New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-29

CESS in this State.
BY Mr.. Stamps:
An act for the relief of Benjamin Camp
bell and his minor child, Estelle E. Camp
bell.
by Mr.. Belden:
An act relative to interest.
Also, an act entitled an act for the relief
OF Charles Burch.
BY Mr. Anderson:
81 a bill to be entitled an act to compen.
ssate Thomas Lynne. clerk of the late Eighth
District Court for the parish of Orleans.
and George P. Fernald, late clerk of the
Fourth District Court for the parish of Or.
geaps.
ALSO, bill to repeal all laws regulating
conventional interest
Also, an act explanatory OF the fifteenth
Paragraph of the first section OF act Nc a..
approved March s. 1872.
s'y Mr. Mascot:
An act relative to criminal proceedings
By NJ. Ingraham:
An act to change the name Of BENJAMIN
Cohen Cassllon to benjamin Cohen DaSilya
ssbenators
Also, au act 20 amend and re.enacc sec.
Sion eighteen of an act entitled "an act rela-
ave to- arimina! proceedings. approved
March 81. 1858
Also, 70 establish criminal district cou1
Cot she parish OF Orleans, fog the purpose
Si establishing its jurisdiction, and for the
purpose of appointing Judge and clerk
shegeo.. and assistant district attorney.
sNTEopUcI;oS Or BILLS ACCORDING 10
PREVIOUS SoTyCB
g. M. Weber:
An ac. for the relief Of john Hancucs.
BY Mr.. Wharton:
An act to amend an act entitled an act 70
establish an insane asylum. and 10 regulate
she same. approved March Is. 1855.
Also, an act for the relief of Mrs. Amelia
f.chard, OF the parish of Iberville.
Also, an act to amend and re-enact sec.
sion Il79 of Rays Revised Statutes.
Lies over.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION.
Mr.. TwitcheIl offered the following reso-
sution:
ResoIued, That Z. F. Herwig, chairman of
the Committee on Auditing and Supervising
the Expenses of the Senate be and is here
by authorized to issue and sign certificates
OF. the Senate last appropriation of last ses'
sion for the pay of members, contestants,
and contingent expenses OF last session.
Lies over.
ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Bovee called the following Gesolu.
Zion:
That on tomorrow he will move to change
rule forty-three, increasing the Committee
ON Charitable Institutions from five to seven
members.
The resolution was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Burch called up the report on Senate
bill No. ga
The President decided that the bill was
ordered to third reading and was not in
order under the call
Mr.. Stamps called up the resolution in.
troduced by Mr. Belden, as follows:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of
Louisiana at its session of the twenty-sec-
ond of January. 1873, and in the contested
election case of Calhoun We. Alexander,
from the twenty fourth senatorial district
OF this State, did, by its action. confirm the
report of the Committee on Elections dis
missing said contest; and whereas, the said
Alexander was confirmed in his seat as
Senator from said senatorial district; be it
Res0ired, That the action of the Senate
was not intended to deprive in any way
other candidate of the right of contest
who could bring himself within the prOvi-
sions of the law, but was intended as a
tinality in reference to Calhoun alone.
The resolution was read.
NJ. Stamps moved that the resolution be
adopted.
Mr.. Blunt moved that the resolution be
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Swaizie made the point Of order that
action looking to the adoption of the resolu-
ton was out of order, until the Senate re
yersed its action in confirming Mr. Alexan-
der in his seat.
The President decided the point well
taken.
Mr.. Whitney having yielded the floor to
Mr.. Wharton, Mr.. Masicot made the point
OF order that Mr.. Wharton had not the floor
to make a speech, from the fact that he had
not obtained it under the rules.
The Chair decided the point not well
taken; as such yielding from one to another
was usual and parliamentary.
Mr.. Wharton moved the previous ques'
ton on the motion to postpone.
The main question was ordered.
On call of thelyeas and nays the resolu.
ton was indefinitely postponed.
Yeas-Blackburn Blunt, Bovee, Brew
stcr. Crawford. Greene, +. +. Herwig, Har.
per. kelso. Pollard. Swaizie. Sypher.
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whitney-l6.
Nays--Anderson. Barber. Belden. Butler.
Burch. Cage, Chadbourn. Daigle. Harris.
Jngrahan. Mascot. Rey. Stamps, Thomas
..!i.
Mr.. Butler. by unanimous consent. called
up House bill No. 81. an act for the relief of
Mrs. w. p. Noble. and for other purposes.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-tifths vote. the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Claims.
While Mr.. Butler was on the floor. Mr..
Brewster moved to reconsider the vote
taken on the postpOnement OF the resolu.
ton. and moved to lay that on the table.
Nj Burch called for division of the
question.
The Chair. decided both motions out of
order while Mr.. Butler had the floor.
Mr.. Butler having yielded the floor,
the Chair decided that the motion to lay
on the table should be first put.
Nn motion of Mr.. Butler duly seconded.
Ii. Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the