The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-13
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SEN AT Il.
Tn,rty-stxth pays Proceedings.


Che Hon Touis A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor
and President Of the Senate in the chair
On n call of the roll, the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux. Dueros, Eustisst Gar-
land George. Gonde. Grover. Kelly, Mitche,'l'
Ogden Perkins, Rich9rdson, R23hrts2n S Whito
ford, s even. Stubs. Texada, wheeler. " mite
and zacharis--2O
Absent essrs Allain. Eoatner, r, Bryan
gnreh. Gage. Demas. Dumont, Ellis, tfla. tar
VIII Watef nfdpa and y6 SSmHp15i '"''0"'
On motion Of Mr.. Breaux, the reading OF the
journal in detail was dispensed with.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. stnbbs asked and obtained unanimous
consent to Introduce without previous notice.
stuHtg tiit NJ ~. entitled An oct rnhtiye tc
juries In the State of Louisiana the parishes
of Orleans and Jefferson excepted: to de-
termine the qualification of Jurors to
provide exemptions from jury duty: to provide
for The appointment of a jury commission Tor
each parish TO prescribe the manner OF prbcur-
ing a general venire and OF drawing juries: to
give certain powers to district judges to pro-
vide for summoning jurors and for their com
pensation and to COM oil their attendance and
fixing Jury costs in civil cases. which was read
n first and second time under n suspension of
a constitutional rules and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Goode asked and obtained unanimous
consent 10 introduce without previous notice
Senate bill No. 60, entitled an act to repeal an
net entitled AN act to provide for carrying into
effect the 132d article Of the constitution Of the
State which was read first and second time
under q suspension of the constitutional rules.
and referred TO the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Richardson asked and obtained unani-
NOUS consent to introduce without previous no.
lice Senate bill No. GIL, entitled An act fixing the
cpmpensntion Of the members of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for their SER
vices In attending, going to and returning from
tho sessions Of their respective Houses" which
was read first and second time under sus-
pension of the constitutional rules and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
The following report of the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON CoRPoRAT1oNs AND
Par0chia Affairs, I
tew Orleans, Feb. 8. 1877.
To the Honorable the President and Members
Of the Senate
Your committee I, whom was referred Senate
bill No; 60 entitled An act to instruct the local
authorities of the parish of St Bernard to re-
move back TO the legal courthouse Of said par
ish, on Bayou Terre-anx- Bnufs; the parish
and court records, effects and furniture,
to repeal An oct entitled On act to pro.
justice Of ST. Bernard and divide said parish
thorize the police jury of said parish, if sus-
tanned by the popular vote to change the seat OF
justice. Of said parish and bog leave TO RET ort
Iavorably.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. II. GROVER. Chairman.
Was on motion of Mr. Grover adopted.
Mr.. Grover asked and obtained unanimous
consent TO consider Senate bill No. 80 at this
time.
Mr.. Grover m wed that the constitutional rules
be suspended to consider the bill engrossed
Upon which motion Mr.. White demanded the
yeas and nays, the roll being called resulted as
follows, and the rules we're sus pended and the
bill considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of tho consttu-
tional rules the bill was read third time. final
ly passed. title adopted and ordered to be sent
to the House for concurrence.
The following report of the Committee on
Charitable and Public Institutions was read:
Rooms COMMITTEE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
New Orleans, February 9. 1877.
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Your Committee on Charitable Institutions to
whom was referred House bill No. 90. entitled
AN act to provide for the better management of
the charitable institutions OF the state and for
certain penalties report favorably on said bill
and recommend its passage.
WIN. J. KELLY, Chairman.
Which on motion of Mr.. Kelly was adopted.
Mr.. Kelly moved that the constitutional rules
be suspended to consider House bill No. 60 at
this time, and the rules were suspended.
Under "a further suspension of the consttu-
fional rules, the bill was read a third time
finally passed. title adopted and notice of con-
currence directed to be sent to the House.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
House OF REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans. La February 10. 1877. J
To the Honorable tho Senate of the State of
Louisiana:
am directed by the House of Representa-
House has passed the oowng P bs and to
ask the concurrence OF the Senate in the same:
Houae bill No. Al, AN act fixing or providing
the clerks Of the Su perior Criminal Court for
the parish Of Orleans and the deputy and as
sistant clerks thereof and the mode OF payment
Also, House bill No 49, An act to provide for
supplying the loss of public records and other
papers consumed by the burning of the court
house in the parish Of Livingston on the night
of the 14th of October, 1876. ,..
Also. House bill No. 100, Joint resolution ia
voring the passage of the bill now before Con
gress to ask aid, for the construction, of the
Texas Pacific Hallway Company and that the
New Orleans Pacific Raj way be made a subsi-
died branch of said main line.
Also. House bill No 10, An act to fix the
compensation Of the Clerk Of the FIRST District
Court for the parish of Orleans, to authorize
The appointment Of deputy clerks Of said court,
and to provide for the payment Of the said
clerks aud deputies"
Also. to inform your honorable body that the
House is now ready to meet the Senate in Joint
session to ballot for United States Senator.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
On motion Of Mr. Ellis, the Senate proceeded
in body to the Hall of the House Of Rerresen-
tat Ia re holJ In, ~
sion for q United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION
The joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
On % call OF the roll, the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Demas, DucI os Ellis Eustis, Garland.
George. Goode, Grover. Kelly. Mitchell, Ogden,
Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, Sandiford.