New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of new ORLEANS
OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TIE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SECOND SESSION
Twenty.fOurth Days Session.

Twenty.fourth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Saturday, January a. 1877.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Presentations p b. S. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Sen
ate, and Messrs Anderson. Antoine. Barber,
Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell,
Coupland, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsa-
ker, Ingraham, jerks, KelsO, Lewis, Lynch,
NcMillrn, holland, OHara. Raglan, Ray,
Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson,
Todd, Twitchell, WilcOx-3l.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes Of the previous
days session dispensed with.
No corrections.
Adopted.
The President of the Senate announced
the appointment Of the following commit
tees:
Committee on Printing-H. j. Campbell,
chairman; John K. Gallup, John lynch, G..
Y. Kelso, S. nj. Thomas.
Committee on Public Lands and Levees-
A. b. Harris, chairman +. Butler, w. L..
McMillen, II. J. Campbell, T. c. Anderson.
Committee on Public Education-G. Y.
Kelso, chairman; A. b. Harris, A. +. Bar
Der, II. j. Campbell, c. G. Antoine, s. n.
Thomas, T. C. Anderson.
Mr.. Ingraham having asked for informa-
ton relative to the appointment of the COM
mittees authorized by sections 1910 and
1913 of the Revised Statutes, the President
announced that he regarded himself I'M
authorized to appoint such committees
without q resolution for that purpose being
first adopted.
Mr. jerks moved that the President of
the Senate appoint the committees author
lied by sections 1910 and 1913 of the Re-
vised Statutes of 1870.
Adopted.
Mr. McMillen gave notice that he would
on Monday introduce joint resolution
relative to the appointment Of such COM
mittees.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, ;
New Orleans, January l6, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
It having been several times brought to
nv notice that NJ. d. EdmOndsOn, parish
Judge of the parish of Sabine, has been con-
tinually, and is now absent without leave,
from the parish for which he was elected
and that since his election he has neglected
to discharge the duties of his office as parish
Judge aforesaid, l would therefore respect
fully suggest that in view Of these facts the
said NJ u. EdmOnson, be addressed from
office, in accordance with the provisions OF
article eight of the constitution OF the
State. II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
SrATR OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, }
New Orleans, January l6, 1872. }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
SENATE:
On the thirty first of August last, and
during the recess of your honorable body,
issued an order for causes therein set
forth, suspending n. A. Robinson from the
Office Of district attorney in and for the
Ninth Judicial District OF this State, copy
of which have the honor to inclOse here
with.
NY action was based upon numerous and
grave charges made against the said Robin
.sOn, which will more fully appear from the
accompanying papers and evidences.
In view of the premises, l would respect
fully suggest that the said n. A. Robinson
be addressed from the office of district at
-tOrney aforesaid, in accordance with the
provisions of article eighty -One OF the con-
esStitutiOn Of the State.
II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
Tabled, subject to call.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HousR OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Office of Chief Clerk, ,
New Orleans, January q, 1872. }
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
l am directed to ask the concurrence of
the Senate in the following bills:
House bill No. 300, an act authorizing
Darius Hebert and Pauline Hebert, of the
parish of Caldwell, to adopt Narcissus Ger
trude Hebert.
House bill No 800, an act authorizing
IvinsOn A. Meredith and Achab E. Mere
dith, of the parish of Caldwell, to adopt
Mary A. Humble.
House bill No. 292, joint resolution rela-
tive to the suspension from Office of N A.
Robinson, of the Ninth Judicial District
Court by executive order.
House bill No. 29l, joint resolution APP
pointing a special committee of the House
and Senate to prepare an address to the
Congress of the United States upon the
subject of the existing revolutionary crisis
in the State of Louisiana.
Also, to inform the Senate that the House
has concurred in Senate bill No. 277, an
act to be entitled an act to incorporate the
City of CarrolltOn, approved March II,
1859, and acts supplementary thereto.
WILLIAM NIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
MESSAGES TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary asked the concurrence of
the House in substitute for Senate bill No.
26l, to be entitled an act defining the dis
tances from the domicile of members of
the General Assembly to the State House,
fixing the mode of ascertaining the per
diem of members of the General Assembly
for the time engaged in going to and re-
turning from the State House, and the
mileage to be paid and the number of en-
ployes of the General Assembly, and their
compensation, and defining their duties,
and making an appropriation to defray the
expenses Of the General Assembly.
Also informed the House that the Senate
had indefinitely postponed the following
House bills of the session of 1871: