The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-02
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
sen ATE.
Twcnty-scventh Day's Proceedings.

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| SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
| New o. leans, Wednesday. Jan. 81. 1877.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
the Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenant Governor
and President of the Senate. in the chair
| On cnl of the roll. the following Senators
answered to their names:
| PresentMessrs. Boatner. Ducross. Ellis
| Il sits Garland George Goode. Grover. X Nv
| Mitchell. Ogden. Perkins. Richardson. Robert
| son. sandiford. Steven, TeXada. Wheeler. VIII tie
| and Zacharie-2o.
Abeent-Messrs. Alain. Breaux. Bryant
Burch, Gage. Demns. Dnmont. Ola: Harper,
| Landry Stamps. sutton. Twtchel Wakefield
| and Young Is.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly. the reading Of the
journal in doail was dispensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Goode. chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary. reported favorably upon House bill
No. A. entitled an act to authorize james Le-
gondre. nm emancipated minor. to practice law
before any of the courts of this State. and re-
commended It's passage. which lies over under
the rules
Mr.. Grover. Chairman Of the Committee on
Corporations and ParJchial Affairs. reported
favorably upon House bill No. 8. entitled An
net to incorporate the town Of Ouachita City. In
the par sh Of Union, 10 provide for Tho election
Of Mayor and Councilman. to dellno their duties
and to provide for the government OF the same, y
and recommended its passage.
Which lies over under the rules.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER,
Mr.. Goode called up the report OF the Com
mittee on Judiciary on House bill No. 16. ent-
tied an act to repeal act No. 1G5 Of the acts Of
1860. and moved its adoption.
Adopted.
Also, on House bill No. %. entitled an act au-
thorizing notaries public to administer oaths
and take acknowledgements. which. on motion
OF Mr.. doode. was adopted.
Mr. Goode moved that House bill No. % be
adopted on Its second reading.
Mr.. Boatner II owed to amend section one by
inserting after the word appointed" in line
eleven, ''and qualified"
The amendment was adopted.
And. on motion of Mr.. Boatner. the bill was
adopted upon its second reading as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Goode the constitutional
rule was suspended and the bill was read a
third time as amended. finally passed title
n 1opted and notice of concurrence ordered to
be sent to the House.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the Senate wont
into executive session,
Executive session being raised, or call OF
the roll the following Senators answered to their
names:
Messrs. Boatner. DENNIS. bucros. Ellis, Eus-
tbs. Garland. George. Goode. Grover. Kelly.
son. Steven. Texada. Wheeler, White. Zacha-
Absent-Messrs. Allan, Breaux. Bryant
Burch. Cage. Dumont. Ola. Harper, Landry.
Sandiford Stamps. Sutton. Iwichell. Wake
field. Young-15.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, La, January 81, 1871
To the Honorable the President and Members
OF the Senate:
am directed by the House of Representatives
to inform your honorable body that the House
h. 8 passed the following bills and resolution.
and to ask the concurrence OF the Senate In the
House bill No 4s, entitled an act authorizing
the Cove nor to appoint an Assistant Attorney
General. defining his duties and fixing his COM
pensation. To fix the commission which shall
be paid the Attorney General upon all amounts
collected by him and paid into tho state treas
ury. and to repeal act No. So. approved March 3.
Concurrent resolution concerning the trans
ferring of the Metropolitan Police to the city OF
New Orleans.
And to inform you that the House is now pre-
pared to receive the senate in Joint session to
proceed with the balloting for a United States
senator to represent the State OF Louisiana in
the United States Senate.
PETER J. TREzEvANT
On motion of Mr.. Goode, the Senate D. oceeded
| in a body to the Hall Of the House of Represen-
tatives for the purpose of balloting in joint ses-
sion for 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. Boatner. Qemas, Ducros. Ellis. Eustis
| Garland. George. Goode, Grover, Kelly. Mitch.
| ell. Ogden, Perkins Richardson, Robertson
| Sandiford Steven. Texada Wheeler. Viii Q and
| Zacharie-21.
Absent-Messrs. Allan, Breaux. bryant
Stamps. Sutton, Twitchell, w akef eld and Yeqne
Ill. .557rSl. i
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