New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-28
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aFFlCIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
TsE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Sixteenth Days sese,on.
New Orleans. December n, 1872.


The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Hon A. B. Hal
e. gis, Lieutenant Governor of the State an
President of the Senate.
Senator elect j. K Alexander, from tn
nineteenth Senatorial district Of Louisiana
appeared in the Senate Chamber.
On suggestion of Mr. Ingraham, the Sen
ator having taken the required oath, tool
his seat in the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Preaent-Hon. A. B. Harris, and Messrs
Alexander Barber, Blunt, Barcb, BreWs
ter, Blackburn, Cage. Greene, ?. 7, Her
wig, L. f. Herwig, Harper Hunsaker, In
graham, Kelse, Masicot, holland, Sypher
Stamps, Twitchell, WhartOn-2l.
The President of the Senate announced g
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes Of the proceedings of De,
sembef q and % were read, and the Presi-
dent announced that the journal Of Ehose
proceedings stood approved, after the same
had been corrected By order Of the Senate.
NOTICE or BILLS.
BY Mr.. Blackburn:
Of bill to be entitled an act to amend
the homestead law, and the better to secure
tillers of the soil, who are not free-hOlders,
in the fruits of their labor.
Also, a bill to be entitled an act relative
to public and official printing.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS By UNANIMOUS CON-
eRNT.
BY Mr.. Cage:
A bill for the relief of J. II. Bnrguiere,
State tax collector for the parish Of Terre-
bonnie, authorizing and requiring the State
Auditor Of Public Accounts TO make final
settlement.
The bill was taken up by unanimous CON
sent and put on its first reading and read.
The constitutional rule was Suspended by
the required four-ffths affirmative vote and
the bill put on its second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on judiciary.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Blackburn:
BY unanimous consent resolution was
introduced, taken up and read concerning
the recent election.
Pending consideration of the Same,
Mr. Birch raised the point Of order that
the discussion was out Of order, under
rule Of the Senate "that special commit
tee could not be created to perform the
duties Of any standing committed"
Point of order was sustained by the
Chair.
The President decided that the only ques-
ton pending on the resolution was the refer
ence to the Committee on Contested EIee-
tions.
On the suggestion of Mr. Barber, the
resolution was finally withdrawn by the
mover.
On motion of Mr. Ingraham, duly second
ed, the Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
Senate was called to order.
On call of the roll the following Senators |
answered to their names:
Presentation. A. b. Harris, and Megsrs, |
Alexander, Barber, Blunt, Burch, Brewster, |
Blackburn, Cage, Greene, p. +. HerBig E. |
T. Herwig, Harper Hunsaker, IngraRam. |
Masieot, holland, Sypher, Stamps, TRitchell |
WhartOn-20.
The President Of the Senate announced a
quorum present.
RESOLUTION BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
By Mr. holland:
Resol0ea, That the Committee or Peniten-
tiary proceed to Baton Rouge and examine
the condition and affairs Of the Louisiana
Laid over.
REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
Mr.. P. Z. Herwig, chairman of the Com
mittee on Finance, reported the following
to House bill No. 10, to be en-
Sitled an act making an appropriation to
pay the mileage and per diem of the mem
Oers, salaries of officers and employees, and
Jhe contingent expenses of the extra ses-
ZION convened and commenced December
;, 1872 OF the third General Assembly of
lie State of Louisiana, by appropriating
md providing for the sale OF $4,000 of
Legislative warrants, and declaring tie
manner Of disbursing the amount realized
~ the sale of said warrants, and for their
redemption.
Laid over.
On motion of Mr. holland the Senate
'oted to adjourn till tomorrow at the usual
lour.
The President then announced that the
'enate stood adjourned till Saturday, De- |
ember %, at twelve O'Clock M.
The Seventy Million Refuudtng BIZ.
The Washington Republican says:
The proposition to refund the tax of three \
ents pound imposed on raw cotton in
$685. 1866 and 1867 is being advanced with \
SYSTEMATIC persistence, the amount to be .
rawn from the treasury in the event Of =
uccess being $4,000 600. The tax was paid
h,-E in, ~, |