New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02

Senate rules in order to take up House bill
No. 81, entitled an act to repeal IN act en-
titled an act to increase the revenues of the
State and to authorize the incorporation
and establishment Of the Louisiana State
Lottery Company, and to repeal certain
acts now in force.
Senator Robertson called for the yeal
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas = Alexander, Allan, Blackburn
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Du
mont, Eustis, George, Goode, Ola, Harper
Kelso, Kelly, Landry. Ogden. Pollard
Stamps, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber
Wharton, White, Whitney-26.
Nays - Detiege, Greene, Robertson
YOung-4.
Absent-Arderson, Blunt, Breaux, Gro
yer, Herwig, Masicot-6.
And the Senate rules were suspended.
On motion of Senator Burch the bill wal
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Twitchell asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take up Senate bill
No. l67, entitled an act remitting the liability
of the several parishes of the State of Louisi
ana to their respective sheriffs for costs in
criminal cases, parish of Orleans excepted
The bill came up on it's third reading.
On motion of Senator Twitchell the bill
was finally passed, its title was adopted, and
it was ordered to be sent to the House fol
concurrence.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYiSG
OVER.
The report of the Committee on Rail
roads on House bill No. 339, entitled an act
to authorize and require police juries in
certain parishes to submit ordinances to the
popular vote Of eaid parishes, with reference
70 subscriptions to the stock Of the New
Orleans Pacific Railway Company, re.
ported iavorably.
Senator Wharton moved that the report
of the committee be adopted.
Senator White called for the yeas and
nays with the following result:
Yeae-Andersop, Breaux, Burch, Chad
bourn, Dumont, Greene, Landry, Pollard,
STAMPS, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber. Whar-
ton, Whitney-l4.
Nays Allan, Detiege, George. Goode,
Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
w UltCs
Absent = Alexander, Blackburn. Blunt.
Brewster, Cage. Eustis, Ola, Grover, Harper,
Herwig, Kelso-ll.
And the report was adopted.
PRIVILEGED REPORT.
Senator Mascot, from the Committee on
Enrollmen: and Engrossment, made the
following report:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND ESGRoss,HG,
NEW Orleans, February rs, 1870. :
To the Honorable P1esiden. and Members of the
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-
crossing bills beg leave to report the fol-
lowing bills as having been duly engrossed,
viz:
Senate bill No. l37, to amend section one
OF an &C. entitled an act to amend and re-
enact sections one, seven, forty nine. fifty
six. sixty one, sixty six, seventy five and
seventy seven of an act to provide q
revenue ETC., etc.
Senate bill No 1914, an act to enable the
parish of St. Charles to fund its debt, to
issue bonds, etc.
Senate bill No. LAG, to amend article
6ii Of the Code of Practice.
Senate bill No. l20, granting to the
Charity Hospital Medical College of New
Orleans the night to confer degrees and
grant diplomas. etc.
Very respectfully,
j. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
Senator Twitchell called for executive
session.
Executive session having been raised, on
a cali of the roll the following Sena tors
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Anderson, Black
burn, Blunt. Brewster, Burch, Cage Chad.
bourn, Detiege, DumOnt, Eustis, George,
Goode: Gia, Greene, Grover: Harper. Her
wig, Kelso, Kelly, Landry, Mascot, Ogden,
Pollard, Robertson. Stamps, Steven. Sypher,
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, White Whitney,
Young-34.
Absen:-Messrs. Alexander, Breaux-2
COMMITTEE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
sESTATIvEs.
A committee from the House of Repre-
appeared before the bar of the
Senate and read the following document:
Mr.. Pres;dent-In obedience to the order
Of the House OF Representatives, we appear
before you, and in the name OF the House
of Representatives, and of all the people
Of the State of Louisiana, We do impeach
William Pitt Kellogg, Governor of the State
Of Louisiana, of high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in Office since the fourteenth day
Of April. 1875, and we further inform the
Senate that the House Of Representatives
will N due time exhibit particular articles
Of impeachment against him and make
good the same: and IN their names we de-
nand that the Senate take order for the
appearance OF the said William p. Kellogg
70 answer sad Impeachment.
JOHN YOUNG, Chairman:
q II WELLS
LOUIS A. WILT,
JAMES JEFFRIES,
4. D. LAFARGUE.
The committee retired.
Senator Twitchell offered the following
'esoiucion:
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives
las impeached at the bar of the Senate
William P. Kellogg, Governor of the State
# Louisiana. OF high crimes and INSIDE
neanors in office;
Rcsolce9, That the Senate DO now organ
ze itself into a High Court Of impeachment,
md that the Chief Justice be notified to at
enc Ter that purpose.
Senator T1itchel1 moved TO adopt the
esolution.
Adopted.
Senator Barch offered the following mo-
ion:
That committee on rules to govern the
1igh Court OF lmpeachm ent be appointed.
Senator Robertson made the point of
rider that the finding Of articles of I'M
'eachment by the House against the Gov
rnor suspenGs him from Office, and that the
Lieutenant Governor is now Governor, and
an not preside over the proceedings OF the
senate.
The Presiden. ruled the point not well
aiken.
Senator Eurch withdrew his motion to
ppoint committee on rules.
Senator Robertson made the point of