The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-07
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH CENTRAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Th,rty-arst Days Proceedings.
f,ENArB CHAMBER srATg or LOUISA z,


The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
The Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor
and President Of the Senate, In the chair
On a cali of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux. DucrQs, Ellis: Eustis, Gar
land George a99de key mone sap GR9Td
Steven. Rtubbs, Texada. Wheeler anu "h'te
Abssnps1 Massrs Allan Boatner, Bryant, Bureh
gfage. Dumont. ola. Grover, Harpsr., Landry,
Rtanps Button Twttbell Wakefield, Young
and Eaoharie-1s Senators.
On motion of Mr.. Breaux The readife OF the
;ournal In detail was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Tha Chair laid before the Renae memorial
fron the citizens Of the parish Of st. Martin,
against the bill providing for the abolition Of
tba parish of Iberia. asking that it be not passed.
which was rend and referred to tho Committee
on Corporation and rarocha Affairs
Mr. Garland presented petition from the citi-
gems of tho parish Of St Landry. asking that n
law be passed prohibiting the sale Of intoSicht-
ing liquors and the opening OF c0ffaohouses On
the Sabbath day, which was read and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr., Goode. Chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary, submitted the following report
To the Honorable the President and Members
oil the Senate:
The Committee on the Judiciary beg leave to
repurt That they have had un1 Ter consideration
senate bill No. ~, An act relative to motions
Tar continuance In the trial of criminal cases.
aud tile majority Of your committee report
favorably thereon, with the following amend
Strike out In the eighteenth line of the first ses.
tar fhs word Shall" and insert In lieu thereof
the words may In its discretion. ..,,
A sssa shs m no. act FefS 20 rep@a
lpTa Of lays devised Statutes OF the state OF
louisiana" ,.,, A.. 49, nAu
art ID Iansnd aud re-enact section 2GG1 OF the
Revised Statutes OF Louisiana 49, ,,,,-,
Also fayarably on Senate bill No. 20. entitled
a,, l,rf 10 enlarge the jurisdiction of the Third
District Court Tor the parish of Orleans. and to
authorize said court to make special rules t9r
the trial OF causes appealed from Justices
s'ei" Il, q. 4OODB, Chairman.
which lies over under the rules.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Mr.. Ducros gave notice that at some future
day he would introduce an act entitled An act
70 do away with the personal qualification re-
uuirsd of the branch pilots OF the port OF New
Orleans and to repeal sections 1884 and 27o2 OF
the Revised Statutes. approved March II, 1870,
and all Avs relative thereto.
Mr.. Steven gave notice that ut some future
day he would introduce an act entitled; An act
10 provide for obtaining and publishing reports
nice organised under the existing laws sof the
State OF Louisiana.
MR. Robertson asked and obtained unanimous
consent TO introduce without previous notice
Hsnate bill No, "A, entitled An act establishing
che Eighteenth Judicial District and abolishing
the Third judicial District; and to annex the
parish OF St Martin to the Sixteenth Judicial
District and tho parish OF st. Mary to the
Fifteenth judicial District. and prescribing the
time OF holding the courts In said district and
for the appointment of a Judge and District
Attorney for tho Eighteenth judicial District
which was read first and second time under n
suspension Of the constitutional rules. and re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Judiciary.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND BEADING.
House bill No. 10. entitled An act to repeal
act No t6s of tho acts Of ts6e' was. on motion
of MIR. Robertson. postponed until February ts
1s77 and made the special order of the day.
Mr.. Breaux In the chair.
Mr.. Eustis asked and obtained unanimous
consent to call up the report of the Committee
on Judiciary Oh Senate bill No. 90. entitled an
netao enlarge the jurisdiction Of the Third Dis
trict Court for the parish Of Orleans. and to
authorize said court to make special rules for
che trial OF causes appealed from Justices
courts.
Mr.. Eustis moved that the bill DO adopted Oh
itH second reading.
Mr.. Kelly moved. as d substitute. that further
consideration of tho bill DO postponed until
Wednesday. February I, 1877, and 1t BIO made the
special order Of the day after the morning hour,
upnp which motion Mr.. Grover demanded the
yeas and nays
Tho roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yens-Mosars. Breaux, Demas, DHGros. His
Epstis, Georges apolo Groyer Kelly Mitchell.
Stubs. TeSada and Whte---i7.
Nays Garland Ogden, Perkins. Wheeler and
Absent Massrs Attain. Boatner, Bryant
Burch Cage. Dumont. Ola. Hhrner. Landry.
Stanps, sutton. Twitchel Wakefield, Young
IA
And the motion of Mr.. Kelly was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the Secretary was di-
rected to notify the House, that the Senate was
ready to proceed to ballot for United States Son
ator.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
TO tho Honorable tho Senate of Louisiana:
am directed by the House of representa-
ttysa to inform your honorable body that the
House ia ready to proceed to ballot for United
States Sen ator.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the Senate pro
ceeded in body to tho Hall of NC House OF
Representatives for the purpose of baloting in
Joint session for United States senator.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by tho
Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
On call Of the roll, the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Breaux, Ducros. Ellis, Eustis. Gar
land, George. Goode. Grover Kelly. Mitchell.
Ogden, Perkins. Richardson. Robertson. Sandi-
ford. Steven. Stubbs, Texada, Wheeler, White.
Xacharie-2t.
Abeent-Messrs. Allan, Boatner. Bryant,
Burch. Gage. Demas, Dumont. Gla Harper.
Landry. Stamps, Sutton. Twichell. Wakefield.
Young-1b. e.
On a call OF the roll of tho House the follow
ing members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush Speaker; and Messrs. Aldige.
kyeock, Barbn. Bridger. Bilieu. Bowden. Bar
ron. Barrett Brady, Buck. He'll, Carloss. Ores