New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-19
SENATE,


Present - Messrs Alexander, Allan
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch
Ola, Greene, Harper, Herwig, helso, Lam
dry, MasicOt, Pollard, Stamps, TWitchell
Weber, Whitney, YOung-25.
Absent--AndersOn, Eustis, George, Ogden
Grover, Kelly, Robertson, Stevens, SYpher
Wharton, White-ll.
The President announced that there wa
aquorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. Whitney requested the President tt
enforce rule fifty-three.
The President requested the Sergeant,at
Arms to enforce rule ifty-three.
Mr.. Greene raised question of privilege
and read from the report of the Congress
sional Committee concerning himself ant
family, and explained at length how ant
wherein the committee had misrepresented
himself and family.
Mr.. Blunt also raised question of priv
Congressional Committee was incorrect
concerning certain parties in his senatorial
district by the name of Boult,
The Secretary commenced reading the
journal.
On motion of Mr. Young the further read.
ing of the journal was dispensed with, and
the journal corrected and approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Weber:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an
act entitled an act to establish an insane
asylum and to regulate the same, approved
March Is, 1856 (I76l Revised Ststutes), and
also to amend an act in reference thereto
approved March u, 1874.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote of the members present.
The bill was read the second time, and
referred to Committee on, Charitable Insti-
tutions, when appointed.
Also, by Mr.. Weber, bill, to be entitled
an act to amend an act entitled an act to
incorporate the town of st. Francisville, in
the parish of West Feliciana.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four. ffths affirmative vote, the bill was
read the second time, and referred to the
Committee On Corporations, when appointed
Also by Mr.. Weber:
A bill to be entitled an act to compel farm
ers and other persons to take out and pay a
license for furnishing supplies or selling
goods, liquors, or merchandise of whatever
kind or nature, and to provide for the man.
ner of assessing and collecting the same.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by fOur-ffths vote, the bill read the sec
ond time, and referred to the Committee on
Finance when appointed.
By Mr.. Dumont:
A bill to be entitled an act to pay to the
fifth justice Of the peace salary in lieu of
costs in eriminalcases and to authorize for
one clerk at asalary, and providing for the
payment of the same.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was Suspended
by fonr-ftths vote and the bill read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary when appointed.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Brewster:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
the constitution of State of Louisiana, pro.
hibiting the chartering or establishment Of
monopolies by the General Assembly.
Also, of an act to amend the constitution
of the State of Louisiana limiting the ex-
penses Of the General Assembly.
By Mr.. Greene:
OF bill to be entitled an act to reduce
the fees of district attorney, clerks and
sherifs of the parish of Orleans.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Weber called up the following con-
current resolution:
Resolved, That whereas, eight Senators
entitled TO seats in the Senate, and fifty
members in the House of Representatives,
have failed to attend the sessions of our tn
epeetive Houses, and have absented them
selves without cause or consent from either
House, In violation of the constitution of
the State and the rules Of our respective
bodies; therefore, be it
ResOIDed, That q joint committee of eight
members be appointed, three by the Presi |
dent Of the Senate and five by the Speaker
Of the House of Representatives, whose
duty it shall be to ascertain If said members
have any legal cause or reasons for absent
ing themselves from their respective posts |
of duty without the consent OF the Senate |
and House Of Representatives, in violation |
of the constitution of this State and the |
rules in such cases made and provided for;
that said committee report the result Of
their investigation in writing three days
from and after the passage Of this resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Weber moved that the resolution be
til next Tuesday at one o'clock,
and made the special order of the day.
Mr.. Cage moved to lay the whole subject
matter on the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays by two SEN
atOrs, the Senate was & tie, being 10 yeas
ard 10 nays, az follows.
Yeas-AlIain, Cage, CrOzier, Detiege, Du-
mont, Harper, KelsO, Pollard, Stamps,
Nays-BIunt, Breaux, Burch, Greene,
Landry. Masioot, Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
con. VFhitney-fO.
Xhssnf-Aiexander, Anderson, Black.
burn, Brewster, ChadbouFn, Eustis, George,
Ola, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden,
Robertson, Stevens, Sypher. White-l6.
The President gave the casting vote 10
tho negative, and tho moti0n was lost.
The President declared the motion to
postpone he resolution till next Tuesday in
order.
The &onefe goted to postpone, By the
adoption Of q Wsber's motion as above.
on notiun s. aIr whitney the Precedent
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