New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14

dents desk and took the usual oath, an
afterward took his seat in the Senate.
The Senate then went INTO executive sef
sion on the suggestion of the President O
the Senate.
The executive session having been raised
the roll was called and the following mem
bers answered to their names:
Messrs Anderson, Barber, Blackburn
Blunt, Butler, Brewster, Cage, Z; Z. del
wig, Harper Ingraham. Ki!so, jerks, Mas
loot, holland, Pollard, SFpher. Stamps
Twitchell, Weber. Wharton, WoCrall ant
President Harris-25.
The hour for the time of taking up thu
resolution offered by Senator Harris ant
adopted yesterday relative to the expulsion
of certain alleged members of the Senate
having arrived, on motion of Mr. 1ngra
ham the resolution containing the allega
ton made by the special committee ane
adopted by the Senate was then read to the
| Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. Ingraham the yeas and
nays were called on the question of e1pul
sion of Mr.. Hugh j. Campbell from the roll
and membership of the Senate.
On call of the roll the sentence of ex
puIsion was passed by the following vote in
quorum present;
Yeas-Barber, Black burn, Butler, Brew
| ster, Blunt, Burch, Green, Harris, Il. +.
Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, KeIso; Mascot,
Pollard, SYpher, Stamps, Weber, Worrall,
Wharton, TwitcheII-20.
Nays-Anderson, Cage, jerks, Noland-4.
The President of the Senate then an
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claim the seat of Hugh J. Campbell, one of
the inoumbents representing the seoond
senatorial district in this Senate, TO be now
vacant he having been expelled by a con-
currence of two-thirds of the members of
this Senate in quorum convened, according
to article thirty-fve of the constitution of
the State.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham the next
name upon the catalogue for expulsion be-
ing William L. McMillen. was taken up
On call of the yeas and nays, the follow
ing is the result upon the question Of expul-
sion:
Yeas-Barber, Blackburn, Blunt, Butler
Burch, Cage, Harris, E F. Herwig, Harper
Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Masico5, Pollard,
@ S2Bh0F Stamps Weber, Wharton "oFF"ll
Nays-Anderson, Brewster, Green. No
land, Twitchell-5
The President of the Senate then an.
nOunoed that it became his duty to proclaim
the seat of William L. McMillen, one of the
Senators representing the seventeenth sena
tOriaI district of the State of Louisiana IN
this Senate, as now vacant, he having been
expelled by concurrence of two-thirds Of
the members of this Senate in quorum con-
vened, according to article thirty-i five of
the constitution of the State.
On motion of Mr.. Burch, the reconsider
alton of the two votes just taken in the two
cases of expulsion Of Hugh j. Campbell
and William L. McMillen was laid upon the
table, on call of the yeas and nays, Or
dered by Mr.. Cage, by the following vote
Yeas-Barber, Blackman, Blunt, Butler,
Burch, Green, E. +. Herwig, Harper, In
graham, gMasicot, Pollard, Sypher.
Stamps, Weber, Wharton-l5
Nays-Anderson, Brewster, Cage, Harris,
jerks, kelso, holland, TWitchelI, Wor-
rall-9.
On motion of Dir Ingraham, the further
consideration of the names reported by the
committee for expulsion, was postponed
together with all questions concerning the
expulsion OF the said Senators, until to-
morrow, Saturday, December II, at one
o'clock.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Governor, and ordered to
lie spread upon the minutes of the journal
of the Senate. at the date as follows:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, )
New Orleans, December il, 1872
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
am directed by his exceIlency the Gov
ernOr to inform Jour honorable body that
he has approved and signed the bill origin
ating in the Senate, to wit: An act to es-
tablIsh an additional district court for the
parish Of Orleans. and to abolish the Sew
enth and Eighth District Courts tor the
parish OF Orleans
II. N. COLVIE,
Private Secretary.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE.
Ihe President then announced as the
committee to prepare rules for the court Of
Impeachment: James H. Ingraham, chair
man; o. H. Brewster, j. H Burch, Allen
Green, Robert WorralI.
On motion of 8Ir Ingrabam, the Senate
voted to adjourn till tomorrow at twelve
o'clock NJ.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned till Saturday, De-
cember II, 1872, at twelve o'clock M.