New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-15

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PRAYER was offered by Rev. Mr.. Daily.
Reading Of the minutes was dispensed
WITH and the same duly approved for yes
terdays proceedings.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Barber, chairman of Committee on
Elections, submitted the following report
CoxuIrrRz ON ELECTIONS AND QUALIF1cArIoNs,}
New Orleans, December IT, 1877
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your committee have the honor to report
uDon the petition of j. A. Mascot, claiming
to be Senator from the third senatorial dis
trict. ~
In the absence of any claimant upon
evidence furnished by the returning board
of oanVassers. we recommend the seating
of j. A Mascot, subject to contest II any
should arise.
Respectfully submitted.
A. E. BARBER, Chairman;
NJ H. TWITCHEL,
THOMAS IL. holland,
JAMES H. INGRAHAM.
By unanimous consent the report was
taken up for action, and under suspension
of the rules of the Senate the report was
adopted.
said report, was then introduced to the Sen
ate by Mr.. holland, and went to the PresI-
dents desk and took the usual oath. and
afterward took his seat in the Senate.
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion on the suggestion of the President OF
the Senate.
The executive session having been raised,
III ---o, oo1Io5 oD5 tba fOlIouiuU mann
bers answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Butler, Brewster, Cage, E. f. Fer
wig, Harper, Ingraham, KilsO, jerks, Mas
loot, holland, Pollard, Sypher, Stamps,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, WOrreu and
President Harris-25.
The hour for the time of taking up the
resolution offered by Senator Harris and
adopted yesterday relative to the expulsion
of certain alleged members of the Senate
having arrived, on motion of Mr. Ingra-
ham the resolution containing the aIlega-
ton made by the special committee and
adopted by the Senate was then read to the
Senate.
On motion OF Mr.. Ingraham the yeas and
nays were called on the question of expul
sion of Mr.. Hugh j. Campbell from the roll
and membership of the Senate
On call of the roll the sentence of ex-
pulsion was passed by the following vote in
quorum present:
Yeas-Barber Blackburn, Butler. Brew
ster Blunt, Burch, Green, Harris, q. +.
| Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso; Mascot,
| Pollard, Sypher, Stamps, Weber, WORE H.
Wharton, Twitchell-2O.
Nays-Anderson, Cage, jerks, Noland-4.
The President of the Senate then an
nounced that it became his duty to pro-
claim tie seat of Hugh j. Campbell, one of
| the incumbentB representing the seoond
senatorial district in this Senate, TO be now
vacant; he having been expelled by con
currence of swo-thirds of the members OF
this Senate in quorum convened, according
to article thirty five Of the constitutions of
the State.
On motion of Mr. Ingraham the next
name upon the catalogue for expulsion be-
ing William L. McNIillen. was taken up
On call Of the yeas and nays the follow
ing is the result upon the question OF expuI'
sion:
Yeas-Barber, Blackbu Blunt Butler,
Burch, Cage Harris, f F. Herwig, Harper,
Ingraham. jerks, KesO, MasicOt, Pollard
Sypher, Stamps, Weber, Wharton, WorrelI
-l9.
Nays-Anderson Brewster. Green No
land, TwitchelI-5.
The President of the Senate Chen an
nounced that it became his duty to proclaim
the seat Of William l.. McMillen, one of the
Senators representing the seventeenth sena
torial district of the State of Louisiana In
this Senate, as now vacant, he having been
expelled by concurrence of two-thirds OF
the members of this Senate in quorum con
vened, according to article thirty-iye OF
the constitution of the State.
On motion of Mr.. Burch, the reconsider
alton of the two votes just taken in the two
cases of expulsion of Hugh J. Campbell
and William L. McMillen was laid upon the
table, Oh call of the yeas and nays, or
dered by Mr.. Cage, by the following vote
Yeas-Barber, Blackman, Blunt Butler,
Burch, Green, f. +. Herwig, Harper, In
graham, LMasicot, Pollard, Sypher
Stamps, Weber, Wharton-l5.
Nays-Anderson, Brewster, Cage, Harris
jerks, KeIso, Noland Twitchell, Wor
rell-9.
On motion of Mr. Ingraham, the further
consideration Of the names reported by thu
committee for expulsion, was postponed
together with all questions concerning thu
expulsion OF the said Senators, until to
morrow, Saturday, December Ia, at on
o'clock.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communication was re
ceived from the Governor, and ordered t.
} be spread upon the minutes of the iourna
!. of the Senate, at the date as follows:
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Executive Department,
New Orleans, December II, I8TE
/ To the Honorable President and Members OF tn
Senate;
lam directed by his excellcncy the Gov
ernor to inform -FOUR honorable body tina
he has approved and signed the bill orlglL
l ating in the Senate, to wit: An act to eS
( tablish an additional district court for tn
: parish of Orleans. and to abolish the SeE
f enth and Eighth District Courts tor II
/ parjsb Oh Orleans
' Fl. n. CORBIE,
5 Private Secretar
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE.
: The President then announced
committee to prepare rules for the
impeachment James II. IngrahaT
n man; .. II. Brewster, j. Il. Bure
d Green, Robert Worrell.
rNorr Tho order of the Senate