New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-17

read az having been reported urfavoc-
ably by the Committee on Judiciary. being
unconstitutional.
On motion of Mr. Anderson the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. l29, an act for the relief Of
John Lewis. of the city of New Orleans,
reported by the Committee on Unfinished
Business, recommending it's reference to the
Committee on Claims, was taken ue and
read.
On motion OF Mr. Sypher the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Barber was speaking to the merits of
the bill, when Mr.. Butler made the point Of
order that the bill had already been re-
ferred to the Committee on elaine, and
was not before the Senate.
The President declared the point Of order
we'll taken.
House bill No LAG, an act for the relief Of
Mrs. Lizzie C. Gallup, reported by the Con
mittee on Unfinished Business, recommend
ing it's reference to tho Committee On
Claims, was taken up and read.
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Senate bill No. II, an act to organize and
incorporate Board of Health of the State
Of Louisiana, was taken up and read.
On motion of Mr.. Barber, the bill was In
definitely postponed.
Senate bill No. 40, to incorporate tho
North Louisiana Bayou Improvement ana
Navigation Company, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Barber. tho bill was in
definitely postponed
ACTION On RESOLUTIONS LYING ovAR,
CALLED UP.
BY Mr.. Ingraham:
Eesoleed. That the Senators from the
Metropolitan Police District shall constitute
q committee to examine and investigate
the affairs of the Metropolitan Police.
Ordered to lie on the table.
The following resolution was taken up:
Resolved, That the committee on Metro
politan Police be authorized to send for
persons and papers, and to administer
oaths.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, the resolu-
ton was indefinitely postponed.
The following resolution was taken up.
Reso!eed, That the Secretary shall supply
to members Of the Senate bills ordered
printed as soon as priGted copies are re-
ceived BY him.
On motion Of Mr. Harris. the resolution
was laid on the table.
The following resolution was taken up:
BY Mr.. Weber:
Kesotred, That a special committee of
three OF the Senate be appointed by the
President to proceed as coon 81 practicable
to visit the Insane Asylum at Jackson,
Louisiana, to examine the books and re-
cords thereof aud the records relating
thereto in the Office of the State Treasurer
or elsewhere, aud general managemrn mt Of
said asylum, with power to send for persons
and papers, and report to this body the re-
suit of their investigation, by bill or other
wise.
On motion of Mr.. Harris, the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Charita-
bic Institutions.
Mr.. Harris moved that all resolutions aRd
all motions looking to appointments Of
special committees be referred to their ap-
propriate standing committees, withou. de-
bate.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
adopted the motion by tho following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Alexander, Barber, Bat.
Ter, Burch, Brewster, Crawford, Daigke,
Greene. Harris. E. +. Herwig, Harper.
Masicot. Svpher. Stamps, Thomas, Weber,
Wharton, Whirney-l9.
Nays-Blunt, Crawford, Kelso, Pollard.
Rey-5.
BY Mr. Burch:
Resolrcd, That no special committees shall
be appointed which shall in any manner in
teriere with the standing commit ees, but
this resolution shall in no manner relate to
the creation of joint special committees.
On motion of Mr.. Burch. the resolution
was ordered to lie on the table.
BY Mr. Burch:
Resolre1. That the Committee on Charita-
BILE lIsritutions he instruct d to proceed at
an early day to visit the Insane Asy lam, At
Jackson, +" examine the books and records
thereof relating thereto in tho office of the
State Treasurer or else where and general
management of eaid asylum, with power to
send for papers and persons, and report to
this body the result Ut their investigation
by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Harris tho resolution
BILE Institutions.
The following resolution was taken up:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
BY AIR. Paris of Orleans:
Resolved BY the House and Senate con
curing, that joint committee composed Of
three members of the House Of Rrpresen
tatives and two members Of the senate %
appointed for the purpose Of investigating
the acts Of all the offie, rs of the First Dis
trict Court for the parish OF Orleaus.
Mr.. ChadbOnrn moved to include the
Superior District Court Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Brewster moved to lay the amend
ment on the tabled.
Tabled.
Mr.. Harris made the point of order thst
under the rule just adopted by this motion
the proper disposition Of the concurrent
resolution was it's reference to the Cam
mittee on judiciary.
Mr.. Burch made the point of order tbst
the rule did not apply to concurrent resolu-
tons.
The President desired to obtain the sense
of the Senate upon the question, whereupsn
Mr.. Barber moved that the Senate 80 COR
strue the rule under the motion of Nh
Harris as not to include Joint and concur
rent resolutions.
Mr. Har ris moved to commit to the Ju
dietary Committee.
Mr.. Barber moved to lay the motion 70
commit on the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
veted to lay the motion on tho table by tbs
following vote:
Yeas-Bal Der, ckburn, Blnnt, Bursb,
ChadbOurn. g. een+. Mxsicot, Pollard, Rey,
Stamps, Twitcheil-ll,
Nays-Anderson. Alexander. Brewstsy,