New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-27

/ the late c. E. Merrill, for the sum of s5ss.
being the amount Of pay and mileage to
which the said c. Merrill would have
| been entitled during the present session.
payable out of the Senate appropriation for
! the present session.
| Lies over.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Stamps moved to take up the follows
ing report lying over, which was read:
COMMITTEE ON CONTESTED ELECTIONS
New Orleans, January "a, 1874
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Contested Elections
in the case of C. j. C. Puckette vs.. Raford
Blunt. from the twenty-secOnd senatorial
district, respectfully report adversely to the
claim OF c. j. G. Puckette, for the reason
that he has not complied with the require.
ments of the law relative to contested elecs
tons.
Your committee therefore recommend
that Raford Blunt be confirmed in his seat
as Senator from the twenty second sena.
torial district, and that c. J. c. Puckette be
paid the same mileage and per diem due or
paid to Hon. RafOrd Blunt, as Senator, to
this date.
Respectfully,
r. B. STAMPS, Chairmare
q. II. BREWSTER,
T. G. ANDERSON,
E. l.. WEBER.
Mr.. Weber moved to adopt the report o.
the Committee on Contested Elections.
Mr.. Butler moved as a substitute that
further consideration of the report be pose
poned till one o'clock
Mr.. Wharton moved to lay the motion os
Mr.. Butler on the table.
Mr.. Butler withdrew the substitute ME
ton.
The question required upon tie motion CO
Mr.. Weber.
Mr. Butler called for the yeas anaS maze
on the motion of Mr.. Weber to adope
On call of the yeas and nays the Sonata
voted to adopt the report by the following
votes
Yeas-Anderson, Alexander, Barber, Bee
den. Blackburn, Bovee, Butler, Burcbo
Brewster Cage, Chadbourn, Crawford
Harper, lngraham, Kelso. Mascot, Pollards
hey, Sypher. Stamps, Thomas Twitchelse
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-229s
Nays-None.
Mr.. Weber moved to reconsider the sots
just taken, and moved to lay that motio.:
the table.
The motioa to lay on tie table was
adopted.
Mr.. Burch moved to take up the repor:
of the Committee on Claims, Senate bill Nc.
IA. for the relief of James McVay and othe.
creditors of the State Universityo Referred
to the Committee on Claims, January .:
Reported favorably. January DE
On motion of Mr, Burch. the Sili .ya.
considered ensrossed and ordered to : thiv.s
reading.
SPECIAL oRDER OF THleDsss
The President announced the time Sts
considering the special order of the dar.
which was the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, From the records of the Stat,
supervisor OF registration office. and from
the facts produced before the Senate Com.
mlttee on Elections, it appears that Emile
Deteige has prima facie right to a seat
in this body from the second senatorial,
district: therefore be it
ReSotred, That Emile Deteige be adj.
mltted to the Senate from the second
senatorial district, to fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration of the term OF
l.. b. ). PInchback; provided, that the
right OF any person to contest for said
seat shall not be impaired
WHEREAS, From the records of the State
supervisor OF registration Office and from
the facts presented to the Senate COMMITTEES
on Elections, it appears that Clement +. =.
Glaudln has priIna facie right to q seat in
this body from the first senatorial district:
therefore be it
Resoiced. That Clement +. Glaudin be
admitted to the Senate from the first sena-
torlal district to ill the vacancy caused by
+ In n 81,
the right OF any claimant to said seat. to
contest for the same, shall net be impaired.
MY Brewster moved to postpone the spe-
cial order Of the day till next Wednesday.
MIR. Barber moved to lay the motion Oh
the table.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to lay the motion on the table.
Ieas-Anderson, Barber Beden, Butles
Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Harris, Ingrahams
Mascot, Rey, Stamps. Thomas-I3.
Nays-Aiexander, Blunt, Bovee, Brews,
ster, Crawford. Daigle, Greene, f. f. Her.
VIZ; Harper, helso, Pollard, Sypher, Twitchs,
ell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-l6.
The question then REQUIRED upon the mcse
ton OF Mro Brewster to postpone the spec
cial order of the day till nexs, WEDNESDAYS.
MR. Harris moved that che Senate 40 nos
adjourn.
On cali of He seas aua nays the sssna:s
voted to adjourn by the following .otes
leas-Anderson, Barber, Belden, BlacSo
burn. Butler, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn.
Dalgle. Harris, 1ngrahamo Masicot. Reg.
Stamps, Thomas-I5.
Nays-Alexander. Blunt, Bovee. Brevss
ster. Crawford, Greene, L. F. Herwi..
harper, Pollard, Sypher, Twitchell, Webe:s
Wharton, Whitney-li.
The President then announced tina. .hs
Senate stood adjourned ahtil Tuesdaye Jan.
uary q, 1874 at II NJ.