New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-06

the closing of the Bayou Lafourche and the
locking of the same. etc.
ROBERT F. GUICHARD,
CLERK of the House OF Representatives.
The motion of Senator Young, to refer
the resolution to its appropriate committee,
recurring, Senator Young called the pre-
vious question.
The main question was ordered and the
resolution was referred to its appropriate
committee.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senator Burch called up Senate bill No. 9,
entitled an act to authorize the Attorney
General and district attorneys and other
prosecuting officers of the State to chal-
lenge jurors in criminal cases for certain
causes.
The bill was read the second time.
On motion of Senator Burch the bill was
considered engrossed.
Senator Burch asked for a suspension of
the constitutional rules to put the bill on
its third reading.
Objections being raised, Senator Harper
moved that the constitutional rules be sus-
pended.
The yeas and nays were demanded, re-
sulting as fOllOws:
Yeas = Allan, Blunt, Burch, Bryant,
Cage. Demss, Dumont, Ola. Hamlet, Har-
per, KelsO. Landry, Sutton, Stamps, Twitch-
ell, Wakefield, Weber, Youpg-lS.
Nays-Breaux, Wheeler-2.
Absent-Boatner, Baker, DucrOs, Jr., FL
lie, Eustis, Garland. George, Goode, Grover,
Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robertson,
Steven, White, Zacharie-16.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four.fi affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on it's third reading
and final passage.
On the final passage of the bill the yeas
and nays were demanded by Senators
Stamps and Harper, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Blunt, Buroh, Bryant, Cage, De-
mas, Dumont, ella, Hamlet, Harper,
Kelso, Landry, Sutton, Stamps, TwitGhen,
Wakefield, Weber. Young-H.
Nsys-Bresux, Wheeler-2.
Absent-AIlain, Boatner, Baker, DucrOs,
Jt., Ellis, Eustis. Garland, George, Goode,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden. Richardson, Robert
son, Steven, White, zaoharie-l7.
The bill finally passed, title adopted, and
ordered sent to the House for concurrence
Senator Tsitchell called up Senate bill
No. 3, entitled an act forbidding the or.
ganizatiOn and maintenance of any military
organization, company or body, not mus
tered into the militia of the State; defining
such illegal bodies as riotous and unlawful
assemblies in certain cases; making it
misdemeanor to violate this act, and pre-
| seribing punishment therefor, and provid-
| ing for the dlsbandment of such illegal
bodies.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Young in the Chair.
On motion the bill was read in detail.
On motion of Senator Twitchell the bill
was considered eDgrossed.
Senator Twitchell asked for suspension
of the constitutional rules TO place the bill
on its third reading,
Objections being raised the roll was
called, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Allain, Blunt, Bureh, Bryant, Ba-
ker, Cage, Demss, Dumont, ella, Hamlet,
Harper, KelsO, Landry, Sutton, Stamps,
Twitchel, Wakefield, Weber, Wheeler,
| Young-20.
Nays-Bresux-1.
Absent-BOatper, DucrOs, Jr., Ellis, Eus.
| tbs, Garland, George, G0Ode, Grover, Kelly,
| Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, Steven,
| White, z Icharie-l5.
The President resumed the chair.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four.ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its third read
ing and final passage, its title was adopted
and it was ordered to DO sent to the House
for concurrence.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
Senator Young called up House bill No. 5
entitled an act making an appropriation Of
100000, or SO mleh thereof as may be
necessary, for the msintenanc CO of the militia
OF the State during the year 1877, and pro
viding for the disbursement of the same.
The bill was read the first time by its
title.
Senator Young moved a suspension of the
constitutional rules to place the bill on it,
second reading.
The roll was called, resulting as follows
Yeas-Blunt, Burch, Bryant, Baker, Cage
Landry, Sutton, Stamps, Twitchell, Wheel
er, Young-l6.
Nays-Allain, Breaux, Kelso, Wakefield
Weber-5.
Absent-Boatner, Ducros, Jr., Ellis
Eustis, Garland, George, Goode, Grover
Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robertson
Steven, White, Zacharie-l5,
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its seconC
reading.
On motion the hill was readin detail.
On motion of Senator Young the bill wa
adopted on its second reading.
Senator Young moved further spspen
sion of the constitutional rules to put tn
bill on its third reading.
Senator Weber demanded the yeas an,
nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas.-Allain, Blunt. Burch, BRYANT
Baker, Cage, Dsmas, Dumont, Ola, Ham
let, Harper, Landry, Sutton, Stamps
TwitehelL Wheeler, YouDg-l7.
Nsys-Bresux, KelsO, Wakefield, Web
er-4.
Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Ducros, Jr
Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, Goode
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robert
son, Steven, White, Zaeharie-15.
The constitutional rules being suspende
by four.dfths affirmative vote OF the Sen
ale, the bill was placed on its third readin
and final passage,
Senator Young moved that the bill fnall
pass.
Senator Allan called for the yeas an
nays, resulting as followf:
Yeas-Blunt Burch, Bryant, Baker, Gage
Dumont, Ola, Hamlet, Harper Landry, SUI
ton Stamps, Twitohell, Wheeler, Youpg-l'
Nays-Allain, Breanx, Demas, KelsC
Wakefield, Weber-6,