New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-24


termined.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr. Sypher:
OF bill to be entitled an act authorizing
Albert E. Davis, Of the parish of st. Mary,
to sue the State of Louisiana.
BY Mr. Thomas:
OF bill to be entitled an act regulating
the fees of sherit1s; also, bill regulating
he fees of district courts.
BY Mr.. Thompson:
OF bill to be entitled an act relative to
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks-
burg railroad.
BY Mr.. Blackman:
OF bill to be entitled an act relative to
apportionment of the representation of the
State.
Also, of bill to be entitled an act relative
to the taxpayers of the State, of all penal
ties for the non-payment of taxes.
Also, of bill to be entitled an act re-
pealng the constabulary and Metropolitan
Police bills
BY Mr.. Campbell:
OF bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the expenses of the State militia.
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
OF bill to be entitled an act relative to
joint committee to revise the Penal Code
and Code of Criminal Procedure.
By Mr.. McMillen:
A joint resolution, to be entitled joint
resolution creating joint select committee
Of both houses Of the General Assembly.
to consider the subjects of registration,
election, militia and printing.
The following resolutions were intro
duced, which lie over under the rules:
BY Mr.. O'Hara:
Resolred That the President of the Senate
appoint q committee of five members to
examine the books, accounts and general
expenses OF the Board of Metropolitan Police
Commissioners, and also into the efficiency
of the Metropolitan Police force.
BY Mr.. Campbell:
ResOlred, That committee of three Sena-
tors be appointed by the President to in
vestigate and report to the Senate whether
Overturn the State government by force, and
if so to inquire and report what persons
have been employed therein.
BY Mr.. McMillen:
Kesolred, That the Secretary of the Senate
be instructed to notify the House Of Repre-
sentatives officially that the Senate has a
quorum and is ready to proceed with bust
ness.
By Mr.. Blackman:
Resoired, That. in the interest of peace
and order, and to settle any difficulty that
may exist as to legality OF the House of
Repl esentatives, We respectfully request
both houses, in order to settle their differ
ences. that they assemble in the hall of the
House of Representatives, with all the MEN,
bers that were entitled to seats on the
fourth day of the session, and. after calling
the roll, proceed to an organization. That
all forces in and around the State House be
and all sergeants-at- arms be dis
banded except the regular Sergeant at-Arms
and his assistants.
Mr.. Blackman moved suspension of the
rules with the purpose of adopting the reso-
luton.
Mr.. Gallup raised the point of order that,
the hour Of one o'clock having arrived, the
further consideration of the resolution was
not in order.
Tie President held the point not well
taken, as the Senate might suspend the
rules by a twO-thirds vote.
Messrs. Harris and Hunsaker successfully
raised the point OF order that the resolution
must lie over one day before action could
be taken thereon.
The President held the point of order SO
far we'll taken, as that it required two
thirds vote to suspend the rule requiring
such delay.
Mr.. Blackman proceeded to discuss the
motion to suspend the rules, when Mr.. Nc
Millen raised the point Of order that the
motion was not debatable.
The President decided the point we'll
taken.
The yeas and nays being called, on the
motion of Mr.. Blackman to suspend the
rules, the Senate refused to suspend by the |
vote, two-thirds of the Senators
present not voting in the affirmative:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Blackman,
Bowman, Butler, Coupland, Daigle, Herwig, |
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox
Nays-Barber. Campbell. Gallup, Harris, |
Hunsaker, jerks, KclsO, Lynch McMillen, !
holland, Pinchback, Raglan, Swords. Twitch- |
III, Whitney-l5.
Mr.. jerks called up the following resolu-
ion, introduced by Mr.. Hunsaker on the |
wentieth instant, and moved its adoption.
ResOlsed, That committee of three be |
appointed to inform the Governor and the |
louise that the Senate is organized and |
eady to proceed to business.
Pending the discussion of the resolution |
he following paper was read by the Secre-
AIRY. at the request of Senator Blackman
JANUARY II, 1872.
We, the undersigned State Senators,
pledge ourselves in honor, each to the other,
hat we will, during the present session of
the General Assembly, act as a unit and
Ill together on the different reform measures
which may be before the General Assembly, |
and particularly on the subjects of the |
OF the registration, election and |
laws, the general apprOpria-
ton BILL the revenue and license bill, the |
bill to provide for the assessment and col
lection of the taxes, the bill defining the
expenses of the General Assembly. and all
other bills reforming and reducing the ex-
Denses of the State. and on all appropria-
ion bills and funding bills. and on the
confirmation or rejection of nominations.
Also, the printing bill, apportionment bill.
bill, militia bill. and the ar,
of committees, and upon all
questions or bills affecting the best inter-
,sts Of the peoDle,
JOHN RAY, - !
WILLIAM L. THOMPSON, |
WE. BLACKMAN,
JAMES H. INGRAHAM,
SAMUEL M. TODD,
S. s. BOWMAN,
c. C. ANTOINE,
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