New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-26

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| College. They have lately-a large number
of the alumni in this city-respecttully asked
| that the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
| lege be given to their alma mater; and petit
| lions to the same effect have come in from
| a large number of the best citizens Of New
Orleans, and from several of the country
parishes, with petitions from some twenty
parishes, now IN my possession. and yet to
| be presented.
Iclaim. then, that it is the wish OF the
| people OF Louisiana that the Agricultural
| and Mechanical College be united to the
State University. and that the joint school
be located in Baton Rouge. But make a
! bran new school of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, and put it at Monroe or
in New Orleans, or elsewhere. and fifteen
! years may not see 1t with such a handsome
scientific outfit, the work of donation as we'll
| as purchase, and with such host of alumni
| and devoted friends as the State University
has today.
Every consideration of reason and feeling
and gratitude seems TO point to the union of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
| with the State University. and making a
| strong joint school that must in time do
infinite good to Louisiana-to all her citi-
zens of every class and color. rather than
establish one more puny little college at
Monroe or elsewhere. and have our State
remain under the reproach OF having no
institution of learning worthy the name Of
college or university.
J. HENRI BURCH.
Lies over.
Mr.. Burch called up the special order Of
| the day. it being House bill No. Jap. an act
to divide the State Of Louisiana into six
congressional districts.
On motion OF Mr.. Burch the biz was
taken under consideration section by sec.
! ton.
The first section was read.
On motion of Mr.. Burch the first section
was ordered to be reread, "district' item
by item. with a view to the adoption Of
each item separately.
The first item was read and adopted.
The second item was read.
Mr.. Barber moved to strike on. the word
three" in line eighteen.
Mr.. Detiege moved to table .ie motion to
strike out.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted TO table the motion to strike GU. by
the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander. Belien. Blunt. Bovee,
| Brewster. Butler, Chadbourn. Detiege,
Greene, Harper, E. +. Herwig. Ingraham,
kelso, Rey, Sypher, Swaizie. Twitchell,
/ Weber, Wharton, Whitney-20.
Nays-Barber, Blackburn, Burcl, Cage.
Glaudin. Harris. Pollard, Stamps-S.
Mr.. Detiege moved that the item con.
corning the first congressional district be
adopted, and moved the previous question.
| The previous question was put, which
was. ''Shall the pending motion be ordered
to be put now, as announced by the Presi-
| dent!"
! The main question was ordered, and the
| item relating to the frs: congressional dis.
| trict was adopted.
! The item relating to the SECOND congress.
sional district was read.
Mr.. Wharton made the following; po.n. OF
| order:
That the main question having been Or.
dered, it carried with Is the necessity Of the
| immediate action of the Senate upon the
entire bill, the main question being to con.
slider the bill item by item concerning the
| several ngressional districts.
The Presidcn. did not sustain the point
| OF order. declaring that the main question
was the motion of Mr.. Deteige, which was
to adopt the item relative TO tho first con.
gressional district. The whole bill was not
before the Senate az g question. for the rea.
son that the Senate had ordered tina: the
several items relative to the several districts
be acted upon separately. The previous
question is the question for the Senate to
decide. whether immediate action shall be
taken. first upon seconding. and then upon
the main question pending.
The order Cor immediate action was e..
tended to the adoption Of the item.
Mr.. Barber moved tina; the bill be recon-.
nitted to the Commute, on Appcc:ion.
ment.
Mr.. Bovee moved to table ;ic mo:icr TO
recommit.
On call Of the yeas and nays tho Senate
voted to lay the motion on the table.
Yeas-Alexander. Anderson. Belden. 10.
wee, Brewster. Burch, Chadbourn. Craw.
ford, Detiege. Greene, Harper. L. +. Her.
wig. kelso. Rey. Stamps. Svpher. Swaizie.
Thomas. Tvitche!l, Weber. Wharton. Whit.
ney-2.
Nays-Barber. Blunt. Giaudin. Harris,
lngrahan. Polla1d-G.
On motion of Mr.. Bo-ee. under order o.
the previous question, the item relative to
the second congressional! Gis:ric: was
adopted.
The item relative TO tie th:..! con gras.
sional district was read.
On motion OF Mr.. Burcl.. under order Of
the previous question. the item relating to
no +l,i -; vii soS
The item relative to tho fourth congres.
sional district was read.
On motion Of Mr.. Euccn. and Oh call Of
the yeas and nays. after tho main question
had been ordered, the item relative to the
fourth distric: was adopted BY the follow.
ing vote:
Yeas--A'exartisr. Anderson. Blunt, Bel.
Gen. Bovee. Brewster. Burci. Ora wford,
Detiege. Greene. Harper. T.. +. Uerwig.
kelso. Pollard. Eey. Stamps. Sypher. Swat.
zie. Twi.chell. Weber. Wharton. Whit. !
uev-22.
Nays-Barhe:. Batter. Cage, G.auiin,
Harris. ln.raham. Ihcmas--7.
The item relative % tAe ti::l coz :,ess;ora;
Gi-tric. w.s real.
o. motion 'f " whine: the item 1a:a- |
1--WE 90 I'll" :i.s!l congressional district, after !
the ,na;n question ii been ordered. was 4!
adopted.
The item relative :" tia sixth coz :,es.
k!onsi district. wa.reat!.
On.mo'ion o. NJ. Burci,. a';.: tbs main !
question la! beer orGe:ed. tho ::eu. aio.e. |.
said ".s adopted.
GA motion 0: 9.r. Ea.:.or he Se:a:. w... |!
into executive session,
Executive session havi.- :ce., raised.