New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-03
The Dpcrats in Caucus.

The Dsmoorl Senators were called to
order about and at once went into
secret session.
When the doc we're opened Mr.. H. d.
Ogden took the air. Nineteen members
present.
Mr.. Richardson Asentsd petition from
l. w. FallF, who tests the seat of Mr.
Stamps.
Mr.. Boatner, ON part of his commit
tee, reported that had called on Gov
ernor Kellogg to il u him that they were
prepared to receivF message he might
have for that body. Avernor Kellogg had
nothing. The connie was discharged.
A resolution was Sted to issue an ad.
dress to the people, ing q statement of
the present condltlotthings at the capi-
tai of the State.
A communication II the House caucus
informed the Senate gus that it was
prepared for q joint bn to count the
votes of the last genertetion.
Mr.. Eustis offered heurrent resclu-
tion to notify the Prea of the United
States that the legal dsA Assembly of
the State of Louisiana Il in session at
, St. Patrick's Hall, in IL of New Or
} leans, which was adopts Follows:
ResolUed, BY the Senat ouisiana. the
House cOncurring, that n Asident of the
Senate and the Speaker se House of
Representatives are hereh hstrueted to
: telegraph TO the Presiden the United
). States that on the day anc appointed
. by the constitution auordm
OF both houses of the neral A.
sembly went to the House;
d that owing to the armed % ion of the
A State House, under ordersed by the
Governor of the State, and q To the re-.
fusal of armed bodies. und ndtructions
of the executive, to admit khe State
4 | House members of the GenaasamhIv
in order to avoid q conflict the said
armed bodies, q constitutions Arum of
It both houses of the General AZ hy went
II to st. Patrick's Hall, and that q place
the two houses of the General nblv of
the State of Louisiana were tnently
n organized, and that the body ing to
d have organized as the General Aly at,
IA the State House has never had 1uo-
rum in either House and is an nm
NJ constitutional and usurpatory in
dividuals.
at Committees announced;
If Judiciary - GOOde, Eustis, ner.
White, Mitchell.
20 Auditing, etc.-RObertson, GroT lis,
Richardson, Ducros.
Mt Elections, eto.-zacharie, Texa Ar-
of laAd, Perkins, Kelly.
iu- When the Senate caucus reassem
oh Zacharie announced that the col
ON election would meet at No. 131
rt. street after dark.
Mr.. Robertson offered a joint resS
ed that q committee of three be appoin
make proper arrangements to inauI
of Messrs. Nichols and Wiltz as Govern
ng. Lieutenant Governor of the State
he week. Adopted.
m. The Senate committee is compo
Messrs. Robertson and Garland.
ted The clerk of the House caucus amt
ses that his branch had adopted Joint
a ton to procure suitable rooms for n
re-. in hereafter. Also, that his body hi
rn. CURED in the Joint resolution to info
oF President Of the United States tn
ma State Legislature had organized.
The committee to seek for better
of to meet in is composed Of Messrs.
I'LL. DucrOs and Kelly.
ion Adjourned until noon to-day.
rph The House caucus met in st. p
' Of Hall, Chairman Bush in the chair.
ers. Mr.. Dslavigne explained that hil
oar. had appeared in the papers in error
ant Of committee appointed in the as
nt the State House to conduct the
,ort to the chair. He had been in atte
90 ali the time at st. Patrick's Hall.
ling Mr.. Jonas, OF the committee to
6q4 the election returns from the Score
for State, reported that that officer had
,tes furnished them to the Assembly
,ant State House, which he had recOgn
the legal one without prejudice in Il
hen ter.
sorr Chairman Bush announced Il
srv de lure Governor MeEnery and Ss
sov, Of State Armstead had placed in hi
,ba the true returns Of the election, an
motion would be in order to infO
San. senate that the House was ready
them 10 counting the same. a mot
,ven accordingly adopted.
A joinkresOlutiOn was reported II