New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24

swords. Todd, Twitchel, Wi!co4-lS
Navs-Anderson, COPELAND, Dalgle, Gal-
I'm Harris. Hunsaker, Ingraham, Jenks,
Kelso. P~inchback, Smith, Sypner' lnonias'
ThOmpsOn-l4.
By Mr.. Ingraham:
The bill was then referred, in accordance
with the motion of Mr.. Harris.
bill mo. 3eI) to be entitled an act for
he relief of Louis TRACER, OF the parish of
Concordia.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Todd, by unanimous consent, a joint
resolution mo. 26). relative to the collection
Of State taxes past due for the years 1868,
1869, 1870 and 1871.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sns-
pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote,
the joint resolution put on its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Public Lands and Levees.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Hnnsaker:
Resolye9, That the Committee on State
Debt be and they are hereby authorized to
continue in session after the adjournment
OF the session. in order to allow them to con-
clude the duties devolyiIg upon them, pro
yided. the committee shall not receive more
than ten days pay.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Ingraham:
Resolred, That a special committee OF
three members of the Senate be appointed
by the President to investigate and report
to this body whether any chartered railroad
companies in this State, the interest upon
whose bonds is paid by the State, have
violated their charters. The committee
herein named shall have power to send for
persons and papers; provided, further, thai
the President of the Senate be added to the
committee.
By unanimous consent the resolution was
taken up for consideration.
After debate, the following amendment
was made and adopted; i. e.: Add after
the words, "have violated their charters
the words, ''by refusing or failing to com
ply with the provisions of article thirteen
of the constitution of the State, or with the
provisions OF sections 456, 457, 45S and 459
of the Revised Statutes of the State
The resolution as amended was then
adopted.
The President appointed as the commit.
tee, Messrs. j.. II. I%ngraham, A. B. Harris
and NJ. II. Twitchell.
REPORTS IF COMMITTEES, ETC, LYING OVER
Mr.. Blackman called up the report OF the
Judiciary COMMITTEE, viz:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, I
February I, 1872. }
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
The Committee on Judiciary direct me to
report back Senate bill No. $50, entitled
''An act to apportion the State into Sena-
torial DISTRICTS etc, and to state that, after
a careful examination of the constitution
of the State, they are of the opinion that
said bill is unconstitutional, i'll this, that the
General Assembly, at its session In le|l,
passed, in accordance with article twenty
one of the constitution, a bill to apportion
the State. into Senatorial districts, etc.
Article thirty of the constitution provides:
after an enumeration has been made as
directed in the twentieth article, the Gen
eral Assembly shall not pass any law till
an apportionment of representatives III
both houses of the General Assembly be
made" The committee are Of the opinion
that the General Assembly are prohibited
by the constitution from passing any appor'
tionment bill until after the census Of 1877
has been taken, in accordance with article
twenty OF the constitution. The committee
are of the opinion that the passage of this
bill would, in effect, declare that the Legls.
lature failed to pass any law on the subject,
as required by article thirty Of the constl
tuition, and thereby declare all laws passed
al the session of 1871, and of the present
session, null. They, therefore, recommend
that the bill do not pass.
OSCAR +. HUNSAKER,
Chairman.
Mr.. Harris moved that the subject matter
be ordered to lie on the table, which the
Senate ordered by the following vote:
Yeas-Barber, Butler, Gallup, Harris
Lynch, McMillen, Noiaud, Pinchback, Ray
Smith, Sypher, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney
Wilcox-20.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, Daiale
O'Hara, Thomas, Thompson-6.
The question being raised, by Mr.. Black
man, as to whether the motion of Mr.. Har
ris included the bill in its effect, the Presi
ident ruled that the bill was not before the
Senate at that time-that the motion of Mr.
Harris only affected the report.
Mr.. Thomas called up the
resolution reported by him on yesterday
evening, and moved its adoption, with the
following proviso:
Provided. that nothing shall be so con
strued in this resolution to determine tit
action of the Senate after its final acts upol
the above named bills.
After debate the resolution was tabled,
on motion of Mr.. O'Hara, by the following
vote:
Yeas-Andcrson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell. Gallup. Harris, Hunsaker, IngrahaIn
jerks, Kelso, holland, O'Hara, Pinchback
Smith, Swords, Todd. T%witchell, Whit
nev-lS.
Nays-Antoine. Blackman, Bowman
COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, Lewis, Lynch
McMillen, Ray, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson
Wilcox-l4.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, substitute fol
Senate bill No. pa, to be entitled an act II
provide for tho registration of all the quail
fed electors Of the State, in accordance tt
the requirements of article twenty-five o
the constitution of the State, providing TO
the appointment of the necessary officer
therefor, and prescribing their duties ant
compensation, and how the same is to .b'
paid, and prescribing certain penalties for
violation of tie provisions of this act
abolishing the office of State Registrar o
Voters, and prescribing certain dates TO
| the Secretary of State or clerks of courts
| and repeating all avs in conflict with thi
| act, was taken up by unanimous consent, t.
| consider the amendments Of the House O
Representatives..