The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-19

And the amendment was lost.
On the motion TO adopt the amendment offered
by Mr.. stubts. Mr.. Kelly demanded the yeas and
nays,
j he roll being called resulted as follows.
Yeas-Messfs. Allain, Breaux. Dueros, Eustis,
ertson. sandiFoftd, steven, Stubs. Wheeler,
White and zacharie-16.
!. Nave essrs, Hllis, Kelly, Mitchell, Perkins,
Absent essfs. B1atner. Bryrnt Bureh
Cage. Uumunt, Ola. Harper. Landry, Stamps
Sutton. Twitchel. Wakefield and YUung-i8s
And the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Wheeler offered the following amend
ment. and moved Its adoption;
Section t5. line L substitute for zone clerk"
two clerks, who shall be selected from the OPP
posing political parties"
Adopted.
On motion Of MIR. Steven, section g. as amend
ed, was adopted.
Section was read, and on motion OF Mr..
Stubbs was adopted
Section was read, and on motion Of Mr..
stubbs was adopted.
Section 9 was read.
Mr. stubbs offered the following amendment,
and moved its adoption
Strike out all Of line 10 after the word print
ed" lines II and IS and all Of 10 bsfJr the word
'where," and inserting Sworn to and sub
scribed In duplicate before the registrar, asses-
sof or clerk, on the reverse Of the duplicate. for
delivery to the voter, aud on the stub thereof,
to be retained by the officer as evidence OF such
OATH
Adopted,
On motion OF Mr.. stubbs the section as
amended was adopted
Section 10 was read and on on Of Mr..
Stubs adopted as read
Section II was read.
Mr.. Btubbs offered the following amendment
and moved its adoption
Insert after proven" in line 9, the words by
the written affidavit of two qualified voters oil
the parish
Adopted.
On motion Of Atr stubbs the section as amend
ed was adope'
Section IL WIS read and on motion OF Mr..
stubbs adopted
Section 10 was read and on motion of Mr..
Stubs was adopted.
Section A was read.
Mr.. Stubs offered the following amendment
and moved its adoption.
Strike out the word that" In line 3, and in
sert In lieu thereof the word who
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Stubs the section as amend
ed was adopted.
The fifteenth section was read.
Mr.. Wheeler offered the following amend
ment and moved its adoption
Section TO- line .. strike out all after The word
that" strike out line g. and all of lins UP to
and including the word "but:" and in line 6
strike out the word his and insert the" aad
In same line, aftet the word inability insert
the words "of the assessor"
Adopted.
Mr.. Garland offered the following am end
men and moved it's ado ption.
In line a., section 10. after the word "annam
insert the words In parishes having one Repre-
sentative, three hundred dollars in parishes
having two Representatives, four hundred dol
lars In parishes having Tires Representatives
aud five hundred dollars in parishes having
four or more Representatives..
Mr.. Richardson moved to lay the amendment
upon the table, aud emanded the yeas and
nays. The roll being called, resulted as follows
Yeas-Messrs. .Breaux, Dueros, Ellis. Eustis
richardson. Sandiford ktubbs Texaaa, White
and Iaeharie 10.
Nays-Allain. Garland. Grover Wheeler.
Absent. essrs. Boatnef, Bryant. Bufeh. Gage
Dumont. ella, Harper, Landry, Robertson,
Stamps. Sutton. Steven, Tw4tehell. Wakefield
Young-t5.
And the motion TO table prevailed.
Mr.. Ellis offered the following amendment
and moved its adoption
In section II. lines . and L. strike out The
words having more than one Representative
Adopted.
Mr. stubbs offered the following amendment
and moved its adoption:
Strike out in 18th line the words the Cover
nor and insert in lieu thereof him"
On which motion Mr.. Ellis demanded tho yeas
and nays.
The roll being called resulted Ms follows:
Yeas essrs. Allah, George, Mitch IL Per
ldhs, Richardson, stubbs. Texada. White and
2acharie-9.
Garland. aoode. Grover, Kelly, Ogden and
" Absent NIessrs. noatner, Bryant. Bureh,
Cage, Dumont, ella, Harper. Landry Robert SON
Sandiford Stamps, Steven. Sutton. Twitchell.
Wakefield aud Young-l6.
And the amendment was lost
On motion of Mr.. Ellis. section Is. as amend
ed. was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Texada the Senate went into
executive session.
Executive session being raised on a call of
the roll tho following Senators answered to their
names:
Messra Allatn Breaux. .Dueros Ellis Fustis,
Garland, George, Goode, Kelly. Mitchell Ogden,
Perkins. Richardson, sandiford Steven. Stubbs.
Texada, Wheeler, White and zaeharie-2o
j., Absent-Messrs; B2atner. Bryant, Bureh.
Cage. Dumont, Ola. Grover Harper Landry.
Robertson, Stamps. Sutton. Twtchel. Wake
field and Young-t5.
On motion of Mr.. Texada the vote whereby
Mr.. Demas was expelled was reconsidered.
On motion of Mr.. Texads the resolution ex-
pelling Mr.. Demas was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Texada offered the following resolution:
Resolred, That the following absent Senators:
Demas, +. A. Dumont, J. A. Ola. VIM Harper.
Pierre Landry. r. b. stamps. M, H. Twitehe. s.
Wakefield, David Young. Baal Sutton be again
invited to take their seats In this Senate.
On motion of Mr. Texada the rules were sus-
pended to consider the resolution at this time.
On motion of MIR. Texada the resolution was
adopted.
400 section 1G was read.
On motion of Mr.. stubbs the section was