The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-29
THE LEGISLATURE.


came TO order ct 10 p. M. A quorum pre-
ant.
Executive session was Immediately callet
after which Mr.. Groves offered petition nj
merously signed by citizens of New Orlean
urging the passage of the New Orleans Paclfi
Railroad bill, which petition he said, repre-
scented sixty millions Of dollars.
A member then called up the bill, whic
vas refused.
The regular bill came up and was proceede
With, when executive session was called.
Executive session being raised, joint resc
lutian was offered by Mr.. Blunt, appropriatin
$40. 600 for the Improvement Of Cane River.
:. Mr.. Robertson introduced the fOllOwin
ID Whereas. the Governor of the State has il
sued q proclamation dated February Is
1876. convoking the Senate of the State @
Louisiana at day subsequent to the tim
!, when the session Of the General Assembly ex
pires by Constitutional limitation;
Whereas, The Executive has only the powe
10 convene the General Assembly in extraordi
tho constitution
Whereas, Neither house of the General As
ssmbly Constitute the General Assembly within
the meaning Of the Constitution, and there
fore said proclamation is unwarrantable
usurpatory and unconstitutional;
Rssolped, That this Senate will disregard
mid proclamation, dseping it an Executive
sdict Infringing upon the constitutional pre-
negatives of the General Assembly deserving
not the obedience but the condemnation o.
the Senate.
m. Robertson said that the House did moi
ooutem plate revolution, and he hoped the
Senate would not. They should act in strict
accordance with law.
A motion to lay on the table was carried.
Mr. Burch moved to expurge it from the
minutes and as Mr.. White desired to speak on
the motion he withdrew it.
Mr.. White then reviewed the motion and il
prevailed by o strict party vote
Under the head Of unfinished business the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad bill came up,
and afer some debate q motion to adopt the
bill on It's second reading was made and lost,
by vote Of II to IS.
a motion to table y motion by Mr.. Robert
SON to reconsider this vote was lost, IA tc 81.
The motion to reconsider was also lost,
svote standing II to 49,
Executive session was called, after which
tho bill again came up on it's second reading,
and was read.
MI. Ogden pronounced the legislation en-
Moved in considering this bill as infamous. "
Mr.. Eustis spoke at some length on the bill
He opposed il chiefly because it contained no
provision that the road should be built even
after the tax had been placed in the hands of
the trustees. He did not think that, because
respectable citizens we're trustees of the Com
the funds would be employed to the best ad-
vantage. He also said that he understood
shat the bill had never been read in the
House.
All the amendments offered to the bill
were tabled.
A motion was made to adopt the bill as
whole on its second reading
Mr. White made the point Of order that it
could mot be SO adopted, as the Senate had
before refused to reconsider the vote by which
the motion to put the bill on the second read
Ing WAS lost
Ruled not we'll taken.
The motion to adopt on it's second reading
passed by 3 vote 20 to Is.
House bill No. 81, repeating the charter of
the Lottery Company came up and was re-
1srred to the Judiciary Committee.
House bill No. 339, an act to authorize and
require the police juries in certain parishes
20 submit ordinances to the popular vote of
aid parishes with reference to subscriptions
20 the stock of the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
way Comp my, etc., came up. On this execu.
tive session was called, which lasted till 6
O'Clock
Vas then received, and they formally an.
nounced the impeachment Of Gov. Kellogg
After the retirement Of the committee the fol
lowing resolution was offered:
On motion of Mr.. Twi,chell the Senate re-
solved itself into High Court of Impeach-
nent, and the President was instructed to
notify the Chief Justice.
Mr. Robertson made the point of order that
the finding of the impeachment by the House,
and the notification thereof by the House to
tho Senate, operates the suspension of the
Governor, and the Lieutenant Governor be-
comes Governor, and is hence incompetent to
preeide over the deliberations of the Senate.
The chair ruled the point not we'll taken.
came in and took the chair, and the members
ware sworn in.
Nessrs. H. @. Dibble, John Ray and J. E.
Leonard appeared as counsel for Gov. Ksl-
lo9x and waived notification and summons.
Judge Dibble fled plea announcing that
VIM. p. Kellogg, Governor, was prep red now
% answer the charges made against him.
Mr.. Twltchell moved that it be ordered that
the Secfstary be instructed to notify the
House that the Senate was organized a. q
high Court of Impeachment, prepared to "a
oeive the House Committee and hear their
charges, and that the Committee be ordered
to submit their charges at O'Clock this day.
Mr.. White moved to amend the order by
inserting in place of o'clock, ia o'clock
Wednesday,"
Mr.. Twitchell moved to table the amend
ment.
Mr.. White held that there were no rules for
the guidance of the court.
Nj. Robertson contended that no rules had
been adopted, and there was some discussion
and q motion Was made by MIR. Twitcheu to
adopt the Senate rules.
The reading of the minutes was called for.
The minutes declared that the rules had been
adopted.
Mr.. Robertson declared that the minutes
were incorrect and that the statement con-
tanned therein that the rules had been adopt
"a was absolutely false.
The rules were read
Mr.. White asked leave to file his protest
He was denied.
Mr.. Robertson again declared that the min
mites of the Secretary we're absolutely incorrect
in their statement that the rules had been
adopted.