New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-21

! House, and the mileage to be paid and tn
number Of employees of the General Assem-
| bly, and their compensation, and defining
their duties, and making an appropriation
to defray the expenses of the General As
| sembiy.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading and referred
| to a special committee of three, of which
Mr.. Ray shall be chairman.
Adopted.
The President appointed such committee
as follows: Messrs. Ray, Harris and Barber
Mr. Campbell submitted the following
resolution:
Resolred, That the rules of the preceding
| session be in force until otherwise ordered
| by the Senate, except that part thereof re-
| lating to the standing committees; and that
| a committee of three be appointed by the
| President to report rules for the govern,
ment of the Senate.
Adopted.
The President appointed such committee
as follows: Messrs. Campbell, Hunsaker
and Anderson.
The following resolutions were introduced,
which lie over under the rules:
By Mr.. Ingraham:
Resolced, That J. Pinckney Smith, War.
rant Clerk of the Senate, be and is hereby
ordered to furnish Immediately to the Sen
ate detailed statement of the exact
amount Of money paid to each and every
member of the Senate as per diem, mileage,
contingent or printing expenses, or to any
other person or parties, not members OF the
Senate.
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
Resolved, That a committee Of three be
appointed to inform the Governor and the
House that the Senate is organized and
ready to proceed to business.
By Mr.. Blackman:
Res0lred, That committee of three be
appointed by the President to inform the
Governor officially of the death of Senators
Fish and Pierce, and request him to imme-
diately order an election to fill the vacan-
cies thereby OccasiOned.
Also:
Resolred, That the Senate demand Of the
Governor the removal of all the troops and
Metropolitan Police guarding the approaches
to the State Capitol, SO that there may be
s'AS
State to witness the proceedings OF the
General Assembly.
By Mr.. Gallup:
Clerk of the Senate is hereby declared
vacant.
Also:
WHEREAS, 1t is currently reported that
there is a large amount of outstanding
FL
of the Senate. which were fraudulently is
sued, or were issued upon fraudulent repre-
sensations, thereby causing great loss to
the State, and also to innocent holders;
therefore be it
Resolred, That committee of three be
appointed by the Chair to examine and, if
found to be correct, indOrse across the face
Of the voucher the signature Of the chair
man of the committee.
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
Resolred, That the presiding officers of
the respective houses appoint a committee
of three Senators and five members of the
House, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
the amount of the State debt, and to
classify the same, reporting by bill the true
meaning and intent of article -----
of the constitution.
Mr.. Harris moved that the Senate adjourn
until Monday at II NJ.
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until Monday, the
twenty-second instant, at ~ NJ.
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Florence is beginning to show goodly
number of winter visitors. The most nOta-
BILE at present is the once great cantatrice
Jenny Lind, who, with her family, has
elected this fair city in which TO pass the
winter months.
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