The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-25
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
--oF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
SENATE.
einstesntr, Days Proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION or 1917.

SENATE.
Nineteenth Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER,
I New Orleans, Friday, March %, 1877. J
TI1s Senate met pursuant TO adjournment, the
Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate. In the chair.
On a call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Msssrs, Boatner. Ellis Garland. George
$685. ao2bdbe fs '.Ss ws aal a and
Absent MesBfs. Alfain. Breaux. Brynr.t.
garch, Gage Remas pncr9s pamo a., aa ~,
WaEeheid. feane es and d aseharie.ss
Mr.. Mitchell in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Texada the Senate took q
recess for half hour. s.6f
The Senate was called to order by LeHtenant
Governor Wilt.
On q call Of tho roll, the following Senator's
. answered to their names:
.Messrs., Beatner, Ellis, Eustia Garland
srdsor. Robertson, Steven. Stubs. Texada,
wARSssl9s Wts and TaGhari nrsax BRYANT
Grover. Harper, Landry Mitchell, sandi,,
ford, Stamps. Sutton Twitehel, Wakefield
On motion Of Mr.! Robertson the Senate took
q recess until IL O'clock.
The Senate was called to order byIieutenant
Governor Wilt.
On d call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Ellis. Eustis Garland,
George, G.oode. Grover, Kelly, Mitchell. ogden,
steven. stubb8, Texada Wheeler. White and
"A 1bssnf.- Meesre. Allain. Breaux. Buzgh, Dry
nHf VlnyYfnx Efffpf mn r$
per, Landry. stamps. Sutton. Twitchell. Waks-
On motion Of Mr. Ogden the reading Of the
Journal In detail was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Boatner submitted q memorial from the
eitizens OF the parish of Catahoula with refer
enee to the taxing Of the property OF widows Of
that parish.
On motion Of Mr.. Ogden. tho reading OF the
paper WIS dispensed with and referred TO the
Committee on the Judiciary.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. Garland obtained unanimous consent TO
Introduce without previous notice Senate bill
No. ISL. entitled IAN act relative to evidence In
criminal eases."
Which was read first time.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland the constitutional
rules were suspended. the bill read second time
and referred to tho Committee on Judiciary.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
The following report OF the Committee on
Conference on Senate bill No. 1o1. viz:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE.
New Orleans, March al. 1877. !
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
1pnaep,es--You Committee on Conference to
amendments Of the House of Representatives,
entitled An pct to regulate the terms OF Parish
Courts, and fix the salaries Of Parish Judges
beg leave to report that they have had said bill
sage, with tho following amendments: - ''
resentatfves, strike out The words fifteen hun.
dlfed" and Insert seventeen hundred and
Iii the second amendment OF the House OF
Representatives, strike out the words two
thousand" and insert the words twenty-five
hundred and fifty" Thatthe third amendment
of the House Of Representatives be eoncurred
In lines fourteen and fifteen. section four.
In line seventeen. after the word dollars
add the words and parish Judges In parishes
entitled TO four or more Representatives shall
receive salary OF twenty-five hundred dol
WA. ROBERTSON.
Chairman Senate Committee.
II. III. HYLAND,
Chairman House Committee.
Was on motion OF Mr.. Robertson adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.,
New Orleans. March %. 1877.
70 The Honorable President and Members of
am'directed to inform your honorable body
that the House is now ready to meet the Senate |
N Joint Assembly to ballot for United States |
Senator.
h''Ds'''iiT fE siS5 ]. IRRELEVANT, |
m... Chief Clerk.
Tho following report Of the Committee on |
Judiciary on House bill No 70, viz:
Rooms SENATE COMMITTEE on JuDruAny.l |
New Orleans. March "a. 1877J |
To the, HONORABLE the President and Members |
Gentlemen Your Committee on Judiciary |
having had under consideration House bill No.
Ihe limits Of the Second Judicial district" And
|he undersigned, majority OF said committee.
beg leave to report the same favorably with,the
Insert In the cd line Of the sd section after the
word "c9prt." the words in which the defend
of the city OF New Orleans"
Was on motion OF Mr.. doode adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the Senate pro-
seeded In a body to the hall of the House Of
for the purpose OF balloting in
oint session for United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION. @
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Witt Lieutenant Governor and
PRESIDENT of the Senate.
The roll Of the Senate was called. when the
GLOWING Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner. Breaux. Ducros, Ellis, Eus-
is, Garland, George Goode. Grover. Kelly
Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robert
ion, Sandiford, Steven. Stubs. Texada, Wheeler,
White and zacharie22
The role the House was called when the fol-
owing members answered to their names:
Hon; L. Bush Speaker and Messrs. -Aldige
Ayeoek. ,BTidaer, Breard. Bowden. Barron,
3arbin, Billion. Buck, Berry, Bell, Cockerham.
larloss. Greasy, Deiavigne, Duke, Dupree.
n; Ferguson, Fitzpatrick, Forester.
cans, Jonas. Kennedy, Kelly Of Winn, Kelly OF
nars. Lea. Ieonhard Of 6fl DREAM Means Means new
ON. Nunez. Porter. Peralta, Pitts. Richard
on. Robertson. Ryland. Role. Ridgiey. Shak-
peare, Singeton, Self. Sagg, Steele, Sellers,
Iartain, spiller, Smart, Taylor, .Tremoulet'