New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-14

Jour ned until twelve o'clock tomorrow.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Ninth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER, /
New Orleans, January 49, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock M, the Hon. C. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answ cred to their names:
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burcb, Cage
Chadbourn, Detiege, Dumont. George, Ola
Goode, Greene, Harper, Herwig, Kelly
Landry, Masicot, Ogden, Robertson, Sypher
Twitchell, White, Young-25.
tis, Grover, Kelso, Pollard, Stamps, Steven,
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-ll.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.
Durdis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
Senator Burch rose to question of priv
lege, and sent to the Secretary's desk and
had read the following extract from the
remarks of Senator Greene made in the
House yesterday:
"Mr. Greene-I said that some Of the
gentleman's enemies had stated that it was
owing to his personal character that he waa
not admitted to . seat in the Senate. But
enough of this. Mr.. Speaker. our condi-
ton in this State to-day is deplorable one,
and unless something is done to harmonic
the conflicting elements it il almost hope
less one. We see on the one side the Bour.
bon Democracy. which would compel every
one to obey its beheste, and on the other the
Radical or Republican party and . black
party trying to draw the color line and OK.
clude white Republicans
''Mr. Demas-I call the Senator to order
Il it because his son was defeated tor As.
sistant Secretary of the Senate by c0lored
man, that he says we are drawing the col
ored line?"
Senator Burch began to speak.
Senator White made the point of order
that the remarks of Senator on priv
lege question must be confined to some at
tack made upon himself.
The President ruled the point we'll taken
Senator Greene rose to q question OF
privilege.
Senator Cage made the point of order
that under privilege question no remarks
are in order, except with reference to a
personal attack on himself.
The President ruled the point we'll taken.
Senator Burch asked that the following
certificate be read as part of his privilege
question:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Once Secretary Of state,
New Orleans. January -, 1876,
1 hereby certify that the records of this
Office show that Charles j. Greene 10 tax
collector of Lincoln parish; j. A. Greene,
supervisor of registration OF the same par
ish; w. 81. Greene, justice of the peace in
same parish, and James B. Greene, police
Juror of the aforementioned parish.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, this thirteenth day of January, A. D.
1876, and Of the independence of the United
States, the one hundredth.
P. g. DESLONDE,
Secretary of State.
Senator Blunt rose to . privileged ques
ton relative to tho Same extract which
Senator Burch had caused to be read.
Senator Allan rose to question of priv
lege with reference to the same subject.
Senator Blackburn rose to q question of
privilege.
Senators Burcb. Sypher and Cage sue
cessively made the point of order that I'M
der question of privilege no matter can
be discussed except personal attack upon
the Senator.
Senator Masicot called for an executive
session.
Executive session having been raised, on
the call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names;
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan,
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chadbourn, Detiege, George, Goode, Gla,
Greene, Grover, Harper. Kelso, Kelly, Lam
s sts os sSsS. fs xsa SHH%sEssa
Wharton, White, Whitney, Young-31.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Breaux, Du-
mont, Eustie, Herwig-5.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following Senators gave notice that
ut some future day they would introduce
the following bills:
By Mr.. Masicot:
Of bill to be entitled an act empower.
ing the police juries of the different par.
ishes Of the State to enact and enforce or
dinances for the protection Of game and
tish.
By Mr.. Grover:
OF q bill to be entitled an act to moor.
porate the Merchants Exchange Associa-
ton Of New Orleans, and for other purposes
set forth in said act.
BY Mr.. Goode:
Of q bill to be entitled an act to enable
creditors to proceed by attachment, &C.
questration OF provisional seizure at the
place where the thing attached, seques-
trated or Professionally seized is found.
By Mr.. Steven:
Of bill to be entitled an act to amend
act No. II, approved May II, 1875, said act
being supplemental to act No. 3, approved
January "a, 1874, relative to the funding Of
the State Indebtedness, etc.
By Senator Burch:
OF bill to be entitled an act to abollsh
tho parish of Lincoln.
OF BILLS By UNANIMOUS
COMMIT.
By Senator Wharton:
Senate bill No. II, an aet to provide for