New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-16
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81 "a OF THE s.a r
FOURTH GENERAL AsSH1f0LY
0TATE OF LOUISIANA

0TATE OF LOUISIANA
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.
First DAYS Session.
SENATE CaAxsKR. J
New Orleans. April IA. 1875.
In pursuance with the following procla-
nation, the members of the Senate, Q
branch of the General Assemblyof Louisi-
ana, met at the Senate Chamber in New
Orleans.
PROCLAMATION By THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LouIsrANA,)
Executive Department, )
New Orleans March ~, 1875.
Whereas, the existing condition of public
affairs presents, in my Judgment, an extra
ordinary occasion within the meaning Of
article sixty -foar of the constitution of the
State, I, William P. Kellogg. Governor of
the State Of Louisiana, BY virtue of the
power in me vested by the constitution and
the laws enacted hereunder, do hereby
convene the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana to meet in extra session. ut the
State House, in the city Of New Orleans, ON
Wednesday, the fourteenth day Of April,
1876, at the hour of twelve o'clock NJ: and
in accordance with act No. ~ of the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Louisiana, approved
February Is, 1870, l hereby indicate ten
days az the length of time for which said
session shall continue, commencing We'd
nesday, April IA, as aforesaid, at the hour of
twelve O'Clock NJ, and ending Saturday,
April "a, at the hour of twelve O'Clock M.
And l do further specify the following
objects of Legislation which shall take pre-
cedence of all other business which may be
brought forward at such extra session:
l. Joint resolution in relation to the adj
justment OF the political difficulties hereto
fore existing in this State.
9. Revenues of the State and the mode of
collecting and disbursing the same
5. Amendment of the funding law with
respect to the number of members compos-
ing the Funding Board and with respect to
the manner of preventing the funding of
illegal obligations OF the State.
4. Revenues, financial condition and gov
eminent of the city of New Orleans.
5. Relief of the commerce of New Or
leans from excessive port charges, fees, etc.
6. To consider the incorporation Of the
Board Of Trade of New Orleans.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
day Of March, in tho year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy.five, and of
the independence Of tho United States the
ninety ninth.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
BY the Governor:
p. G. DEsLONDE,,
Secretary of State.
At T. M. the Senate was called to erder
by the Hon. C. c. Antoine. LIEUTENANT Gov
ernor of the State and President of the
Senate.
The roll of the Senate having been called,
showed the following:
Present-Meesrs. Allan, Anderson, Black
burn. Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chadbourn, Crozier, Detiege, Eustis. Ola,
George, Greene, Grover, Harper, Kelso,
Kelly, Masicot. Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Twitchell, Weber, White,
Wharton, Whitney, YouDg-3l.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, DumOnt, Her
wig, Landry, Sypher-5.
quorum present.
Prayer by the Few. Mr. Tarlton.
The foregoing proclamation was then
read.
On motion of Mr.. Allan, the Secretary
was instructed to inform the House of Rep
resenta.ives that the Senate was organized
and ready for business.
On motion of Mr. Whitney the President
appointed the following Senators, to wit:
Messrs. Whitney, Cage and White, to in
form the Governor of the State of the COM
plete organization of the Senate in extra
session convened. and that the Senate was
ready to receive from him any communica-
ton his excellency might desire to make.
The Senate committee, after waiting upon
the Governor, reported that they attended
to the duties ASST gued them, and that his
excellency informed the Senate that he
would send in his messages hereafter.
Mr.. Twitchell moved to adopt the rules of
the regular session as the rules of the pres
emit extra session.
Mr.. Burch moved to amend by adding the
words until otherwise ordered
The amendment was adopted.
The motion az amended was adopted.
Mr. Grover moved that q committee of
seven be appointed by the President to re-
port set Of rules for the use of the Senate
Two Senators called for the yeas and
nays.
The Senate refused to adopt the resola-
ton by the following vote.
-Chadbourn, Eustis, George, Greene.
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Steven. Wharton. |
Weber, White, Whitney, Young-l3
Nays Anderson, Allan, Blunt, Breaux.
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Crozier, Detiege, |
dry, Maicot. Pollard. Stamps, Twitchell-i9. |
Acknowledgements Blackburn. Sypher. |
The Clerk of the House of Represents ia
ives notified the Senate that the House |
wss duly organized and ready for business
Mr.. Allan submitted certain petitions |
rom the parishes of Iberville and West l
Baton Rouge. -
Lie over.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
Res0lred,, That there shall be appOin ted
" the President of the Senate committee
o be known as the Committee on Unfinished
to whom shall be referred all |
'enate and House bills remaining over from
he last session.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Whitney:
Resolred, That the President OF the Senate
70 authorized and is hereby requested TO
ppoint W. H. Green as reading clerk.
Lies over
By Mr.. Young
ResOlred. That committee, to be COM
'Osed Of three members of the Senate. be
ppOinted by the President of the Senate to
FAMINE the books of the Senate Commit
ee on Supervising and Auditing Accounts
# the last session Of the Senate, and the
Ommittee SO appointed shall make de-
allied statement of all vouchers issued by
he Senate Committee on Supervising and