New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-26

Whereas, No ofacial information of an
character whatever has come to the know
edge of this General Assembly, so direotl
affected by the contemplated compromise
as to the truth, nature or intents OF sal
proposed compromise; therefore. be it
Resofred, That the Governor of this Stat
be requested to transmit to this Senate, q
his earliest convenience, all informatiO
within his possession bearing on the subjec
OF said proposed compromises; be it furthe
RcSolred, That the President of the Senat
be requested to forward a copy of thes
resolutions to his Excellency William Pit
Kellogg, over his signature as President G
the Senate, and properly attested BY tn
Secretary of the same.
| On motion of Mr.. Burch the Senate rule
were suspended.
The resolution was taken up and finall
adopted.
MIR. Burch introduced the following reso
luton:
Resolred, That that portion of the specia
message of Governor William p. Kellogg
transmitted to the Senate yesterday, Feb
ruary %, recommending that a committee
| be appointed to consult with the city
auth critics as to what further measures o
relief are required, be referred to Il com
mlttes of five, to be appointed by the Presi
dent of the Senate, with power to act.
Lies over.
RESOLUTIONS CALLED UP.
! Mr.. Weber, by unanimous consent, calles
| up the following:
Res0lved, That the President of the Sen
ate shall appoint a committee, to consist OF
Elk members OF the Senate, one from each
| congressional district, to be known as the
omnibus committee, to whom all House
bills shall be referred.
Mr.. Cage made the point of order that the
creation of this special committee conflicts
with the rules of the Senate wherein it pro.
vides that no special committee. can be
appointed to perform the duties OF any
standing committee.
The President did not sustain the point of
order.
Mr.. Stamps moved to indefinitely post
pone the resolution.
The President ordered the special order
of the day to be taken up.
Mr.. Burch moved to postpone the special
order Of the day.
Mr.. Breaux moved to table the motion.
The Senate refused to table.
The special order Of the day was then
postponed for five minutes.
The President declared that the question
then required on the motion to indefinitely
postpone Mr.. Weber's resolution.
The previous question was moved.
Main question was ordered.
Theresolution was then postponed indefl-
nitely.
Mr.. Burch moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and moved to lay that motion
on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Brewster called for the special order
OF the day, it being the following entitled
bill, which was taken up for final passage,
Senate bill No. "a, to be entitled an act to
amend the constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
On call of the yeas and nays the following
Senators were present and voted as follows:
Yeas = Anderson, Allan. Blackburn,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chadbourn, Crozier, Deteige. ella, Harper,
ton. Whitney-l9
Nays-KsIso, Landry, Masicot pung-4
Absent - Alexander, Dumonl Eustis.
George, Greene. Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher, White |
-I3.
Two-thirds of all the Senators not voting
to adopt, Mr.. Burch moved the constitu-
tional amendment be laid upon the table |
subject to call.
So ordered.
Senate bill No. !, an act to suspend the |
collection of taxes on oyertiowed lands for |
ne years 1873 and 1874, also a special order, |
vas taken up.
Mr.. Blunt moved the bill be indefinitely |
postponed.
Mr.. Young moved to table the motion to
postpone indefinitely.
Messrs. Breaux and Brewster called for
he yeas and nays.
The Senate voted to table the motion to
postpone indefinitely by the following vote:
Ieas-Anderson, Allan, Breaux, Brew
ter, Deteige. Dunont, Gla, Harper, Herwig,
lelso, Landry, Pollard, Sypher, Wharton,
Weber, Young-i6.
Nays -Aexander, Blackburn, Blunt,
'urcb, Cage. Chadbourn, Crozier, Greene. |
lamps, Whitney-lO.
Absent-Eustis. George, Grover, Kelly,
1asicOt, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Twitch-
il, White-10.
Mr.. Young moved to recommit to the
Committee On Finance, with instructions
II the committee to report by bill under
peration of the previous question.
The Senate voted to recommit
Mr.. Harper called up the following Senate
ill No. 80, to be entitled an act granting
} A. j. jones, of the parish Of Caddo, his
eirs and assigns, the privilege of keeping
ferry or tell bridge across Bayou Pierre,
or near IFS mouth.
The bill was on second reading.
On motion of Mr. Harper the bill was |
'dered to be engrossed
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four iifths vote, the bill was read the third
NE and passed, and the title adopted.
Mr. Herwig called up the report of the ,
on Auditing and Supervising
e Expenses of the Senate, submitted yes
rday, and asked that the same be read.
While the report was being read, MIR.
'hitney obtained consent of the Senate to t
spense With further reading of the lengthy l.
port. q
MIR. Herwig moved to adopt the report of
e committee.
Mr.. Burch sent to tie Secretary's desk r
rtiticate from the Auditor of Public Ac- v
UNITS. b
While the same was being read, Mr.. j
haron made the point Of order that the
-tifcate of the Auditor Of Public Accounts
as not german to the question of the
option Of the report Of the committee.
MIR. Anderson. in the chair, decided the Il
lint well takon-,bat the certificate could | D