The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-30
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
SENATE.
rortx.s,ventn pays Proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.

President If the Senate, In the chalf'
~ = ALI ~ the roll the following Senators
ans wefed to their names -. x>--
Messrs. kllain, BRYANT Buref; Gage a Remas
1,i,asag OAKLAND, George Ola tp0ue. harper
MMitnhaIi Ogden. Richardson, bandiforu, sMttnh'
Stamps. stubbs. Tesada, Twitchell anu wake
he ahsenf- Messrs Boatner, Dreaux, buin?nt
Ellis Eustis Grover Kelly. Lana,Ty, Pe Yanna
and Haehafie-lb.
Prayer by the Rev. Father Allen.
on motion Of Mr.. Demas the reading OF the
journal in detail was dispensed with. |
NThe President laid the following eommaniea-
lion hefere the Senate. which was ordered
spread on the minutes.
NEW ORLEANS, April %. 1877.
10 tsion Y nny coeernt aesifha =,
pistf'os OIL Louisiana GEO. D. HAMLET.
The President OF the Senate also subtnite ed
and ordered flied communications from haieru
Hunt and H. L. Weber withdrawing, and rein
,ouisbing any claims they might have TO seats Ia
the Senate as Senators from the Twelfth anu
Twenty second senato ial Districts, respect"
lively.
Mr.. Wheeler obtained unanimous consent to
introduce without previous notice Senate Dill
No 1eB entitled AN act for the relief oil j. VI.
Deslonde, ex-seeretary Of State"
Which was read first time.
On motion Of Mr. Wheeler, the constitutional
rule was suspended and the bill read second
time
MFR. George moved that the bill be referred to
the Committee on Judiciary
On which motion Mr.. Demas demanded tho
yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
yeas-Messfs. Dueros. Ellis, George Gopde.
Kelly. Mitchell, Perkins, richardson stubbs,
NayslMassrs. Allan. Breaux Bryant Denas,
Garland, Ola. Ogden, Robertson, Sandifurd.
stamna sutton. Twiteheil, Wakefield. Wheeler
and Young..is, ,.,. r., n,
mont Euss. Grover, Harper. Landry. Steven,
White and Iaeharle-1t.
And the motion was lost
On motion Of Mr., Demas the bill was conEld-
cred engrossed aud ordered read a third time.
Mr.. DemaH moved to suspend the conEtitu-
tenal rule to place the bill upon its third read
ing and final passage,
On which motion Mr.. Kelly demanded the
yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted follows:
Yeas-Meesrs Allan bryant Dureh. Demas.
Garland ella. Goode. Robertson Stamps, SUIT
ton. Twitchell, Wakefield. Wheeler and Young
Nays-Messrs Ducros, Ellis. George, Kelly,
Mitchell Ogden Perkins, Richardson, stubbs,
Teyada and Hacharie-tt.
Abaent-Messrs Boatner. Breanx Cage. Du-
mont, Eustis. Grover. Harper, Landry san
diford. Steven and White-=11.
And the rules were not suspended.
Mr. Allain offered the following IA a suhsti-
tute for the resolution offered by Mr.. Twitehell
on yesterday:
That the chairman OF the Committee on Au
ditfng and superysins the Expenses OF the
kenate-be and he il hereby authorized to pay the
employees who were regularly employed at the
State House for The regular session of 1877 Out
of the appropriation made April "a. 1877.
Mr.. Texada moved to indefinitely postpone
the oriuinal rBsulutten AMI this substitute
On which motion Mr. Alan demanded the
yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows.
Yeas,Messrs Bryant pusros, Ellis :, G Gustis
Garland George. aoode Kelly, Mitch ~, Ogden
Steven. stubbs Texada, Wheeler. White ant
Xaeharie---9o. ~ a.
Nays-Messrs. =, Allan, !, Bnrsha pemas' Ola
Absent MesHrs Boatner, Hreaus. Cage. Du
mont. Grover. Harper. Landry. Young-s.
And the motion to postpone prevailed.
Mr. aoode obtained unanimous consent to in
troduee the following resolution:
Resotped That the sum Of ono hundred an,
fifty dollars be and the same IL hereby appro
priated out of The contingent fund OF the Senate
as not q Of
lowing papers. who have reported the proceed
inss Of this body during the session Of 1877. VIZ
The New Orleans Bee, Democrat, Pteayunt
Times and German Gazette. the same TO b
drawn upon the warrants of the President {
the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Goode. the rules were aus
pended to consider the resolution ut this tim
On motion of MIR. Goode, the resolution wa
adopted. ..-....
On motion of Mr. Steven the favorable repo
of the Committee on Corporations. on Hous
bill No. INA. was adopted
On motion of MIR. Steven. House bill No. ls
entitled IAN act to exempt landed property
the parish Of Orleans ftom drainage tax an
assessments" was ordered read third time
On motion of Mr.. Steven. the constitutions
rule was suspended the bin read a third tim
finally passed, title adopted, and notice OF COT
currence ordered sent to the House.
Mr. Kelly moved to reconsider the vote wher
nv the bill finally passed and moved to lay tn
motion on the table, and the motion to table Or
vailed.
The unfavorable report of the Committee
Finance on House bill No. sel was. on motion
Mr.. Steven. adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Steven, House bill No 81
entitled An act relative to the pay OK all Sta
officers was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Richardson, chairman of the Commit
on Commerce returned House bills Nos. s4s al
$40 without action.
Mr. Demas obtained unanimous consent
introduce the following resolution:
Whereas, the Senate enrolling clerks have or
received compensation from the ftfth day
February during the regular session OF is
and
Whereas. said Senate enrolling clerks, ha
not only had their labor increased by the
uuirements of a law whereby all acts are to
enrolled In duplicates. but also have becn 9
eral committees OF the Senate. and have be
ordered to assist the Secretary and Mint
Clerks, Of the, Senate from day te day. and al
have been detailed to assist the Secretary
State: therefore be it
ReSolrea by the Senate of the State Of Lou
Saaa, That the Chairman of Committee on A
tiiting and Supervising the Expenses of t
Senate be- and he is hereby authorized and
rected to issue in favor Of said enrolling clerl
vouchers for the time during the regular s,
sion for which they have received no compens
ton.
Mr.. nemas moved a suspension of the rul
to consider the resolution at this time.
IN which motion Mr.. Boatner demanded t