New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02

from the Property Holders Unior, relative
to the passage of reform bills.
sanator Robertson moved to refer the
memorial TO the Committee ON Finance.
Senator Burch obtained the floor and
,;a,aed Il 70 Senator Eustis for privilege
question.
Senator Eas,is moved that . committee
If three be appointed by the chair to ascer-
+.;r and report to this Senate, of what
o-;mes and misdemeanors the Governor has
been acquitted.
senator Burch moved the point of order
that be had yielded the floor to Senator
Eust;s for privileged question, and that
=. .cop,d NOT. while 90 holding the floor,
make motion.
The President ruled the point no. well
taken.
Senator Blunt made the point Of order
that Senator Eustis' character had not been
assailed. therefore, could not rise to priv
LEGGED question.
The President declined to rule upon the
point, and entertained the motion OF Sen
at0r Eustis.
senator Twitchell offered the following
substitute: .
That the President of the Senate be re-
onested to inform the House OF Represents
tiyes that the Senate. citing as Court Of
Imneachment, has determined and ad-
indged. for reasons fully set forth in the
Journal of the court, that w. p. Kellogg,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, DO stand
acquitted Of high crimes and misdemeanon,
lately preferred against him at the par Of
the Senate by the House OF Representatives.
Senator Twitchell moved that the eubati'
tute be adopted.
Senator Ogden made the point of order
that the substitute was not germaine 20 the
original motion.
The President ruled the point not well
taken, on % ground that the substitute
treats of the came subject matter as the
original motion.
Senator Ogden appealed from the decis-
ion of the Chair, and called for the yeas and
nave, with the following result:
Yeas - Anderson. Blackburn, Blunt,
Harper, Landry, Pollard, Stamps. Sypher,
Twitchell, Wharton. Whitney. Youne-l8.
Nays - Alexander, Eustie, Goode,
Greene, Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven-9.
Absent Allan, Brewster. Chadbourn,
George. Herwig, Keso, Masicot, Weber,
White-9.
And the decision of the Chair was sua-
tanned.
The question required on the adoption Of
the substitute.
Senator Goode made the point Of order
that the communication called for
BY the substitute offered by Senator
Twi,chell should be sent to the House by
the Senate sitting as Z court of impeach-
ment. and not by the Senate.
The President ruled the point not well
taken.
Senator Robertson offered an amendment
to the substitute, which was ruled cut Of
order by the Precedent.
Senator Burch moved to lag the original
motion and the substitute or the table, sub
ject to call.
Adopted.
The question required upon Senator Rob
estson's motion to refer the petition of the
Property Holders Union to the Committee
on Finance.
Senator Burch offered the following mo
tor:
That the President of the Senate appoint
committee of five Senators, and reGueet
the Speaker of the House to appoint like
committee, whose duty it shall be when 90
appointed to meet and consider the real
necessary reform measures pending BE-
tween the two branches of the General A.
sembly. and report back to each House the
reform measures not yet definitely acted f
on, and all such reform measures reported
back by majority of each committee to {
their respective Houses to be acted on IN +
preference to all other legislation.
Senator Cage moved to amend the motion &
by inserting the words ''that it shall take
effect immediately
Senator Burch accepted the amendment.
Senator Wharton made the point of order s
that as the motion required the concurren:
action of both houses, it must be concur
rent resolution.
The President ruled the point we'll taken.
On motion of Senator Burch the motion
was changed into a concurrent resolution
Senator Burch asked and obtained IN
animo1s consent to consider the concurrent
resolution at the present time.
Senator Allan moved its adoption.
Senator Stamps moved to lay the concar-
rent resolution on the table.
Senator Allan called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result: IS
Yeas - Alexander, Anderson, Blunt.
Bceaux. Cage. Detiege, Dumon., Ola
Greene. Harper. Herwig, Kelso, Landry,
Mascot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Weber,
Wharton, Whitney, Young-2l.
Nays-Ai!ain; Blackburn, Burch. Eustl
George, Kelly. Ogden, Robertson
Absent-Brewster. Chadbourr. Goode
Grover, Twitchell, White-6.
And the concurrent resolution was laid
on the table.
The question required on the motion Of
Senator Robertson to refer the petition Of
the Property Holders Union to the Com.
mittee on Finance.
The President ruled that the petition
would be SO referred under the rules with
out the necessity of motion.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Sypher, from the Committee On
Finance, submitted the following report: f
COMMITTEE ON FINANCs(
New Orleans, March l. 1876. $
To the Honorable President and Members OF tie
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance bacs leave
to report favOrah,v or the foIlon,;H,v h;Ils