New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-09

Az, MARCH g.. 1876.
taken recess for thirty minutes, the Senate
resumed IT, session.
Tho committee having retired, the Senate
resolved itself into high court Of impesch-
ment.
Tho High Court OF impeachment having
taken recess for thirty minutes the Senate
resumed its session.
[Senator Anderson. President pro tenn. of
the Senate, in the ohsir.]
On call of the roll the following Senators
| answered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Allan, Anderson,
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Goode, Greene, Grover, Harper, Kelso,
| Kelly, Landry. Masicot, Ogden, Robertson,
Stampe, Steven, Twitchell, Weber. Whar-
ton, Whitney-28. :" - --'
| Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Breaux, De-
tiege, Herwig, Pollard, White, Young-8.
| On motion Of Senator. Burch, the CON
alteration Of House bill No. 339 was post
poned for thirty minutes.
| PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
| Senator Twitchell moved that the Senate
proceed to the election of President pro
tenn.
Adopted.
| Senator Brewster nominated Senator An
derson.
| Senator>Eustis nominated Senator Robert
son.
Senator Detiege nominated Senator Du.
mont.
Senator Dumont declined to be q candi-
| date.
Senator Allan nominated Senator Burch
Senator Bulch withdrew in favor of SEN
ator Anderson.
On motion OF Senator Cage, nominations
were closed.
The roll was called with the following re-
suit:
For Senator Anderson-Gessrs. Allan,
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
ChadbOurn, Dumont, Ola, Greene, Harper,
Kelso, Landry, Pollard, Robertson, Stamps,
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whit
ney, YOung-2.
George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
Steven. White-9.
For Senator Dumont-
Senator Anderson received twenty-five
votes.
Senator Robertson received nine votes.
Senator Dumont received one vote.
Senator Anderson having received ma
iority of all the votes cast, was declared to
be duly elected President pro tenn. of the
Senate.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senator Wharton called for tho special
order of the day, House bill No. 476, entitled
concurrent resolution providing for joint
committee to be known as the board for the
examination of outstanding obligations and
assets of the State.
Senator Dumont moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
Senator Wharton called for the previous
question.
The main question was ordered.
The yeas and nays were called with the
following result:
Yeas Allan, Blackburn, Blunt, Brew
ster, Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustis, Ola,
Greene, Harper, Landry, Pollard, Stamps,
Sypher, Wharton, Whitney. Young-H.
Nays-Burch. George, Goode, Grover,
Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Twltchell.
Weber, Whitney-ll.
Observation-Disclosures. Allan. Anderson,
Breaux, Cage, Detiege, Herwig, Kelso,
Masicot-S.
And the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Wharton gave notice that on
some future day he will move to reconsider
the vote just taken.
The thirty minutes for which House bill
No. 339, an act to authorize and require po-
lice juries in certain parishes to submit or
dinances to the popular vote of said par
ishes with reference to subscriptions to the
stock OF the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company, etc., had been postponed having
expired, Senator Burch called up the bill
The bill came up on its second reading.
Senator Burch called for the reading of
the bill in detail.
While the bill was being read the thirty |
minutes recess Of the High Court Of In
parchment having expired, the session of
the court was resumed.
The High Court of Impeachment having
adjourned sine die, the session of the Sen |
ate was resumed. |
On call of the roll the following Sena-
tors answered to their nance:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Anderson. Black |
burn, Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn,
Dumont, George, Goode. Ola, Greene, Gro |
YER, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Kelly, Ian
dry, Pollard. Stamps, Steven, Sypher, |
T T"dnaas1 Weber, Wharton Whitney,
Absent - Messrs. Alexander, Breaux,
Blunt, Detiege, Eustis, Masicot, Ogden,
Robertson, White-9.
Senator George called up the report of the |
Committee on Corporations and Parochial |
Affairs on House bill No. 27SA, entitled an
act to incorporate the town of Arcadia, in
the parish of Bienville; to provide for the
election of mayor and aldermen; to define |
their powers and duties, and to provide for
the government of the same, reported favor
ably, with amendments.
On motion of Senator George the report |
of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Senator George the bill was
adopted on its second reading.
On motion of Senator George the consti-
rules were suspended by a four-fitths
affirmative vote of the Senate, and the bill |
was placed on it's third reading, and finally
passed, its title was adopted, and notice of /
was ordered to be sent to the
House.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Kelso, from the Committee on
Charitable Institutions, made the following