New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14
TIE STATE HOUSE.

The Legislature convened punctuslly
yesterday in the.State House at the hour of
twelve o'clock NJ.
There was little done yesterday of conse-
quence in the Senate, excepting the expul-
sion Of Senators Campbell and McAIiIen
for negecting their senatorial duties to take
part in the proceedings of the revolutionary
body that has been playing Legislature in
Lyoeum Hall.
In accordance with q report made by the
Committee on Elections, Mr IA. Masieot
| was sworn in as Senator from the Third
District, subject to any contest for the seat
that may be hereafter made After holding
an executive session, the Senate adjourned
to meet to-day at twelve o'clock NJ.
But little business of Importance was
transacted in the House yesterday.
Speaker Lowell desired to call the attention
Of members to an article ia the somewhat
celebrated Times newspaper of this city.
As that paper had called him swindler,
he desired to give notice to the House
that when his Democratic friends
came 10 !their senses and took
their seats in this House, he should move
that a committee Of five be appointed to III
vestgate his conduct and connection with
what the Times designates the worst swim
die ever attempted in this State-the Ship
Island canal scheme"-and if found guilty
he deserved expulsion from the House. The
Speaker did not seem surprised or discon-
oertod at what the Times had been pleased
to say about him But he did display an
ambition to show that 1t had not confined
itself to the truth, And he wants to do this
in the presence of Lis Democratic friends of
the House.
The Speaker then gave notice that he
had received numerous applications for ap-
pointments to minor offices. If the House
desired to have applicants appointed, the
Speaker thought he would have to be in
vested with authority, for under existing
law he had authority to appoint but few
persons. We judged from his manner of
speaking the Speaker was thinking of re-
form, and desired to make as few appoint
ments as possible.
Under q Suspension Of the rules Mr..
Souer introduced resolution, that finally
P'tESCuf SAtN LA0AiiS5 tuo tILIS VI INC JISsSuG
session to the last Saturday of the present
month.
Mr.. Souer was called to The chair
Mr. Devices chairman of the Committee
on Contested Elections, made a report in
tho case Of Judico VS.. Trahan. The re-
port which was adopted seats Mr.. Judice
in place of Trahau.
The order Of the day being called for
when one o'clock arrived, which was Mr.
SewelIs resolution ia regard to the mem
bers who we're absenting themselves to take
part il the proceedings. of an unlawful and
revolutionary body styling itself a Legisla-
ture, and holding its meetings IN Lyceum
Hall, vote was obtained after much dis
eussion, and the resolution finally passed
by vote Of tiftJ three yeas to ten nays.
The resolution provides for committee
TO inquire whether members hayo been
guilty Of the conduct alleged, and, if so, to
,eport them to the House that prompt
measures may be taken to expel them.
Speaker Lowell announced that he had
appointed Me8srs, Hahn, Rodrigues, Wands
5outhard and G air as the committee on i'm
to conduct the trial of Governor
Narmoth before the Senate. sitting as 3
,ourt Of impeachment Z
The House adjourned until twelve o'clock
o-tlay.