New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11

of the fees, costs and charges herein fixed
for said Office, and furnishing extortion in
said Office.
By Mr.. Young:
OF a bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 34l0 Of the Revised
Statutes of Louisiana Of 1870.
Of a bill to be entitled an act to exempt
from seizure growing and ungathered crops,
and to repeal all laws contrary thereto.
By Mr.. Goode:
Of bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 1851 of Rays Revised
Statutes.
Of bill to be entitled an act relative to
the enforcement of hypothecary rights, and
defining the jurisdiction of courts therefor.
Of bill to be entitled an act relative to
judicial sales, and sales days.
Of bill to be entitled an act relative to
the trial of motions, rules. exceptions, and
answers to dissolve conservatory suits; and
providing for jud gments against principals
and sureties on the bond.
OF bill to be entitled an act relative to
administrators and executors residing out
of the State.
Of bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the revival Of judgments when the de-
1endant has changed his domicile.
OF bill to be entitled Al act to provide
foi the revival of judgments rendered by
the district courts OF the State prior to the
organization Of the judiciary under the con-
! If 1859 vrGar fhsa Of cd 4Or
did not exceed $500, exclusive Of interest.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
BY MIR. Weber:
ResolreG, That committee Of three
members Of the Senate shall be appointed
by the President, Immediately after the
passage of this resolution, whose duty shall
| be to ascertain whether the Governor, act
ing in his official capacity, has sent in to
the Senate, Tor continuation, the name OF
| such person or persons requiring cOntirma-
| ton, nominated or commissioned by him,
| as required by section sixty of the cOnstitu-
ton; that eaid committee shall make full
| and detailed report Of any and all such vio-
lations to the Senate, ten days from and
after its appointment, and that they shall
have power to send for persons and papers.
Lies over under the rules.
| Mr.. Whitney moved to take from the
able the following motion of Senator Chad
bourr:
| move that the ofiice of assistant secre-
tary of the Senate be and is hereby de-
! clared vacant, and that the Senate do now
| proceed to elect au assistant secretary.
The Senate voted to take the motion from
! the table.
Senator Chadbourn moved the adoption
| Of the motion.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays. with the following result:
Yeas-Al,aln, Burcb, Chadbourn, De
tiege, Dumont, Ola, Harper, kelso, Landry,
Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher. Twitch-
ell, Whitney, foung-l6.
Nays-Aiexander, Anderson, Blackburn,
Eustis, George. Goode, Greene Herwig.
Kelly, Ogden. Robertson, Steven. Weber,
White-N.
Absent-Brewster Blunt. Cage, Grover,
WHARTON.
Blank-Breaux-l.
On motion of Senator Whitney the fur
ther consideration of the motion was post
poned until tomorrow at l p. NJ.
Senator Blackbur rose to a point OF in
ormation, and asked if an officer elected
by the Senate could be removed, or the said
otiice be declared vacant by a simple ma
10 ,ity, or if it required a two. thirds vote of
the Senate.
The President, Senator Anderson in the
chair. informed the Senator that in accord
ance with decision rendered by the Presi-
dent of the Senate on q previous occasion,
t he Senate had a right to declare at any
time any elective ttfice Of the Senate va
cant.
Senator Young called for executive SEES
sion.
Executive session having been raised, on
the call Of the roll tie following Senators
answered to their nance:
Present-Messrs. Alexander. Anderson.
Allan, Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch,
Chadbourn. Detiere. Dunont, George, Ola,
GOode, Greene, kelso, Landry, Mascot,
Pollard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher,
Iwitchell, Weber, White, Whitney, Young
~,
Absent-Brew ster, Cage, Eustis, Grover.
Harper, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden Wharton-9.
Senator Blackburn called up Senate bill
No. l, ar act apportioning the State into
senatorial districts, and fixing the number
Of Representatives to 90 elected from each
parish and representative district in the
State; designating in what senatorial dis
tricts Senators are to be elected at the next
general election, where there has been a
change in the senatorial districts, and re.
pealng ali other laws on the subject.
Senator Robertson made the point of
order that IL can not be taken mn hecausa
the report of the State Registrar of Voters
is not before the Senate.
The President ruled the point net we'll
taken.
Senator Burch moved to take up the bill
on its second reading with view of refer
ence.
Adopted.
The bill was read a second time, and, ON
motion of Senator Burch, referred to the
Committee on Apportionment, when ap-
pointed.
Senator Whitney moved to reconsider the
vote by which his motion to postpone the
consideration of the election of an assistant
secretary was adopted.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander, Allan. Anderson,
Breaux, Burch, Chadbourn, Detiege, Du
mont, Ola, Harper, Kelso, Masicot, Stamps,
Sypher, Twitchell, Whitney, Y0ung-l7.
Nays-Blackburn, Blunt, George, Goode,
Greene, Kelly, Pollard, Roberteon, Steven,
Weber, White-ll.
Absent-Brewster, Cage. Eustis, Grover,
Herwig, Landry, Ogden, Wharton-S.