New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-18

Senate bill No. 80, substitute for Senate
hill No. l24, an act to amend an act entitled
an act to organize, arm and equip uni
form militia, approved April 5, 1870.
Senate bill No l. an act relative 20 Che
fees and emolument5 of the Auditor OF Pub.
lie Accounts. and to repeal section three OF
act No. 81 of 1872 and for other purposes.
JAMES II. rNGRAHAM,
Acting Chairman.
CoxxIrTRR ON ENRoLLnEyT,
March 8, 1873. J
10 ths Hc,o,aJl. President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as duly enrolled Senate joint reso-
luton No IL, entitled joint resolution rela-
tive to improvement OF Cane river. parish
of NatchitOCheS.
JAMES X. INGRAHAM,
Chairman.
CoKsIrr.. on ENRoLLnENr.l
March 8, 1873
TO tns Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
TO report as having been duly enrolled Sen
ate bill No. 1873, entitled an act to authorize
the police jury of the parish of St Charles
to levy a special tax to sedeem outstanding
warrants.
Respectfully.
JAMES H. lNGRAHAM.
Chairman.
CorSIrrER on CORPoRArIOSs,
March D, 1873 }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your committee to whom was referred
II Ouse bill No. l9l, an act entitled an act to
in corporate the Crescent City. Sanitary
Company. for sanitary purposes in the city
of New Orleans, and granting rights and
privileges thereto.
Also, House bill No. lOi, an act to create
the parish of Barataria, and providing for
REORGANIZATION thereof.
Beg leave to report the same without
action.
GEORGE Y. KELSO. Chairman;
WILLIAM HARPER.
THOMAS C. ANDERSON.
Mr.. Anderson. chairman of the Committee
on Judiciary. submitted the following bills
to the Senate. and recommended their
passage:
COMMITTEE on JroiC:ARr,i
March 8. 1873. 5
TO the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Judiciary respect.
fully report the following bills. without ac-
ton. to wit:
Senate bills Nos. l26, 123, 1873. 81, 20, l30,
50, As. 81, 95, 81, 43, 81. 6. 80. 80. and Senate
THOMAS C. ANDERSON.
Mr.. Barber. acting chairman of the Com.
mittee on Finance, submitted the following
report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance to whom
was referred Senate bill No. i2S, res0lu.
ton instructing the Finance Committee to
prepare certain acts, and Senate bill No.
6l, respectfully report the same without ac-
tiOn. A. Z. BARBER,
Acting Chairman.
Mr.. Barber. chairman of the Committee
on Militia. reported back Senate bill No. 4
without action, being an act appropriating
$75, 900 for the organization, equipping and
general use of the first brigade. first di
vision of the Louisiana State militia, and
for other purposes.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OvEE.
Mr.. Weber called up the resolution which
he introduced yesterday:
WHEREAS. On Tuesday the fourth IL
stant, George Swaize, citizen of this State.
claiming to be elected Senator from the
twelfth senatorial district. did petition this
honorable body, and asked the Committee
on Contested Elections to investigate his
claims to said office, and the Senate did in
struct said committee to examine the ale.
cations set forth in said petition, and to
report the result of their investiga ton this
day, but have been unable to do so for the
want of the returns from said district being
placed in their hands; now. therefore be it
ReSoiced. That G. II. Merritt and the State
board be and they are hereby required to
deliver al once to said Committee on Con.
tested Elections all papers. returns, or
documents. which they may have in their
possession.
Mr.. Weber submitted tie following
amendment:
Subject to contest and whatever action
may ba taken by the board Of returning
officers.
Mr.. Weber moved the adoption Of the
amendment.
Mr. Barber had the floor accorded him
by the Chair.
Mr.. Weber moved the previous question.
The President of the Senate, Hon. c. c.
Antoine. then taking the chair. decided on
point of order as not well taken. made by
Mr.. Blunt, to wit That Mr.. Barber was
out of order in debating the question.
the previous question having been moved
by Mr.. Weber
Mr.. Harris. in support Of the decision of
the chair, stated that Mr.. Barber had oh.
tanned the floor and had the floor when Mr..
Weber moved the previous question on the
adoption of the resolution. when the pend
ing question was on the adoption of the
amendment.
After some debate on the part Of Mr..
Barber he moved that the whole subject
matter be referred to the Committee on
Contested Elections, and moved the pre-
viOus question.
On cal. of the yeas and nays the Senate
ordered the main question by the folleging
vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Blackburn.
Brewster, Belden, Bovee, Cage. Crawford,
Chadbourn. Greene, Harris, Ingraham.
kelso, Merrill. Sypher, Twtcael!. Whitney.
Wharton-lS.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt. Butler, Harper,
Z: +. Herwis. Pollard, Rey, Stamps.
Weber,.
Under the operation OF the previous
question. the Senate voted to refer the
whole subject matter to the Committee on
Contested Elections. by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Belden Bovee.
Crawford, ChaGbourn. Greene. Harris.
L. +. Herwig, Ingraham, kelso. Merrill.
Sypher. Twitchell, Wharton, Whtney-l5.
Nays-Alexander, Blackburn. Brewster,
Blunt, Butler, Cage. Harper. Pollard. Rey.
Stamps, Weber-ll.
Mr.. Harris, chairman of the committee
TO whom al! House bills were referred.
moved that House bin No. l9f. bill! TO