New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19
THE STATE HOUSE.

: motion OF Senator jerks the message wa
ordered to be printed, Senator IngrahaI
asked leave to introduce two bills: One f.
, the relief of FRANCOIS Noland, and tn
other to prevent the careless use Of fire
arms. Granted. The same Senator CAV
notice of a resolution providing for a CON
+ mittee TO investigate the affairs Of the No
trOpolitan Police. Senator Wharton intro
duced resolution asking for a committe
OF three to investigate the late Audito
Graham's Issuance of warrants to pay 70
the printing of election blanks ant
other expenses growing out Of th,
late election. The resolution gives tht
committee power to send for persons anC
papers, and instructs the committee to re
port as soon as possible. The Presidentan
nounced that he had appointed Senator ?
+. Herwig chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee. Senator Butler asked permission
to call up his resolution asking for a com
1nittee to investigate the affairs OF the Live
Stock Landing and Slaughterhouse Com
pany. Senator Brewster suggested that il
would be well the resolution fixed time
for the committee to report. Senator Wor-
rell offered an amendment to the resolution
making it obligatory on the committee to
report on or before the first Monday in Feb
ruary next The amendment was accepted
and the resolution adopted. Senator
Twitchell introduced joint resolution au-
thorizing the Auditor of Public Accounts to
extend the time now granted by law for
settlement with tax collectors thirty days.
if ia his Judgment the public interest de-
mands it, On motion Of Senator Worrell
the resolution was referred to the Finance
| Committee.
The court of impeachment met at one
O'Clock and took recess until 3 P. NJ
| The Senate, on motion, went into execu-
| tive session. There was but little done after
executive session. Senator Wharton otfered
resolution requiring the Governor to order
an election to fill the vacancies in the Sen
ate occasioHed by the expulsion Of Senators
Campbell and McMllen. The resolution
lies over under the rules.
The Senate at three o'clock again met as
a court Of impeachmeit Chief Justice
Ludeling presiding, and resolved to take
another recess until p. NJ.
The House was called to order at twelve
o'clock NJ by Speaker Lowell. After the
roll had been called the clerk announced
seventy present The Committee on Elec-
tions, through their chairman, Mr. Devices
made report asking to be discharged from
the further consideration of contested cleo
tions. Mr. Devices thought the action Of
the House and the ruling Of the Speaker on
Tuesday had done away with the necessity
for Committee en- Elections The Speaker
remarked that the gentleman from Red
River must lie laboring under mistake
He had made mo- decision that in,erfered
with the right to contest legally the seat Of
any member in fhe House. Mr.. Devices
thereupon withdrew his report. Another
report was then submitted by the Commit
tee on Elections, recommending that Thomas
Carey and w. c. Kinsella be seated as mem |
bers OF the House from the ninth represen.
tative district, and - Desarzans be seated |
as member Of the House from eighth rep |
resentative district, parish of Orleans. Mr. |
Young moved to postpone the further con-
Of contested election cases until
the regular session in January. Mr. Ben
ham, Of Carroll, supported this motion, and
it was adopted. Mr.. Devices renewed his
motion Tor the discharge of the Committee
en- Elections, and it was adopted. Senate
Joint resolution No. 8, extending the time
Tor settlement Of tax collectors, was receiv-
I'd and placed upon its first and
second reading. Mr.. Devices asked
for further suspension of the
rules in order that the resolution may
inally pass. Mr.. Gair explained that the
aw required these settlements to be made
~ the twentieth OF this month, which is
lose at hand, and the resolution is intended t
0 give the necessary time to enable tax /
ollect0rs now in the city to settle with the I
AUDITOR. On motion, the further consider
ton Of the resolution was postponed until
o-day. message from Governor Pinch .
ack was read urging the immediate pas I
age Of bill Furnishing bribery. A message '
'om the Senate was received inform
lg the House that the Senate, sitting as
ourt Of impeachment, had met and taken
recess until three o'clock. The
i'll punishing bribery, introduced by Mr. :
ahn, was then taken up, ordered to be
ead section by section, and was undergo :
e amendments, when the Speaker called :
le attention Of the House to the special
der OF the day, to be taken up at
NJ today, which was House bill No. 6, :
the Louisiana Central Rail :
'ad Company. A motion was made to :
,stpone further action Oh the bill until :;
riday next Lost. The bill was then ;,
ken up, the first section read, and was :;
,ing discussed, when a motion was made i
ID adopted postponing its further +
nsideration, until to-day at one y
clock The further consideration !,
the bribery bill was then re- :;
med. The third section called forth a .,
cd deal Of discussion and opposition. An !,
nendment was offered by Mr., Hahn that =
owed acceptable, and Tie section, az
lended, passed. This was the only sec q
= that met With serious opposition, and i,
E bill finally passed the House and was p
ut TO the Senate for concurrence. A mo
II was made to adjourn, when the Speaker =
formed the House that it had been noti- :
d by the Senate, sitting as a court Of i'm :,
achment, that that body had met at one -
lock and taken a recess until P. NJ. The :
eaker further informed the House that :,
3 time fer which the extra session was