New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-26
THE STATE HOUSE.

The weather was cold, wet and gloomy
yesterday, but this did not prevent the
presence of large number of members Of
the Legislature at the State House.
Twenty-Five Senators were in the Senate
Chamber at twelve o'clock, and answered
roll call. Little business was done. There
was an attempt to ascertain whether the
proceedings had in the Senate on Monday,
the sixteenth instant, are valid. Senator
Thomas asked if the journal Of that day
had been adopted, and upon being an
swered in the negative, he moved that it
be now received.
Senator Blackman thought this unneces-
sary, if it was only to show there was no
quorum present on that day. The six
teenth was the day on which Senator
Thomas appeared in the Senate and as
sisted in the work of repeating the election,
constabulary, registration and printing
laws. 1t was thought then that eighteen
Senators formed quorum, but it has since
been decided by the President Of the Sen
ate, we believe, that it takes nineteen men,
bers to constitute a quorum. II that Is
correct, there being no quorum present on
the sixteenth, there can be no journal to
adopt further than that the Senate met
and adjourned for the want of quorum.
Any legislation done with less than quo
rum can not be considered valid. The
Senate adjourned until twelve o'clock to-
day without determining the question
raised by Senator Thomas when he called
for the adoption of the Senate journal Of
the sixteenth instant.
Speaker Brewster yesterday, promptly
as usual, called the House to order at
twelve o'clock, and instructed the Clerk to
call the roll, when seventy-fve members
answered to their names. Mr.. Bryan
then arose and made an attempt to have
Mr.. Ullman, of Orleans, admitted. Mr..
Bryan stated that Mr.. Henderson Will
iams is recorded on the journal of the
House as having voted mo on the adj
mission of Mr.. Ullman, when he voted
eyes," and as that would have made tie
thirty-fve yeas being recorded to thirty
three nays-he Mr.. Bryan) proposed that
the Speaker should give the deciding vote
as to whether Mr. Ullman be admitted or
not.
was present, and could determine the ques-
ton as to whether he voted yes or no. Mr..
Williams stated that he voted no, and
that settled the question raised by Mr..
Bryan.
The veto messages of the Governor
which had been made the special order of
the day for yesterday, were, on motion of
Mr. Carr, then taken up and considered
separately.
The first was his veto of can act en-
titled an act to grant the aid of the
State to the Lafourche and Terrebonne
Draining and Land Improvement Com
pany." The Governors message, vetoing
this bill, states that it authorizes the issue
of State bonds to the amount of 1865, 900
for the purpose of dredging and making
navigable certain bayous in the parish of
Terrebonne; and as the constitution for
bids the further increase of the public
debt, the Governor considers the bill I'M
constitutional, and for that reason returned
it to the House where it originated without
his signature. The House sustained this
veto by unanimous vote.
The next message considered was the
Governors veto Of San act to provide for
the deepening of the water on the bar ex-
listing at Pass-a-rOutre at the mouth of
the Mississippi river; to remove impedi-
ments to the navigation at said bar, and
to provide for the issuance of bonds of
the State of Louisiana in payment there
for, and to create revenue to meet the
payment of said bonds and the interest
thereon" The Governor informs the
House that the passage of this bill would
require the issuance of State bonds to the
amount of S950,O0O for the improving of
the mouth of the Mississippi river. He
returned the bill without his signature be-
cause it is unconstitutional. This veto
was also unanimously sustained.
The next message considered was that
informing the House that the Governor
,ot,,rna1 1,-;+bop4 l,;e e;rpo+,,ro Gs,p n M h.,
incorporate the Louisiana Steamship
Company of New Orleans" This bill
Governor Warmoth considers doubly I'M
constitutional. because one of it's objects
is to grant to the company the aid of the
State to the amount of S1,O00,O0 which
object is not expressed in the title of the
bill, as required by article No. ia Of the
constitution and because it is in violation
OF that portion of the constitution forbid
dung the Legislature to increase the debt
OF the State at this time. This veto was
also sustained unanimously.
The next message considered was that
Vetolng :" an act for the improvement of
the navigation Of the rivers Tchefuncta
and Bogue Falla.' This bill appropli-
ates s25,ooo for the purpose of improving
the navigation of these rivers, without any
survey or report Of the State Engineer as
to the necessity or Importance of the
work. For this reason, and for the still
more potent one that it requires the ex-
penditure of large amount of money
when the State is not able to bear the ex-
pense, the Governor returned the bill