New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-10
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Fifth Days Session.

Fifth Days Session.
SRAATB CHABDKR,
New Orleans, January 9, 1878. 5
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. c. G.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President OF the Senate.
The following Senators answered to their
names;
Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Allen,
Blunt, Blackburn, Brewster, Burch, Chad
bourn, Crozier, Detiege, Greene, Ola, Har-
per, Herwig, Kelso, Landry, Pollard,
Twitchell, Weber-l9.
The President announced that there was
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced reading the
journal
On motion of Mr.. Blunt the further read
ing of the journal was dispensed with, the
same corrected and approved.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Blunt:
persons who shall be guilty of discharging
firearms in any city or town in this State.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By MIR. Weber:
An act to repeal sections ll7S, ll79, EGO
and 276I of Rays Revised Statutes, ap-
proved March IA, 1870, creating the Office of
parish attorney and district attorney, pro
tempore, and all laws on the subject mat
ter; also, to provide for the manner OF up.
pOintment of district attorney, pro tempore,
throughout the parishes in the State, the
parish OF Orleans excepted, defining their
duties. term of Office, and to prohibit the
police juries to employ additional attorneys
and counselors at law where the parish Is
interested.
The bill was read the first time.
On motion OF Mr.. Weber, the constitu-
tional rule was suspended by four-ffths
vote, and the bill referred to the Judiciary
Committee when appointed.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
| By Mr.. ChadbOurn:
| Resolved, That the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts be requested to report to the Senate,
at IS early day as possible, the names of
tax collectors throughout the State who
| have returned delinquent tax lists, ana the
| amount thereof in each parish; ALSO list
poll tax throughout the State, or only a
part thereof, the total amount Of poll
| tax collected in the years 1871, 1872, 1873
and 1874; also, the amount not collected in
said years.
Lies over.
BY Mr. Chadbourn:
Resolred, That the Sch. ,tors from the
Metropolitan Police Distric shall oOnsti.
tute q committee to examine and lnvestl-
gate the affairs OF the AetrOI ,litan Police
Commissioners.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Weber:
Resolred, That Joint committee of five
members be appointed, TO consist of two
members of the Senate, to be appointed by
the President, and three members of the
House, to be appointed by the Speaker,
who are specially instructed and directed to
| ascertain the amount of cash received and
disbursed during the years 1873 and 1874 by
the Auditor and Treasurer, by whom the
cash was paid in the treasury, to whom
paid, by whom paid in, and for what pur
pose out. That said committee be and is
hereby specially instructed and directed tC
ascertain in what manner the cash has beer
and is paid out of the treasury, and If un
lust and illegal preferences have not beer
made and are not given to State creditors
to the great prejudice of others. That said
; joint committee have full access to anC
through all books. papers, vouchers aaC
other documents in the Auditors auC
Treasurer's offices, and that they report thu
result of their investigation in writing
, twenty days from aud after the passage O
this resolution.
Lies over.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Chadbourn called up the following
f Joint resolution on third reading:
A Joint resolution creating committee o
r examiners of the books of the funding
! board, with power to send for persons AM
papers.
MT. Weber offered the following amend
ment to be added to the section:
l. Strike out the words 1.-TWO members
and insert "fOur."
{ Q Strike out the words "three members
1 | and insert seven and add the tollOWin
words TO the first section:
THAT said committee be and is hereb
specially instructed and directed to ascel
Q tain what warrants, bonds or claims nav
t been funded. the amount, for whom, an
the nature thereof; that a clerk of one {
l. the standing committees of the House {
}, Representatives or Senate be employed
8 and that said committee report the resu
of their investigation in writing twent
) days from and after the passage OF tn
| EcHbIuilOh'
+. Mr.. Brewster moved that the joint resoll
s ton be laid on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays by two Sel
% at0rs the Senate voted to lay the resoiutio
is on the table by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Allah
Blackburn. Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Or
zier, Ola. Greene, Harper, HerWig, hels
u MasieOt, Pollard, YOung-l6.
lie Nays-Blunt, Chadbourn, Detleg
D. Weber,.
Mr.. Landry, in pursuance OF mott
ic given on Thursday, called up bill to
d entitled ian act authorizing the attorR
l." for the town of Donaldsonville, LOuisiar
Ia to institute suit to declare forfeited cha
We ter granted by the General Assembly, und
act No. 16, extra session of 1870" with t
~ veto of the Governor attached thereto, a
g. moved that the vote taken on Thursday
OK reconsidered,
g Mr.. Young made the following point
ID order: That reconsideration could not
u in order on sustaining the Governors VI
ty after a vote had been announced.
The President called the Senator'S att
ton to rule twenty-seven and caused
same to be read.
TO The President ruled that the minu
showed that Mr.. Landry had given not
that he would move reconsideration
day. The minutes also show that Mr.. l.
5n- 5rv ,yotad with the maturity and has clea