New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-02
.se,sIKTURE YEsTERDA
The Senates

,a,oaSptly as the clock IN Ine
I.er indicated the hour OF twelve PeU
80 a 3oysrnor Antoine took his s9 !as
~ % of the Senate, and callef'ne
n.nhars to order.
~ IL direction Mr.. T, b. Becn@
& ! n fhe last Senate, called the roy sn
~ "a holding over, and then thf AneS
\ s1sss newly electsd. Eight OF thpImer
/. 4 sIsven of the latter answered. 'n0if
s7:.e.~.-Dineteen, and quorum
sasaFs. Stamps, Cage, Demas' uv'on'
~ aeld, Bryant, Weber, Hamier nl'o
arper and Blunt advanced TO sVAn
a L.eutentant Governor Antoin'u"iiu
tered The oath of the Office
The divine blessing was then inTeu,
" 49, aouod to nroceed toe cleo
an Of the officers of the Senate. -,
M. Tvitchell thought it would wen 10
al elect a chief clerk.
~ A1lain declared this the i1nFion OF
1 motion, and it was adopted
sfbe followiDg officers were th elected
eecretary-Lucien Lamaniere,
.s..nt tseoretarv-William tGreen.
Minute Clerk-John A. Green's /
Asuistant Minute Clerk-lsaac, AoOOt''E
kssistant Sergeantat-arms-S;. "oooS
e-s.,I,Do CLARK G gorge H. Gin,
4loorkeeper-LouisJ Jackson
NJ. Burch moved the sppoipent Oh
onmiktee of five on rules, andhst N Ine
sss.a +ba rules of the sessi9 of 1876 be
onkinued in force. Carried.
rsitchell moved the apartment OF
eommittee of three, to join lth a hke
committee of four of the Hous In accord
nce With the Revised Statutes
sTha newly elected officers the senaV'
Avina had the oath of office mlnisterec
othem by the President, tOo possession
their respective desks.
hresident announced ~ during IN
seees M. William MulfOrdpad resigned
AsOfacp of Sergeant-at-arm and that nt
' virtue of bis office and thtaW' hsd al
otutsa General A. S. Badger interim
.,Dm.naotion of Mr.. Burch thFction OF tn
3residsnt was approved, uIil otherWif
tdefed by the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Cage be Presldei
,smed that gentleman, ith Messr
Wheeler and Allan, a committee to notii
Ii Governor and House I Represent
ives that the Senate was 'ganized al
ADV 10 proceed to business
Tie committee perfOrmetthe duty al
Oportod back.
M. Burch moved that theSenate Col
dttee on Elections and Q publications.
asin Is at the last sessioi until the
ouneement of the regulaPtanding co
nitteee
Tha Committee consistedot MessIs'
ain, Landry, Buroh, EustisOgden, Blot
nd Grover.
Nj. Allan had no objecbn to the ad
Ion 81 the motion, but de- elred to be
eved from serving as o hirman OF
ommltsee.
Ths Bsnate voted not to kcuse the
leman, and after some dRussion, the
ion OF Mr.. Burch was lost
Mr., Harper presented pftions OF Geo
l. KslsO, cOntesting thl seat OF Il
exsda, and Percy Bal, claiming
sat of 81. C. Mitchell.
On notion of Mr.. Twi4ell the pa
sgs laid over subject to d.
lr. Blunt called for Secutive sesf
10 chamber was cleSd.
tsr executive sessio the roll
but no quorum splsred.
ton by Senator TitChell, auth'
President to sendhe Sergean
nr absent membe, was carl
entity recess of Alf an hOur
Upon recunvening the snate still II
nslf without a quorum.
Presently two deputy Fgeants-at'
ppeared having in custAy Mr. ST.
lenatoF from the third district.
,eing brought to the bf the Senat
Iteyen protested againsthe action
entlemen having him icharge. He
ONE 70 the State Housebs a member
ommittee TO confer with hovernor Kel
nd while taking his barture wa
ested and brought hithe
The President repliedhst thu 81
"a instructed its Sehant- at-Arm
ring il absent members The gentl
ras member. He had ken the os
Hice, occupied bis seat a drawn his
e was . part of the SeIe, and subj
D rules.
Mr.. Birch moved thatae Senator
ased from attendance.
The President ruled lat he coul'
. excused by full qprum of the
be-by unanimous coIbnt-and nc
am was now present.
Deputy sergeants-ata ans again apI
nd presented to the bAof the Sena
til Garland, Senator eet from the
stric1
Mr. Narland denied b right of Il
ne oA he Senate to tai him in Gu
did rot recognize thilbOdy, had
enc 90 and it had no cltrel over
pns,
THE PRESIDENT asked IL gentleman
Aifea 70 be sworn in J Senator
y in the negatiI
air promptly dbided that
p had not takenIhe oath Of
d his seat as Snator, the
pntrol over him nd could !
ith his free ingrss or egresf
pld be glad to hive him col
occupy his seat, and thus 3
sentatiOn to bill cOnstituer
no law or usage to compel
in, and he was at liberty t
d.
rland asked if the Chair {
large from custody, and '
the affirmative.