New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-26

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
state OF LOUISIANA.
Tweuty.nrs Days Session.
SENATE CHAnsER.}
Wednesday, January "a. 1872. 5
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Presentation. p. B. s. Pinchback, Leu
tenant Governor and President OF the sen
ate. and Messrs. Anderson. Antoine, barOer'
Rlackmap, Bowman, Butler, Campoeli,
Coupland, Daigle, Gallup, Harris, Herwig,
Hnnsnker. Ingraham, jerks, kelso, Lewis.
Lynch. McMiilen, holland, O'Hara, Ragan,
Rav. Smith, Swords, Sypher. Thomas,
THOMPSON, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Will
roX-33.
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session dispensed with.
No corrections.
On motion of Senator Blackman, leave OF
absence for four days was granted to Sen
atcr Daigle.
The President announced the appoint
ment of the following committees:
Members on the part of the Senate of the
Joint committee to ascertain the amount,
etc., of the State debt-Messrs. Hunsaker,
Thompson and Swords.
Committee to inform the Governor and
House Of the organization of the Senate
Nessrs. Harris, Anderson and Butler
Mr.. Harris reported, on behalf OF the COM
nittee, that they had discharged the duties
required Of them.
The report was received and the commit
tee discharged.
A communication from j. Pinckney
smith, warrant clerk, was returned for cor.
reetion.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Tho Committee on Rules submitted the
following report:
ROOFS CoMnIrYnR on ROLES,
Senate Building, January ~, ls72
70 the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
The Committee on Rules have the honor
70 report the following rules for the govern
nent OF the Senate for the year 1872.
II. j. CAMPBELL.
THOMAS G. ANDERSON,
OSCAR F. HUNSAKER.
The rules reported by the committee
we're the same as those adopted at the SEES
sion of 1871, with the exceptions and
amendments hereafter noted.
The rules we're suspended, and the report
Of the committee considered.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to take up the rules
reported one by one, which the Senate re
fused, Oh division, by vote Of eight yeas
to eighteen nays.
On motion of Mr. Campbell, the amend
ments to the former rules, as suggested by
the committee, were considered in the order
in which they occurred.
Rule twenty-nine was amended by insert
ing after the words, faction on reports OF
committees lying over from previous days,
the following words, faction on joint reso
lutions and resolutions lying over from pre-
rious days"
Amendment adopted.
Mr.. McMillen moved to amend rule TWEEN
ty-nine by inserting before the words
Joint resolutions" and the word '!resolu
tions," the words, 1.-THE introduction Of"
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved to amend rule twenty
nine by striking out the words ''of two
thirds,' and inserting the word 'unani
nous" between the words ''the" and ICON
sent"
On call of the yeas and nays the amend
ment was adopted By the following vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Blackman. Bowman
Coupland, Daigle. Herwig, Ingraham
Lewis, O'Hara, Ray, Smith, Sypher
Thomas, Thompson, Whitney, Wilcox-l6
Nays-AndersOn, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
KelsO, Lynch, McMillen, holland, kagan,
Swords, Twitchell-l5.
Rule twenty mine was then adopted as
amended.
Rule thirty-fve was stricken out.
Rule thirty-seven was amended by
striking out the words IL appropriations,
and inserting between the preceding words
1.-The" and committee" the word ''fnance."
The amendments to rule forty fOur being
under consideration, Mr.. Wilcox moved to
consider them one by one, as reported by
the committee.
Adopted.
The first amendment proposed to such
rule, to wit: To strike out the words
elected" and Senate" and insert instead
thereof respectively the words appointed
and President" was rejected, on call of
the yeas and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
Kelso, Lynch, holland, Pinchback, Ragan,
Swords, Twitchell-l5.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, Ingraham,
Lewis, McMillen, O'Hara, Ray, Smith,
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Whitney,
WilcOx-l8.
The following amendments to rule forty
four were then adopted
After the word "eDrollment" insert the
words ''and engrossment."
Strike out the words COMMITTEE on Ap
preparations, five members"
After the word "education," strike Out
the word five" and insert the WORD
seven"
After the words "expenses of the Senate
strike out the word three" and insert the
word "tive."
After the word Corporations" insert the
words s'and parochial affairs"
After the words public lands insert the
words land levees"
After the word railroads" strike out the
vord "fyeo and insert the words ssand in