New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-06
THE LEGISLATCRE ESEEKUAN
Senate.

by Lieutenant Governor C. C. Antoine. The
roll was called and tho following Senators
we're fouslo to be present:
Massrs Alexander, Barber, Relden
Blackburn Blunt, Bovee, Brewster, Butler
Burch, Crawford, Cage, Chadbourn, Harris
Harper, E. f. Herwig, Ingraham, helso
NJ as 4icot. Pollard. Rey, Stamps. Sypher
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton. Whitney-2b
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev DR.. Thomp
son.
were appointed committee to inform the
House OF the organization Of the Senate.
Senators Brewster aud Burch were ap
pointed committee to act with a like com
mttee from the House, to inform the Gov
ernor that both houses had organizedo
4 recess was taken until the committees
returned When Mr.. Barber moved for
executive sessions
The Senate remained in executive session
about one hour.
The regular business was then proceeded
wi, h, and the election of officers of the Sen
ate, under act No. II Of 1871, was taken up
During this proceeding the private secre
tary of the Governor brought in the annual
message of Governor Kellogg whicls wa
| laid over subject to GALE
The following officers were efecteG'
Secretary, T. Z. Bechtel; assistant Secre
| tary, We II. Green; minute clerk, Cs Z
Packard: assistant minute clerks Thomat
| Reber; sergeant-at-arms; William Mutford
assistant sergeant alarms, John Mason
doorkeeper. Alfred Henleys messenger
Philip Perrin.
The Governors message was then read
| referred to special committee of five
spread on the minutes aud 1000 copies or
dered to be printedo
A communication from 4. W. Mcdonald
| who contests the seat OF Senator Black
| burn, was referred to the Committee or
| Elections
Senator Harris offered q Joins resolution
20 relation 60 Hons 2. B. S. Pinchback
| United States Senator elect.
Under suspension of the rules, the Join
| resolution was passed by a vote Of % TO ]
Senator Blackburn voting against 1t.
Several veto. messages of tho Governor
| wese read. Among them the act incor
| poratin. the city of NatchitochesS extend
| ing time 20 che Mobile and Chattanooga
railroads exemptins two hundred and fifty
dollars WORTH Of sropestr from seizure fol
| debt, s5ee
The Seva.s s'.ea ssiosrneS aa'.: - dst
at !. sIe
eChe HGuses
=. AZ fifteen minutes past twelve Speaker
Lowell called tse House to orders
Tie rotl was then called by Chief Clerk
Vigers and eighty-two members answered
to their names. The clerk announced q
quorum p.ese..s The chaplaia offered
prayeno
Tho Speakes announced thas twa 1nem
bers cf the House were present who had
not taken the cath and proposed to adu5 m
ister lie
1t was then announces flas a COMMITTEE
from the Senate wsth 4, snessage sS the
House was presense
Senator Barber chairman OF the commit
:es srom the Senate. announced tha. tHe
Senate was oSganis.l 80: seade TO :proeDe q
20 business.
Speaker Lowe's .n ;,rmeS she House that
swo other Representatives. whose credens
tsals had beeA receises by the Clerk from
the Secretar.e Of ..at.s were read, 10 yes
cefye the oatho
Messrs. Danfes i.:s. .: 81. flames: HoSer:
t. Carr, of De $3.50. and We Fs Moreeand
and Thomas Price, of Claiborne, then aio
vSnced to the front of the Speakers chair
The Speaker commenced to administer
the oath. and had about half completed the
ceremony, when Mr. Souer objestedo
Mre Lowell refused to EstenB - the objeca
ticn, as it was too late, and Mr.. Souer de-
cided to file aproteste The Speaker finished
administering the oaebs and she members
took their seatse
The organizat'oIs % the House being
complete, Messrs. 5 rrtain. sewell, Tureaud,
Dumont and HarrA we're appointed com
Tittee TO wait on the Senate end enform
them of the facte
Messrso Montaldo ana Soues again pro-
tested against tho admission of the mem.
bers who were sworn in, the former on the
ground that two of them had been acting
with the meeting at Odd Fellows Hale
.Nrs Souer sea! the protest he desired
tst. Speases to srdee entered on the rlino
utess
MIR. Lowell: .eHhseH % so order. stating
That is was not according to the facts. The
admission of these gentlemen was strictly
according to rule, and precisely as MEN,
Der had been admitted at the last session.
ever since the organization Of the House.
The certificates had been furnished by the
Secretary of Static The clerk was COM
PEELED to receive them, and the Chair was
obliged to administer the oath. The gen.
tleman from Avoyelles had interrupted the
administration of the oath. 1t was then
too late. A different action might have
been taken if the objection had been sooner
raised. He would order any protest any
member chose to offer spread on the min
utes, provided it was sn accordance with
the facts.
Mr. Sartain, chairman, of the committee
ts notify the Senate of the organization OF
the House, reported the Senate in executive
session.
The Speaker called Mr.. Mathews, Of Tens
sas, to the chairs
Senators Brewster and Durch arrived
from the Senate with a message to the effect
that they were appointed members of
Joint committee from the Senate to notify
Governor Kellogg of the organization of
the Legislature and its readiness to proceed
to business.
Messrs. Murrell, Of Madison, Benham,
Heffner, kirkham and Elliot were ap