The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-15
State Legislature.
TnrpAY. January IA, 1876.

me gendfe--De ydctO Lieut.. doy. Al
~: ~ called tho Senate to order at noon
ssiiins the roll showed a quorum pres
x,,er rcadIng Of the minutes, Mr.; AL
.xander took the floor ana asked tna
~ following be stricken from the jour
nal: q. p,roh oal,ed TINT tho follow
~ certificate be read as part OF hi
prlyiIege question:
ONCE Secretary Of state.
New Orleans Jan. ID. 1876.
.,.arcv earthly that the records of this Office
n',,,,af Charles j. Greene IA tax collector y
se parish, s a. Gre9as; Sw.pars assr,s
peg gl N ti,e peace in the same parish. ant
l's .ncs 4. Greene police Juror Of the aioremsn
honc 'o, ,,,,dof my hand and esal Of tho State
~ ',Irteanth day Of January. a. y 1876. and D
!n w n,"icnopdencs OF The United States. tho one
hunore's'' Secretary 81 State.
rhore was considerable debate on the
~ White held that IL was neither
az nor parliamentary TO allow q
shsrce nRainst senator to appear IN
~ Journal rs part OF question ol
n,yileQe, when the REPUTATION OF the
Eenatof charged was not recorded;
The certificate. Mr.. Greene said. was
,.isa, He attached no blame to the
sscrctary Of State. but that officer was
mistaken. ,..,..n
ier. MI. Blunt suggested that the Sen
~ ~ .end for the books OF the Secretary
v state. RI the certificate was found
y,a,,u,rsret Il should he cxpunged, aud II
''a'. .v the journal should stand.
w Robertson offered resolution
..si;no Tor the appointment OF com.
..I1tnc Ia investigate the charge that
Nv certificate was false.
'rke Chair ruled that the proper mo
.t.n WA 10 cxpungc that the Journal
~ - correct, and after some debate Mr..
nisckburn accepting tho suggestion oil
IA fshnir. moved 10 1T rilSe out. and OH
M. motion the yeas aud nays were
ssiied. II was carried by u vote Of ~
M resolution Of Mr.. Robertson was
allied M. MIR. Blunt opposed IL. for
~ reason that he did not think the
simnle usscrsion of n Senator was sui
NrIrnt grounds 10 appoint q COMMITTEES
= investigated the books OF the Secre-
inry Of State.
w Ogden held that the duty OF the
asnsfn Was to examine into the charge
IA Ia show that IL was false, or Ii II
- not, 10 place the blame whore II
belonged.
I'M furch favored the resolution, us
Il would give him MI opportunity to
.bnw IN TIE history OF tho Green fami-
~ Ana 10 reftlte the charge that a color
ina had been drawn, by enabling him
10 ytDts Tor resolution calling for a
committees 10 investigated colored State
m, Greene stated that he exonerated
~ 6ecrptAry OF State, but wanted the
,n6l1Sr Investigated and therefore sup
nogted the resolution.
ISe Committee on Apportionment,
through Mr.. Whitney, their chairman,
reported substitute To the bill Of MI.
Dackburn.
NotIco was given by Mr.. White that
" would introduce bill repeating the
dninage act.
a IoInt resolution amending the con-
olilu(lon by abrogatlng article 1872, was
Introduced by Mr.. Anderson and re-
leered TO the Committee on Constltu-
Ion.
Tho resolution introduced by Mr..
Landry, In reference to the parishes OF
&st and West Feliciana, was called up,
together with the substitutes and
Amendments.
ls : substitute TO the whole subject
natter Mr.. Hyrher offered a resolution
'Squesting the Governor TO send State
Troops to these parishes.
The substitute was opposed by Messrs:
Robertson and Ogden, on the ground
0nt there was no evidence before the
6ehste 10 show that there was any
trouble In those parishes no evidence
y show that State troops were neces-
Alter considerable discussion the sub
e(ltute was adopted by vote OF 10 yeas
90 nays.
MI Whitney called UP the report Of
Tue Committee on Apportionment, and
exeutive session was called. When the
executive session was raised the report
again came up and a motion to adopt IL
wAs made
Nj. Robertson said that the report OF
~ census, as far as he knew, had never
oesn received by the Senate.
N. White contended that the bill
~ not In order for the following
reasons
!: That no act was passed In 1876
Q0eting census.
~ That no report had been made by
Ae Registrar.
\ That even IL such report had been
nadc. the same IL not properly before
tnsnenate 10 be afIlrmatively passed on.
Inc Chair ruled, on the first point,
lnat II was not well taken. us the CEN
/. ~ bad been ordered.
On the second point the Chair ruled
@a! y was not well taken. for the reason
nlcd bis report with him. the Chair. but |