New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
on THA
on THa
PROCEEDINGS or THE SENATE
REGULAR SESSION
OF TIB
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TIE
STATE OF A.


SENATE OhAhBbht
Few Orleans, January 7, 1872. )
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. A. B. Har-
ris, Lieutenant Governor of the State and
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Hon. A. B. Harris, President, and Messrs.
Barber. Blunt, Butler. Burch Brewster,
Cage, Greene, p. r. Herwig. Harper, II.
graham, jerks, holland, P,llsrl Syphtr p,
stamp-, TwItohell, Weber, Wharton, Wor-
rell-20.
The President OF the Senate announced q
quorum present.
Prayer by tie Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes Of yesterday 8
proceedings was dispensed with, and the
President announced that tho journal of
yesterdays proceedings stood approved,
after the same had been corrected.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Twitchell offered petition, which
was referred to the Committee on Elec-
tons, on motion of Mr. Twitchell, after the
same had been partially read-the petition
of Alexander Tilman and others in favor of
William l.. Calhoun, contrasting the seat of
James Il. Alexander in the State Senate.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS CON
Amt.
BY Mr.. Hunssker:
A bill to be entitled an act for the relief
Of the semi-weekly Lo.isiqnian, published
in New Orleans.
The bill was taken up by unanimous con-
cent and read the first time.
Mr.. Hunsaker, at that state of the bill,
sent to the desk certain vouchers, and
made the motion that the constitutional
rule be suspended TO put the bill on lbs SEQ
end reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Wharton. duly sec
onded, tho yeas and nays were ordered
The Senate decided to suspend the rules
by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Barber, Blackburn, |
Blunt, Butler, Burch, Brewster, Gage, |
Greene, p. +. Herwig, = Herwig, Hun |
saker, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, Masicot |
holland, Pollard, Swords, Sypher, Stamps, |
Twitchell Weber, Wharton, Worrell-25.
Eays-None-
The President announced that tho con-
stitutiOnal rules were suspended and the |
bill referred to tho appropriate committee
A special committee of the House of Rep.
resentatives appearing at the bar of the
Senate, announced that the House of Rep.
resentatives WAS then ready to organize in
Joint session for the purposed counting off
sally the votes that were cast at the late |
election for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor of the State.
The following resolution was then, ON |
motion of Mr.. Burch, adopted:
WHEREAS, The Senate having been mott
fed by the House of Representatives of
their readiness to meet III joint session tie
count and declare the vote i'll the late gen
eral election, held November ., 1872, for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor tor the |
State of Louisiana; therefore, be il
RcSo!red, That 'Ho Senate proceed ut the |
hour OF l Z. n. this day to the chamber OF |
the House at representatives., then and
there To count the votes cast for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor and pruclaim the
result in accordance with article forty !
,ighto the constitution s the State.
At the hour of one the Senate proceeded
% the House of Representatives.
The Senate and House sd Representatives
vent into joint session.
The joint session of the Senate was called
o order by the Hon. A. b. Harris, Lieu
enant Governor of the Slate and President
f the Senate.
Joint Session.
The President of the Senate, Hon. 4 Il T
harris, took the chair, and directed the
ecretary of the Senate to call the roll of
be Senate in joint session.
The following answered to theiY names:
Hon A. Il. Harris, President aud '
-essl-. 4iexa. der, Barber, Blackburn, b
lny, Bu,.ar, Burch, Brewster, Gage. ! ,
~Nr, q. f. Herwic, r. 4 Nerw,S,
ar,.e- lngralsr. jerks, ka.sn, N ascot,
,lGnd, Pnllacd, Swords, Sypatr, Stsmpe, }
v i;chell, Weber, Wharton, " orreli-26. fl
The Speaker of tho House of Representa- N
res then ordered the Clerk of the House