New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-29

Sey Orleans, December n, 1872.
! The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called TO order by Hon. 4. B. Bar-
4 rig, Lieutenant Governor oS che State and
President of the Senate.
| Senator elect j. r. Alexander, from the
nineteenth Senatorial district of Louisiana,
appeared in the Senate Chamber
S)n suggestion of Mr.. IDgraham, Che Sen
ator having taken the required oath, took
his seat in the Senate
ON call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Hon. A. B. Harris, and Messrs
| Alexander, Barber. Blunt, Burch, Brews-
ter, Blackburn, Cage. Greene, ?. F. Her
wig, K. f. Herwig, Harper, Iunsaker, In
| graham, Kelso, Mascot, holland, Sypher,
| Stamps, Twitchell, Wharton-2l.
| The President of the Senate announced
| quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes Of the proceedings of De
cember u and % were read, and the Presi-
dent announced that the journal of those
| proceedings stood approved, after the same
had been corrected by order Of the Senate.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
BY Mr. Blackburn:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
tie homestead law, and the better to secure
tillers Of the soil, who are not tree-holders,
in the fruits Of their labor.
Also, bill to be entitled an act relative
to public and official printing
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS By UNANIMOUS con
BY Mr.. Cage:
a bill for the relief Of j. Ii Burguiere,
State tax collector for the parish of Terre-
bonnie, authorizing and requiring the State
Auditor Of Public Accounts to make final
settlement.
The bill was taken up by unanimous con-
sent and put on its first reading and read.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
the required tourffths affirmative vote and
the bill put on its second reading and re-
fcrred to the Committee on Judiciary.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Blackburn:
BY unanimous consent resolution was
introduced, taken up and read concerning
the recent election.
Pending consideration OF ths same,
Mr.. Burch raised the point of order that
the discussion was ont Of ogdero under a
gula Of che Senate ''thas special commit
tee could not be cGeated to perform enc
duties OF any SHADING committee
6'oin: OF order w2s sustained bg 9h@
Chair.
yAe Prepid Reci,le.s shas the only qus'-
zion 2ending on the resolution was the refer
sncs 30 she COMMITTEE oS Contested Glev
sions.
an tie suggestion 81 Mr. BARTER. Vic
resolution ~as dSails ~itdaaapn ~ thS
mogego
on mosios Of efr. GnsraRasr, !Rafy second
90, sha Senate we've into executive session.
Executive session having bs"a e&ssesS, she
Senate wa0 called 60 order.
ga call of the goll 9he 3Oi."ajHg Senst0rp !
answered 20 their names:
Presentation. e. y. RarGis, sn8 S2essrs.
Alexander. Barber, Blunt, 8urch, Brewster,
Blackburno Cage, Greene, p. 8 Nerwig, 2.
p. Herwig Harper, HunsaGeT, 6ngraham, !
Mascot, holland, syghsr, Stamps, TGitcIeIo
Wh&rton-060o
The President OF ehe Senate ansoQ2Oed . !
quorum present.
RESOLUTION BS g-SAgIM0Ue CONSENT I
Gy Mr.. holland:
RcSoIced, That the Committee on Peniten-
tiary proceed to Baton Rouge and examine !
the condition and affairs Of the Louisiana
Penirentiary.
Laid over
REPORT OF 4 COMMITTEE.
Mr.. P. F. Herwig, chairman Of The Com
mittee on Finance. reporrpd the following |
substitute to House bill No 10, TO be en-
titled an act making an appropriation TO
pay the mileage and per diem Of the mem. |
bers, salaries of officers and employees, and |
the contingent expenses of the extra ses-
sion convened and commenced December |
9, 1922 of the third General Assembly of |
the State of Louisiana, by appropriating |
and providing for the sale OF $4,000 of |
Legislative warrants, and declaring tie |
manner Of disbursing the amount realized |
BY the sale Of said warrants and for their |
Laid over. !
On motion Of Mr.. holland the Senate
voted to adjourn till tomorrow at the usual |
hour.
The President then announced that the |
Senate stood adjourned till Saturday, De
CEN Der - at twelve o'clock N.
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.