New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY MARCH 2 1876

taken . recess for thirty minutes the Senate
resumed its session.
| [Senator Anderson, President pro tenn.
the Senate, in the chair.]
On call of the roll the following Senator
ans wered to their names:
| Present - Messrs. Allan, Anderson
Blackburn, Blunt, Brs wster, Burch, Cage
Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustie, George, Gla
| GoOde. Greene, Grover, Harper, kelsO
Kelly, Landry, Masicot, Ogden. Robertson
Stampe, Steven, Twitchell, Weber. Whar
| ton, Whitney-2S.
| Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Breaux, De
tiege, Herwig, Pollard, White, Young-o
Senator Wharton moved that Senato
Robertson be brought to the bar OF tn
Senate and ordered to apologize for often
sive language used toward the Secretary o
the Senate.
| Adopted.
Senator Robertson spoiogized from hi
seat.
On motion of Senator Burch. the apology
| as made, was accepted.
! On motion of Senator Burch, the con
sideration OF House bill No. 339 was post
poned for thirty minutes.
PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
Senator Twitchell moved that the Senate
| proceed to the election Of President prt
tenn.
Adopted.
Senator Brewster nominated Senator An
derson.
Senator Eustis nominated Senator Robert
son.
Senator Detiege nominated Senator Du
| mont.
Senator Dumont declined to be a candi
| date.
Senator Allan nominated Senator Bnrch
Senator Bulch withdrew in favor of Sen
ator Anderson.
On motion OF Senator Cage, nominations
were closed.
The roll was called with the following re-
suit:
For Senator Anderson-Messrs Allan
Blackburn, Blunt, Brew ster, Burch. Cage,
Chadbourn, Dumont, Ola, Greene, Harper
Keleo, Landry, Pollard, Robertson, Stamps
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whit
ney, Young-22.
For Senator Robertson-Anderson E1stis,
George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
Steven. White-9.
For Senator Dumont-Detiege-l.
Senator Anderson received twenty-five
votes.
Senator Robertson received nine votes.
Senator Dumont received one vote.
Senator Anderson having received ma
iolity of all the votes cast, was declared TO
be duly elected President pro ten. Of the
Senate.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senator Wharton called for the special
order of the day, House bill No. 476, entitled
concurrent resolution providing for q joint
committee to be known as the board for the
examination of outstanding obligations and
assets of the State.
indefinitely postponed.
Senator Wharton called for the previous
question.
The main question was ordered.
The yeas and nays were called with the
following result:
Yeas Allan, Blackburn, Blunt, Brew
ster, Chadbourn, Dumont. Eustis, Gia,
Greene, Harper, Landry. Pollard, Stamps,
Sypher, Wharton. Whitney. Young-T.
Nays-Burch. George, Goode, Grover.
Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Twltchel
Weber, Whitney-ll.
Acknowledgements. Allan, Anderson,
Breaux. Cage, Detiege, Herwig, kelso,
MasiCo.-S.
And the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Wharton gave notice that on
some future day he will move to reconsider
the vote just taken.
The thirty minutes for which House bill
No. 339, an act to authorize and require po-
lice juries in certain parishes to submit or-
dinances to the popular vote of said par
ishes with reference to subscriptions to the
stock OF the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company, etc., had been postponed having
expired, Senator Burch called up the bill.
The bill came up on its second reading.
Senator Burch called for the reading of
the bill in detail.
While the bill was being read the thirty
minutes recess Of the High Court of In
parchment having expired, the session of
the court was resumed.
The High Court of Impeachment: having
Adjourned sine die, the session Of the Sen
ate was resumed.
On call of the roll the following Sena-
tors answered to their names
Present-Messrs. Allan. Anderson. Black
burn, Brewster, Buroh, Cage, Chadbourn,
DumOnt, George, GOOde, Ola. Greene Gro
yer, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Kelly, Ian
dry. Pollard. Stamps. Steven, Sypher.
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whitney,
Ioung-2.
Absent - Messrs. Alexander. Breaux,
Blunt, Detiege, Eustis, Mascot, Ogden,
Robertson, White-9.
Senator George called up the report of the
Committee on Corporations and Parochisl
Affairs on House bill No. 27s17, entitled an
act to incorporate the town of Arcadia, in
the parish Of Bienville; to provide for the
election Of mayor and aldermen; to define
their powers and duties, and to provide for
the government OF the same, reported favor
ably, with amendments.
On motion of Senator George the repor.
of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Senator George the BIZ vas
adopted on its second reading.
On motion of Senator George the consti-
tutional rules were suspended by four tittts
affirmative vote OF the Senate, and the bill
was placed en- its third reading, and finally
passed, its title was adopted, and notice of
concurrence was ordered to be sent to the
House.
REPORTS o. COMMITTEES
Senator kelso, from the Committee on
Charitable Institutions, made the following
re mort by unanimnua conaant.