New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-18
NEW ORLEANS aEPUBLlUAS TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1876.


Nays-BlscKburn, George, Goode, Greene,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden. Robertson, Steven,
White-i0.
Abseu,-Anderson Eustis, Weber,.
Senator B.eaux called for executive ses-
s;Ou.
The executive session having been raised,
o. cau of the roll the foil wing Senators
answered to their names:
Pr.sent-Messrs. Alexander, Allan. An
derson, Blackburn, Blunt. Breaux. Brew
ster, Burch. Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege,
Dunont, George, Goode, Ola. Grover, Har-
per. Kelsc Kelly, Landry, Mascot, Ogden,
Robertson, Stamps. Steven, Tw.tchell,
Weoer. Wharton, White, Whitney-D.
Absent-Messrs. Eustis. Greene, Herwig,
Pollard, Sypher. Young-6
Senator Whitney, chairman Of the Appcr-
tionmen: Committee, called up the report
Of the committee on Senate bill. No. IT, sub
stitute for Senate bill No. l. and moved its
adoption.
Senator White made tie folovin points
of order:
l. That no acs was passed in 1875 order
ing a census.
3 That 40 report has been made oy tae
registrar.
5 That even if such report has been
made, the same is not properly before the
Senate until the report be attrmativeiy
passed on.
Tho President ruled the first point not
well taken. on the ground that al &C: had
passed IN 1875 ordering census.
The President ruled the second point not
we'll taken, on the ground that the registrar
of voters had made report, of which there
were not sufficient copies for all the Sen
ators.
The President ruled the taird point not
well taken, on the ground that neither the
constitution nor the law OF the State, nor
the rules OF the Senate require the report
o. the registrar 10 be passed upon attirma-
lively previous to the entertainment of the
apportiopment bill.
Senator Whitney called tha previous
question.
The main question was osd5ced and the
report was then adopted.
Senate bill No. Is, substitute fer Senate
bill No. l, entitled an &C. apro-tioning the
State into senatorial districts, and fix
ing the number of Representatives to be
elected from each parish and representative
district in the State, and designating in
what senatorial districts Senators are to be
elected at the next general election. where
there has been change in the senatorial
districts. and designating the representa-
tive number of population, and repeating
all laws contrary to or in conflict with this
act. was then placed on lie second reading.
Senator Whitney moved that the bill 6e
considered engrossed.
Adopted.
Senator Whitney moved that the consti-
tutional rules be suspended to put the bill
on it's third reading and final passage.
The constitutional rules being suspended
BY four.fifths affirmative vote OF the
Senate the bill was placed Oh its third read
ing and final passage.
Ga the final passage Of the bill Senator
White called for the yeas and nays, result
ing as follows:
Yeas - Alexander. Allan. Anderson.
Blunt, Burch, Cage. Chad oourD, Datiege.
Dumont, Ola, Harper. Herwlg, keiso,
Kelly, Landry Mascot. Ogden, Pollard.
Stamps. Twitcheil, Wharton, Whitney,
Young-2.
Nays-George. Goode. Greene. Grover,
Robertson. Steven, Sypne-. Weber. White
g.
Absent-Blackbu-n Breaux, Brewster,
Eustis-4.
The bill was finally passed, title adopted,
and ordered to be sent 70 thu House for
concurrence.
Senator Grover asked unanimous consent
to introduce resolution,
Senator Sypher objected.
Senator Wharton moved to suspend the
Senate rules to allow tho resolution to be
introduced.
Pending the motion 10 suspend. on mo-
ion of Senator Twitche.l, the Senate was
declared adjourned until twelve o'clock NJ.
Monday, January II. 1876.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary OF the Senate.