The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-16
SENATE CHAMBER.

6oulSlhnas
se,sttenea--I am instructed 10 inform your
honorable body that the House has concurred IN
Senate Joint resolution No. i. creating Q Joint
commitee Of the Senate and House on l charter ,s
recess Of the General Assembly and report TO
the next session NJ the Genera! Assembly.
Also, Senate bill No, 10I An act to regulate
tho terme 81 Parish courts and fix the salaries
of parish Judges with amendments.
Also, That the House has finally passed the
of the Senate in the same: a.,
House bill No. $50, substitute for Senate bill
No. fs, An act to require cities and incorpos
rated towns, which are exempted by law from
the payment Of pa lsh taxes, to deffaV the costs
And Of 81 criminal RsodfeedI ib Y 3bs
limits, and TO authorize the levy and collection
Of ajax 70 defray sai costs I, and expenses." i.
M d II Re session g Of is75 entitled An aet 10 o.
tablish m hospital for small poS and other con
tagious diseases and requiring the city 81 New, new
persons afflicted with smallpox" Substitute
Aiso, House bill No. $40. AN act TO amend and
rc-enact sections 1863 and 1864 Of the Revised
Statutes, relative to the inspection OF Hour and
hay in Che city Of New Orleans"
Also, House bill No ESQ., "A n act to repeal mn
act entitled an act to fix the salaries Of the
Chief Justice and Associate Justices Of tho su-
A Sa The Ho2se has passea lie following
Concurrent Resolutions" and ask the concur
renee Of the Senate in the same,
state Treasurer"
Also, Concurrent RESOLUTION to provide for
loss oil tax assessment rolls"
am also instructed to inform your honorable
body TINT the House is now ready to meet the
sanate In Joint assemblyto ballot for a United
PETER ]. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk,
Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent
to coll up the veto message OF the Governor on
IAN act entitled an act annexing the parishes of
st. Martin and Iberia to the Sixteenth Judicial
District, annexing the parish OF ST. Mary to the
Fifteenth Judicial District, and aboliahing the
Third judicial District,
On melton Of Mr.. Robertson the veto message
OF the Governor was made the special orde. of
the day for March 15 1877. Immediately after
tho reading Of the journal.
Messrp. Kelly and Robertson gave notice that
they would file minority report Of the Conn
mittee on Health and Quarantine on House bill
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
State Of Louisiana. !
New Orleans March 10, 1877. J
To the Honorable the Senate of the State of
Louisiana:
Geatle,nea-I am directed by his Excellency
the Governor to inform you that he has this day
/ approved and signed an act which originated In
I bogy an z aa aeeep
and approve tho bonds of State tax collectors,
and to repeal all laws requiring said bonds to
be approved by any other officer.
DUNCAN s. CAGE, JR
Private Secretary.
Mr., Breaux obtained unanimous consent to
call up the following report Of the Committee on
Lands and Levees, and moved its adoption:
To4ho Honorable the President and Members
Of the senate Of the State OF louisiana:
Genden,en.-Your committee to whom was re-
ferred Senate bill No. l15, beg leave to report the
saAAe ~ o''s cHAs. J. BoATNER,
Chairman Committee on Lands and Levees.
Adopted.
on motion OF Mr.. Brcaux Senate bill No. 121
substitute for Senate bin No. lis. entitled An
net to amend an act entitled An act to create
special levee district within certain limits pre-
scribed In this act approved April |. 1876 and
to change the name Of the corporation created
by that act; to more fully define, extend and
limit the powers and purposes of said corpora
ton; to extend and more fully describe the
boundaries Of said ievee district; to empower
said corporation to levy contributions In aid of
said leyee and under certain contingencies, TO
require under penalty, the performance Of la
Dor by certain persons on said levee; to enforce
the collection of such contributions; to confirm
the provisions Of said act and for other pur-
POSES
Was read first time.
On motion of Mr.. Breaux, the constitutional
ules were suspended and the bill read a second
time.
On motion Of Mr., Breaux the bill was consid-
cred engrossed and ordered read third time.
On motion OF Mr., Breaux. the constitutional
rules were suspended the bill read a third time
finally passed. title adopted and ordered sent to
the House for concurrence.
Mr. Breaux moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill finally passed, and moved to
lay that motion on the table.
And the motion to table prevailed.
Mr.. Wheeler arose to question of privilege,
and stated that in his argument on Senate bill
No. 1o7 yesterday he charged that the gentleman
from st. John, Mr.. Demas. had voted for the
Establishment of the Third Judicial District, and
that he was glad to say that upon an examina-
ton Of the record he found himself mistaken.
On motion Of Mr.. Texada the Senate pro-
cceded in body to the hall of the House of
Representatives for the purpose of balloting in
Joint session for q United States Senator
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis Al Wilt, Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators an
swered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux.. Demas, Ducros.
Ellis, Garland, George, Goode. Grover. Kelly
hsltcHelis O&aen klcnaruSon, hODsTtSoH. fo5nal-
ford, Steven, Stubs. TeSada, Wheeler. White
and Zacharie-2i.
The roll OF the House being called, the follow
Ing members answered to their names:
Hon. L.. Bush, Speaker; and Messrs. Aldfge.
Aycock. Bridger, Breard Bowden. Barbin,
Brady, Billieu, Buck, Berry, Bell, Briggs.
gockerham. Carloss. Cressy, Delavigne,
Rnse pa |ssn Fzpaatrek Fergus9Hni , Cas-
Orleans, Jonas, Kennedy, Kelly OF VIM.
Kelly OF Orleans, Kernochan. Kidd. Lyons.
Leeds. Iamare, Lea, Leonhard of Orleans,
= Martin. Means. McGehee. Newsom, Nunez.
Porter, Peraita, Pitts. Richardson. Ryland. Rob-
eftson. Role, Ridgey, sartain, Shakespeare, Sim
Tremoulet, Toler, Voorhies, Washhurne, Wood
Wilde, Williams. Young of Claiborne and Young
or East Baton Rouge-66
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