New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-12
On call of the roll, the following Senators

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| land, Pollard, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
| Worrall and President Harris-20.
The President announced quorum pres
ent.
Mr.. Worrau raised question of priv
lege, holding in his hand copy of the New
Orleans Times extra edition of to-day, in
which he read his name as being present in
quorum represented to be a Senate at
Lyceum Hall.
lie pronounced the statement of his being
il the pretended Senate as false; that he
had not been in the pretended Senate at
Lyceum Hall, and did not recognize such a
body as Senate.
Mr.. Weber raised the same point Of order
| and denied that he had any sympathy with
the pretended Senate at Lyceum Hall,
neither did he recognize any other body as
a Senate except the body il which he was
in this chamber
Mr.. Weber moved that the seats Of the
members, that had been recognized as mem
bers of this Senate, and had taken part in
the proceedings in this Senate during the
present session, and had actually allied
themselves with the pretended Senate at
Lyceum Hall, and had left this Senate, be
declared vacant by this body, if the said
Senators do not return to their seats within
three days.
Mr.. Butler moved to amend the motion OF
Mr.. Weber, by substituting twenty-four
hours instead Of three days.
Mr.. Sypher moved as substitute for the
motion Of Mr.. Weber, as amended by Mr..
Butler, resolution authorizing an nyesti-
cation.
Mr. Butler moved to lay the resolution Of
Mr.. Sypher on the table.
Mr.. Sypher then withdrew his resolution:
Pending the consideration Of the same,
Mr.. Anderson raised question of priv
lege, and explained that he had not been, as
he had been represented; in the pretended
Senate at Lyceum Hall, and supposed there
was some clerical error about the matter.
Mr.. Brewster also raised the same question
OF privilege, and denied that he was pres
ent at the pretended Senate at Lyceum Hall,
as was published.
Mr.. jerks offered the following resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the public
press that certain Senators, recognized by
and heretofore participating il the business
Of this body, have, in contempt Of the au-
thority thereof, taken part in the illegal as
sembage at Lyceum Hail. and have, in
further violation Of the dignity and au-
thority Of this honorable body, proceeded
to recognize H. G. Warmoth az legally in
the exercise Of executive functions, while
said Warmoth stands impeached before the
oh
and by the operation Of law stands su5-
pended from office; therefore, be it
ReSoJrcd, That the President of the Senate
appoint a committee of five who shall
make inquisition into the truth of the ale
cations Of the press aforesaid, and shall re-
port at the earliest practicable time the re-
suit OF their Investigations to this body |
that such action may be taken in the
premises as may be necessary to protect the
authority of the Senate and meet the ends !
of good order and justice.
Read and received.
On motion of Mr., Jenks, the same was
adopted on call Of the yeas and nays by
Mr.. Butler, by the following vote;
Yeas-Anderson, Blunt, Brewster. Burch, |
Cage, Harris, P +. Herwig, E. 2. Harvig, !
Harper, ingrahaEl, jerks, Kelso, Pollard, |
Sypher, Weber, Wharton. Worrall-l7.
Nays-Butler, Noand, Twichell-3.
The Chair appointed in compliance with
the foregoing resolution the following com
mittee: Messrs. jerks, Sgpher, Burob, An
derson and Harper.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
The Clerk Of the House OF Representa-
tives announced that the House had con,
Cured in the passage Of Senate bill No ?,
to be entitled an ACT to establish all addi-
tional District Court for the parish Of Or
leans; to define and limit the Jurisdiction
and to determine the powers thereof; to
provide for the transfer Of certain cases
now pending before certain other District
Courts for said parish to the court hereby
created to authorize the Governor to ap-
point judge and clerk for said court, and
to provide courtroom fer said court; to
abolish the Seventh and Eighth District
Courts for the parish Of Orleans, and to
provide for the transfer of the records and
suits in the said Seventh and Eighth Dis
trict Courts to other courts i'll said parish.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
New Orleans, December II. 1872. |
To the President and Members of the Senate:
GENTLEMEN have the honor to inform
you that l have transmitted by telegraph
the requisition of the General Assembly
upon the President, requesting him to af-
ford the protection guaranteed to each
State by the constitution OF the United
States.
In response, 7 have received the reply,
which | enclose for the information of your
honorable body
T. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor
WASHINGTON, December II, 1872.
TO P. B, s. Pinchback, Acting Governor of Louis.
lana:
Requisition of Legislature as transmitted
Dy you is received. Whenever it becomes
Necessary in the judgment Of the President
he State viii be protected from domestic
7iolence. GEORGE II. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General. |
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
fThis message is published in full in the
ournaI Of the House.
On motion Of Mr.. Weber it was ordered
hat the Governors message be spread |
lpon the minutes OF the journal of the
Senate, and that five hundred copies Of the
anne be printed for the Ilse Of the Senate
INTRODUCTION OF BILLso
By Mr.. Barber:
4 bin to be entitled san ace apprGpria
ing the sum Of $4,000 for th9 organiza-
ion, equiping and general use Of the First
Brigade First Division OF the Louisiana
State Militia, ana for other purposcs.''
On motion Of Mr. Barber. the rules were 5
suspended to take up the birl ana pu5 the