New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-05
OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF MA.
SENATE.

SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, January 5, 1870
Pursuant to the provisions Of article sew
enteen of the State constitution the Senate
was called to order by the President OF the
Senate, the Hon. Lieutenant Governor e.
C. Antoine.
On a call of the roll the following named
Senators answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Allan. Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch,
Gage. Chadbourn, Dotiege, DumOnt, Enstls,
George, Ola, Goode, Greene, Grover, Har-
per, Herwig, Kelly, Kelso, Landry, Mascot,
Ogden, Pollard, Roberts, Stamps, steven
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, WMte,
Whitney, YOung-35.
Absent-Mr. Brewster-l.
Thirty.fve and q quorum.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. DE-.
Daily.
Senator Mascot then moved that COM
mittee of seven on rules be appointed by
the President, and that the rules OF the
session of 1875 hold good until the report OF
the committee.
Adopted.
Senator Twitchell then moved that the
Senate proceed to permanent organiza-
ton.
Adopted.
Senator Twitchell then nominated MIR. r.
E. Bechtel for Secretary Of the Senate.
There being no other nomination Mr.. Bech-
tel was elected by the following vote:
Yeas Alexander. Anderson, Allan,
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Bnrch, Cage,
Chadbourn. Detiege, Dumont, Eustis. Ola,
George. Goode, Greene, Grover, Harper,
Herwig, Kelly, Kelso, Landry, Mascot,
Ogden, Pollard, Robertson, Stamps, Ste
ven, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton,
Whitney, YOung-A.
Absent-Brewster, White-2.
Senator Twitchell then nominated Mr..
William Milford as Sergeant alarms. and
there being no other nomination, he was
elected by the following vote:
Yeas Alexander. Anderson. Allan,
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch, Cage,
Goode, Greene, Grover, Harper. Herwig.
Kelly, Kelso, Landry, Mascot, Ogden, Pol
lard, Robertson, Stampe, Steven, Sypher,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney,
Young-33.
Absent Brewster, Eustis, White-3.
Senator Twitchell then nominated Mr..
William Mercer as Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms, and there being no other nomination
he was elected by the following vote:
Yeas = Alexander, Anderson, Am
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch; III IL
Chadbourn, Detlege, Dumont, GeoEe, oia'
Goode, Greene, Grover, Harper. efMis
Kelly, Kelso, Landry, Masicot, GoeSn, III
lard, Robertson. Stamps, Ste-nx; K nGpne1
'Twitchell. Weber, Wharto' n''n0S'
YOung-3. uh;4oa
Senator Whitney Their moved that Two
committees of three esA DO appointed oy
the President. one to Nait upon the GOV
w ;.so... I'm that the Senate is
49, oroon;zaa ID ready to receive any
communication. q might wish 70 MAKE 'ne
,,thor ~ wa. upon the House OF Repre-
se-.o.;-os .nd to inform that BODY thao
~. So was organized and ready to pro
GOOD to ssiness.
Ad,ted.
ne President appointed as the foregoing
.nmittees the following named Senators:
Committee to wait upon the Governor
Messrs. Whitney, Allan and Robertson.
Committee to wait upon the House OF
Representatives. Burch, Dumont
and White.
On the call of Senator Mascot, the Senate !
then went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, on
a call of the roll the following named Sena-
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Allan. Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch,
Cage, Chadbourn, Deteige, Dumont, Ella,
George, GoOde Grover, Harper, Herwlg,
Kelly, Kslso, Masicot, Ogden, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Whar-
ton. White, Whitney, Young-3O.
Absent-Messrs. Brewster, Eustis, Greene,
Landry, Pollard, Weber,.
A quorum was Announced as present.
A message from the Governor was then
announced and received.
Representative Wilt, chairman OF a
committee of the House Of Representa- |
tives, then announced that the House Of |
Representatives was organized and ready
for business.
Senator Whitney, chairman of the COM
mittee to wait upon the Governor, an
nounced that that duty had been per- ]