New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-05
TIE SENATE YESTERDAY.


SENATE OHAMBER,l
New Oreans January 4, 1871 I
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
Hon. c. C. Antoine, Lieutenant Governor
and President of the Senate in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Sens-
tors answered to their names:
Prssent-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Bureh,
Bryant, Baker, Cage, Dumont, Ola, Ham
let, Harper, Kelso, Landry, sutton stamps
TNitchell, Wakefield, Wheeler, Weber,
Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Du-
eros, Jr., Demas, Ellis, Enstis, Garland,
George. Goode, Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
Richardson. Robertson, Steven, White,
Zacharie-H
A quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. w. s. Alexander.
Reading of the journal.
On motion of Senator Twitchell the fur
Their reading of the journal was dispensed
with, and the journal adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senator Burch called up the special order,
which was Senate bill No. l, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact sections 1874, S77, 1913,
1921, 1923, 1929, 1881, 1I72, 1896, 1864 and
1891 of the Revised Statutes of the State of
Louisiana, and to authorize and empower
the Attorney General, assistant attorney
general, district attorneys and district at
torneys pro tempore to administer Oaths in
criminal cases, and to repeal all conflicting
laws, and to authorize the Governor to as
sign the assistant attorney general to per-
form certain duties in certain cases.
The bill was read the third time.
On motion of Senator DumOnt the bill
finally passed, title adopted, and it was or
dered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Burch presented petition from
]. j Monette, contesting the seat of Mr.. P.
| A. Ducros, Jr, Senator elect from the third
senatorial district.
On motion OF Senator Demas the further
reading of the papers was dispensed with,
and they were referred to the Committee on
| Elections and Qualifications. when ap'
pointed.
By Senator Hamlet:
OF a bill for the relief of certain persons
residents of the parish of ouachita.
By Senator Demas;
OF bill for the relief Of the sufferers
from the overflow in the parishes of st.
Charles and St. John the Baptist.
By Senator Wakefield;
OF a bill to abolish the Office of division
superintendent of public education.
REsoI TTIONs
Senator Cage offered the following reso
luton:
Resolved by the Senate that the Ser
qeant alarms of the Senate be and he II
| hereby directed TO procure for each mem
Der OF the Senate, for their use, copy o
the late edition of the Revised Statute lawI
| Of the State of louisiana which shall b.
paid for out of the contingent fund of thu
Senate.
Lies over under the rules.
Senator Dsmas offered the following con
current resolution:
Resolved by the Senate, the House o
Representatives concurTing, That speeis
committee of five be appointed by th1
Premdent of the Senate to act with SINH
lar committee of the House of Representa-
tives, to proceed At once and examine th'
Bonnet Cara levee, and report as soon q
practicable by bill or otherwise.
Lies over under the rules.
Senator Allan called up the following
resolution introduced By him yesterday;
Resofusd, That committee of three b
APPOINTED BY the President of the Senat
to investigates theAaffairs of the Metropoll
tan Police Bard, with power 70 report b.
bill or otherwise. and that said COMMITTEE
b. empowered to send for persons AM
pspefs and 70 administer OathH.
senator Blunt moved to lay the resolution
on the table.