New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-05
VOLUME TIII-NO.
asssMBLINC OF THE LEGIsIATURE.
Senatca

sSSHMBL1NG OE TIKI LkG1SlsATURE
seuates
SVitnia $s.s minutes OF swelve O'Clock
yesterday s. b1rge number of Senators ap
Eeared and took their seats. Shortly after
ward Lieutenant Governor Antoine took
ais seat and called Che Senate to order and
instructed the Secretary to call the roll
Seventeen Of The Senators holding over An
gwese&s 90 eheiS names The names of the
bewlr e!ecteS saembefs were ehen called
and tis1ses oresens were requested bs the
e'rcsideas 60 come Coward and be sworn in
@ quorurS being prssest short prayeg was
RENDERED
Mr.. Bre1SssSs GsSsea ghas she House be
informed that Che Senate vas organized.
Mr. Sypher raised % point of order. He
thought the Senate uot organized until it
had elected % secretary and such other off.
GERS as wore aesesssry 10 eonduct its pro
ceediDgs.
The Presidens hee;SsG the point wall
taken, and the Senate, on motion, proceeded
to the election tdf ;ts oAicers, which resulted
- follows:
e 60 r. e. eBechtel seSreterys :. 4. Green,
& Aenistsnt secretary; G. C. Packard, minute
elerk; AlpLonse DeBlanc, assistant minute
clerk; William Mulford, sergeant-at-arms;
William Mercer, assistant sergeant-at arms;
sF nSns Renfro, doorkeeper; John Marks,
D@etant doorkeeper; D. P. C.. Hill, chief
eefoaing clerk. They were sworn in.
The following is the roll of Senator's:
- =. B Alexander. T. C. Anderson, w. j.
6kburn, Raford Blunt, o. H. Brewster,
E. Detiege, Allen Greene, Will
sAAn Harper, L. +. Herwig, G. Y. Kelso, j.
A. lsstnot, Curtis Pollard, T. B. Stamps,
Z. L. Weber, w. w. Whar-
baes +. Whitney, T. T. Allan, John E.
Eenmx j. Henri Burch, r. H. Chadbourn,
soars Crozier. Andrew Dumont, j. B.
1 - J. A. Gla, J.. H. Grover, A. B.
tGc, J. w. Kelly. Pierre Landry, II. D.
IN, WA. Robertson, w. Steven, H. NJ.
9hell, e. D. White, David Young.
Following Senators did not answer
III:
D. Eustis, J. II. Grover, A.. B. George,
elIy, H. d. Ogden. w. A. Robert
gon, &. %. White.
- elected Sens natoy present were
|IlI - - &sS, %fs<
y; fD Secretary was instructed
House Of tho organization of
IA lent into executive
- ttd 3 recess for an hour,
= &af n called the Senate
Y "a stated that in con.
- would move that the
y = 1hfther recess of thirty min
I'D ting this motion Lieutenant
&s4eQnRnaeS Sklains informed the Senate that
10y desired to make q report of
70 the House.
Bechtel then stated that he had
rcd to obtain admission to the
Id 6ut found it in such an uproar,
kv3 on to state Of revolution, that ie
apostolic for him to enter and make
Ion known.
II. 6tamps' motion foS recess Of thirty !
Miantes was then put and carried
On resssembiing, Q number of veto ines
cages were read from the Governor. They
viii be found in the official proceedings Of |
the Senate.
On motion % Mr.. Chadbours, sae seto
messages were made the special order of |
the day for Thursday next st one o'clock.
OA motion of Mr.. Chsdbourn, the Secfe-
tarS was instructed 30 inform Che Aouse Of )
the organization Of the Senate.
ON inoties 81 Er. Burch . committee Of
ssso fro.s Siv Senate vas appointed by the
S%lais, 10 join - colnMttee Of che House, to (
essi: s,,ea .fs Governor and inform him of
che organ .aticn Ut che General Assembly,
aim coti5 Dc received.
:iessrs. Burcs and Ai.xsndsT were ap.
pointed SAID committee.
On m.lio:, OF Ne. Breystee Che rulas of
she pas: session were adopted, to be Used
until new :a'es yeys promulgated by the
Senate.
On motion OF Mr.. Brewster the Chair was
authorized TO appoint special committee
on rules, consisting of i've members.
Mr.. Herwig offered the following resOlu
zion:
Resoitcd. That a Joint committee of five
De appointed, to consist of two members of
the Senate TO be appointed by the Presi- {
dent, and three members Of the House to be ;
appointed b. the Speaker to examine the
books and accounts of the Auditor of Public
Accounts and the State Treasurer. in com. 1
pliance with sections l540 and 1852 Of the =
Revised Statutes. /,
Tho resolution was ordered to lie over !.
under the rules.
A committee OF three, headed by Mr..
Lowell, informed the Senate that the =.
House had organized by electing Michael :
Hahn Speaker and William Vigers Clerk. -
A committee was appointed to act with !.
= similar committee. on the part Of the
Mouse, to inform the Governor that the
Legislature was organized and ready to re-
eeive any communication he might have to
make it.
On motion of FIR Blackburn, the Presi-
dent of the Senate was authorized to ap-
poins she aecessar.: aamber Of assistant =
~
.he Gsvsrnor's annual message was then : :.
received and ordered 10 be read. It will :
be found printed IN anoshes portion OF the :,
isEPyBL,CAx. =,
On motion o; 81. chadbourn 200 ccpies OF v
tae message were ordered to be printed, -
On molten of Mrs Stamps ehe sergeant-at. ~
Zrns was distracted 80 furnish seats in the =.
obbv :or the acconmoda.!on Of visitors, -"
T::e Seaa:. :is.a s.yonsaed un:i! :s-isy :.
Il ,w:;y. a'c!ec:. H.
:iense Of Representatives. ~,