New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-15

| oognte0n hundred and 60v0nty:nv0, and OF
the independence of the United States tho
ninety ninth.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
By the Governor:
p. G. DEsLONDE.
| Secretary of State.
| At .l2 III. the Senate was called to order
by the Hon. c. G. Antoine, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor of the State and President of the
Senate.
The roll of the Senate having been called.
showed the following:
Present-Messrs Allan, Anderson, Black
burn. Blunt, Breaux. Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chadbourn, Crozier, Detiege, Eustis. Ola,
Kelly. Mascot. Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven. Twitchell, Weber, White,
| Wharton, Whitney, 1Oung-3l.
| Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Dumont, Her
wig, Landry, Sypher-5.
The President announced that there was
. quorum present
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Tarlton.
The foregoing proclamati6h 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 Ills 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 tho pres.
| ent extra session.
Mr.. Burch moved to amend by adding the
words until other wise ordered"
The amendment was adopted.
Tho motion us amended was adopted.
Mr.. Grover moved that committee of
seven be appointed by the President to re-
port a get OF rules for the use of the Senate.
Two Senators called for the yeas and
| nays.
The Senate refused to adopt the resolu'
| ton by the following vote:
Yeas-Chadbourn, Eustis, George. Greene,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Steven. Wharton,
Weber. White, Whitney, loung-l3.
Nays Anderson. Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burch. Cage, Crozier, Detiege,
Dumon., Ola. Harper. herwig. Kelso. Lam
dry, Macot, Pollard, Stamps T witchell-l9.
acknowledgements. Blackburn, Sypher.
Robertson.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives notified the Senate that the House
was duly organized and ready for business.
Mr.. Allan submitted certain petitions
from the parishes Of iberville and West
Baton Rouge.
Lie over.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
Resolred, That there shall be appoin ted
by the President Of the Senate committee
| to be known as the Committee On Unfinished
Business, to whom shall b. referred all
Senate and House bills remaining over from
| the last session.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
Resolred, That the President OF the Senate
be authorized and Is hereby requested to
appoint w. H. Green as reading clerk.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Young:
ResOlred, That q committee, to be COM
posed of three members Of the Senate. be
appointed by the President of the Senate to
examine the books of the Senate Commit
tee on Supervising and Auditing Accounts
Of the last session of the Senate, and the
committee SO appointed shall make de-
tailed statement of all vouchers issued by
the Senate Committee on Supervising and
Auditing Accounts for the last session Of
the Senate, and shall report the same to
this body within five days from the passage
of this resolution.
Lies over.
Mr.. Burch moved that the present officers
and employees of this Senate be retained
until otherwise ordered or elected.
Adopted.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the Pr esident
ed to appoint committee on unfinished
businesses. and that all bills now before the
Senate be referred to said committee.
Adopted.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the President
be and he is hereby authorized to appoint
stenographer as official reporter of the
Senate.
On call of the yeas aud nays by two
Senators the motion was adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Allan. Breaux. Burch.
Brewster, Cage. Crozier, Eustis, Ola, Har-
per, Herwig. Kelly. kelso, Pollard, Steven,
Weber, Whitney, White, Wharton, Young
30.
Nays-Blackburn, Blunt, Chadbourn, Du-
mont, George, Greene, Grover. Masicot,
Ogden, Stamps, Twitchell-ll.
acknowledgements. Detiege, Landry,
Robertson Sypher-5.
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 Anderson, Allan. Blunt.
ChadbOurn, Deteige, Dumont. George,
Harper, Kelly, Kelso, Landry, Ogden, Pol~I
lard, Robertson, Stamps, Twitchell, White,
Wharton, Whitney-2i.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Breaux, Ems
tbs, Gla, Greene, Grover, Herwig. Mascot,
Steven, Sypher, Weber, Young-l2.
The President announced quorum pres
ent.
THE GOVERNOR.
STATE or LOUISIANA, . |
Executive Department. ,
New Orleans, April IA, 1873. |
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
return without my approval an act |
originating in the Senate amending the |
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