New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-07

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| STATE LOUISIANA
| Executive Department,
New Orleans, November a, 1871. }
WHERE'S. A vacancy has occurred in tn.
Office OF Lieutenant Governor of the State
Louisiana, by the lamentable death OF thu
late Oscar J. Dunn. and deenlng that the
present condition Of public affairs presents
an extraordinary occasion, do hereby, IL
virtue OF the power in me vested by thu
constitution and the laws enacted in pursu
ance thereof. convene the Senate of the
| State Of Louisiana in extra session Tor the
period Of ten days.
! Senators are, therefore, summoned TO as
| sembie at the Senate chamber, in the city o.
| New Orleans. at twelve o'clock noon, or
Wednesday, the sixth day Of December
| 1871, then and there
Firs:-To fill the vacancy N The office o.
| Lieutenant Governor.
Second-TU act on the appointments &c
Office made and the pardons granted by
the Governor during vacation.
Third-To devise and prepare such mea
sures Of reform as in their wisdom the pub
lie interest may seem to demand.
Fourth-To investigate the books, vouch
ers anu accounts of the officers OF the State
and OF the General Assembly.
In witness whereof l have hereunto sci
INV hand and caused the seal Of tie State
| to be affixed
Done at the city of New Orleans, this
twenty-fourth day of November, il the year
| of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one.
BY the Governor:
H. G. WAHMOTH.
f. j. HEBRON,
Secretary OF State pro TEN.
The following Senators were present:
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine. Barber. Black
man, Bowman. Butler. Campbell, COPELAND,
Futch, Gallup. Harris, Iierwig, Hunsaker.
Ingraham, jerks. kelso. Lewis. Lynch. Nc
Millen, holland, O'Hara, Pinchback. Raglan.
Ray, Smith, Swords Sypher, Thomas,
| Thompson, Todd, Twitchell. Whitney. VIII
| coX-33.
| Mr. McMillen moved to proceed 20 the
| election OF Il permanent presiden, OF the
| Senate and Lieutenant Governor FOR The
State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Todd moved as substit .e, nat the
Oldest Senator be called TO The char TEN
porarily.
Bv unanimous consent the Secretary
called the roll. and each Senator, as his
name was called. expressed lis choice Cor
temporary chairman.
The roll was thus called with the follow
ing result:
For Mr. Bowman: Mr.. Anders0u-!.
For Mr. Ray: Antoine. BlaekUau. Bow
man, Coupland, Futch. iierwig, lngrafam.
Lewis. O'Hara. Pinchback, Smith. >ypher
Thomas. Thompson. Todd.
For Mr.. Pinchback Barber. Butler.
Campbell. Gallup. Harris. Hnnsaker. jerks,
Kelso. Lynch, McMillen, holland. Raglan,
Ray, Swords, Twitchell, Whitney. viii
cox-l7.
Mr.. Pirchbach was then declared TEN
porary President OF the Senate. and was
escorted 70 The chair by Senators Ray and
McM;iien.
Mr.. Kay offered tie following -e-o,,,-
ton:
Resolte9, That the Senate now proceed 70
the election OF Pr. >iden-. - De Lieu
tenant Governor and that a ma pritv Of
votes shall e.ec..
On which Nj. McM.ller called COY tie
previous question.
The main question was ordered ~ tie
following vote:
Yeas: Anderson Antoine, Barner Butter.
Campbell, Gallup. Harris, lIun-aker. jerks.
kelso, Lynch. McMillen. Noland, Ragan,
Swords, Twitchcll. Whitney, WilcoN-lS.
NAYS Blacklnan. Bowman. COPELAND,
Daisle, Eutch. Ierwig. ingrahan. Lewis.
O'iiara, Ray. Smith, Sypher Thomas.
Thompson. Todd-l5.
The yeas and nays beng ordered the
resolution of Mr.. Ray was adopted by the
following vote
Yeas Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Butler,
Campbell Gallup. Harris. Iiunsaker jerks.
kelso, Lewis, Lynch. McMillen, holland.
Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-..
Nays: Blacknian, Bowman. Coupland.
Daigle, Futch, Herwig. lngraham, . llara.
Smith, Thompson, Todd-ll.
The Chair then announced nominations
to be in order.
Senator McMllen nominated The Hon p.
B. S. Pinchback.
Senator Ingraham nominated the Hon. T.
V. COPELAND.
The nominations were then closed. and
the Senate proceeded to the election Of a
permanent President Of the Senate, to be
Lieutenant Governor of the State 20 fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of the
late Hon. Oscar J. Dunn. The following
was the vote of the Senate, declared cicu
roce by the Senate on the call Of the roll:
For Senator =. B. S. Pinchback: Barber,
Butler, Campbell, COPELAND, Gallup, Har-
ris, Hunsaker, jerks. kelso. Lewis, Lynch,
McMillen, holland, Raglan, Swords. witch
ell, Whitney, Wilcox-lS.
For Senator T. V. COPELAND Anderson,
Antoine, Blackman, Bowman, Daisle,
Futch, Herwig, lngraham. Oilara. Pinch
back. Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thomp-
son, Todd-l6
The Senate then proceeded 10 the con
sderation of executive business.
Executive session having been raised, Mr.
McMillen moved that committee OF three
be appointed to draft resolutions expressing
the sense OF the Senate relative to the death
of the late Hon. Oscar j. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President Of tie Senate Of
the State of Louisiana.
Adopted.
The Chair appointed the following Sen
tors as that committee: Messrs McMillen.
Barber and kelso.
Mr.. McMillen moved that a Committee of
three be appointed by the President to wait
upon Lis excellency the Governor, and in
form him of the organization o. the Senate
and that they were prepared 70 receive any
communications from the executive depart
mcnt.
Adopted.
The Char announced tho following as
the committee to wait upon the Governor:
Messrs. Campbell, Ray and Butler.
Mr.. Todd moved that the Senate do now |
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