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OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL AL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
OF IHB
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
ATATE OF LOUISIANA.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY



SENATE CHAMBER /
Monday January y, lS12 }
The Senate met at II NJ, pursuant to adj
journment.
Presentation. P. b. S. Plnchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Sen
ate and Messrs Anderson, Barber, Butler,
CamnhelI. Gallup, Harris Hunsaker, jerks,
Kelsn. Lynch, McMillen, holland, Raglan,
Swords, Twtchell, Whitney-T.
The President announced that there was
no quorum present.
Mr.. Hunsaker, chairman of the com
mittee appointed on the fifth instant
to investigate the. cause OF the absence
of a quorum Of the Senate. etc.
announced that the committee would re
port tomorrow, recommending such action
as in their Judgment will complete quo
rum.
Mr.. jerks introduced the following reso
luton, pending the discussion OF which the
Senate went into secret session:
Resoloed, That a committee of three be
appointed by the Chair to wait upon the
Governor, and inform him that the Senate
has thus far failed to obtain quorum, and
request him to send to the Senate any com
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sideration.
The Senate having arisen from secret SEES
sion
On motion of Mr. Campbell, the resolu.
ton was referred to committee of three.
The President of the Senate appointed
Messrs. Campbell, McMillen and Harris as
such committee.
Tad In foil ,v,c
report:
WHEREAS, A conspiracy is on foot in the
city of New Orleans having for it's object
the subversion Of the executive and legisla-
tive departments of the existing State gov
eminent, through unlawful combinations,
embracing portion of the members OF
both houses Of the General Assembly, and
through an appeal to the passions of the
turbulent element in THE city; and
Whereas, This conspiracy and attempt to
excite revolution menace the people of this
city and State with the evil of anarchy,
turmoil, bloodshed, robbery, arson, and all
the train Of crimes which are the unavoid
able Accompaniment of revolutions: and
Whereas. The pr. tended House of Repre-.
sentatives assembled over the Gem saloon,
on Royal street, have sought to cOnciliate
and obtain the support of the better class
of citizens by the publication of their pur-
poses i'll regard to certain laws now in force
in this State, purposes which they are ut
terly powerless to accomplish; therefore
be it
Resolred, BY the Senate of the State of
Louisiana. That the action Of those men,
bers Of the Senate who have remained away
from their seats for tine past eight days.
thus deprving this body of all power to
enact reform and relieve the people of the
State of any real grievances by appropriate
legislation, is reprehensible in the highest
degree, and should meet the severest con-
domination of the people of this State.
Resoircd further. That the action of the
members of the House of Representatives
who have voluntarily combined in an I'M
lawful manner to enact legislation in other
places than the Hall Of the House of Rep
resentatives, and who have appealed to the
mob 'spilt tor protection anu support, is
unworthy of the position to which they
have been elected, and merits the disap-
prevail Of their constituents.
ResOlred further, That we are in favor of
the ms st thorough and efficient legislative
reform in all existing laws which experience
has proven to work injury 10 the rights or
property of the people of this State, and We
heartily indOrse the rec pmmendatiOn made
by his eXcellency the Governor in his an
nnal message, this day delivered and read
TO the House of Representatives..
Resolred, fgfther That We favor the re-
-ducrion OF the expenses of the General As
sembly. aud Of the executive department of
tho government to such an extent. as to bring
them within tho means Of the people of the
state; the repeal of all laws creating unpe-
cessary expenditures, and the modification of
any law, the abuse OF which has infringed
upon the political or personal rights OF citi-
zens of this State, so as to correct such
abuses.
Which resolution was unanimously
adopted as expressive of the sense Of the
members present.
Mr.. Lynch moved that the Senate adjourn
until tomorrow at II NJ.
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
Senate stool adjourned until Tuesday, the
ninth instant, at II NJ.
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary OF the Senate.