New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
aFFIclAl JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
OF TIE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TT.
STATE OF LOCISIA ANA.
SECOND SESSION
Twenty..hird Days Session.

McMillen, holland, O'Hara, Raglan, Ray
Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson
Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-32
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes Of the two PR
vfous days sessions.
Corrections made, and minutes adopte
as corrected.
MESSAGES FROM TIE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
New Orleans, January 26. 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
Senate:
I have the honor to transmit herewith 10
the use and information of your HONORABLE
body thirty copies of the report of the com
missiOners appointed by his excellency tn
Governor OF the State OF New 1ork Z
revise the laws for the assessment and col
lection of taxes in that State.
H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
The President announced the appoint
mcnt of the following committees:
Committee on Judiciary-O. +. Hunsaker
chairman; John Ray, II. j. Campbell, l.. Is
jerks, X. w. Futch.
Committee on Finance - John Lynch
chairman; w. l.. McAIillen, o. F. Hunsakel
A. f. Barber, T. c. Anderson
Committee on Enrolment and EHgross
sncnt-Thomas H. holland, chairman; JOhr
X. Gallup, George Y. Kelso, II. l.. Swords
NJ. II. Twitchell, E. Butler, +. Daigle.
Committee on Parks and Public Build
ings-S. NJ. Todd, chairman; G. &. Antoine
r. II. holland, George Y. Kelso, w. L
Thompson.
Committee on Militia-A. Z. Barber
chairman; H. L. Swords, +. Daigle.
Committee on Health and Quarantine
e. G. Antoine, chairman; A. X. Whitney, j.
Is. Lewis, A. Z. Barber, S. NJ. Thomas.
Committee on Election and Registra
tion-W. L. McMillen, chairman; A. B. Har-
ris, John Ray, E. Butler, w. +. Blackman
Committee on Banks and Banking-T. C.
Anderson, chairman; John Lynch, w. l..
McMillen, George Y. Kclso w. +. Black
man.
Committee on Retrenchment and Re
FORMS. M. Thomas, chairman; A. L. Bar
her and w. L. McMillen.
Committee on Contested Elections-M. II.
Twitchell, chairman A. b. Harris, l.. b.
jerks, E. Butler, +. Daigle.
Committee on Mbraries-T. V. Coupland,
chairman C. C. Antoine, w. L. Thompson.
Committee on Railroads and Internal I'm
provements-John r Gallup, chairman II.
j. Campbell, T. H. holland, A. b. Harris, E.
Butler, l.. B. jerks. S. S. Bowman.
Committee on Pensions-James H. Ingra-
ham, chairman John Ray, A. j. Sypher, c.
Wilcox, f. Daigle.
Committee on Drainage, Canals and In
land NavigatiOn-A. f. Barber. chairman :;
y. O'Hara, John Lynch, II. j. Campbell, r.
w. Futch.
Committee on Agriculture, Commerce and
Manufactures-P. OIIara, chairman NJ. +.
Smith, r. w. Futch.
Committee on Ciaims-E. Butler, chair
man; o. F. Hunsaker, L. V. COPELAND, G.
w. Raglan, w. l.. Thompson.
Committee on Auditing and Supervising
the Expenses of the Senate-A r. Whitney,
chairman; NJ. H. Twitchell, T. c. Anderson,
G. c. Antoine, S. S. Bowman.
Committee on Federal RELATIONSHIP. j.
Campbell, chairman: j. II. IngIaham, A. Il.
Harris.
Committee on Corporations and Parochal
Affiirs-M. II. Twitchell, chairman; John
Lynch, S. NJ. Todd, p +. IIerwig, S. NJ.
Thomas.
Committee on Charitable Institutions
l.. Is. jerks, chairman: H. L. Swoads, G.
w. Raglan, j. r. Gallup, S NJ. Thomas.
D.pit nnfio
Ragan, chairman; George y. Kelso, John
r. Gallup, P. O'Hara, II. w. Futch.
Mr.. Sypher asked to be excused from
serving on the Committee ON Pensions.
Request granted.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
OFFICE WARRANT CLERK or THE SENATE
New Orleans, January l, 1872
70 the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
[ have the honor to invite your attention
to nv report as Warrant Clerk of the Sen
ate, herewith submitted, for account OF the
session of 1871.
NV account current marked A shows,
under the several headings, the aggregate
made by me, as we'll as the
number of warrants issued and sold, to
whom, and at what price, which is definitely
verified by abstract book marked b, which
in detail the payments made, to
whom, and for what purpose. would ask
your honorable body, as much censure has
been uniustly thrown upon me, to appoint
a committee to make thorough and
impartial investigation, as l desire to fully
vindicate my administration as your War
rant Clerk, would here state that | have
been unable to exercise any discretion in
the discharge of my duties, being simply
ministerial, and l have been constrained to
obey your mandates. l have presented for
every payment made voucher properly
drawn and approved by the proper officers
Of the Senate, which payments have inva-
riably been authorized by resolution.
Soliciting your consideration and action
honor to submit my report to your hon
orable body.
am, with respect, your obe1 !,ut servant.
j. PINCKNEY Smith.
Warrant Clerk of the Senate.
Mr.. Blackman moved to appoint select
committee of three to examine the books
and accounts of the Warrant Clerk.
Mr.. McMillen offered, as a substitute that
the report be referred to the special com
I,sittee appointed last session.
Nr. Lewis moved to table the substitute.
which the Senate refused, on division, by
q vote Of thlrteen yeas to fourteen nays.
ON call of the yeas and nays, the substi-
tute of Mr.. McMilen was adopted by the
IIo wing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Butler. Gallup
Harris, Hunsaker, Kelso, Lynch. McMlilen
holland, Raglan, Swords, Thomas, Twitchell,
Whltney-l5.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
Coupland, Herwig, lngraham, Lewis,
<pHara, Ray, Smith, Sypn.r, Thompson,
Todd, Wilcox-'4.
H. uupsaker moved TO fill the vacancy