The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
FRIDAY, March 20.
The senate.

The senate.
The Senate met at ii u. m. and was
called to order by the President, Lieu.
tenant Governor Wiltz.
There being no quorum recess was
taken till IL o'clock, when q quorum
was obtained.
Mr.. Garland, without previous notice,
introduced Senate bill No. 13l, relative
to evidence In criminal cases. Read and
referred.
Mr.. Boatner submitted memorial
from citizens Of Catahoula parish pray
ing to exempt from taxation widows who
do not own over 500 worth OF taxable
property. Referred.
The conference committee on Senate
bill No. 101, to regulate the terms OF
parish courts and fix salaries OF parish
Judges, re ported In fixing the salaries as
follows: In parishes having but one
Representative In the Legislature $1250,
In those having two $3.50, In those hav-
Ing three $2250, In those having four or
more $500.
Mr.. White in the chair. .
The report was adopted, carrying with
1t the passage OF the bill as declared by
the chair.
House bill No. 45, to repeal act No. As
OF 1876. defining the limits of the Second
judicial District, and to re.annex the
Sixth and Seventh Municipal Districts
OF New Orleans to the First Judicial
District, being reported on with amend
ments, was read.
Tho bill was read second time, when
further suspension OF the rules was re-
fused, and the bill was postponed.
The Senate joined the House to ballot
for United States Senator and shortly
returned, when, at 1 40 p. M, on motion
Of Mr.. Grover, the Senate went into
executive session.
Mr.. Breaux In the chair.
After executive session, which lasted
till 3 Is p. M, Mr.. Breaux being In the
chair, :,
Mr.. Perkins called up and had fixed
as order for to-day House bill 1863, the
Board OF Health bill.
Mr.. Ogden introduced resolutions for
the expulsion of Henry Demas as q
member of the Senate.
The resolutions we're adopted with but
one dissenting voice the vote OF Sena-
tor Breaux.
The resolution reads:
Whereas, Henry Demas. Senator OF
the Sixth Senatorial District, for the
short term, having qualified and taken
of his said oath, without leave of alb
sence first obtained, left his seat In this
BODY and connected himself with an
usurping body. calling itself the Senate
OF the State of Louisiana, In violation
of his duty and his said oath OF office;
therefore be 1t =.
Resolved by the Senate Of the State OF
Louisiana, that the seat Of the Senator
from the Sixth Senatorial District for
the short term be and the same is here
by declared vacant, and that his Excel
lency the Governor be notified OF said
vacancy.
The bill to better secure life insurance
policy holders finally passed as amend
cd by the House.
Nj Ate4en for committee reported
favorably on the bin to facilitate the
liquidation Of the bonded and floating
debt OF New Orleans by authorizing the
city to sue, etc.
House bill fixing the fees of the GRIM
inal sheriff OF Orleans, fixing the allow
ance for keeping prisoners at forty cents
per capita, was taken up as reported on
favorably by the committee with an
amendment, changing the figures from
40 to SO cents.
Mr.. Whitei In the chair.
The bill, with the change proposed,
was finally passed.
House bill No. $50, substitute for Sem
in the parishes, the bill having been re-
ported on unfayorably.
Mr.. Goode moved for a Committee on
Conference. Adopted.
Mr.. White asked to take up House
bill No. 215 and Senate bill No. 6-elec-
ton bill reported by substitute.
The bills were made the order for
Tuesday.
At "A O'clock the Senate adjourned till
12 m. Saturday.
The House.
The House assembled at the usual
hour. Speaker Bush In the chair and
d quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Palmer.
The. House Immediately resolved
itself into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Leeds, of Orleans, in the chair.
The general appropriation bill was
taken up on the amendment Of Mr..
Vnorhies, relative to the appropriations
for the charity hospitals Of New Orleans
and Shreveport. The matter of making
the warrants issued to the last named
Institution receivable for taxes and
licenses provoking debate, as on the
previous day, and causing the commit
tee to rise from want Of quorum on
vote on the subject.
The roll being then called quorum
of the House was found present, and
MFR. VOORHEES, withdrew his amendment,
when the House had again gone into
Committee Of the Whole.
An appropriation Of $4,000 for con-
tingent expenses Of the Supreme Court
failed to pass.
The committee rose and reported
progress.
The Senate and House now met in
Joint assembly, and proceeded to ballot
fort United States Senator, with the
following result:
Senate. House. Total.
Jonas. ............ 0 10 10
Gibson ................ Q i
Wheeler. ........-... 15 10
George. ...... IL 10 "a
Garland -......-......- 10
Total 81 es az
No choice, and the Senate withdrew.
Senator Garland was nominated by