New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-12

| and res nact section 1851 of Rays Revise,
| Statutes.
Of . bill to be entitled an act relative Il
the enforcement of hypothecary rights, an
defining the jurisdiction of courts therefor
Of q bill to be entitled an act relative t.
judicial sales, and sales days.
Of . bill to be entitled an act relative t,
the trial of motions, rules. exceptions, AMI
answers to dissolve conservatory suits; ant
providing for judgments against principal
and sureties on the bond.
Of bill to be entitled an act relative Il
administrators and executors residing on
of tho State.
OF bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the revival of judgments when the de
PENDANT has changed his domicile.
Of bill to be entitled an act to provide
foc the revival of judgments rendered BY
the district courts of the State prior to tn,
organization of the judiciary under the con
stitutiOn of 1868, when the amount sued fOl
did not exceed $500, exclusive of interest.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Weber:
Resolred, That committee of thret
members of the Senate shall be appointed
by the President, Immediately after the
passage of this resolution, whose duty shall
ho IN fo1n vrhafnoR fhA NnvorpnP nj
ing in his official capacity, has sent in tC
the Senate, tor confirmation, the name Of
such person or persons requiring cOnfirma
ton, nominated or commissioned by him
IS required by section sixty of the constitu.
ton; that said committee shall make q full
and detailed report Of any and all such VIC
lations to the Senate, ten days from and
after it's appointment, and that they shall
have power to send for persOns and papers.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Whitney moved to take from the
table the following motion of Senator Chad
bourn.
l move that the Office OF assistant secre-
tary of the Senate be and is hereby de-
clared vacant, and that the Senate do now
proceed to elect an assistant secretary.
The Senate voted to take the motion from
the table.
Senator Chadbourn moved the adoption
of the motion.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Allaln. Burch, Chadbourn. De-
tiege, Dumont, Ola, Harper, Kelso, Landry,
Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher. Twitch-
ell. Whitney, Youug-l6.
Nsys-Alexander, Anderson, Blackburn,
Eustis, George. Goode, Greene, Herwig.
Ksliy, Ogden Robertson, Steven Weber
Absent Brewster, Blunt, Cage, Grover,
Wharton-5.
Blank-Breaux-l.
On motion of Senator Whitney the fur
ther consideration of the motion was post
poned until tomorrow at l p. n.
Senator Blackburn rose to q point of in.
formation, and asked if an officer elected
by the Senate could be removed, or the said
Office be declared vacant by simple ma
jority, or if it required two-thirds vote of
the Senate.
The President, Senator Anderson in the
chair, informed the Senator that in accord
ance with decision rendered by the Presi
dent of the Senate on previous occasion,
the Senate had q right to declare at any
t ims any elective ctiice of the Senate va
can't.
Senator Young called for executive ses-
zion.
Executive session having been raised, on
the call of the roll the following Senators
AIS cred to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander. Anderson,
Allan, Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch,
3oode, Greene, kelso, Landry, Masicor,
Pollard, Robertson, Stampe, Steven, Sypher,
l'witcheli, Weber, White, Whitney, Young
~.
Absent Cage, Eustis, Grover.
Harper, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden Wharton-9.
Senator Blackburn called up Senate bill
70. l, an act apportioning the State into
enatorial districts, and fixing the number
f Representatives to be elected from each
'arish and representative district in the !
tate; designating in what senatorial dis
riots Senators are to be elected at the next |
eneral election, where there has been q
hange in the senatorial districts, and re.
ealing ell other laws on the subject.
Senator Robertson made the point of |
rder that it can not be taken up because |
10 report Of the State Registrar of Voters
not before the Senate.
The President ruled the point not well |
ken.
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a its second reading with a view Of refer
ace.
Adopted.
The bill was read second time, and, on
otion of Senator Burch, referred to the
on Apportionment, when ap-
United.
Senator Whitney moved to reconsider the
'te by which his motion to postpone the
of the election Of an assistant
cretary was adopted.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
ID nays, with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander, Allan. Anderson,
.eaux. Burch, Chadbourn. Detiege, Du
ont, Ola, Harper, kelsO, Masic0t, Stamps,
pher, Twitchell, Whitney, Young-l7.
Blunt, George, Goode,
reene, Kelly, Pollard, Roberts on, Steven,
eber, White-l1.
Absent-Br Brewster, Cage. Eustis, Grover.
srwig, Landry, Ogden, Wharton-8.
Senator Blackburn moved to adjourn
It'll to.morr0w at IL NJ.
Senator Whitney called tor tho yeas and
ye, with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander, Blackburn, Blunt,
reaux, Detieee, Dument, George, Goode,
Ia, Greene, Kelly, Pollard, Robertson.
even, Weber, White-l6.
Nays = Allan, Anderson, Burcb, Chad