New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-04

kelly. Kelso, Landry, Mssicot, Ogden, Pol
lard Roberteon, Stamps, Steven. Sypher, |
ITvifeheIl, Weber, Wharton, Whitney,
Yomg-33. ,
Senator Twitchell then nominated Mr..
William Mercer as Assistant Sergeant-at
Arms. and there being no other nomination.
he was elected by the following vote:
Yeas - Alexander, Anderson, Allan,
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch, Cage,
Cbadb Detlege, Dumont, George, Ola.
Goode, Greene, Grover, Harper, Herwig,
Kelly, Kelso, Landry, Mascot, Ogden, Pol
lard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher,
Twitchel. Weber, Wharton. Whitney,
Young-33.
Acknowledgement, Eustis, Whites.
Senator Whitney then moved that two
committees of three each be appointed by
the President, one to wait upon the Gov
ernor and intern him that the Senate ls
now organized and ready to receive any
communication he might wish to make. the
other to wait upon the House OF Repre-
sen,atives, and to inform that body that
the Senate was organized and ready to pro-
coed to business.
Adopted.
The President appointed as the foregoing
committees the following named Senators:
Committee to wait upon the Governor
Messrs Whitney, Allan and Robertson.
Committee to wait upon the House OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Burch, Dumont
and White.
On the call of Senator Mascot, the Senate
then went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, on
a call of the roll the following named Sena-
tors answe cred to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Allan, Black burn, Blunt. Breaux, Burch,
Cage, Chadbourn, Deteige, Dumont, Ola,
George. Goode. Grover, Harper. Herwig.
Kelly. Kelso, Masicot, Ogden, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Svpher, Twitchell, Whar-
ton. White, Whitney, Young-3O.
Absent-Messrs Brewster, Eustis, Greene,
Landry, Pollard, Weber,.
A quorum was announced as present.
A message from the Governor was then
announced and received.
Representative Wilt then announced
that the House of Representatives was Or
gained and ready for business.
Senator Whitney, chairman of the com-
mittee to wait upon the Governor, an
nounced that that duty had been per-
formed, and that the Governor would in
due time submit his communications.
Senator Burcb, chairman of the commit
tee to wait upon the House of Representa-
tives. ann ounced that duty performed.
On motion of Senator Young the Senate
then took a recess until 1:30 p. NJ.
The hour of recess having expired. on
call of the roll the following Senators an
swered to their names:
Present-Messrs Anderson, Allan, Black
! burn, Breaux, Burch, Chadbourn, Dum0nt,
| Eustis, George, Ola, GoOde, Grover. Har-
per, Kelly, Kelso, Landry, Ogden; Robert
| son, Stamps, Steven, Twitchell, Wharton,
White, Whitney, Young-25.
| Absent-Mesers. Alexander. Brewster,
| Blunt, Cage, Detiege. Greene. Herwig,
Mascot, Pollard, Sypher, Weber-ll.
| Twenty five and a quorum present.
The annual message from the Gov.
ernor was then read.
| Senator Burch then offered the following
resolution:
| Resolred, That 5000 copies of the Gov
ernor's me ssage be printed tor the use OF
the S, nate and House Of Representatives
heads of departments OF this State and all
| branches of the same
Senator Sypher offered the following as
! an amendment to the resolution of Senator
| Burch:
Res0lred. That such portions Of the Gov
| ernor's message referring to different topics
| be referred to their appropriate committees
when appointed, and that they be instructed
to report by bill or otherwise.
The amendment was accepted.
| Senator Robertson then moved that the
word :'tive' be stricken out and the We :"
lone" be inserted. tt
Adopted on call of the yeas an 81
by the following vote: u ns- Il
Yees-Breaux, Cage ChsAsee,, her- d,
tiege, Eustis, George, Goode y'' '' :,
wig, Kelly, Kelso: CANT. purch, :,
Weber, Wharton, White. rnar Landry OF
ss fsn,n Dnmont Apher, rwitchel,
Mascot, Pollard staBs Brewster, Grover, :
Absent-Alexs' IT, IT,
Stephen. then moved that the II +,
Senator Rezded be adopted. b;
rasolnt;on Il then gave notice that when "a
sanatcA called lie would explain J,
his NJ N
hi. IN of the yeas and nays the resolu- 81 81
| Is then adopted by the following vote; OIL
lns-Apderson. Blackburn, Breaux, in
20 Chadbourn, Detiege, Eustis, George, c
,ode. Greene. Herwig, Kelly, keiso, Lam re
=. Ogden, Robertson, Steven Sypher'
eher. Wharton, White, Young-9
Nays-Alla,n, Blunt, Burch, Dnmont, d
a Harper, Mascot, Pollard, Stamps, =,
yitchell, Whitney-ll.
Brewster, Grover-3. I
The President then announced as the :
on Rules, under Senator Masl- II
ia resolution, Messrs. Mascot, Grover p
,rch. Herwig, Twitchell, Steven, Wharton. {
Senator Blunt then moved that the Senate S
now adjourn in respect to the memory d
Hon. E. l.. Pierson, of Natchitoches, and
IN w F. Southland, of Ouachita, deceased. e
The President then announced that the I
mate stood adjourned until II NJ January
1876.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
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