New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-23

credit also awaiting trial IN the Supreme
and district conrts, and 10 which l have
given, and am giving, due attention.
invite the serious consideration of the
General Assembly to the notorious lawless-
ness which 30 generally prevails through
out portions of II g State, and to the seem
ing inadequscy OF the existing laws to bring
Offenders 70 trial ard punishment. In many
districts out of New Orleans l am in
formed that it has p owed impossible to get
the grand juries to find bills of indictment
for murder against individualp upon the
ampiest proof of gull, while in numerous
instances citizens have been and are de-
tered by fear Cs violence, and by other
causes, from bearing testimony to the COM
mission of the most heinous crimes done in
their presence, often IN open day, and under
circumstances the most eOwardIy, cruel and
revolving 1t is the duty of the General
Assembly 20 maturely consider and deter
mine upon such measures as will tend to
remedy these admitted evils, to bring crime
TO justice, and to restore social order and
afford security to human life throughout all
portions Of the State.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM n. HUNT,
Attorney General.
On motion of Senator Demas the report,
together with the accompanying papers,
was referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
Senator Twitchell asked unanimous con-
sent to present petition.
Senator Demss objected.
On motion of Senator Twitobell the SEN
ate rules we're suspended, and the petition
of Hon. T, G. Anderson, of the parish of
St Landry, contt ing the ssat of Mr.. H.
L Garland, Senator elect from the tenth
senatorial district was read and ordered to
lie on the table subject to call.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Senator Young:
OF bill to abolish the parish of Grant.
By Senator Burch:
OF bill entill ID an act authorizing GER
tain cities of first class to purchase gas
works; to issue bonds to pay therefor, and
to lease the same; to limit the city councils
in regulating the price of gas for term Of
years, or any extension or renewal there
of, and for other purposes,
Senator Young moved to take from the
table the first contested case.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVE I
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate
/ am instructed to ask concurrence by
your honorable body in House bill No. 81,
the general approximation bill
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Assistant Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives.
HoUsB OF REPRESENTATIVES,, I
| New Orleans, March 81, 1877. 5
| To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senat5:
am instructed by the House to inform
the Senate that the House has passed the
| following entitled bills, and ask the concur.
renee Of the Senate in the passage of the
same, to wit:
House bill No. 81, making an approp1i
alton of $96 900 for the payment of per
| diem and mileage Of me mbers, salaries OF
| officers and employees and contingent ex-
| penses of the extra session of 1877.
House bill No. Sc, making certain apprO-
| priatiODs to supply deficiencies for the year
ending December 81, 1876, payable out OF
| the revenues of 1876.
Respectfully,
ROBERT F. GUICHARD,
Clerk Of the House of Representatives.
Senator Landry moved to amend Senator
Young's motion by taking up the cases Of
| j. j. MOnette, contesting the seat Of P. A
! Ducros, Jr., from the third senatorial dis
triet, and Thomas c. Anderson, eOntesting
the seat of H. l., Garland, from the tenth
senatorial district.
Senator Bnrch called the previous ques
ton and demanded the yeas and nays, sec
onded by Senator Demas, resulting as fol
lows:
Yeas-Baker. Blunt, Bryant, Burob, Cage
| DumOnt, Ola, Hamlet, Harper, Kelso, Ian
| dry, Stamps, Sutton, Twitehell, Young-l5
Nsys-Allain, Demas, Wakefield, Web
| er-4.
| Absent-Boatner, Breaux. DucrOs, Jr,
Ellie, Eustls, Garland, George, GoOde
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Rober
son, Steyep, Wheeler, White, zacharie-l7
The main preston was ordered.
Ga the adoption CT the amendment Of
fered by Senator Landry, the yeas ant
nays were demanded, resulipg as follows
Yeas Baker, Blunt, Bryant, Burch
Gage, DnmOnt, Gla, Hamlet, HaLpec
Kelso. Landry, Stsmps, Sutton, Twitchell
| YOung--l5.
Nays-Allain, Dsmas, Wakefield, Web
| er--4
Absent-Boatner, Breaux, Ducros, Jr.
| Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, GoOde
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robert
son, Steven, Wheeler, White, zaoharie-l7
The amendment was adopted.
The President directed the Secretary t.
take up the case Of j: j. MOnette, contest
ing the seat of P. A. Ducros, Jr.
| Senator Young moved that Mr.. j. j
Monette be seated as a Senator from tn
third senatorial district, subject to contest
The yeas and nays were demanded, re
sulting as follows;
Yeas-Baker, Blunt. Bryant, Burch
| Cage, Dumont, Ola, Hamlet, Harper, KelsC
Landry, Stamps, Sutton, Twltchell, Wake
| field, YOung-l6.
Nays-Allain, Demas, Weber-3.
Absent-Boatner, BIeaux, Duer0s, Jr
| Ellis, Eas.is, Garland George, Goode
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Rober!
son, Steven, Wheeler, White, Zaeharie-ll
The President declared that Mr.. ]. j. Mo
Dette had been seated as member of tn
Senate, subject to contest.
Senator Harper moved that Mr.. T. c. An
derson be seated as a Senator from til
tenth senatorial district, subject to contest
The yeas and nays we're demanded B.
Senators Demas and Harper, resulting a
follows:
Yeas-Baker, Blunt, Bryant, Bnreh, Cage
Dumont, Gla, Hamlet, Harper, Kelso, Lau
dry, Stamps, SUTTON, Twitchell, Wakefield
Weber, Young-H.
Nays-Allain, Demas-2.
Absent-Boatner, Breaux, Dncros, Jf
Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, Goode
Grover, Kelly Ogden, Richardson, Roberl
con, Steven, Wheeler, White, zAeharie--l'
Hon. t. C. Anderson was accordingly d.
elared member Of the Senate, subject t