New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL.
DEBATES OF THE SENATE OF LOUIS
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MONDAY, December 8, 1872.


The President directed the Secretary to
call the roll of the Senators holding over.
The Secretary called the roll fourteen
members answering to their names.
The President-The Secretary will now
call the roll of the new Senators and each
new Senator, as his name is called, will
come to the platform and be sworn.
Mr. McMillen-Efr. President
The President-Call the roll Mr.. Secre-
tary.
Mr.. McMillen-Mr. President, / desire
The Presidenb-There is no quorum yet
Mr. McMillen-Hhe mere tact Of there
being no quorum present does not prevent
Senator from being heard.
The President-The Chair will entertain
no motion until after the calling OF the roll.
Mr.. McMilen-Do | understand the de-
ciEion of the Chair2
The President-Mr. Secretary, eau the
roll.
Mr.. McMiIlen-I desire to enter my pro
test on behalf OF the Senate against the
arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional pro-
ceeding of the President in refusing to hear
member address the Chair.
The Presdent-The Senator can always
protest after the Senate is organized. The
Secretary is now calling the roll.
Mr.. Campbell rise to a question of
privilege
The President--The Chair will entertain
no motion until after tie calling Of the roll.
Mr.. Campbell desire to call attention
to the precedent set last year when
The PRESIDENT viii hear nothing till
after the calling Of the roll
Mr.. Campbell-My point is that
The President-The Chair will hear your
point after the calling Of the roll
Mr.. Campbell-It will then be too late.
Two sessions ago Mr.. Ray objected to the
calling of the name OF Senator. J desire
to raise that question now.
Pending this discussion the Secretary had
proceeded with the calling OF the roll. and
such new members as had answered to their
names were called up to the Presidents
platform and sworn in by the President.
The President-How many Senators have
you present now, Mr.. Secretary?
The notwithstanding to my list there
are twenty-seven.
Mr.. Ingraham-I ask the calling of the
roll to see if there is quorum present,
that may offer resolution for a commit
tee to be appointed to inform the House of
Representatives OF the organization Of the
Senate, leaving to some other Senator to
move, if he think fit, for the appointment
of committee to inform the executive.
The Prcsident-That is not in order now.
How many Senators are present
Mr.. McMillen-At this point l desire to
enter my protest against having the name
Of any gentleman who has just been sworn
ia by the President called as Senator.
The President-The Chair can not enter
tain that motion.
Mr.. McMil EN- don't ask the Chair to en-
terrain it. l simply desire to enter my pro.
test to 90 on the Journal of the Senate for
future use.
The President-Call the roll, Mr. Secre-
tary.
Mr. Campbell-As question of privilege. !
The President-After the call Of the roll. |
The Secretary called the roll.
Mr.. +. Booth answered to his name.
ba on ba
just now with the other gentlemen that |
were swoTn3
Mr.. Booth did not understand the
point do not wish to act preeipitately.
The President-Pass the gentlemans
name over. lie can be sworn whenever he
chooses to come up.
The President announced twenty-eight |
members and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain
Mr. Ingraham moved that a committee of
three be appointed to inform the House that
the Senate was organized, and ready TO
proceed to business.
Mr. Barber seconded the motion which
was adopted.
Mr. Harris-I find nothing in the journal
ofI87l respecting the appointment Of com
mittee to wait upon his exccllency. the
Governor, except at the extra session. |
can not recOllect whether it is the custom
to send q joint committee or one from each |
body. | believe joint committee. | there
fore move that commit tee of two from the
Senate and three from the House be APP
pointed to wait upon the Governor and in
form him of our organization.
Mr. ILunsaker-Is the President now will
ing to hear Senator in his place
The President-The Senator from ST.
James.
Mr. Hunsaker-I desire, as Senator, to
enter my protest against the organization
OF this Senate ], for one, want this Senate
organized in accordance with law. don't
believe that the great Republican party Of
this nation desire that any coup a'ctat shall
be taken advantage of for the purpose of
organizing this Senate. While / feel and
stand committed to seeing fair and square
vote returned; and if possible / would do it
in the interests Of the Republican party, l
do not sanction the course Of the President
of the Senate in swearing in lot Of gentle
men whose seats have been contested. !
There are other interests in the State which :
are equal to the seats OF g mum Der Of per-
sons on this floor. There are behind large 7
mass of people who expect from us that 3
calm deliberation which would BRING order =
out Of chaos, and dispense with this IN !
seemlY, unnatural and hasty action, which
will inspire the people with the idea that
this is only grapple and scramble for +
office |
The Secretary announced the committee d
to wait upon the House.
Mr.. McMllen-Before that committee is
appointed, desire to enter my protest |
take the position that the Senate OF the ,
State of Louisiana is not organized. =
The President-The Chair has no objec-
ton to the gentleman entering his protest.
Mr.. Jenks-I must decline to serve upon Il
5he committee just appointed; concur fully 8
n the remarks made as to the manner in :,
which the Senate has been organized. / Y
believe that the members holding over from -
he old Senate alone have the right oflegal e.
organization. ! desire also to enter my pro II
est. ~
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PINCRBACK EN- fl
PLAINS. h
Lieutenant Governor Pinchback-The c,
gentleman has that right and since the Il
gentlemen are so prolific of protests the CO
chair feels 1t incumbent upon him to ex- u
)lain the reason of his action, He had NJ
lOped that the necessity for exclamation | al
would not be forced upon him but clearly fc
nder the law the President of the Senate ii
, made to administer the oath TO the Off ci
ers returned by the Secretary Of State.
Te has no option. The law says, III section o,
fty-six Of the act to regulate and maintain
urity and freedom Of elections: &c
That it shall BE the duty OF tue Secretary
State TO transmit to the clerk ri the OF
louise Of Representatives and the secretary ! hj
the Senate OF the last General Assembly ii
list of the names Of such persons as, &C, II
lrding to the returns, shall have been
ectad to either branch OF the General As
,mbly, and it shah be the duty Of said p
ERIK and secretary to place the names 81 nj
10 Representatives and Senators elect, so
FINISHED, upon the roll Of the House and te
'>nka Senate respectively, and those Rep