New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-13
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Fourth Days sesaiOn.

Fourth Days SessiOhs
SENATE CaAxRKR. !
! New Orleans December II. 1872 :
Pursuant to adjour nment the Senate met
at - o'clock N.
Hon. A. B. Harris, Lieutenant Governor
and President, called the Senate to order.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered TO their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber. Blunt, Butler,
Brewster, BurCh. Cage, P. +. Herwig. E.
r. HerWig, Harper Ingraham, jerks, Kelso
holland, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twit-
! chelI, Weber, Wharton, Murren. and the
President of the Senate-22
Prayer was offered BY Tho Rev. c. II.
Thompson.
Reading of Che minutes were dispensed
with on motion Of Mr. Stamps.
QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. Stamps raised question of privilege
concerning a statement in the extra New
Orleans Times of last evening, representing
him as being present in person with body
| pretending to be the Senate of Louisiana,
assembled at Lyceum Hall He denied bav-
ing anything to do with that pretended
body, and did not intend to have, and pro.
nounced the allegation false.
REPORTS FROM CoMMITTEEs.
Mr. lngraham, chairman of the special
committee concerning the acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of 1872. reported progress
and asked for further time to complete the
report, which was granted.
Mr. jerks, in the chair, intimated TO the
Senate that, as chairman of committee. he
would at a future time in the session make
report.
NOTICES or BILLS.
BY Mr.. Weber:
Notice that he would at future day in |
troduce bill to be entitled an act to ex-
tend the limits Of the corporation of the |
town Of Bayou Sara, and for other purposes.
BY MIR Burch
Of a bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the government for the city of Baton
Rouge and administration of the affairs
thereof.
By Mr.. 1ngraham:
OF bill to be entitled an ACT to enforce
article l04 of the constitution.
also bill to be entitled an act to enforce
article 1872 of the constitution
Also, an act to classify the State debt.
INTRODUCE OF BILLS.
BY Mr Sypher;
a bill to be entitled an act to authorize
the State Auditor to issue bond to Charles
II. Walker for $1,000 in lieu Of one de-
stroyed by fire.
By unanimous consent the bill was intro
luced and put on its first reading. Having
been once read, the billlies over to come I'D
n order for its second reading.
On cali of BIZ. Butler. the Senate went
nto executive session.
Executive session being raised, on call of
he roll the following answered to their
names;
Nessrs. Anderson, Barber, Blunt, Butler.
}urcb, Brewster, Cage, Harris, HerWig, {
Iarper, Ingraham, jerks, KeIso Nolani,
POLLARD, Sypher, Stamps, Twitcheil, Weber, !
Wharton. Worrall and President Harris. !
EFFORTS OF COMMITTEE, AS, PERs NOTICE
The report by the special committee ap- I
ointed to investigate the reports of the :
ress concerning alleged allegiance of Ger :
ain Senators with pretended senategat t
ne City Hall, is as folIoWs n
NEW ORLEANS, December II. 1872
Q the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate; ~ -
Your committee, authorized and in +
ructed to inquire into the truth of the Il
Legations Of the press regarding the &C. s.
on OF certain Senators, recognized by and o
sretof9re participating in the proceedings a.
this body, in. their being present at and i
king part in the proceedings of a pre- re
nded Senate convened at the CITY Hall. W
eg leave to report that they have made n
e inquiry by personally meeting a Dor e
% Of said Senators, and find from their ! Fl