New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-06
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
OF THE
@TATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.

Twesty-sixth Days Session.
SENATE CHAxsER,
New Orleans February 4. 1875.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournmen
and was called to order by the Hon. C.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President of the Senate.
Tho Senators were % follows at roll call
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Allan, Brewster, Burch, Cage, Crozier
Detiege, Dumont, Greene, Harper, Ola
Herwig, Kelso, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher
Whitney, Young-l9.
Absent - Messrs. Blackburn, Breaux,
Blunt. Chadbourn, Eustis, George, Grover
Kelly, Landry, Mascot. Ogden. Robert
son, Steven, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton,
White-l7.
The Presiaent announced quorum
present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal of yesterdays proceedings.
On the motion of Mr.. Young, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
Tho same was corrected and approved.
HOUSE o. REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February 4, 1885,
10 tho Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House refuses to concur in
the Senate amendments to House bill No.
~ 1.-THE appropriation bill and that the
following named gentlemen have been sp-
pointed q committee of conference on the
part of the House, viz: j. s. Mathews,
chairman, and Messrs. Stewart, of Tensas;
Pierson, of Nstchltcches; Triplet, of East
BATON Rouge, and Demas, of st. John the
Baptist, to confer with . similar committee
on the part of the Senate.
Very respectfully, etc.
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
rent, aud called up the message OF the
House relative to House bill No. 20.
Mr.. Wharton moved that q committee of
i've be appointed by the President, to act
with the committee of the House in con-
ference upon the Senate amendments Of
House bill No. 20, at this time.
Adopted.
The President named the following COM
mittee of conference on House bill No. 90:
Mr.. Wharton, chairman, and Messrs. Al
lain, Chadbourn, Cage and Herwig.
Mr.. Burch raised question of privilege,
and indicated an article in this days
Pcoy,tne. rejecting upon the Senate, di-
rectly duplicating the members Thereof of
which he is member.
The article was read.
Mr.. Burch denied that he was within any
ring, or that any such charge applied to
him.
MIR. Cage took up the question and con-
tended that it was beneath the notice of
Senators to notice such articles, and was
inclined to pass such charges by with silent |
Nc. Detiege took up the question also,
and denied that he belonged to any star |
chamber or majority of the Senate.
Mr.. Greene made the point of order that |
tho Senator could not intimate that Sem
ators belonged to star chamber, as was
alleged in the article, under the pretense of |
the Senators.
The Chair sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Detiege explained that he was reply
ing to the allegations.
Mr.. Allan submitted the following priv.
legged motion:
move, Is grave charges have been made
through the medium OF the New Orleans
Rcayxne affecting the dignity and char
lcter of the members composing the Senate
# the State of. Louisiana; therefore, that .
,pecial committee of three members be sp-
,ointed by the President of the Senate to
the alleged charges, and shall
nave power to send for persons and papers,
lad shall report to this body the result of
heir investigation.
After being duly seconded the motion was
adopted.
The President appointed Messrs. Allan
Wharton and Cage IS the committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee ON Railroads and Inter.
Wi Improvements submitted the following
eports:,
COMMITTEE ON RArLRoADs AND IsrsRSAL)
New Olleans- February 3, 1875.
% the Honorable Presidk-wand Members Of tho
senate
Your Committee on Railroads and Inter
nj improvements, to whom was referred
euate bill No. Sc, incorporating the New
IrIeaus. Great Western and Pacific Rail-
cad Company, report unfavorably, for the
eaaon that it revivee ol0 bankrupt COM
Iaujes and does not give, IN the opinion Of
sur committee, sufficient guarantees for
he completion of said road.
Respectfully submitted,
Lies over. .
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS. AAp Is.x
New Orleans, February ., lS's)
~, x,.ror.h,a Presideut and Members Of the
vnrroo.rm;ttea To whom was referred