New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27

and Cage.
Committee on Federal Relationship
Demas, chairman, and Meesrs. Landry
KelsO and Dumont.
Committee Cd Penitentary- Young
chairman, and Messrs. Burch, Weber, liar
per and Demas.
Committee on Corporations and PAro
chfal Affairs-MF. Harper, chairman, and
Messrs. Twitchell, Gage and Bureh.
Committee on Charitable Institutions
Mr.. Blunt, chairman, and Messrs. Kelso,
Monette, TWitchell sad Baker.
Committee on Publis Lands and Levees-
Mr.. Cage, chairman, and Messrs. Cha, De-
mas, Allan and Stamps.
Committee on Parks and Public Bald
ings-Mv. Baker, chairman, and Messrs.
Stamps aad Sutton
Committee on Rsilroads-Mr. Buroh,
chairman, and Messrs. Blant Allan, Bfy-
ant and Hamlet.
Committee on Librariea-Mr. Sutton,
chairman, and Messrs. Baker, Monette and
Weber.
COMMITTEES on Peneions-Mr. Monette,
chairman, aad Mr.. Allan.
Committee on Drainage, Canals and
Navigation-Mr. Cage, chairman, and
Messrs. TwitOhell, Allan, Harper and
Stamps.
Committee on Retrenohmeat and Re
form-Mr. Stamps, chairman. and Messrs.
Burch, Landry, Allan and Demas.
Committee on Eleetions-Mr. Allan,
chairman, and Msssrs. Blunt, Dumont, Gla
and Bryant.
Committee on Metropolitan Police-Mr.
Dumont, chairman, and Messrs. Stamps,
Monette, Anderson and Baker.
Committee on Election and Registration
Mr.. Anderson, chairman, and Messrs. Ian.
dry and Allan.
Committee on Apportionment-Mr. Du,
mont, chairman, and Messrs. TwitChell and
Stamps.
Senator DeaaAs declined to serve as chair
man of the Committee on Federal Relations
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS,
Senator Blunt presented the petition Of
Mr.. B. F. Brian, contrasting the seat of Mr
Charles BoAtner, from the twenty-fourth
senatorial district.
On motion of Senator Stamps. the petit
ton was referred to the Committee on
Elections.
Senator Weber rendered his resignation
as chairman and member of the Committee
on Printing.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Cn..ka- o6os-,..o- aE Al r..
mittee on Finance, reported back, without
action, the following bill:
House bill No. S. substitute to HOus,
bill No. a, an act making certain apprO
priations to supply deficiencies for the yea
ending December 81, 1876, payable out o
the revenues of 1876.
Senator Blunt made the point of orde
that the report could not be received. q
the committee had not ordered the chair
man to report the bill.
The President decided the point not wei
taken.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Senator Landry;
OF bill for the relief of Thomas O'Ma
ley, of the parish of Ascension.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
According to previous notice Senate
Landry introduced the following bill:
Senate bill No. 4, entitled an act annex
ing a portion of the parish of st. John tn
Baptist to the parish of St. James, provid
ing for survey and defining the duties @
certain persons.
The bill was read the first time.
Senator Landry asked for suspension Q
the constitutional rules to put the bill on il
second reading.
Objections being raised, the President OF
dered the secretary to call the roll.
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Allan, Bake
Bryant, Barchr Demas, Dumont, Ola, Han
let, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Sutton, Twitcf
ell, Wakefield, Weber, Young-H.
Nay-SenaTor Stamps.
Absent-Messrs. BOatner, Blunt, Breaul
Cage, Ellis, Eustis, George, GOOde, Grove
Kelly, Monette, Ogden, Richardson, ROl
ertson, Steven, Wheeler, White, Hacl
arie-IS.
No quorum voting.
Senator Stamps in the chair.
A call of the Senate was demanded ar
| inc AVAAOWAuS SehasoAS 0hb"oAoN w UAo
names:
Present-Messrs. Anderson, Allan, B
ker, Bryant, Buroh, Demas, DumOnt, GIL
Hamlet, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Monett
Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield, w
Der, YOung-I9.
Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Blunt, Breau
Cage, E lis, Eustis, George, Goode, Grove
Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, 81
ven, Wheeler, White, y aeh arie-l7.
A quorum present.
The motion to suspend the constitution
rules recurring, the roll was called, resu
ing as follows:
, Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Baker, Bryan
Blunt, Burch, Demas, Dumont, Gla, Ha
let, Harper, Kelso, Landry, MOnette, 81
ton, Twitchell, Wakefield, Weber, Young
10.
Nay-Stamps-1.
) Absent Oatner, Breaux, Cage, Eust
, Ellis, George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Ogde
RiehardeOD, Robertson, Steven, WheelI
White, Zacharie-I6.
The constitutional rules were suspendC
: the bill was read the second time and
ferred to the Committee on Corporate
and Parochial Affairs.
= INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
According to previous notice Senai
Bryant introduced the following joint re
luton;
Senate joint resolution No. l, approx
ating $500 for the relief of Josephine Gil
widow OF John Gair, formerly member
the House of Representatives from
parish Of East FeliCiana.
Z The joint resolution was read the q
time.