New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-08

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GENERAL ASSEMBLE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.
First Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
Monday. March Z, 1870
Pursuant to the following proclamation
- Of his Excellency the Governor of th
State of Louisiana:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department
New Orleans March 3, 1870.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Represent
tives in General Assembly convened:
WHEREAS, An extraordinary occasion he
arisen, requiring further legislation in behal
of the interests of the State upon subject
and matters unfinished, or not acted upo
by the regular session Of the General Assem-,
bly, terminating this day;
Now, therefore, l Henry c. Warmcth
Governor Of the State of Louisiana, uDde
the powers vested in me by article sixty-fou
OF the Constitution of the State, and by &C
No. -, of the acts Of 1870 entitled Gan &C
relative to extra sessions OF the Genera
Assembly, and defining the duties of thu
Governor in reference therefor" do tissue
this, my proclamation, converting the Gene
raj Assembly of the State for the transaction
of business, at the city of New Orleans, OF
Monday, the seventh day OF March, instant
at twelve O'Clock H., in the building known
as the Mechanics Institute, and / do hereby
notify ali members of me Senate and House
OF Representatives to assemble at the time
and place above mentioned.
And l do hereby specify the objects fol
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 10 make provision for the survey
of unreserved lands OF the State.
An act is needed to restrict the power of the
courts to issue writs of mandaHus against
the officers of the city of New Orleans for
the object of collecting demands for money
against the corporation.
To provide for the organization Of the
District Courts of the parish of Orleans. and
defining the jurisdiction of the several
courts, relative, especially, to injunctions,
mandamuees. etc.
Unfinished business relative to the float
ing Indebtedness and other matters impor-
tant to the good government of the corpora
ton of New Orleans.
And do hereby indicate as the length Of
said session herein called the term of ten
days, commencing with said Monday, March
seventh.
Gives under my hand and the seal of the
State, this third day Of March, 1870, and Of
the independence Of the United States the
ety-fourth. II. c. WARNOTH,
By the Governor.
Gre. E. BoyEE, Secretary of State.
The Senate was called to order ct 10
o'clock NJ, this seventh day of March, in
the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and seventy, by Lieutenant Governor o.
J. Dunn, President Of the Senate.
Present, the following Senators, viz:
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares,
Blackmsn, Braughn, Campbell, COPELAND,
Harrall, Egan, F0ute, Futch. jerks, Jewell,
Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, Ogden,
Packard. Pinchback, Poindexter, Ray,
Smith, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-29.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. John
Turner.
The foregoing proclamation Of the Gov
eInor was then read.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the President
appointed as the committee On the
part of the Senate to wait up
on the Governor and notify
him that the General Assembly is organ.
lied and ready to receive any commanica-
ton be may have to make, Messrs. Rag
and Futch.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary, by direction of the Sem
ate, informed the House that the Senate
was organized and ready for business, and
that the President had appointed Messrs.
Ray and Futch as joint commtte 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.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatiVes appeared, and announced that
the House was organized and ready for
business, and that the House committee to
wait on the Governor consisted of Messrs.
AcVean, Rey and Haskell.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Ray:
y Resolved by the Senate of the State of
Louisiana, That all bills and resolutions re-
ferTed 10 standing committees of the Senate
at the last session thereof, and which have
not been reported on. be and the same are
hereby referred to the corresponding stand.
ing committees Of this session, and that the
Secretary Of the Senate be and is hereby
directed to deliver such bills and resolutions
to the corresponding standing committees
OF this session, to be acted on in due course
OF business, according to rule ifCy-seven of
the Senate, and that the rules of the last
session be adopted AS the rules for this ses-
sion.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Wilcox:
Reso bed, That the Sergeant-at-arms Of the
Sera be authorized 70 furnish the men,
bers and officers of the Senate with three
daily and two weekly papers each, the same
as TOR last session.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Wilcox:
ResolUed, That the Senate shall meet daily.