New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-11

| |Ao 0cAosO, WHICH were issued upon IrauOC
lent representations, thereby causing grea
ers thereof; therefore, be it
| AesOlred, That committee of three be AZ
pointed by the Chair to examine, and,
found correct, to indOrse across the face {
the voucher the signature Of the Chairman
OF the committee.
The Committee on Finance report the fO
| lowing as substitute for the fOregOln
preamble and resolution:
| ReS0lred, That the Judiciary Commute
| are hereby instructed to examine all out
| standing vouchers issued for expenses o
the Senate during its last session, and re
| port to the Senate at an early day upon tn
| the legality or illegality of all such voucher
| issued. JOHN LYNCH,
Chairman Finance Committee.
ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
By Mr.. Campbell:
A concurrent resolution petitioning Cor
gress for aid to the New Orleans and North
| eastern Railroad Company.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
Resolved That the President of the Senat
dismiss all assistant sergeants-at-arms ar
pointed by him, and that they be allOwe'
pay for the days actually in service, and n
more.
On motion of Mr.. Sypher, the resolution
was amended so as to read as follows:
That the extra assistant sergeants-at
arms appointed by the President of tn
Senate be allowed pay for the days actual,
in service, and no more.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, the resolution
was further amended by adding the follow
ing words:
Provided, that no assistant sergeant-at
arms shall be paid who also acted as al
assistant sergeant-at-armso of the House.
The resolution, as amended, was Their
adopted on call of the yeas and nays, by
the following vote:
Campbell. Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, Ingra
ham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, OHara
Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords,
Thomas, Todd, Twitchell-22.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman, Daigle, Her
wig, Sypher, Thompson, Wilcox.
BY Mr.. Barber:
Resolred That from and after Monday,
the twelfth instant, the Senate do hold
night sessions, commencing at halfpast
seven o'clock p. M.
Mr.. Blackman moved to amend by pro:
viding that the Senate hereafter meet at 10
A. NJ, which amendment, on motion of Mr..
Barber, and on call of the yeas and nays,
was ordered to lie on the table by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker,
jerks, Kelso, holland, O'Hara. Pinchback,
Ragan, Ray, Smith, Swords, Twitchell-lS.
Nays-Anderson, Blackman, Bowman,
Daigle, Ingraham, Lewis. Lynch, Sypher,
Thomas, Todd, Wilcox--ll.
Pending discussion of the resolution, the
President announced the order of the day.
Mr.. Campbell rose to question of priv
ilege, stating that in the Picayune of this
date he saw under the head of the "Pro-
ceedings of the Congressional Committee"
on yesterday, one of the witnesses was re-
ator Campbell, in connection with the Jack
son railroad bill and otherwise; that the
testimony, if correctly reported, was utter
ly false and malicious.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. 164, to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Vidalia, Alexandria and
Texas Railroad Company, and to grant
State aid thereto.
Mr.. Sypher moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion to
refer on the table
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
ordered the motion to lie on the table by
the following vote:
Yeas-Barber, Blackman. Bowman, But
er, Campbell. Daigle, Gallup, Harris, Her
wig, Hunsaker, lngraham. jerks, kelso,
Lynch, Pinchback, Raglan. Ray, Smith,
Swords, Thomas, Todd, Twitchell-22.
Nays-AndersOn, Antoine, Lewis, holland,
O'Hara, Sypher, Wilcox.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris the bill was
considered section by section.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the following
names were inserted in line seventeen after
he word ''Bowman:" J. Fridler, II. Clay
staples, Nathan Loire, @. J. King, A. j.
sexton, A. G. ODER, +. A. Hunt, G. B.
loud, David Young and George Wash
ngton.
Also. the word alexandria" stricken
ut and the words Red river inserted in
ines twenty-one and twenty-five.
On motion Of Mr.. Hunsaker the name OF
iichael Rion was stricken. out Of section
ne. and instead thereof the name of
'atrick O'Hara inserted.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the words cor
D such other point as the company may
eem advisable were inserted in line
hirty-eight after the word alexandria,"
Also, in line forty-seven, the word five"
-as stricken out and the word ''seven" |
lserted.
Also. at the end of the section. the words |
provided further, that said railroad shall |
OF strike Red river at point above the |
OWN Of Coushatta," were inserted.
The section was then adopted as |
mended.
The second section was then read and |
dopted.
The third section was then read and
dopted.
The fourth section was then read and
iopted.
The fifth section was read.
Mr.. Sypher moved to strike out section
We to line ten.
Mr., Harris moved to lay the motion to
rike out on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the SEN
70 ordered the motion to strike out to lie
/ the table.by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Bowman, Gallup, Har-
8, Ingraham, jerks, holland, O'Hara,
inchback Ray, Swords, Thomas, Twitchell
l3.
Nays-Barber. Butler, Daigle, Herwig,
elso, Lynch, Sypher, Thompson, Wilcox
9.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the section was