New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-24

Hunsaker, jerks, KelsO, Lynch. McMillen,
s. holland, Raglan, Swords, Thomas, witch
q ell-l4.
Mr.. Hunsaker called up the following
concurrent resolution. introduced by him on
yesterday:
Resolred, That the presiding officers of the
N respective houses appoint committee OF
Al three Senators and five members OF the
4 House, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
h the amount of the State debt. and to CLASSIFY
h the same. repOrti ~ by bill the true mean
81 Ing and intent Of article LOB OF the cOnstltu-
81 ton
On motion of Mr.. Hunsaker, the resOlu-
B ton was unanimously adopted.
81 The Secretary asked the concurrence Of
a the House.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The motion to adopt the following resOlu-
Il ton:
Resolred. That committee of three be
sppointed to inform the Governor and the
Fl House that the Senate is organized and
ready to proceed to business.
Pending discussion of which the following
message was received from the House Of
Representatives:
House OF RePRKsENTATIvKs.)
State of Louisiana,
New Orleans, January %, l8a2.)
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am instructed by the House to inform
yOur honorable body that they have con-
Cured in the following concurrent resolu-
ton:
i Res0teed. That the presiding officers OF
4 the respective houses appoint committee
Il of three Senators and five members of the
h House. whose duty it shall be to ascertain
the amount of the State debt, AMI to classify
the same. reporting by bill the true mean-
ing and intent of article l63 of the cOnsti-
tuition.
q Committee on part of the House: Messrs.
Harper, Barrett. Oplatek, Carr. Iatman.
4 WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
Messrs. Blackman and Ray entered their
3 protest against the receipt of the message.
After considerable discussion regarding
Z the resolution of Mr.. Hunsaker, Mr.. Ragan
I called for the previous question.
n On a call of the yeas and nays, the pre-
& vious question was ordered by the following
E vote
II Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker. jerks.
Il kelso, Lynch, McMillen, holland, Raglan,
n Nays-AntOine, Blackman, Bowman,
Z Coupland, Daigle, Herwig. lngraham,
Lewis, O'IIara, Ray. Smith, Sypher, Thomp-
son, Todd, Wilcox-l5.
The resolution was adopted, on call OF
the yeas and nays, by the following vote:
q Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Iunsaker, jerks,
4 kelso, Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, holland,
Pinchback. Raglan, Swords, Thomas, Twitch
ell. Whitney-l9.
4 Nays-Antoine, Backman. Bowman,
a COPELAND, Daigle. lierwig, Ingraham,
OHara, Ray, Smith, Sypher. Thompson,
Todd, WilcoX-l4.
POINTS OF ORDER
Mr.. Sypher moved to open the outer
4 doors of the Institute.
Mr.. Campbell raised the point of order
y that no such motion could be entertained.
Mr.. Sypher then moved to take a recess
until the outer doors were opened.
Mr.. Campbell raised the point Of order
that the motion was frivolous and uncalled
for, and that the Senate had nothing to do
with the matter.
The President suggested that the motion
was unnecessary, as he had full power to
clear the passages to the Senate Chamber.
and had so ordered.
Mr.. Blackman occupying the floor, the
President requested him to he seated to
permit him to make % personal explana-
ton.
Mr. Blackiman being seated. Mr.. Harris
rose and moved to reconsider the vote
adopting Mr.. Hunsaker's resolution and to
table that motion, upon which Mr. OHara
raised the point of order that, Mr.. Black
man possessing the floor, and being seated
to permit personal explanation by the
President, the floor belonged to him.
The President ruled the point of order
well taken.
[Senator Blackman in the chair.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the Senate adjourn
until tomorrow at IL NJ, to which, on call
of the yeas and nays, the Senate consented
by the following vote:
n Yeas-Antoine, Blackman. Bowman, But
Ter, Campbell, COPELAND, Daigle, Gallup,
Herwig, Hunsaker, lngraham, jerks, Kelso,
Lewis. Lynch, McMilen, holland, OHara,
Raglan, Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas.
Thompson, Todd, WilcOx-26.
Nays-Andcrson, Barber, Harris. Swords,
Twitchell-:,.
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until Wednesday,
the twenty fourth instant, at II NJ.