New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-10
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
First Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, December 8, 1872.
In pursuance to the following proclama-
tiova.
First Days Session.


WHEREAS, The present condition of pub
lie affairs presenting an extraordinary oG
casion, | do hereby, by virtue of the powel
in me vested by the constitution and tht
laws enacted Hereunder, convene the Gen
eral Assembly elected on thu fourth day o
; November, A. D. 1879, in extra session, fol
the period of ten days.
Senators and Representatives of the Gen
eral Assembly elected on the fourth day o.
November, A. d. 1872, and the Senators
} holding over, are, therefore, summoned tt
meet in their respective chambers, at the
Mechanics Institute, now used as the STATE
House, in the city of New Orleans, al
} twelve o'clock noon, on Monday, the ninth
day Of December, A. D. 1872.
In witness whereof / have hereunto sci
my hand and caused the seal of the State tt
be affixed, at the city of New Orleans, this
twenty-frst day Of November, A. D. 1872
aud of the independence of the United
States the ninety -seventh.
H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
| Y. A. WOODWARD,
Assistant Secretary of State
The Senate was called to order precisely
at twelve O'Clock NJ. by the Hon. P, B. S
Pinchback, Lieutenant Governor of the
State of Louisiana, and by virtue Of said
office being President of the Senate
The President of the Senate then directed
Charles H. Merritt, Secretary of the Senate,
to call the names of the Senators whose
terms of office had not expired.
On call, the following Senators answered
to their names
Messrs. Barber, Butler, Campbell, Harris,
| Herwig, Hunsacker, Ingraham, jerks, Nc
| Millen, Nolan, Sypher, Thomas, Todd,
| Twitchell.
The Lieutenant Governor then directed
the Secretary to call the names of the newly
elected members of the Senate which had
been returned under the law by the Secre-
tary of State, George E. Bovee.
The Secretary then called the names of
those members newly elected and thus re-
turned by the Secretary of State according
to law, and the following answered to their
names and came forward and were duly
sworn in:
Messrs. Anderson, Burch, Blunt, Brew
ster, Cage, E. t. HerWig. Harper, Kelso,
Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Weber, Wharton
and Worrall.
The following elected Senators answered
to their names, but did not come forward to
take the necessary oath of office: Messrs
Booth, Jonas and VOORHEES,.
The newly elected Senators who were
sworn in took their seats in the Senate.
The Lieutenant Governor then announced
to the Senate that there was quorum
present.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. C. H.
Thompson.
Mr.. Ingraham then moved that COM
mttee of three be appointed to wait upon
the House Of Representatives and inform
that body that the Senate was organized
and ready for business.
The following were appointed: Messrs
lngraham. jerks and Twitchel
On motion of Mr.. Harris, the following
were appointed joint committee on the
part of the Senate, to meet similar com
mittee to be appointed on the part of the
House of Representatives, TO inform the
Governor that in pursuance to his pro-
clamation the two houses were organized
and ready to receive his communications:
Harris and Barber.
The Clerk of the House Of Representa-
tiTes then appeared and announced that
the House OF Representatives had organ |
lied by the election Of Hon. Charles w. |
Lowell as Speaker, and William Vigers |
Clerk; and that the following gentlemen |
had been appointed on the part of the |
House of Representatives to meet a similar |
committee which had been appointed on |
the part Of the Senate so inform his Excel |
r
respective houses were organized and were
each ready to receive any communication |
he might be pleased TO make.
The Joint committee of the Senate and
House Of Representatives then proceeded
to wait upon tie Governor in pursuance to
the orders of the respective houses.
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion. Executive session having been raised.
Mr. Harris, chairman on the part of the
Senate of the joint committed then sub
nit ted the following report:
10 the honorable the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentstiyes of the State Of Louisiana:
The undersigned joint committee, ap-
pointed by yonr honorable bodies to wait !
IN the Governor of the State and inform |
him OF the organization of the General As |
'embiy, and ask him for any information !
)r message he might have TO communicate,
report that they Immediately
went to the executive Office aud asked to
see the Governor, thpreup0n the messenger
~ the Governors office entered the office.
and shortly thereafter reported to yonr
that the Governor was not IN his
)t1ice, and bad not been there to-day; when
TCur committee expressed a desire to see
he Governors secretary, and the messen-
yer again entered the Office and again re-
.mned. and this time reported that the
secretary was too busy to see ANYBODY,
Your committee then addressed the Cover
nor The following communication
MECHAglcs INSTITUTE.
New Orcsts, December9 8, 1872. |
% hs Z Nocnency +. c. Warmoth, Governor of
Louisiana:
We, the undersigned members Of joint
committee appointed by our respective
i0uses of the General Assembly, have the
lonor to inform you that in obedience to
our proclamation, the General Assembly |
8 now duly organized in extra session and
prepared to receive any message which Won
nay deeire to lay before it.
A. d. HARRIS, Chairman:
A. Z BARBER. /
Committee of the Senate.
JAMES S. MATHEWS. |
Chairman.
w. G. ELLIOTT
A. c. BICKHAN.
JOHN GAIK
Committee Of the House OF Representatives.
This communication was handed 80 and !
'ft with the Governors messenger or door
eepeT, neither the Governor no. his ssorts- !
aFy being in the Office. II
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