New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-10

are hereby instructed to examine all out
standing vouchers issued for expenses
the Senate during its last session, and re
port to the Senate at an early day upon tn
the legality or illegality Of all such voucher
issued. JOHN LYNCH,
Chairman Finance Committee.
ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
By Mr.. Campbell:
A concurrent resolution petitionlng Con
gress for aid to the New Orleans and North
eastern Railroad Company.
Adopted.
BY Mr. Hunsaker:
Resolred. That the President of the SENATE
dismiss all assistant sergeants-at-a ap
pointed by him, and shat they be allowed
pay for the days actually in service, and III
more.
On motion of Mr.. Sypher, the resolution
was amended so as to read as follows:
That the extra assistant sergeants-at
arms appointed by the President OF thu
Senate be allowed pay for the days actually
in service. and no more.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis. the resolution
was further amended by adding the follow
ing words
Provided, that no assistant sergeant-at
arms shall be paid who also acted as al
assistant sergeant-at-arms OF the House.
The resolution, as amended, was the1
adopted, On call of the yeas and nays, by
the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Butler
Campbell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker. lngra
ham. jerks, kelsO, Lewis, Lynch, OHara
Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, SmIthe Swords
Thomas, Todd, Twitchell-92.
Nays-BIackman, Bowman. Daigle, Her
wig, Sypher, Thompson, Wilcox.
By Mr.. Barber:
Resolred, That from and after Monday
the twelfth instant, the Senate do hold
night sessions. commencing at halfpast
seven o'clock p. NJ.
MI Biackman moved to amend by pro
viding that the Senate hereafter meet at IL
A NJ, which amendment, on motion of Mr.
Barber. and on a call of the yeas and nays
was ordered to lie on the table by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas-Antoine. Barber Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker
jerks, Kelso, holland, O'Iiara, Pinchbaek
Raglan. Ray, Smith, Swords, Twitchell-lS
Nays-Anderson, Blaekman, Bowman,
Daigle, Ingraham, Lewis. Lynch, Sypher
Thomas, Todd, WilcoX--il.
Pending discussion of the resolution, the
President announced the order of the day
Mr.. Campbell rose to question of priv
ilege, stating that in the Picayune of this
date he saw under the head of the 'Pro.
ceedings of the Congressional Committee,
on Yesterday, one OF the witnesses was re-
ported to have testified relative to him, SEN
son railroad bill and otherwise; that the
testimony, if correctly reported, was utter
~ false and malicious.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. l64, to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Nidalia, Alexandria and
Texas Railroad Company, and to grant
State aid thereto.
Mr.. Sypher moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion to
refer on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
ordered the motion to lie Oh the table by
the following vote:
Yeas-Barbcr, Blackmaa. Bowman, But
Ter, Campbell, Daigle, Gallup. Harris: Her
wig. Hunsaker, Ingraham. jerks, KelsO,
Lynch, Pinchback, Raglan. Ray, Smith,
Swords, Thomas. Todd, Twitchell-22.
Navs-Anderson Antoine, Lewis, holland,
O'Hara, Sypher, Wilcox.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the bill was
considered section by section.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris the following
names were inserted in line seventeen after
the word ''Bowman:" J. Fuedler, II. Clay
Staples. William Lowrie. 0. j. King, A. j.
Sexton. A G. ODER, +. A. Hnnt G. B.
Loud. David Young and George Wash
ington.
Also, the word alexandra" stricken
ont and the words RED river" inserted in
lines twenty-one and twenty-five.
On motion Of Mr.. Hunsaker the name OF
Michael Rion was stricken out of section
one, and instead thereof the name of
Patrick O'Hara inserted.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris the words cor
to such other point were inserted in line
thirty-eight after the word alexandria,
Also. in line forty-seven, the word five"
was stricken out and the word seven
Also, at the end Of the section. the words
"provided further, that said railroad shall
not strike Red riverat point above the
town of Coushatta," were inserted.
The section was then adopted as
amended
The second section was tken read and
adopted.
The third section was then read and
adopted.
The fourth section was then read and
adopted.
The fifth section was read.
Mr.. Sypher moved to strike out section
five to line ten.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion to
strike out on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Sen
ate ordered the motion to strike out to lie
on the table by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Bowman, Gallup. IIar-
rs, Ingraham, jerks, holland, O'Hara.
Ray, Swords, Thomas, Twitchell
ID
Nays-Barber. Butler. Daigle. Herwig,
Kelso, Lynch, SyPher, Thompson, Wilcox
g.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the section was
adopted.
Section six was read.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend by striking
out the word "Alexandria" and insert "Red
river"
Adopted,
Mr.. Harris moved tie section be adopted
as amended.
Adopted.
Section seven was read.