New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Twenty.fourth Days Session.


The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Presentation. P. B. S. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Sen
ate, and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine. Barber,
Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell,
COPELAND. Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsa-
ker. Ingraham, jerks, KelsO Lewis, Lynch,
McMillen, holland, O'Hara. Raglan, Ray,
Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson,
Todd, Twitchell, Wilcox-3l.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session dispensed with.
No corrections.
Adopted.
The President of the Senate announced
the appointment of the following commit
tees:
Committee on Printing-H. j. Campbell,
chairman; John R. Gallup, John Lynch G.
Y. Kelso. s. NJ. Thomas.
Committee on Public Lands and Levees-
A. B. Harris, chairman E. Butler w. l..
McMillen, H. J. Campbell, T. C. Anderson.
Committee on Public Education-G. Y.
Kelso, chairman /; A. B. Harris, A. Z. Bar
Der, H. j. Campbell, C. C. Antoine, S. NJ.
Thomas, T. c. Anderson
Mr. Ingraham having asked for informa-
ton relative to the appointment of the com
mittees authorized by sections l540 and
1913 of the Revised Statutes, the President
announced that he regarded himself I'M
authorized to appoint such committees
without resolution for that purpose being
first adopted.
Mr. jerks moved that the President OF
the Senate appoint the committees author
lied by sections $40 and l543 of the Re-
vised Statutes of 1870.
Adopted.
Mr.. McMillen gave notice that he would
On Monday introduce a Joint resolution
relative to the appointment Of such com
mittees.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department,
New Orleans, January l6, 1872
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
1t having been several times brought to
nv notice that NJ. d. EdmOndsOD, parish
Judge of the parish of Sabine, has been con-
tinually, and is now absent without leave,
from the parish for which he was elected,
and that since his election he has neglected
to discharge the duties of his oft:;ue as parish
Judge aforesaid, l would therefore respect
fully suggest that in view of these facts the
said NJ. u. Edmonson, be addressed from
office, in accordance with the provisions OF
article eight of the constitution of the
State. II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
Referred to judiciary Committee.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department.
New Orleans, January Is, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of thu
Senate;
On the thirty-first of August last, an(
during the recess of your honorable body
issued an order, for causes therein Sc
forth, suspending N. A. Robinson from thu
office of district attorney IN and Tor TIL
Ninth Judicial District OF this State, cop.
of which | have the honor to lnclose here
with.
My action was based upon numerous am
grave charges made against the said ROBIN
son, which will more fully appear from tn
accompanying papers and evidences.
In view of the premises, would respect
fully suggest that the said N. A. Robinso
he addressed from the office of district al
torney aforesaid, in accordance with til
provisions of article eighty-one of the COZ
stitution OF the state.
II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of louisiana
Tabled, subject to call.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Office of Chief Clerk.
New Orleans, January y, 1871
To the Honorable President and Members of II
Senate:
am directed to ask the concurrence I
the Senate in the following bills:
House bill No. 300, an act authorlZln
Darius Hebert and Pauline Hebert, OF u
parish of Caldwell, to adopt Narclssus Ge
trude Hebert
House bill No. 800, an act auditorium
Ivnson A. Meredith and AchaD t. Mer
dith, of the parish of Caldwell, to adol
Mary A. Humble.
House bill No 292, joint resolution rel
tive to the suspension from office OF N. 4
Robinson, of the Ninth judicial Dlstfl
Court, by executive order.
House bill No. 29l, joint resolution
pointing a special committee OF the Hou
and Senate to prepare an address to u
Congless of the United States upon u
subject of the existing revolutionary crls
i'll the State Of Louisiana.
Also, to inform the Senate that the HOu
has concurred in Senate bill No 2I7,
act to be entitled an act to incorporate {
City OF Carrollton, approved March
1859, and acts supplementary thereto.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
MESSAGES TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary asked the concurrence