New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23
ORLEANS REPUBLICAN,, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2s 1875

present year should be curtailed, and tn,
rate of taxation greatly reduced; therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate and HOus,
of Representatives Of the State of Louis
lana. That February 5. 1875, should be fxet
az the day of sine die adjournment of the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
Mr.. Harper moved to refer the resolution
s to the Committee on s'rsneA"sn' an'
Mr.. Pollard moved to table the whole
subject matter
On call Of the yeas and nays by two Sen
ators, the Senate refused to table the whole
subject matter by the following vote:
Yeas-Blackburn. Burch, Dumont, Gla
Harper, Pollard, Young-7.
Nays-Allain. Blunt, Brewster. Chad
bourn. Cage, Crozier, Detiege, Greene. Her
wig, Masicot, Stamps. Sypher, Weber, Whar'
ton, Whitney-l5.
Acknowledgements, Anderson. Breaux,
Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly, kelso, Ian.
dry, Ogden, Robertson, Stevens, Twitchell,
White-l4.
Mr.. Brewster obtaining the floor, COM
menced to debate the merits Of the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Whitney. raised the point of order
that there was nothing before the Senate
The President did not sustain the point,
as the resolution was not disposed of.
Mr. Burch made the point of order that
the motion to commit was pending.
The President sustained the point of or
der.
Mr.. Blunt moved to amend by instructing
the Committee on Retrenchment and Re-
form to report, by bill or otherwise, what
reform measures they may deem necessary.
Mr.. Sypher raised the point of order that
the motion to commit must be disposed Of
before the motion to amend could be enter
tanned by rule sixteen.
The President decided the amendment
was not german, that the resolution was
the only thing to be referred to the commit
tee, upon which they were to report. That
such instructions are entirely new matter,
and have no relation to the resolution.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mite on Retrenchment and Reform.
The following resolution was taken up
and read:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
of the State Of Louisiana,
That the general appropriation Dill for the
year 1875 shall have passed both houses Of
the General Assembly on the third day of
February, 1875, and in condition to receive
the signature Of the Governor.
On motion Of Mr.. Wharton the resolution
was referred to the Committee OF Finance.
On call of two Senators the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session having been raised the |
Senators answered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan,
Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chad |
oourn, Crozier. Detiege, Dumont, Greene,
Harper, Kelso, Landry, Mascot, Pollard,
stamps. Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
on, Whitney, Young-23.
The following noted as absent:
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Blackburn,
Blunt, Eustis, George, Ola, Grover, Herwig,
Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Stevens, White
The President announced that there was
quorum present.
Special ORDER.
The veto message OF the Governor of
bill entitled an act authorizing the
bAC UO"A VI DOudlUSOuEllle. |
.ouisisna, to institute suit to declare for.
eited charter granted by the General
under act No. 16 extra session of
$40, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps the veto mes.
sge and bill was postponed until next
Wednesday at one o'clock.
OCULAR ORDER-BILLs ON SECOND READING.
The bill to be entitled an act making
precipitation for the general expenses of
le State for the year ending the thirty
rst Jay Of December, A. D. 1875, came up
regular order for a second reading.
The bill was read the second time and
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion OF Mr.. Stamps, the Senate
ted to adjourn.
The President, in the chair, then an
unced that the Senate stood adjourned to
eet at - M. Saturday. the twenty third
y of January, A. d. 1875. a