New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-22
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


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! SByATE CHI NBRR
! New Orleans, December 20, 1872.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
4 and was called to order by Hon. A. B. Hal
: ris, Lieutenant Governor OF the State an
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senator
r answered to their names:
Presentation. A. b. Harris, and Messrs
Anderson, Barber Blunt, Butler. Bureh
Brewster, Gage, Greene, ? F. Herwig Han
per, lngraham, jerks. holland, Pollard
Svpher, Stamps, Toda, Jwi;chelIs Weber
Wharton, WorreIl-22
The President ct the Senate announced Z
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with, and tbs
President announced that the journal OF
yesterdays proceedings stood approved. at
tee the samo had been corrected
NOTICE or BILLIE
BY Ar. TwitchelI:
OF bill to be entitled au aos 49,
INTRODUCTION. OF BILLS PURSUANT TO NO.
TICE.o
BY Mr. Brewster:
Senate bill No. 8, 10 Be emitted az act
to limit the contingent expenses Of the
Gene1 al Assembly.
The bill was taken up by unanimous con.
sent and put on first reading and read.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a fOur-ffths affirmative vote, the bill put
upon its second reading and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message from the House
was received:
HoUsR OF REPR RsRNTATrvEs
Gew Orleans, December 20. 1872. 5
To The Honorable President and MeuAters of the
Senate;
I am directed b. the House 60 ask cor.
currenoe Of your honorable body in the FOL.
lowing concurrent resolutions:
Concurrent resolution No. !, AUTHORIZING
the appointment OF joint committee to ex-
anime into the amount aud character of the
Indebtedness OF the State of Louisiana.
Concurrent resolution No. 9, authorizing
the appointment of Joint committee to eX.
anime the proceedings and affairs OF the late
May0ra and administration OF the city o. New
Orleans.
Also, in House bill No. ~, an act 70
amend and Te-enacr section fifteen of the
act entitled an act defining the distances
from the domlCileS of memherS OF the Gen.
eral Assembly to the State House. fixing the
mode Of asoertaining the per dcu of meme
bers OF the General Assembly for the time
engaged III going to and returning from the
Sctte House, and the mileage to be paid,
and the number OF the employees of the
General Assembly and their compensation,
and defining their duties, and making an
appropriation to defray the expenses Of the
General Assembly, and to repeal act No.
50 of 1863.
Also, to inform the Senate that the House
has cOncnrred in Senat, joint resolution
No. 4. relative to tax collectors.
respectfully,
JOHN W. MARLBOROUGH,
assistant C!tr&o
Hy Nr. Burchs
Senate bill No. :. 60 be entitled an act
relative 10 the fees and smolumen,s of tn,
Auditor Of Public Accounts. and to repeal
s.ction three Of act No. :! of 1872. and for
otheE purposes.
The bill was taken up By unanimous con. |
sent and pat on its first reading and read.
The constitutional rule was then suspended |
by a four-ffths affirmative vote. the bill! |
put on its second reading, and referred to
iha Committee on JuIiclaryo
d1OUSE CONCURRENI GESOI UJ1ONSo
On motion of Mr. Burch. the following
concurrent resolution from the House OF
representatives, No. I. was concurred in:
Resolves by the House. the Senate con-
That committee of five members
Of this House and three members OF the
Senate, to be appointed by the Chair or pre-
siding officer OF each house, whose duty it
shall be to inquire into and report upon and
relation and rh nfop, g |
the Indebtedness against the State OF L0uisis
ana, and with power to send for persons
ana papers.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
The President announced Mr.. Brewster
,or committee on Retrenchment and Re.
orm; Mr.. Blackburn chairman Commute
IN Printing.
On motion, duly seconded. She Senate
vent into executive session.
Executive session having been raised the
President ordered the call Of the roll.
On call of the roll the following Senators |
to their names:
Anderson, Barber. Bluuto Blackburn, !
}urch, Brewster. Cage Green, p F. Heio
Eigo Z F. Herwig. Harper. Ingrabam,
Ielso, hascot. Pollard. Sypher. Stamps.
'WT'tchell. Todd. Weber, Wharton. Wor.
efI-24
The President of the Senate announced "a !
uOrum present.
Mr. Harper moved TO afjourno
Before the motion was put Mr.. Brewster
aLe,1 leave Of absence for Mr.. WorreiI, of {
ensas. for one week. which was granted.
Mr. Stamps moved leave of absence for
II. Cage, which was granted.
On call for the yeas aud nays, the Senate )
oted to adjourn till TO morrow. Saturday
december 81 at twelve O'clock NJ.
Yeas-Anderson. Barber, Blunt. Butfer,
age, Greene. E f. Heruig, Hunsaker,
-arper, jerks, Krlsc, Masio0t. holland, !
olllrd, Stamps. Twitchel, WorrelI-l7.
Nays-Biack burn, Burch, Brewster, In. a
raham, Sypheg. Todd, Weber. Wharf n--9. I
The President then announced that the !, !,
mate stood adjourned until tomorrow. f
eccmbay 81. at twelve o'clock NJ. h
CHARLES II. MERRITT.
Secretary OF the Senate n
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