New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-12
NEW 7ORLEANs REPUBLICAN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY r. 1876

ing and rvtsrred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary.
BY Mr., fGoode:
Senate bill No. s, an act relative to the
trial OF motions, rules, exceptions and
answers; to dissolve conservatory writs,
and providing for Judgments against prin-
cipal and sureties on the bond.
Senator Blunt objected to the suspension
Of The rules, and began to state his OBJ
jections.
Senator Allan made the point Of order
that motion to suspend the rules is not
debatable.
The President decided the point well
taken.
The vote was then taken on the sus-
pension Of the rules, with the following re-
suit:
-Alexander, Andersen, Blackburn,
Bnrch, Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege. Du-
mont, Eustis, George, Goode, Ola. Greene,
Grover. Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Kelly, Lam
dry, Mascot, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps. Steven, Sypher. Twitcheil, WhaE.
ton. White. Whitney, Young-3l.
Nays-AllaiD, Blunt.
Acknowledgements, Breaux, Weber,.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four fiths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed Upon its second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Young:
Senate bill No. 7, an act to exempt from
seizure growing and ungatbered crops, and
TO repeal all laws contrary thereto.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate the bill was placed on its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture. Commerce and Manufactures.
By Mr.. White:
Senate bill No. S, an act to amend and
re-enact an act entitled an act to amend
art Gle GA Of the Code of Practice, ap-
proved twenty third Of April, 1872, being
act No. II of the session Of 1874.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by q four-fifths affirmative vote Of the
Senate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the committee On
Judiciary.
Senator Blackbu offered the following
| motion and moved its adoption:
Ipasmuch as there seems to be vacancy
in the Senate of the United States from
Louisiana, and it being very important that
our State should be fully and ably repre-
| sented in that branch of our national gov
eminent, move that this Senate shall now
proceed to cooperate IN an election TO MI
said vacancy or assumed vacancy, to the
end that there may no longer % any e1
| cuse or shadow of reason for deprlvloe
Louisiana Of her proper representation II
the councils of the nation.
Senator Burch asked fer division of the
question.
Senator Massieot called for executive SEES
sion.
Executive session having been raised, OF
the call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Yeaa- Alexander, Allan. Anderson
Black burn, Blunt, Breaux. Brewster, Bufch
Cage, Chadbourn, Eustis. George, Goode
Gle, Greene, Grover, Harper, HerWlg
Kelso. Kelly, Landry. Ogden, Pollard, Rob
ertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher. Wharton
White, Whitney, Young-3l.
| Absent - Brewster, Detiege, Dumont
Twitchell, Weber,.
Senator Anderson moved to lay the mo
ton offered by Senator Blackburn on tn
table.
At the request Of Senator Blackburn b
withdrew this motion to allow debate.
Senator Whitney offered the following
substitute:
Imoye that it is the sense of the Senat
| that there is not at present vacancy Il
| the United States Senate Of Senator cleo
from the State of Louisiana.
Senator Sypher moved to lay the Who'll
subject matter IN the table.
Senator Whitney then asked and obtaine
leave to withdraw his substitute.
Senator Blunt moved to indefinitely pos
pone the motion offered by Senator Blacl
burn.
Senator Allan called for the yeas an
nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Allain, Anderson, Blunt, Bresu,
, Brewster, Burch. Cage, Chadbourn, ID
tiego, Dumont. Ola, Harper, Kelso. La
drv. Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Syphe
Twitchell, Young-2c. j..
NAYS Alexander, Blackburn, Eusti
George, Goode, Greene, Grover, Kelly, D.
a den, Robertson, Steven, White, Whitne
l-l3
Absent-Herwig, Weber, Wharton-3.
And the motion to indefinitely posspon
was adopted.
t Senator Whitney offered the followir
Q motion and moved its adoption:
/ move that it is the sense of this Sena
that there is not at this time vacancy
the Senate of the United States of . Sen
" tor elect from the State Of Louisiana.
:, Senator Blackburn called for the ye
and nays:
Yeas-Allain, Anderson, Blunt, Breau
Brewster, Burch, Cage. Chadbourn. u
i. tiege, Dumont, Ola, Harper, Herwig, heis
!, Landry. Masicst, Pollard. Stamps,
pher, Twitchell, Whitney, Young-G
d Nays Alexander, Blackburn, Eust
Il George, Goode, Greene, Grover helly' Z
Absent-Weber, WHARTON.
% And the motion was adopted.
n The President submitted the follow
TO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
state Of Louisiana,
~ New Orleans. January ii, 1877
Q. To the Honorable Members and President Of
Senate:
inclose herewith my report, giving ,
40 tailed statement of the business of my of
I'd for the last three years, with request Il
YOU will lay the same before the Sena
With high respect, your obedient serva
A. p. FIELD, Attorney General
'g The report was referred to the Conn
n tee on Judiciary.
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