New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-23

Mr.. Hunsaker moved to table the substi-
tute as amended.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to table the substitute by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Barber, Butler, Campbell, Gallup,
Harris, Hunsaker, jerks, kelso, Lynch,
McNIillen, Noland Pinchback, Ragan,
Swords, Twitchell, Whitney-l6.
Nays-Anderson, Antoine, Blackman,
Bowman Coupland, Daigle, Herwig, Ingra-
ham, Lewis, O'Hara. Ray, Smith. Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd, WilcOx-F.
Mr.. Hunsaker offered the following reso-
luton as a substitute for the substitute
offered by Mr.. Blackman:
Rcsolced, That we hereby declare the ex-
ira session of the Senate of December g.
1871, constitutional and valid.
Which, on call of the yeas and nays,
was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
hell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
Kelso, Lynch, McMillen, holland, Pinch
back, Raglan, Swords, Twitchell, Whit
Nays-Antoine, Blacknau, Bowman.
COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, 1ngraham,
Lewis, O'Hara, Ray, Smith, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox-l6.
Mr.. Gallup moved to reconsider the vote
just taken.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table.
Carried.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to adjourn, which, on
call of the yeas and nays, the Senate re-
fused by the following vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, lngraham, Ray.
Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Will
cOx-l3.
Nays-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, holland,
O'Hara, Raglan, Swords, Todd, Twitchell,
Whitney-l9.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Hunsaker:
A bill to be entitled an act to appropriate
the sum of sl5O,OOO to pay mileage and per
diem and contingent expenses of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana for
the year 1872.
Passed its first reading.
By Mr.. Ray:
A substitute for the above bill. to be en-
titled an act defining the distances from the
domicile of members of the General Assem-
bly, to the State House, fixing the mode Of
ascertaining the per diem Of members of
the General Assembly for the time engaged
in going to and returning from the State
House, and the mileage to be paid. and the
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bly, and their compensation, and defining
their duties, and making an appropriation
to defray the expenses of the General AS
sembly.
Passed its first reading
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading and referred
to special committee Of three, of which
Mr.. Ray shall be chairman.
Adopted.
The President appointed such committee,
as follows: Messrs. Ray, Harris and Barber.
Mr. Campbell submitted the following
resolution:
Resolced, That the rules of the preceding
session be in force until otherwise ordered
by the Senate, except that part thereof re-
lating to the standing committees; and that
a committee of three be appointed by the
President to report rules for the govern
ment of the Senate.
Adopted
The President appointed such committee
as follows: Messrs. Campbell, Hunsaker
and Anderson.
The following resolutions were introduced,
which lie over under the rules:
By Mr.. Ingraham:
Resoired, That j. Pinckney Smith, War
rant Clerk of the Senate, be and is hereby
ordered to furnish Immediately to the Sen
ate a detailed statement of the exact
amount of money paid to each and every
member of the Senate as per diem, mileage,
contingent or printing expenses, or to any
other person or parties, not members of the
Senate.
By Mr.. Hunsaker:
Resolred, That committee of three be
appointed to inform the Governor and the
House that the Senate is organized and
ready to proceed to business.
By Mr.. Blackman:
Resoiced That committee of three be
appointed by the President to inform the
Governor officially Of the death of Senators
Fish and Pierce, and request him to imme-
diately order an election to fill the vacan-
cies thereby occasioned.
Also:
Resolred, That the Senate demand of the
Governor the removal of all the troops and
Metropolitan Police guarding the approaches
to the State Capitol, so that there may be
free egress and ingress of all citizens of the
State to witness the proceedings of the
General Assembly.
By Mr.. Gallup:
Resolred, That the Office of Warrant
Clerk OF the Senate is hereby declared
vacant.
Also:
WHEREAS, 1t is currently reported that
there is large amount Of outstanding
vouchers from the last regular session
of the Senate, which were fraudulently is
sued, or were issued upon fraudulent repre-
sensations, thereby causing great loss to
the State, and also to innocent holders;
be it
ResOlred, That committee of three be
appointed by the Chair to examine and, if
found to be correct, indorse across the face
of the voucher the signature of the chair
man OF the committee.
by Mr.. Hunsaker:
Resotred That the presiding officers of
the respective houses appoint a committee
OF three Senators and five members of the
House, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
the amount of the State debt, and to
classify Tie same, reporting by bill the true
meaning and intent of article ---
OF the constitution.
Mr. Harris moved that the Senate adjourn
until Monday at - NJ
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until Monday. the
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