New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-04

actually IN e0rVlce.~
Amendment accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the resolution
was tabled subject to call.
By Mr.. Ray: .... /
The following addition to the rules OF |
the Senate is hereby proposed:
That every bill or resolution referred TO
any committee, standing or special, shall be
reported back to the Senate by such COM
mittee within five days from the time it was
40 referred. A failure to so report any bill
or resolution shall operate as q withdrawal
of the same from said committee, ana place
the calendar, as though 1t had Deen re-
ported by the committee.
Mr.. Ray moved to amend by striking out
give" and inserting ''seVen.'
On motion of Mr.. Gallup the resolution
was laid on the table, on call Of the yeas
and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks, kel-
40. Lynch, holland, OHara, Pinchback, ka-
gan, Swords, Todd, Twitchell-H.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman. Coupland,
Daigie, Herwig, lngraham. Lewis, Ray,
Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Will
cOx-l3
Mr.. Lynch requested to be excused from
the special committee to consider House
bill No. 1872, relative to suspending n. A.
Robinson from Office.
Excused, and Mr.. Harris appointed to NIL
the vacancy.
By Mr.. OHara:
Resolred. That the Sergeant-at-Arm of
the Senate be instructed to procure postage
stamps and stamped envelopes to the
amount of $40 for each member OF the
Senate, to be paid out of the contingent
fund.
Mr.. OHara moved to amend by striking
out .'$lO' and inserting So
Mr.. Sypher moved to amend by excepting
himself from the provisions of the resolu-
ton.
Amendment accepted.
Mr.. Blackman moved to amend by add
ing "three daily papers"
Mr.. Thompson moved to lay the resolu-
ton and amendment on the table.
Refused.
The amendments were then adopted, and
the resolution adopted as amended.
Mr.. Sypher raised the point of order hat
no Senator could vote upon the resolution,
as each was personally interested.
The President decided the point not well
taken.
BY Mr.. Ray:
Resolred, That the Governor be requested
70 furnish the Senate with a detailed &C
count of the items Of expenditure OF the
fund appropriated by act No. ~, OF 1871,
being items '.fOr the arming, equipment and
unifOrming of the State militia, $4,000. and
for expenses of the State militia in case OF
necessity, 81, 1000, to be paid out under di-
rection Of the Governor of the State.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Blackman:
Resolred, That special committee of
three members of the Senate be appointed
by the President of the Senate to investi-
gate the situation of the Citizens Bank to-
ward the State in regard to the State bonds
issued to said bank; to ascertain what
amount of said bonds are outstanding, what
security exists to secure their final payment
| with accruing interest, and whether the
| bank has complied with its obligations to
! the State in relation to said bonds; and fur
| Their. to investigate the action Of said bank
| in relation to the sale of $3.50. 900 Of State
| bonds held by the bank as pledge whether
said bank pursued the forms OF law in rela-
| ton thereto: and further. to ascertain
whether said bank has faithfully discharged
| its duty as financial agent of the State.
| Also, that said committee be directed to in
uuire into the condition of the bonds issued
| to the Consolidated Association, to ascer-
| tain how many Of such bonds are outstand-
| ing what alL CUNT Of interest is due and I'M
| paid, what surety exists for their payment,
and whether the liquidatOrs of said
association have faithfully complied with
| their duty and the law in relation thereto:
that said committee be authorized to send
for persons, books and papers to enable
them to perform the duties required OF
| them bv this resolution, and that said COM
mittee report by bill or otherwise.
Pending consideration of the above, the
order of the day was called, and, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Blackman, was postponed one
half hour, on division, by the following
| vOte-yeas, fifteen; nays, eight.
Mr. Blackman moved to amend by strik-
| ing out the words "a special committee of
| three members OF the Senate to be appointed
| by the President of the Senate and insert
| ing in lieu thereof the words ''the Commit
| tee on Banks and Banking be instructed"
| and also to add at the end of the resolution
the following; "And be authorized to EN-
ploy an expert"
| Mr. Lynch moved to further amend by
| adding: 1.-THE compensation of such expert
not to exceed $40 per diem"
Amendments adopted, and resolution
adopted as amended.
During the discussion Of the above, on
Mr.. Blackman offering concurrent reso-
luton as a substitute, Mr.. Campbell raised
the point of order that concurrent resolu-
ton was not proper substitute for sim
pie resolution.
The President held the point well taken.
Mr.. Raglan called up the following resolu-
ton, previously introduced by Mr.. Hun
saker:
Resolred, That the President of the Senate
be and he is hereby authorized and in
structed to contract for the publication in
pamphlet form of five hundred copies each
of the debates of the last and present ses-
sions Of the Senate, for the use OF members,
to be printed in type known as "long
| coed two dollars and seventy-five cents per
page, to be paid out of the contingent fund
of the Senate; the same to be revised, pre-
pared and properly indexed as to subjects
and Senators by the official reporter of the
Senate, for which he shall receive thirty
days pay; the debates Of last session to be
printed before the adjournment of the Gen
eral Assembly, and those of the present SEES
sion to be printed within thirty days after
the adjournment of the General Assembly
Mr.. Thompson moved to refer to the Com
mittee on Libraries.
On motion of Mr.. Raglan, the motion to
refer was laid on the table.
Pending discussion of the resolution the