New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-12
The bill was read the second time and

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Mr.. Wharton submitted the following t.
be entitled an act to facilitate the taking o,
testimony in criminal and civil causes il
the parish of Orleans, by the employment,
Of etenographers in certain cases, and te
provide for the compensation Of such stem
ographers.
The bill was read first tine. The con
stitutional rule was suspended by four
ffths vote.
The bill was read the second time and
finally referred 10 tie Committee on Judi.
ciary.
Mr.. Landry submitted bill 70 be entitled
an act authorizing the police jury of Ascen.
cion parish to levy special tax.
| The bill was read first time.
| The constitutional rule YVES suspended
| by four.ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time ard referred to the Committee
on Finance.
| Mr.. Breaux submitted bill to be entitled
an act relative to interest.
The bill was read the first tine.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
| tourffths vote, tie bill was read the
second time and referred 10 the Committee
| on Finance.
! RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. Whitney offered the following:
Resolged, That the Committee on Banks
| and Banking be and are hereby instructed
| TO investigate the affairs of the Citizens
| Bank of Louisiana, and to inquire what
! legislation, IT any, is necessary to protect
the security and interest Of the State. with
| power to send tor persons and papers, and
TO report by bill or otherwise.
By unanimous consent, the resolution
was taken up and adopted.
The President directed the Secretary TO
take up the special order of tie dag.
On motion of two Senators the Senate
went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
| following Senators answered to their
names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Brewster,
Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Crozier, Detiege,
Dumont, Ola, Greene, Harper, Herwig,
kelsc, Landry, Mascot, Pollard, Stamps,
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Blackburn, Breaux, Eustis, George,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
Sypher, Twitchell. White-l4.
The President declared that there was
quorum present.
The President directed the Secretary to
take up the unfinished business.
Senate bill No. "a, to be entitled an &C: to
amend the constitution of the State Of Lou
isiana. was taken up on second reading.
Mr.. Whitney moved that the bill be fixed
as special order of the day for tomorrow.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved that the bill be
postponed until the first day Of March next.
Mr.. Whitney moved to table.
The Senate refused to table.
The question then recnrred upon the mo-
ton to postpone till March !.
Ga call for the yeas and nays BY two
Senators the Senate refused to postpone by
the following vote:
Yeas-Chadbcurc, Crozier, Mascot,
White, Young-5.
Nays-Allain, Blunt, Brewster. Burch,
Detiege, Dumonr, Ola, Greene, Hervig,
kelso, Pollard, Stamps, Iwitchell, Weber,
Wharton-15.
Absent-Anderson, Alexander. Black
burn, Brearx. Cage, Eustis, George. Gro
yer, Harper, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Robert
SOC, Steven, Sypher, White-l6
MT. Whitney moved to adjourn.
On call of two Senators the yeas ard
nays were ordered.
The Senate refused 70 ADJOURN By the
following vcte:
Yeas--AnGerson, Crozier, Dumont. Greene,
Harper, Herwig, Masieo-, Twitchel, Weber,
Whitney-10.
Nays-Allain, Blunt. Brewster, Burch,
Chadbourn, Detiege, Ola, Kelso. Pollard,
Stamps, Wharton. Young-l2.
Absent-Alexander, Black burn, B1eaux,
Cage, Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly, Lam
dry. Ogden. Robertson, Sypher Steven,
White-ls.
On motion of Mr.. Brewster, Senate bill
No. II, TO be entitled an act TO amend the
constitution of the State Of Louisiana was
postponed till next Monday, and made the
special order a. P. N.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Allan intro
duced a bill to be entitled an act repeal
ing act No. 49, entitled an &C: incorporating
the New Orleans Sanitary Excavating
Company in the city Of New Orleans, and
granting certain rights and privileges there
to.
The bill was read the first tine.
Mr.. Allan moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended.
On call of two Senators tie yeas ard
nays were ordered.
The Senate refused to suspend the consti-
tutional rule, tour.ftths rot voting in the
affirmative.
Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster. Burch, ChadhourD, Detiege.
Harper. Herwig, Stamps. Twitchell, Whar-
ton, Whitney, Young-l5.
Nays-Cage, Crozer, Ola, Greene, Kelso,
Landry. Mascot, Pollard, Weber,.
Acknowledgements, Black burn, Dumont,
Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
Robertson, Steven, Sypher, White-l2.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. Wharton, in
troduced bill to be entitled an act pre-
scribing the mode Of appointment to, and
determining the mode Of filing vacancies
in, and providing for the suspension and
removal FROM Offices created by law or
established by the constitution of this
State; except in such cases as in the said
constitution are otherwise provided for,
fixing the term at which all offices created
by law shall expire; prescribing and de-
fning the duty Of the Governor, Secretary
of State and Secretary of the Senate in |
relation thereto, and providing for the
nomination and election by the Senate in |
certain cases.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
a four ffths vote, the bill was read the sec
ond time and finally referred 70 the CON- |
mittee On Judiciary.
By suspension Of ,se Senate rules, the |