The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
EXTRA SESSION or 1871.



SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans, Thursday. Mareh 10 ls't !, !
The Senate met pursuant TO Adjournment, tHe
uon. Tonfs A. Wiz, Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate, In the chair.
On d cali Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Boatner, Breaux. Ducrost Garland,
George. Goode. Grover, Kelly, Mitchell, Perkins,
Rlc1ardson, Robertson. landlord. :, steven
Stfbbs, Texada Wheeler White and lachafle
Absent-Messrs. AIlafn, Bryant, Burch, Cage,
Tynrnas Dumont. Ellis. Eu8ds, Ola. Harper.
i WakeaeId aad Youne~ GIT
On motion OF Mr.. Goode, the reading Of the
journal in detail was dispensed with.
MIR. Goode obtained unanimous consent 70
call up the following resolution:
WHEREAS the following Senators, viz:
II, IT. Attain Fourteenth Senatorial Dtstrlcf.
J. T. Bryant. Sixteenth Senatorial District;
g. III. Bureh. Thirteenth senatorial District.
Thos. A. Cage, Eight Senatorial Distrlcf.
j. A. Dumont, Fifth senatorial District.
j. A, Ola. seventeenth Senai ortal Distflef.
William Harper. Twenty-frst Senatorial Dis
Pierre Landry. Seventh senatorfaI District.
r.. b. Stamps, SIKH senatorial District.
Isaac sutton. Ninth senatorial District.
m, II. Twitchelb Twenty-second Senatorial
i. Wakefield, Fourteenth Senatorial Distrlc,.
David Young Fifteenth Senatorial District.
Have been absent from the Senate since the
LIST day OF January, 1871
beea carried on the roll Of the Senate, and have
been called by the Secretary every day since the
Whereas. the people in the said Senatorial
Districts should be represented ia this Senate
In order that their rights and interests should
20 properly Understood ana protected' thefe'
Resolved. That the Committee on Elections be
directed TO inquire whether the seats OF me sald
absent Senators should not b6 declared vacant
and to report what action should D6 taken In
the premises.
On motion Of Mr. Goode. the resolution was
adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
The veto message Of the Governor on AN
act entitled an act annexing the parishes Of st.
Martin and Iberia to the Sixteenth Judicial
District, annexina the parish OF st. Mary to the
Fifteenth judicial District, and abolishing the
Third Judicial District"
Mr. Goode moved that the bill do finally pass,
the Governors veto to the contrary notWith-
standing.
Mr. Robertson offered as substitute that the
further consideration Of the message and bill be
postponed and made the special order Of the
day for one o'clock on Friday, March 16. 1877.
and demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs, Breaux. Ducros, Garland.
George, Goode, Mitchell. Richardson, Robert~
son, Sandiford Steven, Stubbs and White---12.
Nays-Messrs. Boatner, Ellis. Grover, Kelly,
Perkins, Texada. Wheeler and Zacharie-s.
Absent-Messrs. Allan, Bryant, Bureh, Cage.
os9e B samps sa nsa Nv Tal nssRr waseed
End Young-1s.
And the motion prevailed.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
STATE or LOUISIANA. .
New Orleans, March IL, 1877.
To the Honorable the Senate Of the State of
Louisiana.
Denttemep--T am directed by his Excelleney
the Governor to inform you that he has ap-
proved and signed an act originated In your
honorable body entitled,
net entitled an act creating o Superior Criminal
Court for the parish OF Orleans, defining the
jurisdiction thereof, providing for Judge and
Also. an act entitled an act to repeal section
10. IA q the Revised Statutes OF the State Of
DUNCAN s. CAGE, Jr.,
Private Secretary,
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Breaux submitted q memorial from the
merchants Of the city OF New Orleans against the
passage Of House bill No.
Which, on motion OF Mr.. Breaux. was received
and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Garland submitted q memorial from the
citizens of the parish Of Calcasieu with refer
aeter of the Sabbath day.
Which, on motion Of Mr.. Garland, was refer
red to the Committee on Judiciary.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, March 49, 1877.
To the Honorable the President and Members
OF the Senate Of the State OF Louisiana:
Ge1stlepen-I am instructed to inform your
honorable body that the House has finally
passed the following House bills, and ask the
concnc renge q the senate in the same:
Jackson Fire, Compasy NO. IS, Of the city Of
al Also House bill No. 22s, AN act relative to
the taking Of the testimony Of physicians"
Also. to inform your honorable body that the
Speaker has signed the following enrolled
H2use pills ana requests |ne sdlgnatq1f re- q the
House bill No 115, IAN net to regulate the
office OF wardens for the port Of New Dreams,
House bill No. 1893, An act to regulate and fix
the fees and com pensation for tax-collectors.
throughout the State"
House bin No. 1871 An act to amend and re-
enact section 1882 Of the Revised Statutes OF 1879
OF the Stale OF Louisiana"
i am also instructed to inform your honorable
body that the House Is now ready to meet the
Senate In Joint assembly TO ballot for United
Also that the House has passed the following
Joint resolution and requests the concurrence
extending the term OF the extraordinary session
of the General ASSEMBLY"
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Mr. Goode, chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary. submitted the following report:
Rooms OF CoMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY,
New Orleans. March Is. 1877.
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
GentleTnen-Your committee, to whom was re-
hnndte
Y. H.. Finlay and Henry Frellseu, composing
the commercial firm Of g. II. Finlay IL Co., to
institute suit against the State Of Louisiana"
beg leave to report the same favofaby.
Respectfully,
T. s, GOODE, Chairman.
Which lies over under the rules
Mr.. Texada chairman of the Committee GA
Enrolment submitted the following report: .