New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-24

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we'll taken, and tina. the resolution was or
first reading.
Mr.. Twitchell appealed trom the decision
| of the Chair.
Mr.. Allan moved TO table the appeal.
Two Senators called for the yeas and
nays OF tabling the appeal.
The Senate refused to table the appeal by
the following vote:
! Yeas-Alexander,A Anderson. Allan, Black.
burn, Chadbourn, Eustis, George, GOode,
Greene, Kelly, Ogden, Steven, White-l3
! Nays-Blunt, Breaux, Brewster. Burch,
Cage. Detiege, Ola, Harper, Herwig, Kelso,
| Weber, Whitney, Young-lS.
Absent and not voting-DumOnt. Grover.
Robertson, Sypher, Wharton.
The question then required upon the mo
ton Of appea. from the decision of the
| Chair.
On the cal! OF the yeas and nays, the
Senate refused to sustain the ruling OF the
Chair, by the following vote:
Yeas Blackburn. Chadbourr, Eustis,
George, Greene: Kelly, Ogden, Steven,
White, Ioung-l0.
Nays - Alexander Allan, Anderson,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Detiege, Ola, Goode, Harper, Herwig. Kelso,
Landry, Mascot. Pollard, Stamps, witch
ell. Weber, Whitney-2l.
Absent and not voting-Dumont, Grover,
Robertson, Sypher, WHARTON.
Mr.. Wharton, in the chair, declared that
the Chair had not been sustained, and the
motion of Mr.. Twitchell was in order, to
adopt the bill on it's second reading.
Nho
The main question was ordered on call Of
the yeas and nays by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander Anderson, Brewster,
Blunt, Breaux. Bunch, Cage, Chadbourn,
Detiege, Ola, Harper, Herwig, kelso, Ian
Twitchell, Weber. Whitney, Young-22.
Nays-Allain, Blackburn, Eustis George,
Greene. Kelly, Steven, Sypher. Wharton,
White-10
Absent and no, voting-Dumont, Grover,
Goode, Robertson.
The Senate voted to adopt the Joint resO-
luton on it's second reading, as House
bill.
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. Alexander, Allan, An
derson, Black burn. Blunt Breaux, Brewster,
Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege, DnmOnt,
Eustis, George, Greene. Grover. Goode,
lard, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, Whitney, Young-I.
Absent-Messrs. Ola. Landry, Mascot,
Stamps, White.
Mr.. Wharton, III the chair. declared
quorum present.
Mr.. Twitchell called. up the following:
House bill No. rs, a joint resolution
changing the venue u the case OF the State
against Alex Newton. row pending in the
Superior Criminal Court for the parish of
Orleans, for the crime OF murder, to the
Fourth District Court for the parish of st.
John the Baptist, and directing the per
Torrance By certain officers of certain acts
in consequence of said change of venue.
The bill was read the first tune.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four tifths vote, the bill was read the sec
ond time, and on call Of the yeas and nays
adopted on second reading.
Yeas Alexander, Anderson. Allan,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chadborrn, Detege, Dumont. Greene, Har-
per, Herwig. Mascot. Pollard, Sypher,
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whitney.
Young-2:t.
MASSACHUSETTS. George, Goode. Grover,
Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, White.
Absent and not voting--blackburp. Ola,
Kelso, Landry, Stamps.
Mr.. Twitchen moved that tie bill be
fixed for tomorrow after reading the
journal.
Adopted.
Mr.. White made ILe point OF order that
the bill under consideration did not come
within the perview OF the subject matter of
the Governors proclamation, taking pre-
ference of other matter. That such Hues-
ton could not be decided without a reading
of the bill before further action.
Mr.. Wharton, IN tie chair, ruled that the
point was not well taken. That preference
bills might be called 10 take the place of this
If fixed, upon simple motion of any Senator
Mr.. Ogden moved to take up the report
of the Committee Oh Judiciary on Senate
bill No. %, entitled an act 10 amend act
Nc. 3 of 1877.
Mr.. Ogden moved 70 adop: :,e report Of
the committee.
Adopted.
The bill w as ordered 10 he engTossed.
The cOnstitu tional yule was suspended by
a four-tiths vote, the bill read the third
time, and finally passed, title adopted
IMPEA CHMEST RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Wharton obtained unanimous con
sent to offer the following resolution:
WHEREAS Articles of Impeachment have
been presented to the Senate, on the part of
the House of Representatives, alleging that |
Charles Clinton, Auditor of Public Ac |
counts of the State Of Louisiana, Is guilty |
of high crm and mlsdeIneanors III office; |
be it
Resoircd, That the Senate OF the State Of |
Louisiana now resolve itself into a High |
Court of Impeachment, and that the presid- |
ing officer of the Senate notify the Chief |
Justice or the senior associate Judge OF the |
Supreme Court OF the acton OF the Senate. |
Adopted.
Mr. Wharton moved that the President |
of the Senate appoint q committee OF three |
members of the Senate who shall proceed |
to and inform the House OF Representa-
lives that the Senate has resolved itself into |
4 High Court OF Impeachment for the trial
of Charles Clinton, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts. charged by tie House OF Repre-
sentatives with nigh crimes and nisde.
meanors, and tia. The Senate will advise
the House Of Reprssel tativee OF al orders |
taken in the premises.
The motion az a privileged question was
adopted.
The President appointed sIessrs. Whar-