New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-12

Ninth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Wednesday, January 10, 1872.
phe Senate met at II NJ, pursuant to ad
journme1t.
Presentation. p. b. s. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Sen
ate. and Messrs. Anderson, Barber. Butler
Campbell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks
KeIso. Lynch, McMillen, holland, Raglan
Swords, Twitchell Whitney-H.
The President announced that there wal
no quorum present
The President announced that he had re
ceived information from one of the Assistant
sergeant-at-arms, appointed under resolu
ton of the Senate to arrest absent members
that on the seventh instant, he discovered
several Of the absent Senators at Bay st
Louis.
Mr.. Harris moved that all the assistan,
sergeants- alarms appointed by the Presi
dent of the Senate, with the exception OF
len, be dismissed.
Adopted
The President of the Senate. further an.
nounced that in pursuance to communca-
ton addressed by him to the Attorney Gen
eral of the State, requesting his opinion as
10 whether the Serseant-atArms Of the
Senate, duly authorized by the Senate to
arrest absent Snators, has the legal rig hit to
enter upon the premises of private citizens
of the State of Louisiana to seek for and
arrest such absent Senators, or either of
them, upon his receiving such information
as to give him reasonable cause for believ-
ing that any of such absent Senators are
upon such premises, he had received com
muuication purporting to come from that
officer, but not possessing his superscrip-
ton. The communication was returned by
the President of the Senate to the Attorney
General, and his attention directed to the
absence Of his signature, with request
that it he returned properly superscribed,
or other expression of his opinion in the
premises given.
Mr. Campbell offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolrcd, That committee Of thee be
appointed by the President to prepare an
address presenting to the people of the
country q statement of the existing out
RACES and attempts at revolution now agi
rating the State.
Mr.. Gallup moved TO amend the resolu-
tion by adding the following:
Resolced, further, That the President of
the Senate be and he is hereby instructed to
advise the President of the United States
of the action Of the federal officials com
planned OF in the premises, and to ask him
10 instruct his appOintees to refrain from
further interference with the existing State
government Of the State OF louisiana
Mr.. Barber moved to amend BY adding
the following:
Resoiced, further, That a copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to each of our Sen
ators and Representatives. in Congress, re-
questing them 70 cooperate in securing
prompt action by the general government
IN the premises.
On motion of Mr.. Harris, the resolution 4
was referred to committee Of three, to be
appointed by the President.
The President appointed 8s suoh commit
ice, Messrs. Harris, Barber and Campbell.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. McMillen was |
ADDED to the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Harris, the Senate took |
a recess until three O'clock P. N.
The hour Of three o'clock having arrived, |
the Senate was called to order by the |
President.
Presentation. p. B. S. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President OF the 5, IL
ate, and Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Butler
Harris, Twitchell-6.
The President announced that there was
no quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Harris, the Senate
look further recess until eight o'clock
P. NJ.
The hour of eight o'clock having arrived,
he Senate was called to order by the
President.
Presentation. P. B. S. Pinchback, Lieu
enant Governor and President of the SEN
tie, and Messrs. Anderson. Barber, Butler, |
campbell, Gallup Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
ieisO, Noland-lI.
The President announced that there was
10 quorum present
Mr.. Harris moved that the Senate ad-
ourn until tomorrow at 10 N.
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
enate stood adjourned until Thursday, the
leventh instant, at IL M.
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
JOURN ,