New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-10

largest number of votes polled, in pursu-
ance of the law and by the power vested In
| him by the constitution OF the State, Is here
| by declared duly elected Lieutenant Gov
ernor OF the State of Louisiana for the con-
| stitutional term of four years from the SEQ
ond Monday in January, 1873.
| On motion of Mr.. Twitchell the Senate
| then withdrew from the House of Repre-
! sentatives and returned to the Senate
| Chamber.
| On call Of the roll the following an
swered to their nance:
| Hon A. B. Harris, President of the Sen
| ate, and Messrs Alexander, Barber, Black
| burn, Butler, Burch, Brewster, Gage,
| Greene, +. Herwig, Z. F. Herwig, Hun
| saker, Harper, lngraham, jerks, kelso,
Masicot, holland, Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
ton, WorrelI-20.
The President then announced thas the
time having arrived, the special order of
the day then came up, being bill entitled
| an act to provide for full and prompt
payment of the members, officers and en-
ployes of the Metropolitan Police, by au-
thorizing the issuance of additional war
rants to make up losses which may here
after be sustained by members, officers and
employees by reason OF. the depreciation of
Metropolitan Police warrants; to make such
warrants so to be issued for discount re-
ceivable for taxes, by and chargeable (pro
ratal to the general corporations of the Me-
tropolitan Police District, and to provide
penalty for refusal to receive the same, and
to limit the power of the Board of Police
Commissioners to issue such additional
warrants
The bill was taken Up on its second read
ing.
Mr.. Wharton then showed that the bin be
referred TO the Committee on Metropolitan
Police.
Mr.. Hunsaker in the chair
Mr. Barber moved to lay the motion 70
refer tho bill TO the Committee ON Metro
poltan Police on the table.
On call for tho yeas and nays, duly |
seconded, the Senate refused to order the |
motion to refer to lie on the table, by the |
following vote:
Yeas-Bprber, Blunt Butler, Cage. Poi. |
lard.
NayE-Al66HnUeT, bihCkDuFN,
Brewster, Greene, p. +. Herwig, K. T. Her |
wig, Hunsaker, Harper. Ingraham, jerks, |
Kelso. Masicot, holland, Stamps, Twiteheu, |
Weber, Wharton, Worrell-l9.
The President announced that the Senate |
had refused to order to lie on the table the
motion to refer The question to refer was
then in order.
Mr.. Hunsaker. considering the nnneces
sary wide range the discussion was taking,
raised the point Of order that the question |
of reference was not debatable. J
The Chair oyerruled the point raised, and
decided the debate to be in order.
The motion then was adopted to refer the
bill to the Committee on Metropolitan
Police, and the President then announced
that The bill was referred 20 the said com }
mittees
BILLS IErRoDUCED.
Mr.. Stamps, by unanimous ecnssat, in !
troduced the following bill:
An act TO incorporate the city OF Kenner,
on the left bank OF the Mississippi
river State of Louisiana, and tc provide for
the government of thu same.
The rules were suspended, ana che Dill
read the first time for informatIopo
The constitutional rule was suspended by
the required constitutional tourffths vote
and the bill read the second time, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporation.
The President then announced that he
held the resignation of Theodore C. Wilson
as assistant minute clerk of the Senate.
On motion, the resignation Of Me- Wilson
vas accepted,
The Senate, on motion of Me-. Hunsakee,
moved to proceed to the election OF an a.
sistant minute clerk.
Mr. Ingraham offered in nomination the |
name of Thomas Reber.
On call of the roll, by viva $ooe vote, the
following Senators voted for Nj. Reber:
Messrs. Alexander, Barber. Blackburn.
Blunt, Butler, .Burch, Brewster, Cage. |
3reene, P. +. Herwig, E. F. Herwig, Hun
aker, Harper, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso,
Hasicot, holland, Pollard, Swords, Sypher,
stamps, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Wor- q
ell-26
The President then announced shat Mr..
aebef had received the votes of all the
MEMBERS present, and was unanimously ,
lected. O
The Senate, on q motion duly seconded, t
hen went into executive session. Execu- {
i've session being raised, on call of the
oil the following Senators answered to r
heir names: =
Hon A. B. Harris, President, and Messrs. II
arber. Blackburn, Blunt, Butler, Burch, .
rewster, Cage, Greene, P. F. Herwig, Z, q
. Herwig, Hunsaker, Harper, Ingraham. d
enks, Kelso Masicot, holland. Pollard,
words. Sypher. Stamps, Twitchell, Weber, q
'harton, Worrell-2S
On motion of Mr.. holland the Senate
osed that when it adjourned it should be 9,
meet on Thursday next, OF twelve O'clock h
=, January 9, 1873. ~
The Senate then voted to adjourn. Il
The President then announced that the
mate stood adjourned till Thursday. Jan
ny 3, 1873. at twelve o'clock h a.
P. Z. BECHTEL, Il
RSaeratoru of ha | III