New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

called up Senate bill No. 1, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact sections 1874, 977, 1913,
1921, 1923, 1929, 1881. l172, 1886, 1864 and
1891 of the Revised Statutes Of the State of
Louisiana, and to authorize and empower
the Attorney General, assistant attorney
general, district attorneys and district at
torneys pro tempOre to administer Oaths in
criminal cases, and to repeal all conflicting
laws, and to authorize the Governor to as
sign the assistant attorney general to per
form certain duties in certain cases, with
the following amendments from the House;
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. l.
Section two, page two, lines twenty-seven
and twenty after the word "time,"
strike out land at Chambers" and insert
"either during any term general or special,
or during vacation"
Section two, page three, line seven, after
the word ''times" strike out, sin open court
or at chamber" and insert teither during
any term general or special and during va
cation"
Section three, page four. line fourteen,
after the word "as" strike out therein and
above provided" and insert provided in
this act"
Section five, page five, line nine, after the
word "State," insert whenever there has
been no previous change of venue or appi-
cation on behalf of the State"
On notion of Senator Burch the Senate
concurred in the House amendments.
By unanimous consent Senator Harper
introduced the following bill:
Senate bill No. 5, entitled an act to re-
| peal section - of an act entitled an
act to provide money compensation in lieu
of stationery to members of the General
Assembly, and to provide stationery for the
Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the
Rouse of Representatives, and the commit
tees of said houses. approved June Z, 1876.
The bill was read the first time,
| BY unanimous consent Senator Harper
| to repeal an act entitled an act to provide
money compensation in lieu of stationery
to members of the General Assembly, and
to provide stationery for the Secretary of
the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives and the committees of said
houses.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rules were suspended
by four-fiths affirmative vote, and the bill
was placed on its second reading.
On motion of Senator Blunt the bill was
read in detail.
Senator Harper moved to adopt the bill
on its second reading.
Senator Young called the previous ques
ton, whereupon Senator Allan demanded
the yeas and nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Breaux, Bryant, Cage, Demas, Har
per, Landry, Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield
Weber, YOung-l0.
Nays-Alla2n, Baker, Blunt, Burch, Du
mont, Ola, Hamlet, Kelso, Stamps-9.
| Absent-BoAtner, Duoros, Jr., Breaux
Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, Goode, Gro
yer, Kelly, Ogden. Richardson, Robertson
Steven, Wheeler, White, zaCharie-l7.
The main question was ordered, and the
bill was adopted on its second reading.
Senator Harper moved that the bill bt
made the special order of the day for to
morrow, immediately after the reading O
the journal.
Senator Allan called the yeas and nays
resulting as follows:
Yeas-Baker, Bryant, Cage, Dsmae
Harper, KelsO, Landry, Sutton, Twitchel
YOung-l0.
Nays-Allain, Blunt Burch, Dumont. Ola
Hamlet, Stamps, Wakefield, Weber-9,
Absent-BOatner, Breaux, DuorOs, Jr.
Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, GoOde, Gro
yer, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robertson
Steven, Wheeler, White, Zacharie-l7.
Senator Allan rose to a point of Orde
that it requires a two-thirds vote to fix
, bill as a special order.
, The President decided the point wei
taken.
On notion of Senator Twitchell the Ser
ate vent into executive session.
+. Executive session having been raised, tn
. roll was called and the following Senator
:. answered to their names:
Preseut-Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blum
Bureh, Bryant, Cage, Demas, DI
mont, Ola, Hamlet, Harper, KelsO, Landry
Sutton, Stamps, Twitcnell, Wakefield
| Weber, YOung-l9.
= Absent-Messrs Boatner, Breaux, DucrO
Jr., Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, Good
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson, Robert
r son, Steven, Wheeler, White, Zacharie-l'
/. A quorum present.
: The President submitted the annual RI
I port of the Attorney General of the Stat
4 of Louisiana, which was received, and o
motion of Senator Hamlet, was laid on th
: table subject to call.
t On motion of Senator Young, the Senat
adjourned until tomorrow at 10 A. NJ.
e L. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.