New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-15
Ninth Days session.

SENATE.
Ninth Days session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orle are. January ID, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
Smeut at twelve O'Clock NJ. the Hon. c. c
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Present - Mesers Alexander. Allan
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster. Burcb, Cage
sChadbourn, Detiege, Dumont, George. Ola
Goode, Greene, Harper, Herwig, Kelly
Landry, Masicot, Ogden, Robertson, Sy pher
Twitchell. White, Young-25.
Absent-Messre. Anderson, Breaux Eus
it's, Grover, KeleO, Pollard, Stamps, Steven
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-ll.
Prayer was offered By the Rev. Mr.
Durdis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
Senator Bu1ch rose to ques ton of priv
1eee, and sent to the Secretary's desk and
had read the following extract from the
remarks of Senator Greene made in the
House yesterday:
Mr.. Greene-I said that some of the
gentlemans enemies had stated that il was
owing to bis personal character that he was
not admitted to seat IN the Senate. But
enough of this. Mr.. Speaker. our cOndi-
ton in this State to-day is deplorable one,
and unless something is done to harmonic
the con ficting elements it is almost hops
less one. We see on the one side the Bour-
bon Democracy. which would compel every
one 10 obey its behests, and On the other the
Radical or Republican party and black
party trying to draw the color line and ex-
clude white Republicans
''Mr. Demas-I call the Senator to order.
IL it because his con was defeated tor AS
sistant Secretary of the St nate by colored
man, that he Gays We are drawing the col
.oeed line?'
Senator Burch began to speak.
Senator White made the point of order
that the remarks of Senator on a privi-
lege question must be confined to some at
tack made upon himself.
The President ruled the point well taken.
Senator Greene rose to q question OF
privilege. .....
Senator Cage made the point of order,
that under privilege question no remarks
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personal attack on himself.
The President ruled the point well taken
Senator Blunt rose to privileged ques-
ton relative to the same extract which
Senator Burch had caused to be read
Senator Allan rose to question of privi-
Iege with reference to the same subject.
Senator Blackburn ,ose to question of
privilege.
Senators Burcb, Sypher and Cage sue
eeesively made the point of order that I'M
der question of privilege no matter can
be discussed except personal attack upon
thesSenator.
Senator Mascot called for an executive
session.
Executive session having been raised, on
the call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present - Mesers. Alexander, Allan,
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chadbourn, Detiege, George, Goode, Gla,
Greene, Grover, Harper, kelsO, Kelly, Ian |
dry, Masicot, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, |
Wharton, White. Whitney, Young-3l.
Abseut-Messrs. Anderson, Breaux, Du-
mont, Eustis, Herwig-5.
NOTICES OF BILLS
Tho following Senators gave notice that
at some future day they would introduce
the following bills:
By Mr.. Masicot:
Of bill to be entitled an act empower
ing the police juries OF the different par.
ishes of the State to enact and enforce Or
dinances for the protection of game and
ish.
BY Mr.. Grover:
OF bill to be entitled an act to incor-
porate the Merchants Exchange Associa-
ton of New Orleans, and for other purposes
set forth in said act.
BY Mr.. Goode:
OF q bill to be entitled an act to enable
reditors to proceed by attachment, SO.
1uestration or provisional seizure at the
,lace where the thing attached, seques-
rated or Professionally seized is found.
By Mr.. Steven:
Of bill to be entitled an act to amend
vet No. II, approved May IL, 1875, said act
being supplemental to act No. 3, approved 9
January "a, 1874, relative to the funding of {
he State Indebtedness, etc.
By Senator Burch:
Of bill to be entitled an act to abolish
he parish of Lincoln.
OF BILLS By UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.
By Senator Wharton:
Senate bill No. II, an act to provide for
he election Of assessors for the city of New
)rleans; requiring them to assess all the =
cal and personal property subject to taxa
ion in the city; providing for their COM
and filling vacancies and defn-
az their duties; providing for the appoint {
nent of assistant assessors and tax COM
defining their duties and fixing
providing for the correct
less of the role, and AUTH orizing the equal I
cation and reduction Of overaesessment; t
the assessor to make ont lists of t
IL persons liable to q poll tax; requiring +
he Mayor and Board of Administrators or
Board of Aldermen to calculate and set t
iown the total of taxes against each item
N the rolls, and in certain cases authOriz- 9
pg them to correct the assessme nte; pro-
idipg for persons feeling themselves o
ggrieved to appeal to district court for q
edress; authorizing the Common Council
q a certain contingency to appoint all the {
'ersons mentioned in this act; providing {
or Furnishing officers for willful neglect of I
Iuty, and repeating all acts or parts of acts = :
ontrsry to the provisions of this act.