New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-26
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senstor Young moved to adopt the bill as
amended as whole.
Adopted.
On motion Of Senator Young the bill was
adopted on its second reading.
On motion of Senator Landry the con-
stitutional rules were suspended by four
tifths affirmative vote of the Senate, the bill
was placed on its third reading and final
passage, it's title was adopted, and it was
ordered 10 be sent to the House for concur
renee in the amendments.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The subject matter pending when the Sen
ate adjourned was the engrossment Of Sen
ate joint resolution No. 4, entitled Joint reso-
luton declaring the lease ot.the State Peni-
Tertiary forfeited, instructing the Attorney
General to enforce the provisions Of act No.
-, approved March 81, 1875, granting Ger
tain powers to the Governor, and FOR other
purposes.
Senator Twitchell moved that the joint
resolution be considered engrossed.
Senator Ogden offered the following
amendment:
Strike out SOC il resolved" and insert
that the Attorney General be instructed to
institute legal proceedings to have the lease
of the State Penitentiary declared forfeited,
null and VOID
Senator Twitchell moved to lay the
amendment en- the table.
Senator Ogden called for the yeas and
,<la ell
Yeas-Andereon, Blunt, Breaux. Cage,
ChRdbourn, Ola, Greene, Harper, Herwlg,
kelso, Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher.
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whltney-lS.
Nays-Black burn, Burch, Detiege, Du-
mont. Eustis. George, GoOde, Grover, KEEL
ly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Whites.
Absent - Alexander, Allan, Brewster,
Landry, Young.
And the amendment was laid on the
table.
The question recurring upon the motion
to consider the bill engrossed, the motion
was adopted.
On the call Of Senator Twitchell the
Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, on
a call OF the roll the following Senator's an
swered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Anderson, Breaux
Blunt, Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege, Dumont,
Eustis, George, Goode, Greene, Grover,
Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Kelly, Landry
Ogden, Robertson, Stamps, Steven. Sy-
pher, Twitchell, Weber, White, Whitney,
Young.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, Black
burn, Brewster, Burcb, Ola, Mascot, Pol
lard. WhartOu-q
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS BY USASI-
NOUS CONSENT.
Senator Grover asked and obtained
Unanimous consent to introduce the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, There are reasons for believ-
ing that the interests OF the State of Louis
lana and the city of New Orleans in the
New Orleans. jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company have been taken away
from them by apparently fraudulent and
Illegal proceedings; and
Whereas. Said railroad is likely 70 pass
into hands antagonistic TO the commercial
interests of the city and port OF New Or
leans, and to the welfare o! the State gen
orally; be it therefore
Resolted, That committee of three be
appointed by the chair to investigate the
manner. form and circumstances under
which the State OF Louisiana and city of
New O.leaEs, whether as bondholders or
stockholders, were Invested Of their inter
eat in said railroad; and lie it further
Reso}rcG That said committee have power
to act during the time intervening between
the present session aud the next meeting of
the General Assembly OF the State of Lou
isiana, and that they have power TO send
for persons and papers, and to administer
n
necessary, at a cost not exceeding s; be it
further
Et<olted. That the Attorney Genera. of
the State, in con junction with the attorney
OF the city OF New Orleans be autholz I'd
and instructed to axe immediate action be-
tore the proper courts to cancel, set aside
and annul all transfers of bonds. stock or
city of New Orleans; be il further
ReSolced, That said committee shall act ii
concert with said Attorney General and city
attorney in their effort to accomplish the
end contemplated by these resolutions.
Tbs resolution was adopted.
Senator Barch asked and obtained unani-
nous consent to introduce the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, There are a large number OF
bills now before the Senate, and the end OF
the present session is fast approaching, and
it being necessary that many impoItan.
bills should become laws; be it
Resolce0, That the President of the Sen
ate do appoint q committee to consist OF
two from the city and five from the State at
large. before whom all bills not acted on
shall he referred and who shall examine
the same and report back TO the Senate IN
order that the Senate can &C. thereon.
les over
ACTION on TIE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
LYING OVER.
Senate. Twitcheil called M the report Of
the Committee on Corporations on Senate
bill No. lG1. entitled an act limiting the
liability OF the several parishes OF the State
OF Louisiana TO their respective sherillo for
costs in criminal cases, parish. of Orleans
excepted, reported favorabIy by said com
mittee.
On motion OF Senator Twitcbell the re-
port was adopted.
On motion OF Senator Twitchell the bill
was considered engrossed.
Senator Twitchell moved to suspend the
rules in order to place the
bill on It's third reading and final passage.
Senator Harper called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Detiege. Enstis, George, Goode.
Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden, Il bert
'on, Stamps, Steven, Twitcheu, Weber,
Nhite-ll
Nays = Alexander, Allan, Anderson.
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbcurp, Du-
mont, Greene, Harper, Ke.so, Landry,
sypher, Whitney. 1oung-l5.
Absent.Blsckbu burn, Blunt. Breaux, Gla,
'lasicot, Pollard, Wharton-7.
And the Senate refused to suspend the
'ules.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an