New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-21
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY q 1874

i by ur. DdrUer.
House bill No. so, to amend an act
incorporate the town of Plaquemine, paris
of Iberville, approved February 20, 1867.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended b
a four-tifths vote, the bill read the secon
time, and referred to the Committee on Coz
porations.
By Mr.. Barber:
House bill No. 50, authorizing session
of parish courts at any time for the trial 9
criminal cases in certain instances.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspende
by a four-ffths vote, the bill read tn
second time and referred to the Commute
on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Barber:
House bill No. l26. for the relief of Justil
Brouat.
Mr.. Harris moved to table the bill.
On call of the roll the Senate refused Z,
table by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Blackburn. Bovee
| Brewster. Harris, Harper-6.
Nays-Barber, Burch. Butler, Chadbourn
Crawford, Detiege, Glaudin, Ingraham
kelso, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Swazie
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whitney-l7.
| Mr.. Blunt moved that the rules be sus
pended. and demanded the. previous ques
| ton.
The main question was then ordered.
On call of the yeas aud nays the Senate
refused to suspend the rules, four-ifths
not voting in the affirmative:
Yeas-Barber, Belden, Bovee, Brewster.
| Burch, Detiege, Glaudin. E. F. Herwig
| Ingraham, Kelso, Rey. Sypher. Swaizie
| Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-l7
Nays-Anderson, Blackburn, Blunt
Greene, Harris, Harper. Stamps.
By Mr.. Twitchell:
House bill No. ia, to legalize the official
| acts of William McNeely, as parish Judge
of the parish Of Sabine, and for other pur-
poses.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Mr. Brewster:
House bill No. los, joint resolution to
limit the charge for inspecting and sealing
coal boxes used as measure for coal by
coal dealers on the Mississippi river.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four ffths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Com
nerce and Manufactures.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
House bill No. y, an act to amend al act
TO give new charter to The town Of Thibo-
daux.
The bill was read the fret time
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-ifths vote, the bill read the Sec
ond time and referred to the Committee
on Corporations.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
House bill No. "a, an act TO authorize
Onesiphore Verdun TO change his pame TO
Ernest Verdun.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
a four-ffths vote. the bill read the sec.
ond time and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Harris called for executive session.
Mr.. Burch made the point of order tina,
the call for executive session could not be
called more than once on one bill.
The Chair sustained the point, as fact,
but that rule did not apply, as this was the
first time the executive session had been
called while the present bill was pending.
Mr.. Wharton made the point Of order
that the call for executive session should
be in form Of motion, and put to the Sen
ate for adoption, and quoted rule sixteen.
The President did not sustain the point
Of order, as it had always been held that
it was the right Of any two Senators, if by
them deemed necessary. to call for execu-
tive session; that the Senate Chamber
should be cleared without a vote OF the
Senate.
The Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised the
members answered to their
names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber. Belden, !
Blunt, Bovee. Brewster. Burch, Butler,
ChadbOurn, Crawford, Detiege, Greene,
ilaudin, Harris, Harper, E. F. Herwig, In.
graham. Kelso, Pollard, Stamps. Sypher, |
Swazie. Twitchell. Weber, Wharton. Whit
ley-26.
Mr.. Sypher. in the chair. announced a !
quorum present.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris the Senate voted |
o adjourn.
Mr.. Sypher. in the chair, then announced
hat the Senate stood adjourned until Fri. I
lay, February 20. 1874. at II A. M.
P. E. BECHTEL.
Secretary of the Senate.