New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-05

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dant and the members took their seats'
The President then announced quorum
present. u Mar.
nier. ...o ~
IN motion of Mr.. Burch q committee OF
two of the Senate was appointed oy 'no
chair IN ;oin a committee of the House TO
vait mon the Governor of the State to
inform him of the organization OF the
General Assembly, to the end that any COM
munication from him could be received.
Measrs. Birch and Alexander were ap-
pointed.
On motion of Mr.. Brewster. the rules Of
the mast session were adopted, to be USED
until new rules were promulgated by the
Senate.
Also. ON motion of Mr.. Brewster, the
Chair was auth orized to appoint a special
committee on rules, consisting of five mem
bers.i
Mr. Herwig offered the following resolu-
ton:
41csolrcd, That joint committee OF i've
be appointed, to consist OF two members VI
the Senate. to be appointed by the President,
and three members of the House, TO %
appointed by the Speaker, to examine me
books and accounts of the Auditor OF PUBIC
Accounts and the State Treasurer. in COM
pliance with sections 1910 and 1852 OF the
Revised Statutes.
! Lies over.
Mr.. Blackburn offered the following
motion:
That the President be authorized to ap-
point a necessary number OF assistant
1 sergeantsat-arlns to serve the senate tem-
pOrarily.
| Adopted.
| On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn the Senate
| voted to proceed to the election of the OIL
| GERS of the Senate.
Mr. Chadbourn nominated p. E. Bechtel,
for Secretary of the Senate.
No other nomination being made, the
Senate proceeded by viva voce vote, and
elected P. E. Bechtel, by q vote of all the
members present, for Secretary of the
Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn j. A. Greene
was put in nomination for sssista Mt score
tary, and duly elected by q vote Of all the
members present.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn C. C. Pack.
ard was put in nomination for minute clerk,
and duly elected by vote of all tho mem
bers present.
Oh motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, Alphonse
DeBlanc was put in nomination for assist-
ant minute clerk and duly elected BY Q
vote of all the members present.
I'm af NJ ChoI
Milford was put in nomination for SER
geantat-arms and duly elected by . vote Of
all the members present.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, William
Mercer was put in nomination for assistant
sergeant alarms, and duly elected by a
vote of all the members present.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, Rufus
Renfro was put in nomination for door
keeper, and duly elected BY vote VI all
the members present.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, John Marks |
was put in nomination for assistant door |
keeper, and was duly elected by vote of |
all the members present.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, d. P. C.
Hill was put in nomination for chief enroll |
ing clerk. and duly elected by vote of all |
the members present.
The following officers, to wit: Bechtel, |
Green, Packard, Deblanc, Milford, Mer- |
Ger, Renfro, Marks and Hill, were duly |
sworn in by the President of the Senate,
and at once entered upon the discharge of
their duties for the year 1875.
The Secretary was directed by the Presi
dent to inform the other branch of the Cen
eral Assembly of Louisiana that the Senate
was duly organized and ready to proceed to
business if the other branch, to wit: the
House, was also duly organized.
The Secretary, on returning, reported
that the House had not organized, and was
in no condition to receive his message.
TIE Senate, on motion of Mr.. Chadbourn.
duly seconded, went into executive session,
Executive session having been raised, the
following members answered to their names:
Alexander, Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster,
d 3tiege, Harper, Herwig, Pollard, Stamps. |
Weber, Wharton, Whitney, Allan, Breaux.
Burch. Cbadbourn, Crozier, George. Ian.
dry, Twitchell.
The President announced that there was
. quorum present.
The Secretary reported that he had in
formed the House that the Senate was or
ganized.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,
The following messages from the Gov.
ernor were read:
STATE OF LOUISIANA |
Executive Department |
New Orleans. January 4, 1875
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
l return. with my veto, the follow;nc
bills, originating in the Senate, which have
oeen transmitted to me since it's adiourn. |
hent.
An act authorizing the attorney for the
own OF Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to insti
ute suit to declare forfeited a charter
granted by the General Assembly. nnder
lct No. l6, extra session of 1870. '
An act to amend an act entitled an act IN |
incorporate the town of st. Franc;syilIe. in =
he parish of West Feliciana. 7
An act to incorporate the town of Rev.
lille, parish of Lafayette. .
AN act providing for change of venue in | 5
ases which may be punished by death. and
homicide casee, and authorizng the GRAD q
ury,. in any parish in the State. Drovid;nc q
or the arrest of the persons charged NTH
uch crime, and for paying tho expenses of
ne prosecution thereof, and repeating CO.,
ions 1904 and 1905 of the Revised Stafntes
no exempting the Governor from issn;no
ssue such warrants, J"uso " !
An act to regulate the disbursements If y
aoneys collected by tax collectors undar tha 9
aw on judgments against the several n .n
'hes throughout the State. par'
An act to incorporate the city of Donald.
On, IN the parish Of Ascension, defining the
tha sas providing for the government
ebtedness of the corporation Of E enai m