New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-20

FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBL
STATE: OF LOUISIAN-
SENATE,
Twelfth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans January Ia, 1870
The Senate met pursuant to adiournmer
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 follow!
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Blackburn
Blunt, Breaux, Burch, ChadbOurn, CrOzie
Detiege, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Masico
Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber
Wharton, Whitney-l9.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Allan, Brew
ster, Cage, Dumont, Eustis, George. Gia
Greene, Grover, Kelly: Landry, Vgden
Robertson, Stevens, White, Young-H.
The President announced that there wa
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The President of the Senate announced
the appointment of the following Senator
to compose the standing committees of tn
Senate:
Committee on Judiciary - Anderson
Brewster, Dunn ont, Twitchell.
Committee on Finance-Wharton, Her
wig. Twitchell, Mascot.
Committee on Militia-Detiege, Alexan
der, Crozier.
Committee on Enrolment and EngrOss
ment-Masicot, Burch, Herwig, Allan, An
derson, Stamps, Harper.
Committee on Claims--Stamps, Whitney
Cage, Alexander, Harper.
Committee on Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures-Br Landry, Pol
lard.
Committee on Public EducatiOn-Brew-
ster, Burch, Greene, Harper, 'Kelso, Weber,
Committee on Printing-Blackburn, Ola.
Weber, Burch, Kelso.
Committee on Banks and Banking-Alex-
ander, Allan, Greene, Gla.
Committed on Auditing and Supervising
the Expenses of the Senate-Herwig, Pol
lard, Breaux, Harper, Cage.
Committee on Federal Extraordinarily
Whitney, Blunt.
90, Weber. Chadbourn, Harper.
Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs-Twitchell, Kelso, Harper, Herwig,
Wharton.
Committee on Charitable Institutions
Kelso, Breaux, Grocer. Allan.
Committee on Public Lands and Levees-
Chadbourn, Crozier, Twitchell, Blunt.
Committee on Parks and Public Build
ings-Cage, Twitchell, Harper, Anderson,
Allan.
Committee on Railroads and Internal
Imprevements-Sypher, Harper, Herwig,
Chadbourn, Anderson.
Committee on Health and Quarantine
Weber, Detiege, Alexander, Ola.
Committe on Libraries-EIunt, Greene,
Landry.
Committee on Pensions-CrOzier, Whit
ney, Blunt, Weber, Pollard.
Committee on Drainage, Canals and In
land Navigation-Harper, Whitney, Cage,
Stamps, Wharton.
Committee on Retrenchment and Re.
form-Young, brewster, Greene.
Committee on Elections-Allain, Weber,
Blunt, Harper, Sypher.
Committee on Metropolitan Police-Du- |
mont, Alexander, Detiege, Stamps.
Committee on Elections and Registra-
tion-Whitney, Crozier, Chadbourn, Ola,
Landry.
Com nittee on Apportionment-Pollard,
Greene, Ola, Brewster, Whitney.
Special committee to investigate banks
and banking, according to statutes, section
l543-A. Greene, chairman; j. A. Ola.
Mr.. Dumont asked that the minutes be so
that bill to be entitled an act to
pay to the fifth justice of the peace salary
in lieu of costs in criminal cases; and to au-
thorize for one clerk at a salary, and pro-
viding for the payment of the same, be re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary, in
stead Of Finance.
So ordered.
OF BILLS IN PURSUANCE TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
BY Mr.. Detiege:
OF bill to be entitled an act to provide
or the taking of the census of the State of
louisiana, in accordance with article twen-
Y of the constitution of the State; the
of officers, and the mode of i
aking the census, and making an appro-
'riation to defray the expenses that may be
and the manner of the disburse- t
nent of the same. and for other purposes. @
The bill was read the first time. +
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
eoond time and referred to the Committee r
n Apportionment.
BY Mr.. Cage:
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal act n
10. 90 Of 1873, entitled an act relative to
SOS and emoluments of the Auditor of ii
ublic Accounts, and to repeal section three s
f act No. Il of 1872, and for other purposes.
The bill was read the first time. h
The constitutional rule was suspended by r.
four ifths vote, the bill read the second
me- and referred to the Committee on d.
e;renchment and Reform. r
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. 10
BY Mr.. Whitney:
Rcsoired, That a special committee of N
,ree be appointed by the President of the
enate, who, when appointed, shall pro-
,ed at once to an investigation of the q,
OafO OF LeNeS COMMISSIONERS duU lIOulel- / n,
IA ievee Company.
Resolred, That the committee shall have 81
over to send tor persons and papers, and u
port by bill or otherwise. The investiga- al
on shall be made without expense to the ,,
ate.
Hy unanimous consent the resolution was n
ken up and adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. IF
1',a president requested the Secretary to | u