New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
Elk IRA SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or TIE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Fourth DAYS Session.

New Orleans December II, 1872,
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate met
at IL o'clock NJ.
Hon. A. B. Harris, Lieutenant Governor
and President, called the Senate to order.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blunt, Butler,
Brewster, Burch Cage, P. +. Herwig, E.
+. Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, jerks, kelso,
holland, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twit-
chell, Weber, Wharton, Murrell, and the
President of the Senate-22.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. C. H.
Thompson.
Reading of the minutes were dispensed
with on motion of Mr.. Stamps.
QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. Stamps raised question of privilege
concerning statement in the extra New
Orleans Times of last evening, representing
him as being present in person with body
pretending to be the Senate of Louisiana,
assembled at Lyceum Hall. He denied hav-
ing anything to do with that pretended
body, and did not intend to have, and pro
uounced the allegation false.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
BIr. Ingraham, chairman of the special
committee concerning the acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of 1879, reported progress
and asked for further time to complete the
report, which was granted.
Mr.. jerks, in the chair, intimated TO the
Senate that, as chairman Of a committee, he
would at future time in the session make
q report.
NOTICES or BILLS.
BY Mr.. Weber:
Notice that he would at future day in
troduce bill to be entitled an act to ex.
tend the limits Of the corporation of the
town of Bayou Sara, and for other purposes.
BY Mr.. Bureh;
OF bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the government for the city of Baton
Rouge and administration Of the affairs
thereof.
BY Mr.. Ipgraham:
OF bill to be entitled an act to enforce
article 104 Of the constitution.
Also bill to be entitled an act to enforce
article 1872 Of the constitution
Also, an act to classify the State debt.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Sypher;
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize
the State Auditor to issue bond to Charles
H. Walker for $1,000 in lieu of one de-
stroyed by fire.
BY unanimous consent the bill was intro
duced and put on it's first reading. Having
been once read, the bill lies over to come up
in order for its second reading.
On call of Mr.. Butler, the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session being raised, on call of
the roll the following answered to their
names:
Messrs Anderson, Barber, Blunt, Butler,
Burob, Brewster Cage, Harris, Herwig,
Harper, Ingraham, jerks, kelso, holland,
Pollard, Sypher, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, Worrall and President Harris.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE, AS PER NOTICE.
The report by the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the reports of the
press concerning alleged allegiance of Ger,
ain Senators with pretended Senate at
the City Hall, is as follows:
New ORLEANS, December 70, 1872.
10 the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate;
Your committee, authorized and in
Jtructed to inquire into the truth of the
of the press regarding the ac-
ion of certain Senators, recognized by and
heretofore participating in the proceedings
# this body, in their being present, at and
aking part in the proceedings OF pre-
ended Senate convened at the City Hall,
,eg leave to report that they have made
he inquiry by personally meeting Por-
ION Of said Senators, and find from their
tatements that the allegations are true az |
0 the following Senators, viz: Messrs.
5ooth, Campbell, Daigle, Hunsaker. Nc |
Eillen, Thomas, Todd and VOORHEES,.
L. B. jerks, Chairman;
THOMAS G. ANDERSON
j. HENRI BURCH,
A. j. SYPHER,
WILLIAM HARPER
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Cage introduced the following Eeso-
ton. which lies over:
ResolUed. That a committee of three be-
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