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

OFFICIAL JuUkNAl Uf NEW onIc""s
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Eishsh Days Session.
szxAr. CHAnsBx. }
New Orleans. January IL. 1876. }
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
mept at twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. q. u
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Presi'
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Preaent-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster. Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, De
tieoe. Ola, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Masicot.
Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, Whitney, Young,,2l.
Blsckburn. Dumont. Eustis. George, Goode,
Greene, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden,
Robertson, Steven, White-l6.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Cham
bers.
The journal was read, corrected and ap-
proved.
Tho Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentakiyes was announced with the follow
80 HousR OF REPRESENTATIVES !
New Orleans, January IL, 1876
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
am ordered by the House of Representa-
tives to inform your honorable body that
the House, in accordance with the require
ments Of the law, on Yesterday bailoted ior
United States Senator, with the following
result:
Hon. j. B. Eustis received 81 votes.
Hon. j. G. Taliaferro received l vote.
Hon. II. N. Ogden received l vote.
The Speaker declared the Hon. j. B. Eus-
tis the choice of the House for the position
of Senator, and that the House is now
ready to proceed in joint session to the cleo
ton Of Senstor from the state OF louisiana
Chief Clerk.
Senator Wharton rendered his resignation
as chairman of the Committee on Railroads
and az member of the Committees on Fed
eral Relations, Finance, Drainage and Elec-
lions.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIoUs NOTICE.
BY Mr.. Weber:
Senate bill No. 10, entitled an act to
amend an act entitled an act to incorporate
tho town of Clinton, parish Of East Felici-
ana, Louisiana, approved May 9, 1852, and
to provide for tho better police and govern
ment Of said town, and to exempt the citi-
IONS thereof from the payment of parish
taxes and licenses.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ny and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations.
By Mr.. Masicot:
Senate bill No. IL, entitled an act to
amend an act entitled an act to provide for
funding obligations of the State BY ex-
change for bonds; to provide for principal
and interest of said bonds; to establish .
board of liquidation; to authorize certain
judicial proceedings against it; to define
and punish violations Of this act; to pro-
hibit certain officers diverting funds, except
a. provided by law, and to punish viola
lions therefor; to levy continuing tax and
provide continuing appropriation for said
bonds; to make q contract betwean the
State and holders of said bonds; to pro-
hibit ipjunctions in certain cases; to limit
tho indebtedness of the State. and to limit
State taxes; to aunul certain grants Of
State aid; to prohibit the modification,
novation or extension of any contract here
tofore made for State aid; to provide tor
the receipt Of certain warrants for taxes,
and to repeal I'll conflicting laws.
Senator Masicot moved to suspend the
rule in order 20 put the bill
upon it, second reading.
Senator Whitney objected, and called for
Tho yeas and nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Allain, Anderson, Blunt, Burch,
Keleo. Landry, Masicot, Pollard,
stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
ON, Whitney, Young-2l.
Nsys-Brew ster-l.
Absent Blackburn, Bresux,
0umont, Eustie, George, Goode, Greene,
arover, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
Nhite-14.
TIC constitutional rules being suspended
" 4 four.ffths affirmative vote of tho Sem |
to, the bill was placed upon its second
eadiug, and referred to the Committee on |
finance.
Senator Allan called for executive ees-
ion.
Executive session having been raised, on |
he call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Burcb,
csge, Chadbourn, Detiege, Dumont, Ola, |
Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Masicot, Pollard, |
Itamps. Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whsr-
on, Whitney, Young-SO.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Breaux, Brewster, Eustis, Gro
,er, George, Goode, Greene, Kelly, Landry, |
Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Whitfield.
On motion of Senator Chadbouru. the |
;enate was declared adjourned until to-
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Rlghsh Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, OF RRPRRsDNrArrvHs,
New Orleans. January -, 1876.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
md was called to order by Hon. e. D. Es- |