The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-12

0rder at I2.lU. lnlIly'tWo OcnatoIS, qu
rum, present.
After the opening preliminaries the Pre-
dent announced the
STANDING COMMITTEES
rs follows
Committee on Judiciary Anderson, D
mont, White, Eustis, Whitney, Blackburn
Burch.
Committee on Finance ypher, Wharton
Grover, IL ,rwig, Cage, TWitcnell, White.
Committee on Militia-Detiege, Alt tnde
Robertson. Ola end Stamps.
Committee on Enrolment and Engros
ment- Masicot, Landry, Sypher, Harpel
George, Stamps, Herwig.
Committee on Claims-Stamps, Whitney
Gage. Gusts, Alexander Robertson. White.
Committee on Agriculture, Commerce, an
Manufactures Breau1, ella, Young, Grovel
Greene.
Committee on Public Observation-Disclosures
Burch, Weber, Stamps, Kelly, Kelso an
Goode. .
Committee on Printing-Blackburn, Webe,
Steven, Robertson, Burch, Cage.
Committee on Banks and Banking-AleXan
der, Eus.is Allan, Grover, Landry, Ola
White
Committee on Auditing and Supervising tn
Expenses of the Senate-Herwig, BreauY, Ola
Pollard, Kelly.
Wharton O9den, Blunt, Whitney, George.
Committee on Penitentiary- Burch, Weber
Kelso, Grover, Chadbourn, Anderson, Hirper.
Committee on Corporation and Parochia
Alphabetically, Stamps, Steven, Allan,
Kslso, Goode, Harper.
Committee on Charitable Institutions =
Kelso, Chadbourn, Greene, Robertson, Weber,
Kelly, Gla, White, Blunt
Committee on Public Lands and Levees-
Chadbourn, Whitney, Goode, Twitchell, Eus-
tis Ola, Brewster. Young, Robertson.
Committee on Parks and Public Buildings
Gage, Young, Steven, Anderson, Twitchell,
Kelly.
Committee on Standardization, Sypher,
Chadbourn. Cage, Eustis Grover. Herwlg.
Committee on Health and Quarantine
Weber, Robertson, Alexander, Dsliege,
White, Dumont, Kelly.
Committee on Libraries-Gla. George, Lam
dry, Dumont, White.
Committee on Pensions Blunt, Steven,
Weber, Pollard, Greene.
Committee on Drainage, Canals and Nav-
gation-Harper, Whitney, Stamps, Wharton,
Kelly.
Committee on Rstrenchment and Reform
Greene, Young Robertson, Alexander, White.
Committee on Elections-Allain, Landry,
Eus is, Burch, Ogden, Blunt, Grover.
Committee on Metropolitan Police-Du-
mont, Dstiege, Massicot, Kelly, Stamps.
Committee on Election and Registration
Landry, Whitney, Goode, Massicot, Wharton,
Gla Elstis.
Committee on Apportioment - Whitney,
Dumont, Twitchell, Ogden, Goode, Stamps
Massicot.
Mr.. Massicot gave notice that he would in
troduce an act to amend an act entitled an
act to establish Metropolitan Police District
n 10 f,r ~
and subsequent acts in relation thereto.
MIR. Burch gave notice that he would intro
duce an act to consolidate the Louisiana In
stitute and the Agricultural College
Mr.. Young gave notice that he would intro
duce an act Incorporating the COncordia and
Vidalia Railroad Company.
Mr.. Goode introduced an act relative to ex-
ecutors and administrators residing GU. Of
the State. Referred.
Also. an act relative to judicial sales and
days of sale
Several other bills of no importance were
introduced.
BY permission, Mr.. Whitney introduced
An act to suppress drunkenness among the
officers Of the State, and to provide penalty
therefor
Mr.. Blackburn introduced the following:
lnasmuch as there seems to be vacancy in |
the Senate OF the United States from LOUISE |
ana. and it being very important that our
State should be fully aud ably represented in |
that branch of our National Government, |
move that this Senate shall now proceed to |
cooperate in an election to ill said vacancy
or assumed vacancy, to the end that there may
no longer be any excuse or shadow Of reason
Tor depriviDg Louisiana of her proper repre-
sentaion in the councils of the nation.
Executive session was called.
When the doors were opened the resolution
offered by Mr. Blackburn came up.
Pinchback entered among the first and COM
menced lobbying.
Mr.. Anderson raised the point, that there
being no vacancy it was out OF order to pro-
seed to an election Of United States Sena or.
Mr.. Blackburn said he desired to make an
explanation. aud requested the gentleman to
withdraw his point
MIR. Whitney introduced substitute, which
was not considered as Mr.. Blackburn still
held the fl Dor.
Mr. Blackburn pronounced the treatment
Df Plnchback Improper" and said that he ,
bad introduced his resolution for the purpose :
Df settling the matter
Mr.. Whitney called up his resolution, and :
il was read, as follows:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of his Senate /:
hat there is not at this time vacancy IN the :,
senate of the United States of q Senator elect /.
IN the State of Louisiana.
Mr. Blunt moved to lay the whole subject !
natter on the table. This was lost sight of. !
md after some discussion the substitute OF :
Mr.. Whitney was adopted by vote Of l3 yeas
o IA nays.
The resolution providing for the election of =
IN Assistant Secretary was called up and :
,assed.
The election was gone into.
The names OF Green and L. Lamaniere
vere submitted. The roll was called, and
DIR. Lamaniere was elected by q vote Of Is !.
or himself to Is for Green.
After Mr.. Backbern had taken the floor 7
nd attempted to speak on the vote taken on !
ar. Wnitney's substitute. and been ruled out !.
f order, Senate adjourned until to-day.
Tho House, a
Speaker Estelette called the House to order
noon. q quorum-99 members present. Il
Mr.. Lsvisse took the foor on question of 9
rivilege, and said that he had been iacor. "
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