New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-08
Twenty.eighth Days Session.

P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the S.nate.
Twenty.eighth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
| New Orleans, February 7, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. C.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
dent Of the Senate. in the chair.
On call of the roll, the following Sen,
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Blackburn
Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage, Greene
Grover, Harper, kelso, Kelly, Landry
Mascot, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Syphel
| White-l8.
Absent = Messrs. Allan, Anderson
Breaux, Chadboarn, Detiege, Dumon'
Eustie, George, Goode, Ola, Herwig, Pc
lard, Stamps, Twitcnell, Weber, Wharton
Whitney, Young-ls.
Eighteen Senators present and no quorum
Senator Burch moved to take reces
until twelve o'clock NJ.
Adopted.
At twelve O'Clock NJ. the Senate was calle'
to order by the Lieutenant Governor an
P resident of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Allan, Blunt, Brewster, Burch. Cage. Chad
bourn, George, Goode, Greene, Grover
Harper, Herwig, Kelly, Kelsot Mascot
Ogden, Pollard, Robertson, Stamps. Steven
Sypher, Weber, Wharton, White-26.
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn, Breaux. De
tiege. Dumont Eustis, Ola, Landry, witch
ell, Whitney, Young-l0.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Dardis
The journal was read and approved.
REPORT OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Senator Weber, chairman of the special
committee on outrages in the parishes OF
East and West Feliclana and East Baton
Rouge, stated that he had on various occa.
sions attempted to bring together the mem
bers Of the committee and had failed. and
that unless he could get together ma jority
of the committee he would proceed TO take
testimony.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Senator Herwig:
Petition Of citizens of the State of Louis
lana residing in the parish of Tanglpahoa,
as king that the Ponchatoula river be
dredged
Referred 10 the Committee on Canals,
Drainage and Inland Navigation.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIoUs NOTICE.
By Senator Brewster:
Sc nate bill No l24, entitled an act 20 pro-
hibit the sale, gift or bartering OF deadly
wea pons or ammunition therefor to minors.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four, ffths affirmative vote of the Sen.
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading. and referred to the Committee on
j Judiciary.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Young:
Resolred, That from and after the adop.
ton of this resolution, the chairmen of COM
mittees be and they are hereby required to
report to the Senate all bills submitted to
their respective committees at the expira-
ton of five days after the bills are referred.
unless otherwise ordered by the Senate.
Lies over.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. Jag. entitled an act to an-
mex certain territory of the parish of Lin
coin to the parish of Jackson, ETC., being
under consideration when the Senate last
adj ourned, on the motion of Senator Blunt
to refer the bill to the Committee on Cor
por atoms and Parochial Affairs, being the
unfinished business, Senator Blunt made
the following point Of order:
That House bill No. LAG could not be
taken up as unfinished business, as bill
had subsequently been introduced and
acted upon, and consequently House bill
No. LAG Lost its place as the unfinished bust
ness.
The President of the Senate considered
the point Of order we'll taken.
Senator Burch asked and obtained unani-
nous onsent to take up House bill No. LAG.
Senator Blunt moved it's reference to the
Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
Senator Burch moved to lay the motion
IN the table, and demanded the yeas and
nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Blunt, Brewster, Burch,
Cage, Chadbourn, Harper, Herwig, Kelso,
Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, WhartOn-l6.
Nays Allan, Alexander, Blackburn,
George, Goode, Greene, Grover, Kelly, Og-
len, Robertson, Steven, White, Young-l3.
Eustis, Gla, Mascot, Whitney-7.
Senator Burch moved that House bill No.
46 be adopted upon it's second reading, and
jailed for the previous question.
The yeas and nays we're demanded on or
lering the main question, resulting as tol
ows:
Yeas - Blunt, Brewster, Burcb, Cage,
chad bourn, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Landry,
Iasicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, witch
Ill, Weber, WhartOn-l6.
Nays - Alexander, Allan, Anderson.
Blackburn, George, Goode, Greene, Grover,
Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, White,
TOung-l4.
Absent-Breaux, Detiege, Dumont, Eus
is, Ola, Whitney-6.
Main question ordered.
On the motion to adopt the bill on its
econd reading. the yeas and nays were de-
handed by Senator Young, resulting as
ollOws:
Yeas-Anderson, Blunt, Breaux, Brews-
or, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, George,
Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Landry, Mascot
Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, Young-2O.
Nays-Alexander, Allan, Blackburn,
;oode, Greene, Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
robertson, Steven, White-ll.
Absent-Detiege, Dum0nt, Eustis, Ola,
Whitney,.
Pending the calling of the roll Senator
Allain made the following point of order:
hat according to previous ruling he
ad the right at this time to explain his |
ote.