New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-11
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Second Days Session.

SENATE CHAMBER, I
New Orleans, December 10, 1872. :
In pursuance to adjournment the Senate
met at twelve o'clock NJ, Hon. A. B. Harris,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blunt, Butler,
Burch, Cage, Harris, 2. +. Herwig, +. +.
Herwig. Hunsaker, Harper, Ingraham,
jerks, KelsO, -McMillen, holland, Pollard,
Stamps, Todd, Twitchel, Weber, Wharton,
WOrrell-23.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. c. H.
Thompson.
BILL INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. Barber:
Relative to the office Of Attorney General,
and directing the discontinuance Of the pro
ceedlngs before the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
On motion Of Mr.. Barber, the bill was put
upon its first reading.
On call of the yeas and nays the consti-
tutional rule was suspended by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Blunt, Butler
Burcn, Brewster, Cage, Harris, F. +. Her
wig, Z. F. Herwig, Hunsaker, Harper, III
graham, jerks, Kelso, McMillen, holland,
Pollard, Stamps, Todd, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton Worrall-24.
Nay-Daigle-I.
Four-ffths Of the members present hav
ing voted in the affirmative, the bill was
put upon it's second reading and ordered in
crossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by a four-ffth5 vote and the bill
put upon its third and final reading.
The bill, having passed its several read
ings, was finally adopted on its third read
ing, with its title, on call Of the yeas and
nays, by the following vote
Yeas : Barber, Blunt, Butler. Burch
Brewster, Cage, Harris, ?. +. Herwig, f.
+. Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, No
land, Pollard, Stamps, Todd Ywitchell.
Weber, Wharton, WOrralI-20o
Nays = Anderson, Daiglao Gunsaker,
jerks, McMillen6.
RESOLUTIONS.
s resolution offered by Mg. Barhee was
adopted as follows:
Resolccd, That the Committee on Elee-
tons and Qualifications be empowered to
send for persons and papers appertaining to
any cases in contest that may come before
them, and that they be authorized to ad-
minister oaths, and that the aforesaid COM
nlittee be empowered 80 employ Glegl5o
SE1ITIoSso
BY Mro 9ngraham:
'ghe petition of j. a. Masico9, contest
ant. vs. 40 j. Lewis. Cor the Senatorship
representing the 3hirG senatorial district
for the State Of louisiana
Also that the petition of e. +. GiauIin,
contesting the seat o6 Edward Booth for
the fourth Senatorial district
Also the petition Q! Emile Deticge. conc
testing the seat Of AlberS S'oorhies tor the
second senatorial distgicto
sIoRE MEMBERS Qualified.
81. anderson announced that sHessrso
Booth aud VOORHEES, were present and de.
sized 20 be permitted 80 qualify BY taking
she acquired cath fig membership OF the
Senate
Che President direcoe,; 93s members to
come forward and take the requisite oath,
whereupon they Became duly qualified as
OF the SENATE, anu 0oOk Jhelr re"
spec:5ve seats in the Senate
ADOPTION OF RULES
EN- motion of Mr.. Brewster tire following
resolution was received.
.Reso2ced, That the rules adopted by the
Senate Januarye 1872, be and the same are
hereby adopted $og TIE USE OF the present
sessl0no
On motion OF Mr.. 9ugranafno 2he fol2owo
M amendment was accepted by Miro Brewo
stero 80 be added &c tie word o'sesslone'
''Unt!, otherwise 0rdeyedo'
3be seso!ation was shso adopted as
amended.
s'ss motion Of Sir. HiunsaRsr, the following
rommittee was appointed by the President
% revise the rules Of the Senate9
S.e President appointed Nessrso Hun.