New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
EN IRA SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TEE
Nineteenth Days Session.

| New Orleans, December 81, 1872. !
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Hon. i. B. Har
ris, 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, and Messrs. Alexander
| Barber, Blunt, Burch, Blackburn, Greene,
| Z. F. Herwig, Harper, Hunsaker, Ingra
ham, Kelso. Mascot, Sypber, holland, Todd,
| Twitchell, Wharton-I8.
The President announced that there was
not quorum present, and ordered the Ser
geant-at-Arms to bring in absent members.
Other members coming in. to wit: Messrs.
Brewster and Butler, the President an
nounced that there was then Is quorum
present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes Of Monday s
proceedings was dispensed with and the
President announced that the journal Of
Mondays proceedings stood approved, the
same having been corrected by order Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Burch raised question of privilege,
as follows: That his name was recorded
as voting the negative on the question
of the suspension of the constitutional
rule TO adopt the bill for special tax
collectors appropriation on third reading;
stated that he should have been recorded
by the Secretary on the call Of the yeas and
nays as voting yea instead Of nay, and de-
sired the correction to be so made.
The correction was ordered by the Presi-
dent.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, :
New Orleans, December 81 1872 }
To the HGlorable President and Members of tie
Senate
| have the honor to transmit herewith for
the information Of your honorable body the
annual repOrt of the Board Of MetropOii-
tan Police, for the year ending thirtieth OF
September, 1872"
PB. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor, Acting Governor of
the State of Louisiana.
The message was received and ordered
printed, the usual number for the use Of the
Senate.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
New ORLEANS, December 81, 1872
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
am directed by the House TO ask the
concurrence of the Senate, in the following
House Bills, viz; House Bill No. 10, an
act prescribing the duties and powers Of
the Governor in relation to INSTRUMENTATION
in military organizations, constituting a
part of the State militia
House Bill No. 80, an act to suppress
riOtOus and unlawful assemblies and to
provide for the punishment Of persons par
therein, and to define the duties
OF officers of the State in regard thereto,
and to punish officers and others for neglect
or refusal to discharge and perform duties
imposed upon them by law; also, Joint
resolution No. 81, requesting the Senators
and Representatives in Congress to obtain
a United States Judicial District in North
Louisiana.
Very respectfully, etc,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
By Mr. TwitcheI, chairman, from the |
Committee on Auditing and Supervising
he expenses of the Senate for session for !
S72.
Ordered to be printed in the journal
COMMITTEE on AUDITING AND SUPERVISING |
the expenses of the Senate ; |
New Orleans, DECEMBER 81 1872
o the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Auditing and Super
Using the Expenses of the Senate, for the
esslon OF 1872, respectfully submit the fol
owing report:
The expenses of the Senate, arranged IN
er their appropriate headings, are as fol