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

to tho passage Of reform bills.
Senator Robertson moved to refer the
memorial 20 tho Committee on Finance.
Senator Burch obtained the floor and
yielded it to Senator Eustis for privilege
question.
Senator Eastis moved that committee
of three be appointed by the chair to ascer-
tain and report to this Senate, Of what
crimes and misdemeanors the Governor has
been acquitted.
Senator Buroh moved the point of order
that he had yielded the floor to Senator
Eustis for privileged question, and that
he could not. while % holding the floor.
make motion.
Tho President ruled the point not we'll
taken.
Senator Blunt made tho point Of order
that Senator Eustis' character had not been
assaulted, therefore, could not rise to priv
LEGGED question.
The President declined to rule upon the
point, and entertained tho motion of Sem
stor Eustis.
Senator Twitchell offered the following
substitute:
That the President of the Senate be re-
ouested to inform the House OF Representa-
tlves that the Senate. sitting a. . Court OF
Impeachment, has determined and ad-
Judged, for reasons fully set forth IN the
journal of the court, that w. +. Kellogg,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, do stand
ACQUITTED of high crimes and misdemeanors,
lately preferred against him 1T the D:r OF
A.. H. a uon IF RanroaanfAfiVAa
Senator Twitchell moved that the substi-
tute be adopted.
Senator Ogden made the point OF order
that the substitute was not germsine to the
original motion.
The President ruled the point not we'll
taken, ON the ground that the substitute
treats of the same subject matter - the
original motion.
Senator Ogden appealed from the decis-
ion of the Chair, and called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
Yeas = Anderson, Blackburn, Blunt,
Harper, Landry, Pollard. Stamps, Sypher.
Twitchell, Wharton. Whitney, Youne-18.
Nays = Alexander, Eustis, Goode.
Greene, Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson,
Absent Allan, Brewster, Chsdbourn,
George, Herwig, Kelso, Masicot, Weber.
White-9.
And the decision of the Chair was sus-
tanned.
The question required on the adoption of
the substitute.
Senator Goode made the point of order
That <ho f;ou oa11oN far
by the substitute offered by Senator
Twitchell should be sent to the House by
the Senate sitting a. court of impeach-
ment, and not by the Senate.
The President ruled the point not we'll
taken.
Senator Robertson offered an amendment
to the substitute, which was ruled out of
order by the President.
Senator Burch moved to lay the original
motion and the substitute on the table, sub
ect to call.
Adopted.
motion to refer the petition of the
Property Holders Union to the Committee
On Finance.
Senator Burch offered the following mo
ton:
That the President of the Senate appoint
q committee of five Senators, and request
The Speaker of the House to appoint like
whose duty it shall Re when go
appointed to meet and consider the real
reform measures pending be-
tween the two branches of the General As
sembly, and report back to each House the
~ -AA Anc>
On, and all such reform measures reported
back by majority of each committee to
their respective Houses to be acted ON in
preference to all other legislation.
Senator Cage moved to amend the motion
BY inserting the words "that it shall take
,ffect immediately
Senator Burch accepted the amendment.
Senator Wharton made tho point of order
hat as the motion required the concurrent
lction of both houses, it must be concur
'ent resolution.
The President ruled the point we'll taken
On motion of Senator Burch the motion
vas changed into concurrent resolution.
Senator Burch asked and obtained un-
'nimous consent to consider the concurrent
esolution at the present time.
Senator Allsin moved its adoption.
Senator Stamps moved to lay the concur
ent resolution on the table.
Senator Allan called for the yeas and
lays, with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander, Anderson, Blunt,
3reaux, Cage. Detiege, Dumont, Ola.
Greene, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Landry,
aG;sess, P 3Sssa.v st11%ps sgPher Weber
Nays-Allain, Blackburn, Burch. Eustis.
seorge, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson,
Absent-Brewster. Chadbourn. Goode.
}rover, Twitchell, Whites.
And the concurrent resolution was laid
N the table.
The question REQUIRED on the motion of
'enator Robertson to refer the petition of
he Property Holders Union to the Com
nittee on Finance.
The President ruled that the petition
would be so referred under the rules with
'ut the necessity of motion.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Sypher, from the Committee on
finance, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON FINASCEl
New Orleans. March l, 1876.
o the Honorable President and Members of tina
Senate: WIG
Your Committee on Finance begs leave
Q report fsvorably ON the following bills
liz: o-A.''
House bill No. All, an act to fix the com
'ensation Of the criminal sheriff, etc.
House bill No. l07, an act to authorize
he Secretary of State to have prepared a
oat OF arms OF the State of Louisiana, etc.
cense tax upQn each and auarr inar.s