New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-06
THE SENATE.
Fourth Days Proceedings.

EOnfth Days trcceeulnRBs
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, January 4, 1877. !
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
at twelve o'clock NJ, Hon. C. C. Antoine,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Sena-
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Burch,
Bryant, Baker, Cage, Dumont, Ola, Ham
let, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Sutton, Stamps,
Iwitohell: Wakefield, Wheeler, Weber,
Young-l9.
Absent-Messrs. Boatner. Breaux, Du-
eros, Jr, Demas, Ellis, Eustis, Garland,
George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Ogden,
Richardson, Robertson, Steven, White,
Zachsrie-l7.
A quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. w. S. Alexander.
Reading of the journal.
On motion of Senator Twitchel 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. /, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact sections 1874, S77, 99s,
1921, 1923, 1929, 1881, l172, 1886, 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, aid 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, contrasting 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.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Senator Hamlet:
OF bill for the relief of certain persons,
residents of the parish of Ouschits.
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 bill to abolish the Office of division
superintendent of public education.
RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Cage offered the following reso.
| luton:
Resolved by the Senate that the Ser.
geant alarms of the Senate be and be is
hereby directed 10 procure for each mem.
Der Of the Senate, tor their use, copy OF
| the late edition of the Revised Statute laws
of the State of Louisiana, WHOA shall be
paid for out Of the contingent fund of the
| Senate.
Lies over under the rules.
Senator Damas offered the following con.
current resolution:
Resolved by the Senate, the House Of
| Representatives conourring, That special
committee Of five be appointed by the
| President of the Senate to act with simi.
lar committee of the House of Represents
| tives, to proceed at once and examine the
| Bonnet Care levee, and report as soon az
practicable by bill or otherwise,
Lies over under tho rules.
Senator Allan called up the following
resolution introduced by him yesterday:
Resolced, That committee of three be
appointed by the President of the Senate
| to investigate the affairs of the Metropolis
tan Police Board, with power TO report by
bill or otherwise, and that said committee
be empowered to send for persons ant
| papers and to administer oaths.
Senator Blunt moved to lay the resolution
on the table
On which the yeas and. nays were de
manded, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Bluht, Breaux, Ola, Hamlet, Har
per, kelso, Landry, Sutton, Wheeler
Nays-Allain, Burch, Bryant, Cage, De
mas, Dumont, Stamps, Twitchen, Wake
field, Weber-I0.
Absent-Boatner, Baker, DucrOs, Jr.
Ellie, Eustis, Garland, George, Goode
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robert
son, Steven, White, Zacharie-l6.
There being a tie vote, the Presiden
voted in the negative, and the motion t.
table was lost.
Senator Young moved to refer the resolu
ton to its appropriate committee.
Senator Allan moved to lay the motion
to refer on the table.
Senator Burch rose to point of order
that inasmuch as the Senate had adopte'
the rules of last session until new rule
could be prepared, the standing committee
Of the last session were still in existence.
The President decided the point wei
taken.
The motion to lay on the table recurring
Senator Harper called for the yeas AM
nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Allain, Breaux, Burcb, Bryan
Damas, Wakefield, Wheeler, Weber-S
Nsys-BluHt, b 4ker, Dumont, Ola, Han
let, Harper, kelso, Sutton, Twitehel
YOUng-l0.
Absent = Boatner, Cage, Ducros, Jr
Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, Goodt
Grover, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Richardson
Robertson, Steven, Stamps, White, Zacht
rie-l8.
No quorum voting.
The President ordered call of tn
Senate.
The following Senators answered to thei
names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, BreauJ
Bureh, Bryant, Baker, Cage, Demas, DJ
mont, Gla, Hamlet, HaTper, KelsO, Landry
Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield, Wheeler
Weber, YOung-2O.
Ahsent-Messrs. Boatuer, Ducros, Jr, E
Lis, Eustis, Garland. George, Goode, Gro
YER Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robertson
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