New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-15
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Tenth Days Session.

. Tenth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, January IA, 1876
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
at twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. C. c. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster
Burch, Detiege, Dumont, George, Geo ie
ella, Greene. Grover, Harper, Kelso, Kelly
Mascot, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson
Stamps, Steven. Sypher, Twitchell, Weber
White, Whitney, Young-29.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Cage, Chad
bourn, Eustis, Herwig, Landry, Whar
tom.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Bryant.
The reading Ct the journal began.
| Senator Alexander stated that the certif-
cate furnished by the Secretary Of Stats
with reference to ctfice-holders in Lincoln
parish was incorrect, and moved to strike it
from the journal.
The President ruled the motion out Of
order, on the ground that it was correctly
printed as furnished and read. and was q
part of the actual proceediIg 80 of yester-
day.
Senator Robertson offered the following
resolution:
l move that, whereas a certificate Of.
fered BY Senator Burch, served by the Hon.
T. G. DeslOnde, Secretary of State, has
hnas rtnrn nfn vvado II, H., g.
the floor OF this Senate, that a committee
of three be appointed By the Chair to in
yestlgate the charge made against the Hon.
| +. u. Des!onde, Secretary OF State.
| Senator Burch made the point of order
| that a molten in the nature of y resolution
is not in order pending the correction of the
| journal
| The President sustained the point of
| order.
Senator Blackburn moved to expunge the
| certificate from the journal.
Senator Sypher made the point of order
that motion to expuDgs portion of the
journal is not in order previous to the adop-
ton of the journal.
The President sustained tho point and
ruled the motion to expunge out of order at
the present time.
Senator Blackburn moved that the Jour nal
be adopted.
Adopted.
Senator Blackburn then moved that the
certificate of the Secretary Of State be ex-
plunged fl ON the journal.
Senator Detiege moved to lay the motion
on the table.
Senator Robertson called for the yeas and
nays.
Senator Detiege then withdrew the mo-
ton to table.
Senator Stamps began to speak.
Senator Blackburn made the point of or
der that the motion was not debatable. as
the yeas and nays had been ordered.
The President ruled the point not we'll
taken, on the ground that the motion to
table upon which the yeas and nays had
been demanded had been Withdrawn.
The roll was then called on the motion to
expunge. with the following result:
Yeas Alexander, Allan, Anderson,
Blackburn. Breanx, Brewster, Cage, Du-
mont, George, Goode, Greene. Grover,
Nelly, MaslcOI, OgOen- ROBERTSON, oteVen,
Weber. White. YounG--2O.
Nsys--Blunt. Burcb, Detiege Ola. Har-
per, Kelsc, Landry. Pollard, Stamps, Sy-
pher Twitchell, Whitney-l2.
Absent - Chadbourn. Eustis. Herwig,
WHARTON.
Adopted.
Senator Robertson then reintroduced the
folio wing resolution:
~ q
by Senator BuIch, served by the Hon. p. G.
DeslonGe, Secretary Of State, bias been
characterized as false by Senator on the
floor of this Senate. that a committee of
three be appointed by the Chair to inves-
tigate the charge made against the Hon.
P. G. Deslonde, Secretary OF State.
Senator Greene moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, and then withdrew the
same.
Senator Whitney called the previous
question on the adoption of the resolution.
The main question was ordered.
Senator Young called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander, Allan, Anderson,
Blackburn. Blunt Brewster, Burch, Chad |
bourn. Detieee, Dumont, George, Goode,
Ola, Greene. Grover, Kelsc, Kelly, Landry, |
Masicot. Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, White, |
Whitney, Young-29.
Nay-Harper-l.
Absent-Breaux, Cage, Eustis, HerwiR, |
Weber, Wharton-6.
The resolution was adopted, and the Pres
sident appointed the following special COM
mittee: Senator Robertson, chairman; Sen
ator Burch and Senator Whitney.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Whitney. chairman of the Com
mite on Apportionment, made the follow.
ing report
To the BonorAb President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Commute on Apportionment beg
Senate bill No. l, entitled an
act apportioning the Safe int senatorial
districts, fixing the number of Representa-
tives to be elected from each parish
and representative district in the State,
and designating in what senatorial districts
Senators shall be elected, and for other pur-
poses; and report the same back by sub
stitute, and ask of you it's immediate con-
E. L. WHITNEY, Chairman.
Senators Ogden and Goode, while object.
stitute reported by the committee, do not
deem it necessary to make minority re-
port, as they are anxious to bring the
~ " Il. b. OGDEN,
+. S. GOODE.
Lies over under the rules.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following Senators gave notice that
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