New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-22
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Twelfth Day,s Session.
SENATE OAAhbEB,
New Orleans, December 1872.


On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Presentation. A B. Harris, President
and Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blunt But
Ter, Burch, Brewster, Cage, Greene, 2. f
Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, jerks, Mascot,
holland, Pollard, Sypher, Stamps, Todd,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Worrell-23.
The President Of the Senate announced a
quorum present.
Prayer by Bishop Hadeu.
Reading of the minutes of yesterday g
| pr oceedings was dispensed with, and the
Pre- sident announced that III" journal of
yesterdays proceedings stood approved,
after the same had been corrected.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mt Hunsaker:
of bill to be entitled an act for re-
lief of j. N. Shawhan.
| By Mr.. Green:
} OF bill to- be entitled an act to create
a new parish to be composed of jackson,
Union, Clairborn and Bienville.
Also OF bill to- be entitled, an act to
charter railroad from Vermilionville, by
sYay Of Alexandra. Vienna, to ArchideIphia,
Arkansas
Also Dill 20 be entitled an act creating
committee TO Investigate she funds on the
State treasury.
R&PORgS OF COMMITTEES.
ENROLLING COMMITTEE,
December 81 1872. s
To 9he Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
90 revost the following bill as having been
duly enrolled:
Senate joint resolution No 9, relative to
extending che time 0t fnat payment of
State tan collectors.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS Fl holland,
Chairman.
IaTR0DGcetoR oP BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS ROTICE.
93y Mr.. TwiGohelIs
an act occurring geelaimanBs or former
owners Sc real estate TO pay for all i'm
provements made thereon by the purchasers
thereof, and for other purposes.
By unanimous consent, the bill was taken |
up and Geqd, and the constitutional rule
was suspended, and the bill put on it's sec
ond reading by the required four-ftths
affirmative vote, and yeferred to- the Com
mittse on Finance.
by Mr.. Wcbers
A bill to he entitled an act for the belief
of taxpayers,
BY unanimous consent, the bill was taken
up and put on its first reading and read.
By the required four tifths affirmative vote
Che rules were suspended, and the bill put
on second Geading, and geferEeJ Co the
Committee on Finance
RESOLUTIONS 5NgBODUGE1o
BY Mr.. Brewster9
WHEREAS, The Staqo library, containing
about 10000 Volumes and valued at up
wards of 100000 is i'll immine Mt danger of
being destroyed by peas0n Of tie imperfect
of the library, buildings and
Whereas 1t rs currently reported thaR
sufficient am0uIS of money has been apprO-
priafed Co repair said building, and is now
IN the bands G$ parties W no have delayed |
sxpending it IN the manner designed by the
General Assembly, therefore be it
hSSOtoe6 dhAB tho Committee on a4ihrS-
rles be and is hereby instructed fu make
thorough investigation Of the correctness Of
tho above statements, and to report as s0ob
@S possible. And that the committee also
'eporS what legislation is necessary if any |
% require che State Librarian to open and
close at such hours and on such days as
y MI sn;sbl@ she working people 5OgIsit she
library.
On motion Of Hr, Butter, Gully seconded
he Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having Seen paiseR,
he President 0rdSred the roll to- be called
On call Of the soll tho following Senator's
uswe red to their namtss
Prest nf--Hon. a b. Harris, and Messrs,
Sndersono Barbega Blunt, Butler, Burch
brewster, Gageo Greene d. F. Herwig,
1arpero lngrahamo jerks, Masicot, No
anda Pollard, Sypher, Stamps TWitebell,
H%bero Wharton, WOrrell-23.
The President of the Senate announced %
uoBum present.
APPOINTMENT OF JoIET COMMITTEE.
The President announced that he had ap-
ointe6 members of the joint committee on
ne part of the Senate to foym with the +,
on the part of the House, in pur
nance of the following resolution. Joint ,,
ommittees +
Resolved Gg the House, the Senate con I
lrrlng, That committee of five members c
I this House and three members of the c
enates to be appointed by the Chair or pre- !
ding officer OF each house, whose duty it /
lall be to inquire into and report upon and
relation to the amount and character Of a
le indebtedness against the State Of Louis /
no and with power to send for persons $
I'd paperso L
ghe following were appointed by tho ?
hairS Messrso Buren, Weber and Harpeqo r
On motion of Mro Barber, the Senate
ted to adjourn till Monday ae sweYye t
clock Mo y
ghe President then announced tRae sRe
nate stood adjourned till Mondayo DE.
mbeB %, 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ 2
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