New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-20
By Mr.. Wharton:

l Oy AT w udELOu-
Resosced, That no special committees
shall be appointed which shall in any man
ner interfere with the duties of any stand
ing committee, but this resolution shall il
no manner relate to the creation OF join
special committees.
Lies over.
| ADJOURNMENT REFUSED.
| Mr.. Chadbourn moved to adjourn.
On being duly seconded, and on call OF thu
yeas and nays by two Senators, the Senate
refused to adjourn By the following vote:
| Yeas-Alexander, Anderson. Brewster
| Gage, Chadbourn, Dumont, MasicOt, Stamps
! Sypher, Twitchell. Wharton, Whitney-l2
| Nays-Allain, Blunt, Breaux, Burch
| Crczer. Detiege, Ola, Greene. Harper
Absent - Blackburn. Eustis, George
Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson
Stevens, White-l0.
On motion Of two Senators the Senate
went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
following Senators answered to their names:
Present-Messrs Alexander. Anderson.
Allan, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch,
Cage, Crozier Detiege. Dumont, CHA,
Greene, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Landry,
Pollard, Sypher. Twitchell, Wharton, Whit
ney, Young-23.
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn, Chadbourn.
Eustis, George. Grover, Kelly, Mascot,
Ogden, Robertson, Stamps, Stevens, Weber,
White-l3.
The President announced a quorum
present.
Mr.. Breaux offered the following motion:
Imove that the committee appointed to
investigate the Board of Levee Commits
siOners and the Louisiana Levee Company
be and are hereby specially requested to
ascertain the amount of cash received by
the Levee Company, the number of cubic
yards of levee built and the amount paid
therefore; that committee report the result
of these investigations ten days from and
after the passage of these resolutions.
Nj. Cage moved to postpone the consid-
GRAFTON of the motion till tomorrow, after
reading the minutes.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
voted to postpone by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Burch. Cage, Chad
bourn, Crozier, Detiege, Dumont. Greene,
Harper, Herwig, Mascot. Pollard, Stamps,
TWitchell. Whitney, YOung-l6.
kays-Blunt. Breaux, Ola, Landry, Sy-
phsr. Weber, Wharton-7.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, Black
burn, Brewster. Eustis, George, Grover,
Kelly, Kelso, Ogden, Robertson, Stevens,
White-l3.
The President declared the motion post
poned.
Mr.. Wharton asked for unanimous con-
sent to take up resolution offered by him |
this morning. as above. relative to special |
Unanimous consent was obtained and tne |
resolution taken mp.
Mr.. Wharton moved to adopt the resola- |
ton.
On call of the yeas and nays by two
Senators, the Senate voted to adopt the |
resolution by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Burch, Cage,
Crozier, Detiege. Greene, Har-
per, Landry, Masicot, Pollard, Stamps,
Sypher. Twitchell, Wharton, Whitney-17.
Nays-Biunt, Breaux, Weber. Young-4.
Absent ALEXANDER, Black burn, Brew.
ster, Dumont. Eustis, George, ella. Grover,
Herwig, Kelly, kelso, Ogden, Robertson,
Stevens. White-I5.
Mr.. Wharton moved to reconsider the
7ote just taken, and moved to lay that
notion on the table.
The motion to lay On the table was
ldopted.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved that the vote taken
by which the following resslu-
ion, offered by Mr.. Whitney. was adopted,
'e reconsidered
Resolped, That special committee of
hree be appointed by the President of the
enate, who, when appointed. shall pro-
eed at once to an investigation of the
Board of Levee Commissioners and Louisi-
ma Levee Company.
ResOlred, That the committee shall have |
over to send for persons and papers. and
ep0rt by bill or otherwise. The investiga-
ion shall be made without expense to the
tate.
Mr.. Whitney moved to table the motion
!, reconsider.
Mr.. Wharton moved to adj ourn.
Mr.. Detiege made the point of order that
,e motion to table was in order
The President did not sustain the point
order, but put the question Tor adjourn
ent.
On motion Of Mr.. Wharton, as Aforesaid, |
10 Senate voted to adjourn.
The President, in the chair. then an. |
ounoed that the Senate stood adjourned
meet at IL NJ Wednesday, the TWEEN
eth day Of January, A. D. 1875.