New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-16
SENATE.


SENATE.
Eighth Day. sessios.
s.sAr. CsAnBKR,
New Orleans, January ~, 1874
The Senate met pursuant to ADJ 'urnmept'
md was called to order by Hon. Z. Y. An
Anime. Lieutenant Governor Of the State and
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
snswered 70 their names:
Nessrs. Anderson. Alexander, Blackburn,
Beldep, Barber. Blunt. Bovee. Burch, put
Ter. Brews,er, Cage, Chadhourn, Cra~Ioid'
Greene, Harris. T. +: h-rw'g;r ;,nhs, I
KelsO, MaeicOt, Key, STAMPS A"''onoA'
Wharton. Whiney-A.
The President announced quorum pres
ent.
PRAYER BY the chaplain.
The reading of the journal Of yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with, and the
josrnal adopted.
PETITIONS AND xEKoRIAIA
Bv Mr. AntersOn:
The petition If 4. M. Graham, contest
ms the eeat Of Senator Allen Greene.
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Confessed
Eections
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
BY Mr.. Anderson, chairman OF the Com
nittee on Judiciary:
e Senate bill No. 2Ol, an act to emancipate
Rbomas II. Franklin, and to authorize and
empower him to practice law before any Of
- courts Of this State.
Report unfavorably, prohibited by article
ll3, CON titutiOn Of 1868
ALSO, 6. nate bill No. IT'S. an act relative
y the trial Of certain suits in which provi
Nsnsl seizures have Issued.
Reported fsvorably.
Also, Senate bill No. l79, an act for the
relief of T. Van Benthuysen and his minor
children.
Reported favorsbly.
Ey Mr.. Barber, chairman of the special
sanmmittee on unfinished business:
tOuuirrxx on UNrslsHxD BusIsNss,
New Orleans ,auua'y H. 1874
Ssthe Honorable President and Aemher' Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Unfinished Business
beg /. ave TO r@pert thu following bils:
Hvuse bills Nos. lag and l29, and ask
1heir reference 10 the Committee I'm
fllsims. and recommend the indefinite
Dostpnne mcnt OF the following bills: Sen
ote bulls Nos. II and 40.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Crawford:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and
ssenact section 9S6 Of the Revised Statutes
II 1870.
BY Mr.. Belden:
Joint resolution addressing out OF Office
Emile H. bert, clerk Of the fifteenth judicial
district court. parish Of Assumption.
BY Mr.. Barber:
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for
taking the census Of the State of Louisiana,
n prescr,be the duties Of the State regis
trar Of voters and Of supervisors and of as
Alstant supervisors Of r. registration.
INTRODUCTION OF BlLlA
BY Mr.. Wharton:
A bill to BE- entitled an act for the relief
= jeremiah Foley. Of tho parish of Iber
Vile.
The bill was read the 6rst time.
Tho constitutional lule was suspended,
Ahe bill was read the second time and re-
Serred to the Committee ON Claims.
ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER. |
On motion Of Mr.. Bnrch, the following f!
ISOLATION was taken up:
ResoFred, That the Committees on Char |
Hable Institutions and P-nitentiary be and |
are hereby instructed to proceed to visit the /
various charitable institutions Of the State |
located at Baton Rouge and Jackson, at a.
early day as practicable, and that one Of !
Ha1.. h. sIn,,
company said cummittees and assist them
n their Investigations
Mr.. Brewster moved to amend by strlk-
Eng ont the following words:
And that one of the clerks Of the Senate
be detailed to accompany said committees
and assist them in their invsstiga ions
Mr.. Burch moved to lay the motion to
sArike out on the table.
On cali Of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to lay the motion on the tn ole by
he following vote:
Yess-Auderson. Barber, Be'drn, Bovee,
Burch, Harris, Harper. lngrsham. Kelso,
Aasicot, Webrr-ll.
Nsys-Al, xandpr. Blunt. Brewster, Cage. I
Crawford. Green, Z. +. Hrrwig. Pollard, |
Rev, Stamps. Twi,chell. Wharton, Whit I
0ey-l3.
l
Qlen to adopt the amendment of MI.
Brewster.
While Mr.. Wharton was discussing the
DIGESTION, Mr.. Burch made the point that
1r. Wharton was out Of order.
Mr.. Harris, in the chair. decided the point
Aot well taken, the question being on tho
notion to adopt. Mr.. Wharton was in
erder and could proceed.
Mr. Brewster Withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Wharton offered the following |
asendment to the body Of the resolution:
Aud that said committee report to the |
oenste within twenty days.
Mr.. 6tsmps moved for the previous ques-
NON.
The main question was ordered.
Tho quest ion recurring on the amer dment
u Mr.. Wharton it was adopted.
The Senate then adopted the resolution
- adopted.
Mr.. Burch moved to reconsider the vote
inst taken, aud subsequently withdrew his
notion.
On motion of Mr.. K. F. Herwig, the
Denate went into executive sessiou.
Executive session having been raised. the
following Ser stors answered 10 their names:
Messrs. Alexander, Barber, B-lden, Black
burn, Blunt, Bovee. Butler, Buroh. Brew
Dter, Cage, ChadbOurD, Crawford, Hnrris.
r. H-rwig. Harper. lpgrshsn, Mssicot,
esy, syphsr, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton.
The President announced quorum pres