New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-14

1871, as to the cause of the absence of any
and all Senators from their seats
Submitted the following report through
its chairman, Mr.. Brewster:
Your committee appointed to learn the
cause of absent members beg leave to re-
| port that they have visited number OF the
| abeentees, and have ascertained that sen
alters Hunsaker, Todd and holland have
| Joined the so-called General Assembly at
| Odd Fellows Hall, and give as their reasons
| that they believe the Senate TO be iilegal
| and unworthy of their support, ana that
| they have 10 intention OF again re
| Stunning their seats in the Senate OF tno
| State of Louisiana. AS regards Tue othei
| Senators we ask further time.
0. H. BREWSTER,
T. b. STAMPS,
/ w. III. TWITCHELL.'
The report was then received and adopt
ed by the Senate and the committee us
| charged
On motion of MIR. Brewster it was ordered
| that the seat of Messrs. Hunsaker, iodd
| and holland be declared vacant, represent
ing the following senatorial districts, 10
| wit; the seventh, sixth and fourteenth
| senatorial distcts, on call OF The yeas ana
nays, by unanimous vote.
Yeas Anderson, Alexander, Barber,
Blunt. Butler, Burch, Brewster, Cage,
Greene. Harris, =. +. Herwig, E, K. Her
wig. Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, Mascot,
Pollard, Sypher, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber,
WhartOn-2.
The President then announced that TWEEN
ty-two, all the members present and
quorum, having voted in the affirmative, it
became his duty to declare the seats of
Messrs. Hunsaker, Todd and holland va
cant.
Mr.. Sypher moved that the vote taken
upon the expulsion of Messrs. Hunsaker,
Todd and holland be now reconsidered, and
also Furthermore moved that the motion to
reconsider be laid upon the table.
The latter motion was adopted by
unanimous vote, and so declared by the
President.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, the Presi-
dent ordered call Of the Senate to ascer-
tain if quorum was present.
The following Senators answered to their
names:
Hon. A. B. Harris, and Messrs. Anderson,
Alexander, Barber, Blunt, Butler, Black
burn, Burch, Brewster, Cage, Greene, z. +.
Herwig, f. f. Herwig, Harper, lngraham,
Kelso, Mascot, Sypher, STAMPS, Twitche!l,
Weber, Wharton-2l
The President declared quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Brewster, the Senate
ordered that the Secretary notify the Gov.
ernor officially aud By instructions from
this Senate, that this Senate has declared
by the required constitutional vote of the
Senate, being more than two-thirds of the
members present in quorum assembled, that
tn. seats of O. +. Hunsaker, of the seventh
senatorial district; Sam M. Todd, OF tho
sixth senatorial district; Thomas II. No
land. of the fourteenth senatorial district;
William l.. McMillen, of the seventeenth
senatorial district, and Hugh j. Campbell,
OF Che second senatorial district, are now
vacant:
THE SENATE AS COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
Al precisely P. NJ, the President of the
Senate announced that the hour having ar
rived to which the Senate was adjourned as
q court of impeachment, he then vacated
she chair, to be taken by the Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court OF Louisiana. Hon.
~. T. Ludeling.
The Senate as court of impeachment
having been saised, the President OF the
Senate resumed the chair, and called the
Senate to ORDER and ordered the Secretary
30 call the roll. The following answered to
their names:
Hon. & b. Harris, President, and Messrs.
Anderson, Alexander, Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Butler, Buren, Brewster. Cage,
Greene, P. F. Herwig, f. F. Herwig, Har-
per. Ingraham. KelsO, Mascot, Pollard, Sy-
pher, Stamps. Twtchell. Weber. Wharton
-23.
The President declared that there vas
quorum present.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Tgitchell. according to previous
notice:
4 bill SO be entitled an act to fI the term
Of the district court in the eleventh Judicial
district OF the State Of Louisiana.
The bill was introduced by unanimous
consent read the fire.. time and ordered to
second reading.
The Senate dispensed with the constitu-
tonal rule by the four-ffths affirmative
vote required, and ordered the bill to be
read tie second time and to be considered
sngrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was again dis
pensed with by four-fifths vote and tie
bill read the third time. and was finally
adopted with its title 70 stand as above
Mr.. Iagraham moved that when the Sen
ate did adjourn that i: should be 10 meet
Monday at II a. NJ.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps the Senate
voted to adjourn till Monday.
The President then announced shat the
Senate stood adjourned till Monday. she
thirteenth instant. at II A. N.
Y. L. BECHTEi.
Secretary of the Senate.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.