New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
SECOND EXTRA SESSION.
THE SENATE.
ThIrd Days Proceedings.

cne, damleti Harper, heIso, Landry, Mo-
nette, stamps, Sutton, Twit0hell, Wake
Absent--Messrs Boatner, Breaux. Cage.
Ellis, Eustis, George, GoOde Grover, Kelly,
Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, Steven,
Wheeler, White, Young, zaeharie-l7.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Alexander.
Senator Blunt moved to reconsider the
vote by which House bill No. 81, entitled
an act making appropriations for the gen.
eral expenses of the State for the year end
ing the thirty.frst day of December, 1877;
prohibiting the diversion of the school fund;
providing for the payment of the parish
judges by their respective parishes, and re-
pealing all conflicting laws, was finally
passed.
The President announced that the bill
had been returned to the House of Repre-.
seAtatives with anOtiCe that the Senate had
concurred in its passage, the bill having
gone out of the possession of the Senate,
under rule twenty seven motion to recon.
slider was out of order.
Senator Burch made the point of order
that motion to reconsider vRas in order, if
made within the time allowed by the rules,
even if the bill was not in the possession of
the Senate.
The President decided the point not well
taken.
READING OF THE JOURNAL.
[SanatOr Allan in the chair.
" motion of Senator Harper the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
1.-The President resumed the chair
Senator Burch moved that the first days
proceedings of the second extra session be
adopted, except the following portion of
said first days proceedings. to wit;
Senator Twitchell called for executive
session.
Executive session having been raised the
roll was called and the following Senators
answered to theiF names
Present-Messrs. Allaia, Blunt, Burch,
Bryant, Baker, Cage, Demas, Dumont, Ola,
Hamlet, Harper, KelsO, Landry, Sutton,
Stamps, TwitChell, Wakefield, Weber,
Young-l9.
Absent = Messrs. Anderson, BOatuer,
Breaux, Ellis, Eustis, George, Goode, Gro.
yer, Kelly, MOnette, Ogden, Richardson,
arie-17.
A quorum present.
By unanimous consent Senator Harper
called up House bill No. 56, entitled an act
making certain appropriations to supply de.
foiencies for the year ending December 81,
1876, payable out of the revenues of 1876.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by fOur-ifths affirmative vote Of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on it's second read
ing and referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
On motion of Senator Young the Senate
adjourned until tO-morrOw at twelve O'clOck
NJ.
l.. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.
And that the President of the Senate ap-
point special committee of three to whom
shall be referred the incorrect portion of
the above proceedings, with power to send
for books and papers.
Senator Dumont called for reading of
the roll calls from the roll book, incorrectly
reported in the journal.
The President ordered the Secretary to
read the roll calls.
Senator Burch called for executive SEES
sion,
Executive session having been raised, the
roll was called, and the following Senators
answered to their names;
Present-Messrs. Anderson, Allan, Baker
| Blunt, Bryant, Burch, DeRss, DumOnt
| Ola, Hamlet, Harper, Kelso, Landry
Monette, Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell. Wake
field, Weber-l9.
Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Cage
Ellis, Eustis, George, GoOde, Grover, Kelly
| Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, Steven
Wheeler, White, Young, zAcharie-l7.
| A quorum present.
Senator Allan called the previous CUES
ton on Senator Burch's motion.
The main question was ordered.
On the adoption of the motion the yea
and nays were demanded, resulting as fol
lows:
Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Baker, Blunt
Bryant, Burch, Ola, Hamlet, Kelsc, Lar
dry Monette, Sutton, Wakefield. YounR-lf
Nays-DumOnt, Harper, Stamps, Twitch
ell, Weber,.
Absent-B Oatner, Breaux, Cage, Demat
Ellis, Eustis, George, GoOde, Grover, Kelly
Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, SteveT
Wheeler, White, zacharie-H.
The motion was adopted.
Senator Allan moved to reconsider th
vote by which Senator Buroh's motion We
adopted, and moved to lay that motion o
the table.
Adopted.
The journal of the second days procee'
, ings was taken up.
On motion of Senator Blunt the furth'
reading of the journal was dispensed wit
Senator Allan called attention to son
} omissions in the journal.
The President ordered the journal to
corrected.
On motion of Senator Blunt the secor
. days proceedings as corrected we
adopted.
, On motion of Senator Blunt the contests
cases of Senators Baker, Kelso, Anderst
!, and Monette were referred to the Comm
: tee on Elections and Qualifications.
The President announced the follOwiI
4 standing committees;
. Committee on Judieiafy-Mr. Dumon
chairman, and Messrs. Twitchell, Burc
Anderson and Weber.
5 Committee on FInAnce-Mr. Twitche
+ chairman, and Messrs. kCage, Wakefield
J. Weber and Demas.
Committee on Militia-Mr. Wakefield
e chairman, and Messrs. TWitchell, Monet
aud Hamlet.
4 Committee on Enrolment aad Engro
3 ment--Mr. Landry, chairman, and Mess
n | So. 49, naHrar TTar4aR muH Gutf.