New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
oFE1CX eJ0O AH1<1AA
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLE
OF THE
STATE OF LolJ1soA<AA"
SENATE.

SENAk
,,o-,v.th;rd Days Session.
SENATE CHAaBRR. /
New Orleans, February TO- 1876.
Tba Senate met pursuant to adjourn
uen+ at twelve O'Clock M, the Hon. &. Z.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and fresl-
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
GA call OF the ROLL the following Sena-
tors answered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Aliain'
Blunt, Bureh, Cage. Chadbourn, De' Mse
Dumont. George, Goode, Greene, nay
ner Hsrwig, Kelly, Landry, Masicof, Og-
den. pollard, Robertson, Stamps, steven,
Svnher. Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, White,
Whitney, YnuDg-2S.
Ahsent-Messrs. Anderson. Blackburn,
Breaux, Brewster, Eu-tis, Ola, Grover
kelso-S
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Samuel Aunier.
The journal was read. corrected an6ap-
proved.
Senator Allan offered the following mo
ton:
Imoye that a committee of three be ap'
POINTED 10y the Chair to investigate the &c
ton of the Committee on AudltlD2 anu
Supervising the accounts of the Senate in
connection with the expenditures OF tne
several apprOprations for the regular ana
contingent expenses of the Senate. made oy
act No. of the session OF 1919; tnau
said committee be instructed TO examine
and compare the books OF said committee
and of the Auditor OF PuDEc Accounts 30
far as the Same re late to such expenditures.
That said committee be instructed TO lnves'
1igate the reasons why the Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts and the chairman OF said CON-
mittee have failed to present to TINS Dooy
detailed itemized account OF such exped!-
lures at the present session, as dlTecteo Ny
section five of said act, and that sald com
mittee bs authorized to report ny OH or
otherwise.
Senator Sypher moved to strike out the
words especial committee" and insert the
words Finance Committee"
Senator Detiege moved to lay the motion
to strike out and insert on the table.
Senator Sypher made the point OF order
that the motion of Senator Allain is out OF
order, on the ground that it conficted with
the duties of the standing committees.
The President ruled the point not we'll
taken.
Senator Allan called for the yeas and
NAYS on the motion to table the amend
meat, with the following result:
Yeas-Alexander, Allan, Blackburn,
Detiese, George. Goode, Greene, Grover,
Ogden, Pollard, Robertson, Steven, White,
Ioung-4.
Nays-Anderson. Blunt, Breaux, Brew
ster. Cage, Gle, Harper, Herwig; Landry,
Mascot Stamps, Sypher, TWItcheii, Weber,
Wharton, Whitney-l0.
Absent-Burch, Chsdbourr, Dumont,
Eustis Kelsc, keIly-.6
And the Senate refused to table the
amendment.
The question recurring upon the adoption
OF the amendment, the amendment was
adopted.
Senator Twitchell offered the following
amendment to rule nine:
After the word twice" insert NOR more
than i've minutes
Senator White moved to amend the
amendment by adding ''but the time can
be extended by majority Of the Senate"
Senator Twitchell accepted the amend
ment.
On motion Of Senator Twitcnell the
amendment to rule nine, as amended by
Senator White, was adopted.
Senator Grover offered the following mo-
ton:
move that the number of mem bers of
the special committee TO investigate the
manner in which the State CT Louisiana
and city of New Orleans became Invested
Of their interests il the New Orleans Jack
son ard Great Northern railroad be IL
creased from three to i've. F!
Which was adopted.
Senator Sypher moved to suspend the Sen |
ate rules in order to take up House bill No. |
4S2, entitled an act making an appropria- |
ton of $lG9,92l a., out Of the general funds
in tho State treasury, or received in the |
treasury during the year 1876, for the pay
lnent CT the mileage and per diem of mem
bers, salaries Of officers and employees, and |
contingent expenses Of the General Assem-
bly, OF Louisiana, for the regular session of
1876; directing the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts to issue warrants to the chairman of
Contingent Expense Committee of the
House and to the Chairman of the Commit
tee on Auditing and Supervising the Ac-
counts of the Senate on the Treasurer and
making such warrants receivable for State
licenses; directing the Treasurer of the
State TO receive such warrants in settlement
with tax collectors, and to provide for the
disbursement of the amount appropriated.
The yeas and nays were called, with the
following result:
Yeas - Allan, Anderson, Blackburn,
Breaux. Brewster, Cage, Dumont. George, |
Goode Gia, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Mast
cot, Ogden, Pullari, Robertson, Stamps |
Steven, Sypher, Twitcheil, Wharton, White
Whitney, IOup9-2J
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, Burch, Greene,
Harper, Weber-6.
Absent - Chadbourn, Detiege, Eusti=,
Eelso, Landry.
And the rules were suspended
The bill came up on its third reading.
Senator Sypher moved that the bill final
~ pass.
Senator Whitney called for the previous
question.
The main question was ordered.
On the final passage Senator Alexander
called for the yeas and nays, with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas-Allain, Anderson, Breaux, Brew
.ter. Burcll, Cage, Dum9nt, George,
Mascot. Ogden, Pollard, Sypher, Whitney,
Nays-Alexander. Blackburn, Blunt,
1arper. Landry, Steven, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, White-l0.
Absent-Chadbourn, Detiege, Eastis,
else, Robertson, Stamps-6.
And the bill fnallypassed,its title adopted
md notice of concurrence was ordered to
70 sent to the House.
Senator Burch gave notice that on Mon