New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
EoU6TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
or THE
SENATE.
3e0eA QaY's session,

~ l "nu was co'Ao0 u oIutS ny IN0 6lous ~. "
# Antoine. Lieutenant Governor Of the Stat,
a and President Of the Senate.
n The following Senators answered to thei
nance:
!. Messrs. Attain. Blunt. Breaux. Brewster
a Burch. ChadbourD. Crozier. Detiege. Ola
o Greene. Harper, Landry. Masicot, Pollard
!. Stamps, Twitchell. Weber, Wharton
= I Whitney-l9.
The President announced that there wa.
l. quorum present.
b Prayer by the chaplain.
q The Secretary commenced to read the
' journal.
j. On motion Of Mr.. Whitney. the furthe,
!. reading Of the journal was dispensed with,
and the journal corrected and approved.
= MI. Whitney requested the President to
. enforce rule fifty.three.
The President requested tho Sergeant.at.
Arms to enforce rule fifty-three.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Pollard:
Ola bill to be entitled an act to incos.
I porate the town OF Delta.
BY Mr.. Detiege:
! Of bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the census of the State, in accordance
with article twenty Of the constitution Of
the State of Louisiana.
BY Mr.. Landry:
Ola bill to be entitled an act to authorize
the police jury Of the parish of Ascension
60 levy tax upon all taxable property
within the limits of said parish sufficient to
pay laborers employed by said police Jury
to protect the leyees during the high water.
Also, Of bill to be entitled an act for the
better protection OF laborers on plantations
| throughout the State.
! INTRODUCTION OF BILLS By UNANIMOUS con.
BY Mr.. Twi:chell:
! A bill to be entitled an act for the relief
Of Isaac Colman, treasurer Of the board of
school directors for the parish of Bienville,
and c. T. Coleman. surety. and G. A. King,
and N. H. Twitchelf, sureties on the bond
Of II. J. Twitchell, late treasurer Of the
board Of school directors for the parish Of
| Red River.
The bill was read the first time.
! The constitutional rule was suspended BY
a four ffths vote. the bill read the second
time and ordered to be referred to the Com.
mittee on Finance when appointed
INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Blunt, by unanimous consent, intro.
duced the following joint resolution:
WHEREAS, A body of men attempted Co
sake illegal possession of thu legal State
government on The fourth day Of January,
1875, and civil revolution was On the eye of
being inaugurated: and
30 - 80,
the General Assembly illegally took poses. !
sion of the same. and By the prompt and
efficient action Of Lieutenant General P. H. |
SHERIDAN in assuming command of the /
United States troops on the night Of the !
fourth Of January, 1875. the repetition of !
blOodshed, riot aud civil revolution crushed: [
therefore be it
ResoI.ed. That the Senate and House Of |
Representatives OF the General Assembly [
OF the State of Louisiana do indorse the |
prompt and efficient action of Lieutenant |
General P. H. Sheridan in assuming com. I
inand Of the United States troops on tho /
night Of January i. 1875, and by his said
prompt action in SO doing bloodshed and
violence prevented and civil revolution !
and riot crushed.
Resoleed. That W. p. Kellogg, the legal
Governor of Louisiana, forward an official
copy Of this Joint resolution TO the members
Congress of the United States.
Resotoed. That this joint resolution take
eject from its adoption.
The Joint resolution was read the FIRST
time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fourtfths vote aud the Joint resolution
was read the second time.
The Joint resolution was considered en-.
crossed, read the third time and finally
passed, and its title was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Landry:
Resolved, That special committee Of
three be appointed by tho president of this
body. whose duty il shall be to investigate
affairs Of ferry privileges granted Marks |
Schanburg ct ais. at Donaldsonville, by act
No. !" of extra session Of 1870. and that the |
committee have power to send tor persons
and papers.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Pollard:
Eeso!red. That there shall be no smoking
during the executive session of the Senate,
and that any member who shall be guilty | I
of a violation OF this shall be subject to | ,
arrest by the Secgesnt-at-ayms. /,
Lies over. J.
JolN1 RESOLUTION LYING OVER FOR SECOND
READING. Z
Mr.. Burch called up the following joint ,
resolution creating Joint committee to in.
whether there is bona fde
Agricultural! and Mechanical College under l
act 'o5 Of the act of 1874. and for other pur. Q
poses.
The resolution was read in regular order
The second time. Il
Mr.. Twitchell offered tho following
which was adopted. to be
added, provided such investigation shall +
% w;thou: expense to the State" n
The resolution As amended was adopted a
IN second reading and ordered to be en-. ! a
crossed.
TIE constitutional rule was suspended BY
! four ffths vote, the resolution was con. y
idered engrossed. read the third time and :,
;nal!y passed; its title was adopted. Is
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The following veto message was taken up:
SrAr1 LOUISIANA | T
Executive Department, } |
New Orleans. January I, 1875. | u
o Che Honorable President and Members Of the | K
Senate
! return withou. my approval a bill
in the Senate. TO lmi, the fees
+ the district attorney Of the parish Of Fl
orleans. This was one of = series OF reform %,
measures reducing the expenses Of the CITY r
which l submitted to the last Legislature.
lad they all passed. this bill would have
eceived my approval with the rest, and 6,
would have then been fair and just; but as -