New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-21
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1FFiclAl JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
JOURNAL
SENATE,
Thirteenth Days Session.

and President of the Senate.
The Senator's on roll call were as follow
Present = Messrs. Alexander, AlleI
Blunt Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cag'
Chadbourn, Crozier, Detiege, DumoDl
Greene, Harper, Kelso, Masicot, Pollard
Twitchell, Wharton, Whitney, Young-2o.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Blackburn
Eustis, George, Ola, Grover, Herwlg
Kelly. Landry, Ogden, Robertson. stamps
Stevens, Sypher, Weber, White-l6
The President announced that there wa
aquorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read thu
journal.
On motion of Mr.. Young, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with
and the journal corrected and approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Brewster by unanimous consent, in
froduced bill to be entitled an act to au.
rhorize and empower Frederic G. Hudson,
an emanci pated minor, to practice law be-
tore any of the courts OF this State.
The bill was read the first time, the con-
stitutional rule was suspended by a four
fitths vote, the bill was read the second
time, and referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary.
BY Mr.. Stamps:
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for
the government of the city of New Orleans,
and the administration of the affairs there
of, and to repeal act No.. of the General
Assembly of Louisiana, session OF 1870.
Also, DIVIDING for the election Of Alder
men and Assistant Aldermen, Mayor, Ad-
ministrator of Finance, Administrator of
Accounts, City Engineer and City Attorney,
detailing their several duties, and regu-
lating the levy and the abolition Of
licenses and MARRIAGES. the reduction and
the collection OF taxes for said city.
On motion of Mr. Stamps the bill was
read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time and ordered to be printed in
100 copies, and referred to the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs. i
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Greene:
Resolved by the Senate and House of |
Representatives of the State of Louisiana,
That only those members of the Senate and |
House of Representatives who have at |
tended the regular meetings Of the General |
Assembly shall be paid their mileage and |
per diem, AMI then only for the days actually |
serving.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Greene:
:journment Of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, In view of the disturbed and
unsettled condition OF affairs in this State, |
and the poverty and inability of the tax
payers to settle their dues; and
Whereas, The public interest requires
and demands that the expenditures OF the |
present year should be curtailed, and the
rate of taxation greatly reduced; therefore,
BE it resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State of Louis
ANA, that February ), 1875, should be fixed
as the day Of sine die adjournment OF the
General Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana.
Lies over.
Also, by Mr.. Greene:
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
of the State of Louisiana,
That the general appropriation bill for the
year 1873 shall have passed both houses of
The General Assembly on the third of Feb
'uary, 1879, and in a condition to receive
he signature of the Governor.
Lies over. ii
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Hunt: II
Resolved by the Senate in regular session q
Onvened, That each and every member
Who was returned by the Returning Board
nd whose election was officially promul.
ated, and who have been duly sworn in as q
member of this Senate, be and is hereby !
onfirmed in their seats.
Lies over.
by Mr.. Wharton: Ii
Resolrea, That no special committees
hall be appointed which shall in any man :.
er interfere with the duties of any stand
NJ committee, but this resolution shall in n
o manner relate 10 the creation of Joint y
pecial committees. q
Lies over. L
ADJOURNMENT REFUSED. q
Mr.. Chadbourn moved to adjourn.
On being duly seconded, and on call of the
cas- and nays by two Senators, the Senate,
efused to adjourn by the following vote: W
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Brewster,
age, Chadbourn. Dumont, Mascot, Stamps. !,
ypher, Twitchell, Wharton, Whitney-l2. 81
Nays-Allain, Blunt. Breaux, Bureh, h
rozier. Detiege, Ola, Greene. Harper. a,
cleo, Landry, Pollard, Weber. Young-l4, | II
Absent - Blackburn, Eustis. George, Y,
rover, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, -
tevens, White-l0. W
ent into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the in
blowing Senators answered to their names: b
Present--Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, m
lain, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster. Burch,
age. Crozier, Detiege, Dumont, Ola, q,
reene, Harper, Herwig, kelso Landry, :,
Ollard, Sypher, Twtchell, Wharton, Whit tr
ey, Yuung-23. iii
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn, Chadbourn,
ustis, George, Grover, Kelly, Masicot, h,
gdeu, Robertson, Stamps, Stevens, Weber, -
'hite--l3. 70
The President announced a quorum
resent. -.
Mr. Breaux offered the following motion: in
move that the committee appointed to n,
vestgate the Board of Levee Commits 81
oners and the Louisiana Levee Company
and are hereby specially requested to -,
certain the amount of cash received by
g Levee Company, the number of cubic p'
.rds Of levee built, and the amount paid
erefore; that committee report the result CO
these Investigations ten days from and al
ter the adoption of the motion. "
Mr.. Cage moved to postpone the cOnsid- -
alton of the motion till to. morrow, after Iu
aiding the minutes. "
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
,ted to postpone by the following vote: !"
Yeas-ADderson. Burch, Cage, Chad
urn, Crozer, Detiege, DumOnt, Greene, re
arper, Herwig, Mascot, Pollard, Stamps,
. itchell, Whitney, Young-l6. Ri
Nays-Blunt Breaux, Gla. Landry, Sy tie
Ter, Weber, WhartOn-7.