New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-15

committee of three inem bers be appointe
TO Inform the Senate of it's action, ond II
quest that body to meet the House in join
session. tomorrow, for the purpose Of CON
pairing journals relative thereto.
Carried.
And the chair appointed Messre. Lowell
Of Jefferson: Dickenson. Of ST. James. ant
Randall. of ConcOrdia, accordingly.
The President: announced that the Hon
P. b. S. pinchbacb had received
eighteen votes from iwenty-tbree member
present IN the Senate. and tfty-six rote'
from tiftv-six members present in thu
House. making on joint ballot seventy-foul
votes from the seventy.nine members pres
! election. He declared Hon. r. i. S.
! Pinchback had received NOR. than ma
jority OF tia votes Of the members present
and Wa. duly elected the United States
Senator from this State to serve the sepa..
orial term ending March 4. A. u. 1879.
On motion OF Mr.. Lowell IA member o!
the House; it was ordered that his Excel.
lency the Governor of the State be officially
notified OF the proceedings Of the Senate
and Ho.se Of Representatives in separate
and Joint session. in relation to the election
Of the Hon. P. e. S. P.nchs.c,s al United
States Senator.
Tho President Of the Senate directed the
Senate to return to the Senate chamber,
REGULAR SESSION.
The President called ths Senate to order
in the Senate Chamber. and directed the
Secretary to call the roll:
Tbs following Senators answered to their
names:
Nessrs. Alexander. Anderson, Alien.
blackburn. Blunt. BreaUx. Brewster, Burch.
Cage. Chadbourn. Crozler, Detiege. Greene.
Harper. kelso, Landry, Masicot, Pollard.
Stamps. Twitche!i, Weber. Wharton. Whit.
ney. IOung-9i.
TIE President announced Quorum
preseat and called for
NOTICES OF HII;s.
by Mr.. Weber:
OF a bill! entitled an act to amend :hs
charter Of the town of ST. F.ancisyilIe. in
the parish of West Feliclaua.
Also. Of q bill to amend an act entitled
an act to establish an insane asylum. and to
regulate the same. approved March Is. 1855.
l16l Revised Statutes. and also to amend
act No. 50 in relation thereto, approved
March IL. 1874.
Also. Of bill entitled an act to compel |
planters and others to take out and nav a
license for furnishing supplies or selling
foods Of any kind or nature. and to provide
or the manner of collectin. same.
INTRODUCTION OF JOINT s,.soLur,ose.
by Mr.. Burch:
Resolred. That a joint special COMMITTEES.
0 consist Of two from the Senate and three
rom the House. be appointed by their re.
pective presiding officers. to Investigate |
neither there is bona tide agricultural I
nd mechanical college, under act No. I25
the session Of 1874. and whether said
lstitution is In keeping with the act of
Congress-. session Of 1861. and subsequent
and that said Joint special
'mmlt:ee have power to send for persons
nd papers. and to administe. oaths.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Stamps:
a Joint resolution requesting the con .res.
Dnal committee on Louisiana affairs to
sit New Orleans.
On motion Of Mr.. Stamps. tao resolution
IS read the fret time By unanimous con.
ut.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four'fifths vote, and the JOINT resolution I
ls read the second tins.
Tbs constitutional ruls was again Gus.
nded. the joint resolution read the third 9
ne. and finally passed. will, its title to
nd as stated.
By Mr.. Weber:
Resolred. That whereas, eight Senator'S u
titled to seats in the Senate, and fifty | =.
mbers in the House of Representatives,
ve failed to attend the sessions of our r--
'ctlve Houses, and have absented theu- | O.
yes without cause or consent from either | \,
use, ia violation Of the constitution Of =,
State and the rules Of on. respective IL
lies: therefore, be it OF
tesolred, That Joint committee of eight
N bers be appointed, three by the Presi. =
It OF the Senate and five by the Speaker - =,
the House of Representatives, whose z
y 1t shall DO to ascertain it said members re
g any legal cause or reasons for absent. i;
themselves from fheI: respective posts !
lutY without the consent OF the Senate |
House Of Representatives,. in violation ~
he constitution Of this State and the N
IS In such cases made and provided for: .,
said committee report the result of ~
= investigation in writing three days an
u and after the passage OF this resoiu. to
> tri
les o;er. IN
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
: Mr.. Cage, by unanimous consent: Of
. bill to be entitled an act to relieve til,
layers Of the Incorporated town Of tri