New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-07
REGULAR SESSION.

sRsArE CHAMBER. !
New Orleans, January 3. 1873 }
In pursuance with the constitution OF the
State, the Senate met on Monday, the sixth
| day of January, 1873, at the Mechanics In
| stitute, in regular session.
The Senate was called to order by Hon.
A. B. Harris, 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 Aessrs.
| Alexander, Barber, Blunt, Butler, Black
burn, Burch, Brewster, Cage, Greene, T. f.
Herwig, E. +. Herwig, Harper, Hun
saker. Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Mascot
| holland, Pollard Syphery Stamps, Todd,
! Twitchell, Weber, Wharton-25.
The President of the Senate announced a
| quorum present.
| Prayer by the Chaplain.
| RESOLUTIONS
| By Mr.. Ingraham:
Reso|red, By the Senate in regular session
| assem- bled, that the election OF Hon. A. b.
| Harris as President of the Senate, during
| the extra session thereof, is hereby ratified
| and confirmed.
The resolution was sthen unanimously
| adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Burch, committee
was appointed by the President of the
Senate, consisting of Messrs. Burch, Weber
and jerks, to inform the House of Repre-
| sentatives that the Senate had organized
| and was ready for business. The said com
mittee, having attended to the duty as
! signed them, on motion of Mr.. Burch, the
| report was received and adopted, and COM
| mittee discharged.
On motion Of Mr.. Brewster joint COM
| mittee. consisting of three on the part of
| the Senate, to meet any committee APP
| pointed on the part Of the House, to wait
| upon the Governor of the State to inform
| him of the organization of the General As
sembly, and to receive any communications
| that he might be pleased to make.
The following were appointed by the
President on the part Of the Senate: Messrs.
Brewster, Harper and Blackburn.
Mr.. Brewster, chairman of the joint com
mittee of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, reported that the said joint
committee had attended to the duty as
them that he had no communication to
| make at this time but would have communi-
cations to make hereafter.
On motion of Mr.. Brewster the report
was received and the committee discharged.
Mr.. Ingraham moved that the Senate do
now proceed to elect, by viva voce vote,
the officers of the Senate.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ingraham nominated Mr.. P. E. Beck
tel permanent Secretary of the Senate:
Messrs. Alexander, Barber, Blunt, But
Ter, Blackburn, Bureh. Brewster, Cage.
Greene, Hunsaker, P. F. Herwig, E. F. Her
wig, Harper, Ingraham. Jenks, Kelso, Mast
cot, holland, Pollard, Sypner, Twitcheti,
Weber, Whar ton-23-having voted for Mr..
Beektel, the President then declared that
the Senate had made choice of P. E. Beck
tel, unanimously, for Secretary Ct the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, the Senate
then proceeded to the election of serma-
nent assistant secretary. BY viva vooe
vote, Mr.. Ingraham nominated Walter
Regain for assistant secrttuy-
Messrs. Alexander, Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Butler, Bnrch, Brewster, Cage,
Greene, Harris, P F. Herwig, E. E Herwig,
Harper, Hunsaker. Ingraham, .Kelso, Mast
cot, holland, Pollard, sypher, Stamps,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Worrell-23-
having voted for Mr.. Regain, being all the
members present, the President announced
that the Senate had made choice of Walter
Regain as assistant secretary of the Senate
by unanimous vote.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, the Senate
then proceeded to election Of q minute
CLERK.
Mr.. Ingraham nominated hr. Theodore
C. Wilson
Mr.. Hunsakes then nominated Mr.. C. C.
Packard.
The nominations we're then declared
closed
On call by the viva voce vote, the Senate
elected c. c, Packard as follows:
For Wilsen-Alexander, Barber. Black
burn, Blunt, Burch. Green, Harper, Ingra-
ham, jerks. Masicot-l0.
For c. G. Packard-Buter, Brewster
saker, Kelso, holland, Pollard, Sypher,
Whereupon the President announced
that the Senate had made choice of c. C. |
Packard for the permanent minute clerk of
the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, the Senate |
then proceeded to the election of an assist |
ant minute clerk.
Theo. G. Wilson was then put in uomina-
ton.
Messrs. Alexander: Barber, Blunt, But.
Ter, Burch, Brewster, Cage, Greene, 2. T.
Herwig, Harper, Hunsaker, Ingraham,
jerks, hasicot, Eoland Pollard, sypher.
Stamps, Todd, Twiohell, Weber, WorrelI- |
voted for Mr.. Wilson, being all
the members present, the President de-
ciared that Mr.. Theo Wilson was du,v
elected assistant minute clerk of the
Senate.
On motion Of hr. Ingraham, the Senate
to the election of a Sergeant at
Arms OF the Senate.
Ar. Ingraham nominated William Null
ord.
hr. Pollard nominated ]. A. Hall.
hessrs; Alexander, Barber, Blunt, Bat
er' Burcb, Brewster, Cage, Greene, T. F.
terWlg, Harper, nunsakar, Ingraharn.
Ienks, Mascot, Eoland, Sypher, Stamps,
IwItchell Weber, Wharton, WorrelI, vot-
Dg for Mr.. Mulford-23.
BIZ Pollard voting for hr. Hall.
The President then ANNOUNCED that Mr.,
1ultord, having received a majority of the
whole number of votes cast, was elected.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, the Senate
oted to proceed to the election of an assist
Mt sergeant-at-arms.