New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28
NTN oRIIANs REPUBLICAN, FRIDA4y sJ4NUAA4E28 1875
on . cali Of shsroll tho following Senators

on cali Of the ron tho following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexxader, Allain, An.
derson, Blunt, Breanx, Brewster Burch,
Cage, Chadbonrn, Detisee, Du~ont, George
Landry, Mascot, Ogden. Pollard, Robert
SOB, Stamps. Steven. Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, White, Whitney. Young
80. -
Absent Messrs. Blackburn, Eustis, Gro.
YER. Herwig-.
Senator Alexander obtained unanimous
consent to introduce Senate bill No. 81, en-
titled an act to propose the amendment Of
article 1l8 of the constitution Of the State,
and to provide for the adoption or rejection
thereof by the people of the State.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by fsur-fifths Affirmative vote Of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Senator Burch obtained unanimous con-
sent to introduce Senate bill No. 81, entitled
an act to repeal act No. liz Of the session Of
1869, entitled an act to protect the health of
the city of New Orleans, to locate the stock
landings and slauehterhouses, and to incor.
porate the Crescent City Live Stock Land
ing and Slaughterhouse Company.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading. and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Senator Ola asked and obtained unan;-
nous consent to take up the following reso-
luton introduced by hum yesterday:
RESOLVED, That committee of three be
appointed by the President. whose duty it
shall be to investigate how, why and by
what process the bonds of the State were
Ship Canal Company to the amount OF
several hundred Thousand dollars, and by
the acts or connivance of what State officers
said fraud was perpetratod, and also to IN
uuire into the acts Of the State engineer in
reference to the above and other matrers:
Said committee to be vested With full
power to send for persons and papers. and
to report within ten days the result OF their
investigation. with Whatever suggestions
they may think proper.
Senator Weber offered the following
amendment:
Strike ont the words "a committee Of
three" and insert "the Committee on Drain
| age, Canals and Navigation
Senator Young moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
The Senate refused to table the amend
ment.
Senator Weber moved the adoption Of hit
| amendment.
Senator Young called for the yeas and
| nays. with the following result:
Yeas-Alexander, Blunt, Breaux, Burch
Cage. Chadbourn, Greene, Harper, kelso
Kelly, Landry, Masioot, Ogden, Stamps
! Svpher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whit
Nays-Allain. Anderson, Detiege, George
| Goode, Ola, Grover, Robertson. Steven
White, Young-l1.
Absent-BIackburu, Brewster, Dumont
Eustis Herwig, Pollard-6.
| Adopted.
On motion of Senator Ola the resolution
was adop led as amended.
Senator Robertson asked unanimous con
sent to offer resolution.
Senator Burch objected.
Senator Robertson moved to suspend IN
Senate rules in order to permit him to otfe
the resolution, and called for the yeas an
nays with the following result:
Yeas Chadbourn, Dumont Georg:
Goode, Greene, Grover. Kelly, Ogder
Robertson, Stamps, Steven. Sypher, White
wharton, Whitney, Young-l6.
Nays-Alexander, Allan. Blunt Breau1
Brewster, Burch. Cage, Deriege. Harpel
Kelso, Landry, Masicot, Twitchel
Weber-l4.
Absent-Anderson. Blackburn, Eustit
Ola. Herwig. Pollard, Kelso-6.
And the Senate refused to suspend tn
rules.
Senator Young moved that the chairma
of the Committee on Finance be requisite
to report House bill No. 70 of last session.
Adopted.
On motion of Senator Twitchel!. lea'
of absence for seven days was granted
Senator Gla. \,
On motion of Senator Detiege, Il
Senate was declared adjourned until
morrow at IL NJ.