The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-25
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
SENATE.
porty-rourtn pays Proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
SENATE CHAMBBI

SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, Monday, April %, 1877.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment the
Hon. Louis A. wiltz Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate. in the chair.
On a call of the roH the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux. Bryant Bureli,
Gage. Bills. EpstIs. aarland, ne2rge. 122ns
Ola Grover kely m,tcs 9gae fssa aps
Maven, Stubs. Tesada. Twltchell, Wheeler.
White Young and zacharle-2s. n.,ra. n.
mont, Harper. Landry, Sutton and Wakehela
--s.
On motion Of Mr.. Richardson, the reading OF
the journal in detail was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The President of the Senate laid before the
Senate the petition of the city school teachers
praying the amendment of the school law 50 as
to increase the amount appropriated for the
support OF tho city schools.
Which was read and referred to the Committee
on Public Education.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
MIR. Texada chairman of tho Committee on
Enrolment submitted the following report:
The Committee on Engrossment and Enroll
ment have had under consideration tn9 re sl,f
tion allowing extra compensation 20 the Uhlel
Enrolling Clerk, and do not feel Justified by inc
present condition Of the finances oil the state 10
sNio" ~ LEWIS TExADA Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson the rules were
suspended to consider the report at this time.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson the report OF
the committee was adopted and the resolution
indefinitely postponed.
The President announced the appointment OF
Senator Bryant as o member OF the committee
on Enrolment and Engrossment. and Senator
Ola as member of the Committee on Claims
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Mr.. BRYANT gave notice that at some future
day he would introduce a bill entitled An act
incorporating the Good Will Benevolent So
ciety Of New Orleans"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
MIR. Landry obtained unanimous consent to
introduce without previous notice Senate bill
No. 16b, entitled:
San act to Incorporate the Donaldsonville
Bridge Company. at Donaldsonville. parish OF
Ascension, louisiana
Which was read first time.
On motion Of Mr.. Landry the constitutional
rule was suspended. the bill read a second time
and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr.. ella obtained unanimous consent to in
troduce without previous notice Senate bill No.
1ee, entitled "An net to repeal An act entitled
an net to abolish the parish Of Carroll and to
create and establish in lbu thereof the
two parishes Of East and West Carroll: pro-
<
and fixing their representation in the House OF
Representatives, adopted at tho extra session OF
tho Legislature Of 1871"
Which was read first time.
On motion Of Mr.. ella the constitutional rule
was suspended. the bill read second time and
referred to the Committee on Corporations
On motion OF Mr.. Stubs the Secretary was
directed to notify the House that the Senate was
ready to ballot for d United States Senator.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
House bill No. 24a. entitled An act to incor-
porate the Louisiana Fair Association, and TO
confer upon it certain rights and privileges en-
Joyed by the Mechanics and Agricultural Fair
Association Of Louisiana"
Reported favorably by the Committee on Cor
porations with amendments.
* vi as on motion Of MFR. Write read iii detail.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,, /
New Orleans, April 81. 1877
10 the Honorable the Senate Of the State Of
Louisiana.
am directed by the House Of Representatives
conform your honorable body that tbg ,I House use
Senate bill No. 14s, An act relative to contests
for Judicial and other offices, and providing
tbs District Judge and the Parish Judge are ror
cused, or motion is mad TO recuse them H. -
Senate bill No. 1872 An net for the rei i OF ..
Neis1Shoe
senate bin No. 1s4. Joint Resolution provid-
Ing for the payment OF the mileage ana per diem
of persons returned as elected by the Returning
Board, but not SO elected. and not elected TO
seats, and authorizing the Governor to draw NV
Al Of regular session Of 1877, vouchers Tor SAID
mileage and ger. diem. as well as for other legis-
am also directed to inform your honorable
body that the House Is now ready to meet inc
Senate in Joint assembly toballot for a United
'''''0s $500 rETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Stubs. the Senate pro-
-ceeded to the hall of the House OF Representa-
tives to ballot for a United States Senator.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Wilt, Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
The roll OF the Senate was called when the fol-
lowing Senators answered to their names:
Messrs, Allain Boatner, Breaux. Burch, Bry
ant. Gage, Demas Ducros, Ellis, T. Mustls Gar Gar
andb Geqrg an a9eae ROBERTSON San
sdiford Stamps Steven, Stubbs, Sutton. Texada
Twitchell. Wheeler, White and zacharie-so.
The roll OF the House was called. when the
following members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs Aldige,
Aycoci. Brown Of Caddo. Bridger, Breard, Bur
ton Bowden; Brown Of Jefferson. B Slr Bar
re Bosey Brooks Buck Berry, r Bell Srsga.
Dayries, Delavigne, Drew, De Lacy, Dickinson.
Dinkgrave Desmarais. D'Avy, Dejoie, Duke,
Dupree Estopinal, Fobb, Fitzpatrick, Forester;
Claude. CAN'T, Gary, Gaskins Gillespie. Hill OF
Ascension, Hughes, Holt. Hammond. Jones
III, NJ Johnson Robert johnson, Jonas, kenne-
az, Keeting, Kelly OF VIM. Kelly Of Orleans
Kern, Kidd. Lyons. Leeds Lamare. Lewis; Lea.
Leonhard Of Orleans. Magloire. Martin Means
Million. McGehee. Newsom Nunez Porter Pitts
Peralta, Richardson, Ryland. Routon, Randolph.
Romero, Role, Robertson. Raby. .Souer. shak-
Stagg, Stewart. Steele. Sellers. Smart Thomas,
Tolliyer Tremoulet. Toler, Noorhies, Washing
tom Watson, Washhurn, Walker Wood, Will
jams. Young of Claiborne and Young of East
Baton Rouge.
The President Of the Joint assembly then de-
clared the object Of this joint assembly was to