New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-24
SENATE.



Seventeenth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, January 23 1879.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by the Hon. c. e.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President of the Senate.
The Senators on roll call were as follows:
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Chad
bourn, Crozier, Detiege, Dumont, Greene,
Kelso, Masicot Pollard, Twitchell, Whar-
ton, Whitney, Young, Anderson Gia'
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn, Cage, Eustis,
George, Grover, Harper, Herwig, Kelly,
Landry, Ogden, Robertson, Stamps,
Steven, Sypher, White-l5.
The President announced that there was
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
and the journal corrected and approved.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. DumOnt:
OF bill to be entitled an act to further
regulate the jurisdiction Of the Third
Fourth, Fifth. Sixth and Superior District
Courts for the parish of Orleans, and to
regulate the citations of delinquent tax
payers in said parish.
By Mr.. Breaux;
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
eeetion 1878 of the Revised Statutes
Also, of bill to be entitled an act to au-
thorize the issuance of provisional writs on
Sunday and other days of public rest.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Brewster:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the
constitution of Louisiana.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-fifths vote, the bill was read the sec
Ond time, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The following entitled bill and vete mes;
sage came up as special order:
An act entitled an act to incorporate the
Alexandria, Midland and Camden Railway
Company, and to authorize the parishes,
cities and towns on or near the line of said
cOmpany's railway to aid in the construction
thereof
do not think the public interest requires
that this measure should become law.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor.
The question submitted is shall the bill
pass, the veto to the contrary notwithstand
ings
During the debate Mr.. Whitney raised
the point of order that Senator Greene had
spoken already twice on the same bill.
The Chair sustained the point of order
and Mr.. Greene took his seat.
After some further debate Mr.. Greene
moved the previous question.
The President put the question shall the
main question be now putt
The main question was ordered.
The President then put the question,
"Shall the bill pass, the veto to the contrary
notwithstanding
On call of the yeas and nays by two Sem
atora, the Senate refused to pass the bill,
two-thirds not voting ia the affirmative,
as follows:
Yeas-Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Greene,
Twitchell-5.
Nays-Alexander, Allan, Burch, Cage.
C4oNAoA1 DoSaONCt flts5
Harper, Mssicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
Wharton, Whitney, Young-T.
'Absent-Anderson, Blackburn, Eustis,
George, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Kelso,
landry, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Weber,
White-14.
The President declared that the bill had
not passed.
On call of two Senators the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
following Senators answered to their names.
Present-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Crozier,
Detiege, Ola, Greene, Harper, Kelso, Mas
loot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, Whitney Young-2.
Absent--Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Blackburn, Dumont, Eustis, George, Grover,
Herwig, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven, White-l4.
The President announced q quorum
present.
On motion of Mr. Stamps, the Senate
voted to adjourn.
The President, IN the chair, then an
nounced that the Senate stood adjourned to
meet at 10 M. Monday, the twenty-fifth day
of january, A. D. 1875.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.