet article
BAG of tho Civil Code of Louisiana.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-6fths affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Senator White obtained unanimous con-
sent to introduce Senate bill No. 80, en-
titled an act to provide the manner OF pro
ceeding to obtain Judicial authority for
change Of name.
Tho constitutional rules being suspended
by four.ifths affirmative vote Of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Senator Twitchell offered the following
amendment to rule thirty-shree, according
to previous notice:
Strike out after the word t:engross,' the
words "and read third time" il the
fourth line of rule thirty three,
| Senator Twitcheli moved the adoption Of
the amendment.
| Adopted.
On call Of Senator Whitney, the Senate
| went into executive session.
The executive session having been raised.
on call OF the roll the following Senators
| answered to their names:
Present-Messrs Alexander, Allan. An
ders0n. Blunt Breaux, Brewster. Burch,
Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege, DumOnt. George,
Goode, Ola, Greene. Harper, Kelso, Kelly,
Landry, Mascot, Ogden, Pollard, Robert
SOD, Stamps, Steven. Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, White, whitney, Young
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn, Eus.is. Gro
yer, Herwig-4.
Senator Alexander obtained unanimous
titled an act to propose the amendment of
article lis of the constitution of the State,
and to provide for the adoption or rejection
thereof by the people Of the State.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by feur-ffths Affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Senator Breaux obtained unanimous con.
sent to introduce Senate bill No 81, entitled |
an act to repeal act No. 1IS of the session Of |
1869, entitled an act to protect the health Of |
the city of New Orleans, to locate the stock |
landings and slsughterhouses, and to incor-
porate the Crescent City Live Stock Land
ing and Siaughterhouse Company.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Senator Ola asked and obtained unani-
nous consent to take up the following reso-
luton introduced by him yesterday:
Resolrcd, That a committee Of three be
appointed by the President. whose duty it
shall be to investigate now, why aad by
what process the bonds of the State were
issued 10 tho Mississippi and Mexican Gulf
Ship Canal Company to the amount of
several hundred thousand dollars, and by
the acts or connivance of what State officers !
said fraud was perpetrated, and also to in
luire into the acts of the State engineer in
reference to the above and other matters.
Said committee to be vested with full
power to send for persons and papers, and
70 report within ten days the result OF their
with whatever suggestions
they may think proper.
Senator Weber offered tle following
amendment:
Strike out the words "a committee of
hree" and insert ''the Committee on Drain
lge. Canals and Navigation"
Senator Young moved to lay the amend.
nent On the table.
The Senate refused to table the amend
nent
Senator Weber moved tao adoption OF his
mendment.
Senator Young called for the yeas AID
avs, with the following result:
Yeas-Alexander, Blunt Breaux. Burch,
age, Chadbourn. Greene, Harper. Kelso
lelly, Landry, Mascot, Ogden. Stamps, .
ypher, Twitchell, Weber. Wharton, Whit
ey-l9.
Nays-Allan, Anderson, Detiege, George,
roode, Ola, Grover, Robertson, Steven. ,
White, YOung-ll.
Absent-Blackburn, Brewster, Dumont,
ustis. Herwig, Pollard-6.
Adopted. :
On motion of Senator Ola the resolution
as adopte as amended.
Senator Robe,t son asked unanimous con- T
mt to offer resolution.
Senator Burch objected. =
Senator Robertson moved to suspend the
,nate rules in order to permit him to offer
70 resolution, and called for the yeas and b
Tvs with tho following result: 4
Yeas - Chadbourn, Dumont, George, b
oode, Greene, Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
Dbertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher, White, n
'harton, Whitney, Young-l6,
Nays-Alexander. Allan, Blunt, Breaux.
,ewster, Burch. Cage, Detiege, Harper,
elso, Landry, Masicot. Twitchell, n
Blackburn, Eust;s, O.
a. Herwig, Pollard, Kelso-6.
And the Senate refused to suspend the c
les.
Senator Young moved that the chairman
the Committee on Finance be requested ~
report House bill No. 70 Of last session. i,
On motion of Senator Twitchell. leave
absence for seven days was granted to :.
nator Ola. !,
On motion of Senator Det;ege, the =
mate was declared adjourned until to-
orrow at IL M. T
p. z. BECHTEL,
Secretary Of the Senate. .
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