New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-03
VOLUME 1x.-No. 2s2

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to receive said warrants in settlement Of
their claims.
The appropriation bill - it came from
the House was taken up, section by Sec
tien, and acted on, for tho year 1876. One
or two small amendments were made and
returned to the House.
One of the amendments was to increase
the appropriation for Speaker Estilette as
member Of the iquidsting board from $500
to $4,000, which was adopted.
A motion to increase like appropriation
for Lieutenant Governor Antoine was voted
down.
Mr.. Burch, st this iuncture, near mid
night, said that if they did not act with
moro speed it would be too late to send the
amended bill back to the House.
The bill to incorporate the Merchants'
Warehouse and insurance Company was
adopted finally.
House bill No. 202, to address Judge
Hawkins ont Of Office, was called up and
strongly opposed by Messrs. Young and
Alexander.
| Mr., Alexander-Tbe only thing that the
| opposition has shown is that q couple OF
LAWYERS, who are incompetent themselves,
| say that Judge Hawkins is incompetent;
| therefore vote NO.
Mr.. Young-The resolution adopted by
the House requesting the Senate to concur
in the resolution addressing Judge Haw-
kins out Of Office was adopted for political
purposes. believe Judge Hawkins to be
man of honesty and integrity, and DO
not believe that We can find man of more
honor and integrity than .9 the present 9 IN m
dress him out of Office without having
heard q word of evidence that would
| authorize us to adopt the report OF that
| committee, can not and will not vote for
the resolution.
The resolution was lost by vote of lS
yeas to IL nays.
The Senate then adjourned sine die, but
before the members dispersed Lieutenant
Governor Antoine addressed the Senators
as follows:
Senators-As presiding officer of the
Senate of the State of Louisiana, it behooves
me at this time to return my thanks 70 tne
representatives of the people of the State OF
Louisiana for the uniform courtesy they
have extended toward me - the presid-
inp officer of the Senate. Senators,
IL gives me great pleasure to state that
the Republican and Democratic mem
bers upon this floor, and more especially
the Democratic Senators, have always
| With that courtesy that was due him.
therefore return my thanks to the Sen
ators, and call upon Senator White AZ the
champion of the Democracy ON this floor,
to respond.
Mr.. White-Mr. President, my voice is
very hoarse to-night-snd even if it were
not I doubt if could respond in fitting
manner. / disclaim being the champion Of
the Democracy ON this door, and do not
deem myself fitted for such . position
The Senate has done something's that
l can not approve of, but at the
same time it has performed some
GOOD actions, and am glad to see that in a
BODY, composed 60 this was, of two adverse
| parties, had been able to agree to such IN
extent az to pass bills which contain the
| elements of true reform. At the next SEES
sion. hope, we will be able to agree still
fur ther.
On this Secretary Bechtel called the rol
for the extra session of the Senate, as callet
by Governor Kellogg. Nearly all the mem
bers responded to the call.
When Mr.. Whites name was called h'
said that he desired to have placed on th'
minutes his protest against the calling o
the extra session, inasmuch a. he consid
cred it to be Q fragrant violation Of tn
, constitution.
Immediately after roll call the extra ses
sion adjourned until noon to-day.
House.
At eleven o'clock the roll was called
eighty five members answering.
Mr.. Wiltz, chairman of the committee Il
prepare articles of impeachment sgsins
the Governor, read . statement, signed b.
all the committee, detailing ito action.
states that the committee, having learne'
accidentally, after the Adjournment OF tn
House, Monday evening, February q, tha
the Senate had resolved itself into Big
Court of Impeachment, appeared befor
the bar and asked to be heard. Permission
being granted, they asked to be furnishes
with copy of the rules, which was refused
thev asked for Q recess and sufficient delk
to allow the preparation Of articles OF i'm
peachment, which was also refused, and tn
right of the committee to appear denied
The chairman therefore entered his prOtes
in the name of the House and the people
The statement proceeds to recite the pre-
' ceedings of the Senate, the acquittal by
vote of Is to 9, and closes with q resolution
that in the face of these obstacles tn
House proceed NO further.
The report was adopted by 54 to 81.
Mr.. Wiltz called attention to the follow
ing article IN the REPUBLICAN:
REFORM OR REVOLUTION - E1PLANAT1O!
; FROM THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO tn
PUBLIC.
He read this extract:
The Republican majority of the Senat
: have passed q number of honest measure
of relief; these bills have not been acte
upon BY the House in most cases. and whef
acted upon at all, they have been amende
by the insertion OF offensive clauses. or o
| the p0stp0nement of their operation. W
instance among the bills passed BY tn
Senate, - aforesaid, the new charter for To
; city Of New Orleans, submitted BY tn
Property Holders' Union; an act to reduc
the fees of clerks and sheriffs throughou
the State; an act to reduce the costs Of col
tory measures.
MI. r.Wiltz desired to call the attention of tn
House to the fact that this was not correct
} The charter that the property holders de
sired was not the one that the Senate ha
, passed. and read . memorial from the prop
, erty holders Legislative committee to tha
effect.