New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-29


| OuuUlnRe. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 692
| 6OetOHce department. 42O
Private Secretary Of Lieutenant
| x,Nosefuor. .....:..:... 49o Y
warrants issued under resolutions
VI SENATE. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0,l24
| Total expenses. .&G7, 1886 7
Balance to credit Of Senate unex.
| pended, appropriation of 1874. 3,0l3 2
| All of which is respectfully submitted.
E. F. HERWIG, Chairman.
Mr.. Herwig moved to adopt the report
Mr.. Burch moved that the report be n
ferred to special committee to be appoints
by the Chair.
Mr.. Cage made the point of order tina
no special committees could be appointe,
to perform the duties belonging te tn
standing committees.
The President sustained the point Of order
and declared the motion out of order.
Mr.. Burch moved to refer the report {,
the standing Committee on Finance, Will
instructions that said committee investigat,
the Questioa Is to what has become of tn,
unexpended balance Of the appropriation
to pay the mileage and per diem Of tn,
members and officers of the Senate for tn,
years Of 1873 and 1874.
Mr.. Weber moved that the committee to
investigate the books and accounts of thu
Auditor and Treasurer, under sections l54(
and 1852, be, and are hereby requested t.
examine the report Of the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses o.
the Senate, and ascertain what disposition
has been made by the Auditor and Treas
urer. Of the balance Of appropriation un.
drawn by the Senate.
Mr.. Burch made point of order thst the
joint special commute to examine the
Auditors and Tressurer's books can ne,
entertain anything except what is specially
designated by law, and the rule applied to
this special committee same az others.
The President sustained the point of
order, and declared the motion of Mr.. Weber
out of order.
Mr.. Sypher moved that the report from
the Committee on Contingent Expenses of
the Senate be recommitted to the came COM
nittee, with instructions to ascertain and
report to this Senate what disposition had
been made OF the unexpended balances for
psst years.
The Senate voted to adopt the motion Of
Mr.. Sypher to recommit to same committee
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY, HOUSE BILLS
ON FIRST READING.
the first time:
An act to incorporate the Friendly Broth
ers' Benevolent Association of Delta, Madi-
son parish, Louisiana.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
. four.fifth vote, the bill was read the Sec
ond time and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Dumont in the chair.
On call of two Senators the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, tho
following members answered to their
names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Brew.
tier, Burch. Cage, .Chadbourn, Crozler,
DetieRe: Dumont, ella, Greene, Harper,
Kelso. Pollard, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, Whitney, Young-2O.
AUcO0tDNNoocIe. AlCAduUcT, AuUoT1OQ,
3lackb burn. Blunt, Eustis, George. Grover,
derwig, Kelly, Landry. Masicot, Ogden,
Robertson, Steven, Sypher, Whioe-l6.
Mr.. Dumont. in the chair, announced q
quorum present.
Mr.. Twitchell. by unanimous consent. OF
cred the following resolution, which was
dopted:
Resolred, That q committee of three on
olitical persecution and outrage be ap.
oiDted, to collect evidence and make Q
statement of the same.
On motion Of Mr.. Chad bourn, the Senate
oted to adjourn.
Mr.. DuDout, in the chair, then announced |
hat the Senate stood adjourned to meet |
II NJ. Thursday, the twenty.eighth day |
January, A. y. 1875.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.