New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-17
THE STATE HOUSE.

and strangers. The ante-ToOm 10 the Gov
| ernor's apartments was denselS packed
with persons that might pc supposed :" ne
there on bus mess. whilst IN the passage
WAYS leading to the Senate and House OF
| Repres entatiVes the same apparently busy
/ scene presented itself We are aware that
q large number of our fellow-c.tizens from
| the country parishes Of .i.is State have
| been drawn hither either 90 attend 20 ousi'
| ness or witness the inauguration Of Cover
nor Kellogg; and we are also aware that
! quite a number of our fellow citizens from
other State. of the Union are here. doubt
less from similar causes, or, peEhaps. 20
| witnes. the royei spectacle presented by
! 'lIe Inauguration of regular and an ARE
! gular Governor on the same day. Ia this
! way We can undertake 20 account 70: the
| larger number than usual o. strange faces
| that are seen u and aro.nG'h State House
| OF late.
The Senate was called 80 order yeste:da.
: a. twelve o'clock h. by Ii. utenant Gov
3; srnol Antoine. She first business transact
+: ed. after the secretary announced q quorum
l
! report from :he Committee GA Printing,
made By Senator Blackburn. IN regard 70
| the bill providing fer the election of a State
| Printer. The ;eport was ordered 20 BE
| printed. Senator Twitchell presented all
act {. amend the charter Of the Crescent
City Gashght Company. IL vas seaG and
referred.
! On motion of Senator ingraha,n the Sen
ate authorized the printing Of 5000 copies of
Governor Eellogg's inaugural! address Cor
distribution among the people.
The House joint resolution urging Con.
gress 20 pas. civil rights bill wa. taken
up and finally passed by the Senate.
Senator Brewster called up the concur
rent resolution in relation to the establish
ment of a United States Distrie: Court in
the northern part of Louisiana.
Senator blackburn. Of Claiborne, spoke
in favor Of the passage OF this resolution.
and maintained that it is the 5ounden duty
| Of the federal authority TO establish this
| court. TO the end that the national enact
ments in behalf OF the dOwn-troddeR and
prosecuted race in this State should be the
available means of applyin: :oy :edres. at
the bar OF federal court.
The hour of one O'Clock having arrived.
the Senate was reminded that according 10
the adjournment OF the court of impeach
inent con.ened for the trial of Governor Il
c. Wsrmoth. it was now necessary to :s
snme proceedings IN that case. Whereupon
the Senate resolved itsel: into cour: Of
impeachment. Caist Justice ..ude.in. pre-
siding
It wa. ordered that the Nou.. OF Repre-
sentatives bee informed OF the fact. The
board .: managers on the part o: Oh. House
be!n. present. the Chief Justice asked if
parties We're ready 70 proceed with .ns :ase
under consideration. Judge Howe, q: cgu.-
Sc! for def ense. w.slle,! 20 .av. -. .-isr.
prepared 5v Senator anderson, .aat. Il
was an order asking .Hs 0p..;en = the
Chief Justice az 20 the yro..rs5ty - con
tinuing th. .r!a. against Governs. II. G.
Warnoth after 'l- Lad ceased so be Gev-
eTnor. The order was read. Judge Howe
was o! the opinion that al cause i0f the
continuance o: .he prosecution had ceased
when Mr. Na.ihoth ceased TO be Governor.
Judge Story and the Revised Statutes of tn,
State were quoted BY Judge Howe III sup
port oi this position. Senator Anderson
called for the adoption Of his order.
The Chief Ju. tce asked il Senators had
anyJ!in. further 10 say. Judge Howe was
not avegss to having the opinion OF the
Chief Justice as 20 the legality Of continr.
ing proceedings IN thi. case after Mr.. War.
moth had ceased to he Governor. Mr..
Hahn, chairman Of the boa-d Of managers.
SAID be did not think .he opinion OF Judge
Story. read ny the learned counsel for tn.
defense. determined this case. It remained
with the Senate 10 say whether the ease
should be dismissed without further hear.
ing. 1t %as true Mr.. Warmoth was no
longer Governor, and it was. therefore. uu-
necessary to continue this case IN order TO
fntiic. the penalty that guilt would tx upon
him - Governor. Mr.. Hahn was OF opin.
ion, however. that conviction might incur
under the law a greater penalty than de.
privihg defendant of an Office already held.
1t might go further, and render him forever
ln6llglUlc TO ounce IN this state
IN tho midst of this discussion, Senator
Burch moved for secret gessi0U to deter.
mine what course should be taken. This
motion prevailed, ard the Senate was
cleared of all but members. When the
Senate. sitting as court of impeachment,
resumed business with open doors, the or
der of Senator Anderson asking for the
opinion Of the Chief Justice was again |
read and adopted.
The court of impeachment then ai- |
jOurned until Monday. the twenty y-sevcath
instant, at / p. NJ.
The House yesterday was called 20 orie. |
by Speaker Lowell at twelve o'clock NJ |
The Clerk called the roll and announced |
sixty-cne members present and q oU0rt.r. |
After the disposition of the usual Eout.ue |
business. Mr.. Hahn. of st. Charles. :n,r.- |
duced the following resolution, which W.. |
ordered 20 be read: I,
WuEgEAs. The commercial and in'us.elaH !
inter ggts OF the State are lapgHlsh'f,! 81, |
account OF cur unsettled political con j. !
tior. and the remedy or tina. settlement b. !
tn. cOT!ts .. by soUgres - ..!L. On Is ~ !
considerable delay. and !:
Whereas, !. addition 10 ttis < .'-'.'u.. !
meeting. - th,. STAT. House there. ..-.s ~, :
u.bi, calm! itse.f td8 :.er!-t.tu,.. .u: /
organized ia q gard .! s.cj.uu 1,i'r-sIE |,
-. acc NJ. 400. .! 1915 and section :T..- |.
fo-r of 4.l E,. 50. .: ;S.22. s,gres eu -c'a- !
h-..G, is. =: aud Uoth bo..ias. .he one '..cat.:s :
% he Sat House, - We. Ss 81 .ut a.. /
ODD FrituHs' Hall, .yntal; .LetG:1g. GtgTs-
laUis elected anu cDtttie. a. III Il. aagIsl4-
tors, a. we'll a. 0thoCs who haze ..i.,is 81.