New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-21
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Fourteenth Days Session.

FOuTteenth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, January %, 1875
| The Senate met pursuant to adjourhmen
and was called to order by the Hon. c. {
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the Stat
and President OF the Senate.
| The Senators on roll call were as follows
| Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
! Blunt, Breaux. f}urch, Chadbourn. Crozle,
Detiege, DumOnt, Ola, Greene, Harper
kelso, Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Twitchel
Weber, Whitney, Young e, Brewster-2I.
Absent-Messrs. Allan, Blackburn, Cage
kustis, George, Grover, Herwig, Kelly
Mascot, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Sypher
Wharton. White-l5.
The President announced that there wa
a quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read tn,
journal.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with
ana the journal caIrected and approved.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The President announced the appointment,
Of the following special committee: Messrs
Whitney. Gla. Breaux, to investigate the
Board OF Levee Commissioners and Louis
lana Levee Company. .."...
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Detiege:
Rcsolred, That the Committee on Metro
politan Police be and is hereby requested
and instructed to inquire into and invest
gate the affairs OF the Board of Metropoi-
tan Police of the city of New Orleans. said
committee to have power to send for per-
sons and papers.
Lies over.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The motion Of Mr.. Breaux, as follows.
was taken up:
move that the committee appointed to
investigate the Board OF Levee Commits
sioners and the Louisiana Levee Company
be and are hereby specially requested to
ascertain the amount OF cash received by
the Levee Company, the number of cubic
yards OF levee built, and the amount paid
therefore: that committee report the result
OF these investigations ten DAYS from and
after the adoption of this motion.
Mr.. Detiege moved that the motion to
instruct the special committee made by Mr..
Breaux. be referred to the standing com
mittee Of the Senate on Lands and Levees.
Mr. Twitchell offered the following
to be added, 'at which time
the special committee shall submit their
final report"
Mr. Allan raised the point of order. that
having adopted the resolution OF Mr.. Whar-
ton on yesterday, as follows:
R.Sotred, That no special committees
snail pe appointed which shall in any man
ner lp.erfere with the duties of any stand
ins coHihl1tee, but this resolution shall in
no manner relate to the creation of Joint
special COMMITTEES.
Therefore the special committee could
not take cognizance OF the matter about
being referred to them as INSTRUCTIONS,
The President held that the standing
committee would have the cogn,zance of
all matter within their scope, in preference
to special committees, but the Senate is t.
Judge as what are the duties of the standing
in this matter.
Mr.. Young moved that the whole subject
matter be laid on the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
'efused to table by the following vote:
Yeas - Alexander, Anderson, Allan,
Black burn, Burch, Chadbourn, Crozier, De-
iege, Ola. MasicOt, POllard-ll.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, Breaux, Brew
tier, Cage. Dumont, Greene, Harper, Her
Wig, .Kelso, Landry, Sypher, Stamps, Twitch.
MI, Weber. Wharton, Whitney. YOung-lS.
Absent-Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly,
ROBERTSON, Steven, White-7.
The amendment Of Mr.. Twitcnell was
dopted by unanimous consent.