New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07
rHE SENATE YESTERDAY.


The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
ct twelve O'Clock NJ, Hon. G. C. Antoine,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Sena-
tors answered 10 their names:
Preseut-Messrs. Allsin, Baker, Blunt,
Bryant, Burch, Cage, Demas, Dumont, Ola,
Hamlet, Harper, Kelso, Landry, STAMPS,
Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield, Wheeler,
YOung-l9.
Abseut-Msssrs. Boatner, Breaux, Du-
eros, Jr.. Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George,
Goode, Grover, Kelly, Ogden. Richardson,
Robertson, Steven, Weber, White, Zacha-
rie-l7.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. W. S. Alexander.
READING OF THE JOURNAL.
On motion of Sen ator Wakefield, the fur
Their reading of the journal was dispensed
with, and the journal was adopted.
On motion OF Senator Young, the Senate
went into executive session.
[Senstor Allan in the chair
Executive session having been raised,
the roll was called. and the following SenR-
| tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blunt,
| Bryant, Burch, Cage, Demas, Dumont, ella,
Twitchell. Wakefield, Weber, Wheeler,
| Young-l9.
Absent essrs. Boatner, Breaux, Du-
eros, Jr., Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George,
GOode, Grover, Kelly, Landry, Ogden,
Richardson. Robertson, Steven, White,
Zacharie-l7.
A quorum present.
According to previous notice. Senator
Hamlet introduced the following bill:
Senate bill No. 6, entitled an act for the
relief of Presilla jackson, Adeline Bynone,
Armand johnson and Eliza PinkstOn, of
Ouachita parish.
| The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rules were suspended
by four.ffths affirmative vote, and the bill
was placed on it's second reading, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims, when
appointed.
By unanimous consent Senator Ola intro
duced the following resolution:
| WHEREAS, The laws of the State of Louisi-
ana relating to an organization and support
/ of system of public education require of the
/ secretary of each school district to file with
his division superintendent, on or before
the twentieth day of September in each
/ year, reports of number of persons, male
and female, in his district; number of
schools and the branches taught; number
of pupils and tho average attendance of
the same in the schools; number of teach
ers employed and the average cOmpensa
tiOn paid per week, distinguishing males
from females; the length of school in days
and average cost OF tuition per week for
each scholar; the aggregate amount paid
teachers during the year and the balance of
teachers funds in the treasury; the text
books used and the number of volumes
in the district library, and value of appa-
ratus belonging to the district; number of
schOolhouses and their estimated value;
the amount raised within the wear by tax
for the erection of sehOOlhOuses; the
amount for teachers fund and for other
purposes of this act, stating separately the
amount for each; the amount of public
funds received from the parish treasury
and from other sources, stating what and
how much from each; and such other in
formation as he may deem useful; and
| Whereas, The above mentioned require
ments of the law are not annually complied
| with;
Therefore, be it resolved by the Senate
that the President of the Senate appoint a
committee of three members, whose duty it
| shall be to investigate the cause of the
foregoing derelictiOn of duty. Said commit
tee shall have power to send for persons
and papers, and shall report the result of
their Investigations during the present SEES
sion of the Senate.
Lies over under the rules.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HoUsEioP REPRESENTATIVES,, I
| New Orleans, January g. 1877.
To the Honorable the President and Members OF
the Senate:
L Al - II r n
/ tatiVes TO inform your honorable body that
the House has coneurred in the following
Senate bills, to wit:
Senate bill No. 3, entitled an act forbid
ding the organization and maintenance of
any military organization, company or body
] not mustered into the militia of the State;
defining such illegal bodies as riotous and
unlawful assemblies in certain cases; max
ing 1t mtsdemeaDOr to violate this act
and prescribing punishment therefor, and
providing for the disbandment of such lille.
| gal bodies.
Also, Senate bill No. 9, an act to author.
iEe the Attorney General and district at
t0rneyB and other officers of the State to
challenge jurors in criminal cases for Ger.
| tain causes.
Respectfully,
ROBERT F. GUICHARD,
Clerk of the House of Representatives
By unanimous consent Senator Stamps
presented petition from 81. V. Werthern
praying for relief, which, on motion, wai
referred to the Committee on Finance when
appointed.
Senator Stamps moved to adjourn unti
Monday at 9 A. M.
Senator Blunt moved to amend by strik
ing out mine o'clock" and inserting ''tsr
| o'clock"
Adopted.
The President announced that the Senate
stood adjourned until Monday, at 10 A. M