New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-18
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SENATE.
Tenth Days Session.


tome, Lieutenant Governor and President
o. the Senate in the chair
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
presen. Messrs. Alexander, Ai.a!n
Blackburn, Blunt. D-esux, Brewster
Burch, Deriege, Dumant. George. Gooie
Ola, Greene. Grover, Harper, helso, Kelly
Mascot, Ogden. Pollard. Robertson
Stamps, Steven. Sypler. IFitcheii, v eoeT
White, Whitney, Young ;,
Absent-Messrs AnIer-oU, Gage, Cnad
bourr. Eustis, He-wig Lan--y, Eaar
toni. .
PRAYER was Offered b. the Rev, Mr.
Bryant.
The reading Of the journal began,
Senator Alexander stated that the cerut'
cate furnished by tls Secretary o. stats
with reference to o,ice-ho.dars IL Lincoln
parish was incorrect. and moved to strike l;
from the journal.
The President ruled tee motion out OF
order, on the ground that i vas correctly
printed as furnished and read, and was a
part of the actual proceedings c. yester-
day.
Senator Robertson ofe-eti tie following
resolution:
| move that, whereas a certificate OF.
fered by Senator Bu.ch. served oT the Hon.
z. G. DeslOnde, Secretary o. STATE, mas
been characterized as false by Senator on
the floor Of this Senate, that committee
OF three be appointed by the Chair to in
yestigate the charge MADE against the Hon.
P. G. Deelonde, Secretary OF State.
Senator Burch made the point o. order
that motion in the nature OF a resolution
il not in order pending the correction OF the
Journal.
The President sustained the point Of
order.
Senator Blackburn moved to expucge the
certificate from tie journal
Senator Sypher made the point OF order
that a motion to expurge portion OF the
ton of the journal.
The President sustained the point and
ruled the motion to expunge out OF order at
she present time.
Senator Blackburn moved that tae journal
De adopted.
Adopted.
Senator Blackburn then moved tina. the
certificate Of the Secretary Of State be ex-
plunged from the journal
Senator Detiege moved to lay the motion
On the table.
Senator Robertson called for The yeas and
nays.
Senator De,iege then withdrew tie no.
ton to table.
Senate: Stamps began to speak
Senator blackburn maize the point Of or
der that he motion was no. deba.so.e. as
the yeas and nays had been ordered.
The President ruled the point aot well
taken, On t.. ground that the motion to
table upon which the yeas and nays had
been demanded had been withdrawn.
The roll was then called on tie motion to
exounse, with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander, Allan, Anderson,
Blackburn, Breaux, Brewster. Cage. Du-
mont, George, Goode, Greene Grover,
Kelly. Maeicot, Ogden. Robertson, Steven,
Weoer. White, Young-2O.
Nays--Blunt, Burch, DetLege Ola. Har-
per, Kelso, Landry. Pollard, Stamps. Sy-
Dher, Twitohell, Whitney-l2.
Absent = Chadbourn, Eust.s. He-wig,
WHARTON.
Adopted.
Senator Robertson then reiatroduced the
following resolution:
l move that, whereas certificate offered |
by Senator Burch, served By the Hon. P. &. |
Deslonce, Secretary Of State, has been |
characterized as false by Senator on the |
floor of this Senate, that q committee of |
three be appointed by the Chair to inves- |
tigate the charge made against t1s Hon. |
P. G. Deslonde, Secretary OF State. II
Senator Greene moved to lay the reso,u-
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. Burci, Chad
bourn, Detiege, Dunont, George, Goode,
Ola, Greene, Grover, kelso, Kelly, Landry,
Mascot, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Sypher, T1itcheIi. Waite,
W hitney, Young-29.
Nay-Harper-l.
Absent-Breaux, Cage, Eastis, Eerwiz,
Weber, WhartOn-6.
s;dent appointed the following special COM
mittee: Senator Robertson, chairman; Sem
ator Burch and Senator Whitney.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Whitney, chairman Of the Com.
mite on Apportionment, made ths follow.
ing report:
To the Honorable Pres,den. and Msmbe-s Of the
Senate:
Your Commute on Apportionnea. beg
leave to report that We have had under
consideration Senate bill No. l, entitled an
act apportioning the State into 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
Sen ators shall be elected, and Tor other pur-
poses; and report the same back by sub
etitute, and ask Of you its immediate con-
siderati0n.
E. L. WHITNEY, Chairman.
Senators Ogden and Goode, while object
ing to some Of the provisions OF the sub.
stitute reported by the committee, 90 not
deem it necessary to make minority re-
port, as they ale anxious 70 bring the
matter to an early conclusion.
F.S. GCODE.
Lies over under the rules.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following Senators gave notice that
a. some future day they would Introduce
tae following bills:
By Mr.. Anderson:
An act to incorporate tls Nev Orleans
and Milneburg Railway Company.
By Mr.. George: