New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
First Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Monday. March Z, 1870.
Pursuant to the following proclamation
of his Excellency the Governor OF tn
State of Louisiana:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive department.
New Orleans, March ), $50.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Represents
tives iu General Assembly convened;
WHEREAS, An extraordinary occasion hal
arisen, requiring further legislation IN pehal
of the interests of the State, upon subjects
and matters unfinished, or not acted upon
by the regular session OF the General Assem-
bly, terminating this day;
Now, therefore, / Henry G. Warmoth
Governor of the State of Louisiana, undel
the powers vested in me by article slxty-foul
of the constitution of the State, and by &C
No. 10, of the acts OF 1870, entitled a &C,
relative to extra sessions OF the GENERA
Assembly, and defining the duties OF tne
Governor in reference therefor 40 Issue
this, my proclamation, converting the Gene
raj Assembly of the State for the transaction
of business, at the city OF New Orleans, on
Monday. the seventh day of March, instant,
at twelve O'Clock NJ, in the building known
as the Mechanics Institute, and do hereby
notify all members of the Senate and House
OF Representatives to assemble at the time
and place above mentioned.
And l do hereby specify the objects for
which the General Assembly is convened in
extra session, and which shall take prece-
dence of all other business, to wit:
To provide for the assessment and collec-
ton of the revenues of the State.
To make appropriations for the support
of the State government.
Amendments to the present law relative
to public education.
To provide for the floating Indebtedness
of the State. .
The militia law, the registration laws, and
amendments to the charter of the city OF
New Orleans.
Reorganization of the land Office of the
State, and to make T Vision for the survey
of unreserved lands Oh the State.
i. An act is needed to restrict the power OF the
courts to issue writs Of mandamus against
the officers of the city of New Orleans for
the object of collecting demands Tor money
against the corporation.
To provide for the organization of the
District Courts of the parish of Orleans. and
courts, relative, especially, to inJunctions,
mandamuses, etc.
Unfinished business relative to the float
ing Indebtedness and other matters impor-
tant to the good government of the corpora
tion of New Orleans.
And l do hereby indicate as the length of
said session herein called the term of ten
days, commencing with said Monday, March
seventh.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, this third day OF March, 1870, and Of
the independence Of the United States the
ninety-f0urth. Il. Z.
By the Governor.
GEe. E. BovEE, Secretary of State.
The Senate was called to order at II
O'Clock NJ, this seventh day of March, in
the year Of our Lord eighteen hundred
and seventy, by Lieutenant Governor 0.
]. Dunn, President of the Senate.
Present, the following Senators, viz
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares,
Blackman, b%raughn, Campbell, Coupland,
Darrall, Egan, Foute, Futch, jerks, Jewell,
Kelso, Lewis. Lynch, Monette, Ogden,
Packard. Pinchback, Po~indeXter, Ray,
Smith, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-29.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. John
Turner.
The foregoing proclamation Of the Gov
ernor was then read.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the President
appointed as the committee on the
cart of the Senate to wait up
on the Governor and notify
him that the General Assembly is organ
lied and ready to receive any communica-
ton he may have to make, Messrs. Ray
and Futch.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary, by direction of the SEN
ate, informed the House that the Senate
was organized and ready for business, and
that the President had appointed Messrs.
Ray and Futch as a joint committe on the
part Of the Senate, to inform the Governor
that the General Assembly is organized
and ready to receive any communication
he may have to submit.
The President announced the following
committees:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
Messrs. Ray, Packard, Campbell, Black
man and Ogden.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
Mesers. Lynch, Campbell, Antoine, Egan
and Anderson.
COMMITTEE N ENROLMENT.
Messrs. Darrall, Monette, COPELAND, Egar
and Day.
COMMITTEE ON AUDITING AND SUPERVISING TIL
EXPENSES OF II SENATE.
Messrs. Packard, COPELAND, O'Hara, Pol
lard and Thompson.
COMMITTEE ON MILITIA.
Messrs. Pinchback, Smith and Thompson
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
Messrs. Antoine, COPELAND and EgaD.
COMMITTEE ON M MANUFAC
TURES.
Messrs. COPELAND, Bacon and Kelso.
COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Messrs. Wilcox, Antoine and Futch. ,
COMMITTEE ON PUPLIC EDUCATION.
Messrs. Campbell, Lynch, jerks, Pinch
back and Eagan.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Messrs. Ray, Todd, Braughn, Beares ant
O'Hara.
COMMITTEE on PRINTING.
Messrs. Smith, Campbell, Poindexter
Jewell and Eittgenstein.
COMMITTEE ON BANKS AND BANKING.
Messrs. Anderson, Lynch, Monette, Lewis
and Foute.
COMMITTEE on FEDERAL RELATIONS,
Messrs. jerks, Pollard, and Offutt.
COMMITTEE ON VISITING THE PENITENTIAGY
.Messrs. Beares, Pollard, Day, Whitney
and Wittgenstein.
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS AND PARoCHIAl
AFFAIRS.
Messrs.. Campbell, Packard, Pinchback
Bacon and Foute. .