New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-15
THE hxTkA SESSION.
Senate.


senate.
In accordance With the proclamation o
Governor Kellogg calling the General Az
sembly together in extra session on th'
fourteenth instant, the Senate met yester
day at twelve O'Clock ~, and was callet
to order by Lieutenant Governor Antoine
The roll was called and thirty one Senator
being present the proceedings of the Senat'
were commenced with prayer by the Rev
Mr.. Tarlton. The proclamation of the Gov
ernor calling the General Assembly together
in extra session was then read by the Secre
tary. On motion Of Senator Allan, the
Secretary was authorized to inform thu
House thak the Senate was organized ant
ready to proceed to business.
On motion Of Senator Whitney q com
mittee Of three was appointed to wait or
the Governor and inform him Of the or
ganization of the Senate.
The President appointed Senators Whit
ney. Cage and White. The committee re
tired, and returning in a few minutes re-
ported, through Senator Whitney, that the
object of their mission hsd been fulfilled
and that the Governor had informed the
committee that he would eend in his veto
messages in q short time. On motion oi
Senator Twitchell the rules regulating the
regular eession were adopted until other
wise provided.
Senator Grover moved that COMMITTEES
of seven be appointed to revise the rules Of
the Senate. The yeas and nays were
called on this motion, and it was lost by q
vote of ls nays to l3 yeas.
A communication from the Governor was
received vetoing the new city charter bill
The message was read and, on motion Of
Senator Stamps, made the special order Of
the day for next Friday at one o'clock.
A message from tho House Informed the
Senate that that body was organized and
ready to proceed to business.
Senator Anderson introduced . resolution
authorizing tho President of the Senate to
appoint short hand reporter of the debat-s
Of the Senate. The resolution was opposed
by Senator Stamps aud others. The yeas
and nays were called on the adoption of the
resolution, and it was adopted by 20 yeas
to IL nays.
Senator Allan presented certain petitions
from citizens of the parishes Of Iberville
and West Baton Rouge which lie over under
the rules.
Senator Whitney introduced resolution
authorizing the President Of the Senate to
appoint q committee, to. be known as the
Committee on Unfinished Business, to
whom shall be referred all Senate and
House bills remaining over from the last
session. The same Senator also introduced
Q resolution authorizing the President OF
the Senate to appoint reading clerk. Both
resolutions were ordered to lie over under
the rules.
Senator Young introduced a resolution
authoring the appointment Of a committee
Of three to investigate the books Of the
Senate Committee on Supervising and
Accounts of the last session of the
Senate, etc. 1t was ordered to lie over un-
der the rules.
On motion of Sepator Burch, the present
officers of the Senate we're retained until
otherwise ordered.
Senator Anderson introduced q resolution,
which was adopted, authorizing the appoint.
nent of Committee on Unfinished Busi.
hess; and ordering that all bills now before
The Senate be referred'to said committee.
A message was received from the Gov
,rnor vetoiog the acts of the last I.egisla-
ure making Mardi Gras and the fourth of
March legal holidays.
The Governors veto of these bills was
by the Senate.
A communication from the Governor was
cad vetolng an act originating in the
;enate entitled an act to legalize the in
lebtedness of the Charity Hospital Of New
orleans, and the Insane Asylum of jackson.
The Governor deems it unnecessary to pass
n act to legalize legal debt, and for that
pecial order of the day for today at one
clock.
The Senate adjourned to meet today at |
, NJ.
House Of Representatives.
The hall of the House of Representatives |
'as early crowded with members and other
people, and the corridors of the
tate House we're filed.
At ten minutes of noon the Sergeant-at-
rms gave the usual order "all out" but
, many strangers were left that many
embers were deprived of seats. At that
ho t01 nd u
veral who we're there on business were
by other gentlemen who were
ere from curiosity. Mr.. Gair. the Ser
did his best to clear the
BILE, but accomplished little.
At twelve precisely the gavel of Speaker
ahn called the House to order.
Speaker Hahn said: The House will come
order. All persons who are not entitled
be upon the floor of the House will please
outside the bar. Gentlemen will stop
,oking. The sergeant alarms will please
ford the members chairs.
After an interval when quiet was OBJ
med Speaker Hahn directed tie clerk to |
I'd the proclamation Of Governor Kellogg
ling the extra session.
Mr.. Sartain desired to know if it were not
oper to first call the roll, and was told by
= Speaker that the first thing was to know
y they met.
Chief Clerk vigers then read the proclaim
on.
The roll was then called, sixty-one mem
70 answering to their names.
speaker Hahn then announced that some
ubers were sworn in after the adjourn
mt of the regular session and read their
mes. Il
dr. w. w. Carloss, of Webster, arose
1 said that at this time he desired to de-