The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01
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SENATE CHAMBER, STATE or LOUISIANA, |
NewOrleans Wednesday. January 30, 1878.
The Senate was called w order ut IA o'clock
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Wiltz, Lieutenant
Governor and President Of tho Senate
On O call OF tho roll the following Senators
answered To their names; m
Cage, Ducros, Ellis, Garland, George Hla
4 GoOde. Grover. Harper, Kelly, Landry, Mitch
ell, Ogden, Richardson. Robertson. Sandiford,
Stamps, Stnbbs, Sutton, Texada, Twitchell,
Absent Messrs. Allan, Demas, Dumont,
0'DUnnell, Perkins, Htevea and Wheeler47.
On motionof Mr.. Cage, tho reading Of the
journal Id detail was dispensed with.
COMMITTEES sHRv1oR.
The President announced tho appointment Of
the following committees:
Committee to investigate charges against
w. RI. Clemens, Clerk. and Henry W. Peck.
Sheriff, Of Madison parish Messrs. p. A..
Ducros, Jr., j. III. ella and FL. d. Ogden.
On committee provided by "House Concur
rent Resolution relative TO Tho New Canal,
New Basin and New Canal shell road
Messrs. n. D. Ogden and w. A. Robertson.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Kelley presented tho petition Of the
Board OF Directors Of 81. vincent's Home for
Destitute Boys, asking for mn appropriation Of
$4,000 10 pay the debt of the institution.
The petition was received and referred to
the COMMITTEES on Charitable Institutions.
Mr. Ducros presented the petition Of Dam
oil Kelly, asking that warrant be issued him
for the sum Of &1eo, due him for services as
arinorer Tor the months oil September Oeto-
her and December, 1879.
Which was received and referred TO the
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Landry presented tho petition OF wild
uws and veterans of the war oil 1916 and Ger
tain BIZ their friends. asking relief for loss on
warrants issued them for pensions.
Which WAS received and referred to tho
Committee on Pensions.
nEpoRTs or ooMMITrEtss.
Mr. Grover chairman, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
uoMMrrrnr ON CoRfonATTous AND pAnocHrAb
New Orleans. January 20, isiIs. J
10 the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
Your committee to whom was referred
Senate bill No "a, entitled
An act to amend and re-eract section GIT OF
the REVISED Statutes, authorizing and regu-
other corporations, for certain purposes"
Respectfully report fayorably upon the
same.
on Senate bill No. "a, entitled
4 net TO authorize police iurles TO issue
certificates 81 Indebtedness In certain cases."
Respectfully report the same back without
action, and request that 1t be- referred to tho
Judiciary Committee.
On Senate bill No. 6s, entitled
IAN act to repeal act No 100 OF the second
session Of the third Legislature. begun and
held III New Orleans July d, 1874"
Respectfully beg to report the same back
without action, and request that IL be referred
TO the Judiciary Committee.
J. H. GROVER, Chairman.
The report was received and lies over under
the rules.
Mr.. Boatner, chairman Of the Committee on
Lands and Levees, reported favorably on
Senate bill No. "a. entitled
IAN act 10 amend the third section OF an
act approved May 81, 1871. entitled AN act
W amend and re-enact an act entitled San act
no reorganige the State Land Office, and to pro-
vide for the disposition u public lands, and
for the survey Of unsurveyed approved swamp
lands. and to make appropriations therefor
and To legalze entries heretofore made under
said third section"
The report was received and lies over under
the rules. %8av
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Goode introduced the following resolu-
ton:
RESOLVED, That the Judiciary COMMITTEES be
requested To prepare and report bill provid-
ing for the removal OF the scat OF government
To tho city Of Baton Rouge
Which lies over under tho rules.
Y mr.. Goode Iii the chair
REPORTS or COMMITTEES LYING OVEN.
Senate bill No. a3, entitled
An act 10 regulate proceedings before the
Supreme Court Of Louisiana,
Was taken up under the mlavorable report