New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-06

4 this session, which would be very injurious
to him and contrary to law, justice and
| equity Now, therefore, he prays your hon
orabie body to at once oct upon his case,
| and, after consideration, to declare him en-
| titled to the office.
! He further prays that. in the event that
| the Senate should refuse TO act upon his
case this day, that the same be referred to
| the Committee on Contested Elections; that
| they have power to send for persons and
| papers and administer oaths, aud report
| the result of their investigation TO your
| honorable body on Wednesday, the fifth
| instant All OF which is respectfully sub
| mitted. GEORGE sWAlZE.
; Mr. Weber moved that the petition be
referred to the Cornn.:.tes oD Contested
! Elections.
Adopted.
AR. Harris msvet. q soepenc the Senate
| rules to allow him to eubInit report from
! the Committee on Roilroads and iDterna!
| Improvement
Gn cal! of the yeas and nays the :u:es
were suspended by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Blackburn,
| Boyee, Brewster, Crawford, Chadbourn,
Greene, Harris, L. f. Herwig, Harper. In
| graham, Iasicot, Merrill, Pollard. Key.
! T~itchell, Weber, Whltney-l9.
Eays-Blunt, Kelso, Stamps, WhsrtoL-4.
Mr.. Harris submitted favorable report
upon the following entitled bill: An act to
| grant additional time to the New Orleans.
| Mobile and Texas Railroad Company for
the construction of railroad by said cor.
| poration between the Mississippi river, OPP
EA,in IL
| son, and the Sabine river in the direction
| Of Houston, and thence to Houston.
Mr.. Harris moved for suspension OF the
rules 10 act npon the report.
On call OF the yeas and nays, the rules
we're suspended by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Blackburn.
Bovee, Brewster, Crawford, Greene, Harris,
K. +. Herwig, Irgraham, Merrill. Pollard.
Rey, Whitney-I4.
Navs-Blunt, Cage, Chadbourn. Harper,
Hasicot, Stamps, Twitcheli-7
On cali of two Senators. the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, on
call of the roll the following Senators an.
swered TO their names-a quorum present:
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander, Black burn,
Blunt Bovee, Butler, Brewster, Cage,
Chadbourn, Greene, Harris, r. +. Herwig,
Rey, Sypher. TwitoheH. Wharton. " hit
ney-21
Mr. Butler called attention OF the Senate
to the fact that he was present and gave
his vote in the negative. and that the
same was not recorded. He asked that 1t
be recorded.
Mr.. Harris made the pom: OF order that
the vote had been declared, and under the
rules of the Senate the Senator's vote
could not be recorded.
The Chair sustained the point OF order.
and declared that the vote should not be
recorded
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr. Harris called W the report Of the ColG'
nittee OF Railroads and lntarna. Improve.
ments.
The report was taken ~ and read.
Mr. Chadbourn offered the following as
an additional section:
Sec ,. Be % further enacted. etc.
rnat tho New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
Railroad Company, their contractors or
sub contractors, shall nos directly nor III"
directly employ, nor cause to be employed,
in the construction of any portion OF Ea!d
railroad, any cOnyiCts under sentence OF
confinement in the State Penitentiary of
Louisiana, under penalty of forfeiture OF
the rights and privileges granted by virtue
of this act; and any contract made by and
between the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas Railroad Company, or any of their
contractors or sub contractors, and the
essees Of the louisiana State Penltentlary
be, and the same is hereby, declared puI!
and void.
Accepted by Mt. Harris.
Mr.. Stamps moved to amena the amend.
ment, to add the woris from and after the
frat Of May, 1872
Accepted by Mr.. Harris.
Mir. Weber offered the following. &C. lie
added to section four:
Provided, That any person, irrespective
of race or color, or previous condition, tr u
yelling on said railroad shall be PROV led
for aud given all the comforts, rrivil, gee
and rights guaranteed TO them under the
cons1itutiOl of this State, and laws enact- d
Hereunder; that first class ears and berths
be given to all persons. irrespective Of race
Or color. upon theis paying ths usual and
regular fare.
And be it further enacted. etc, Tat il
case of the said railroad company fliting t.
comply with this section of this privilege.
or any part thereof in this Pal icular. shall
be considered a forfeit ure of ali their rights,
claims aud privileged to the original char.
ter.
Mr.. Weber moved TO adopt the amend.
ment, and moved the previous question.
Main question was ordered.
Under the operation of the previous cues.
ton, the Senate voted TO adop: the amend
ment.
Then the Senate voted to adopt the bill.
a. amended, OF second reading.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Sen
voted to consider the bill engrosseds
Yeas-AleXander. Barber. Bov.e, Butler.
Bre wster, CAGE, Crawford. Greene, Harris,
E. +. Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, Krlso,
Mascot Merrill, Rey, Pollard, Sypher,
Stamps, Weber. Wharton. Whitney-22.
Nays-Blunt, Cha0bourn. Txltchsll-3.
The constitutional rule vas suspended,
on call o! the yeas and nays by the fellow.
ing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Alexander, Barber, 30
wee, Butler, Brewster, Cage, Crawford,
Greene. Harris, E. y. Herxie, Harper
Ingraban, KelsO, Mascot, Aerril, Pollard,
Rev, Sypher, Stamps, Weber. Wharton,
Whi!ney-23
Nays-Blunt, Chadbourn, Tsitchell-3.
The bill vas finally passed and tho title
adopted.
Mr.. Barber moved to adjourn till 50 NOR
row at 10 A. 81.
On cal! Of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to adjourn by the following vote:
Yeas-AleIaDder. Barber, Butler. Merrill,
StSnps-o.
HaT.-Ans!erson. Blunt. Boyes. Greene,