The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-26
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND SESSION - SIXTEENTH DAYS
PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.


called to order by Lieut.. Gov. Wilt. Twenty
Senators were present. .u,, H.
,, On motion 81 Mr. aoode the journals o, 'a ne
printed.
Mr.. Landry rose to privileged question, and,
previous, said that his remarks ton MIR. Stubbs
bill were not in the interest of any race he did
not he said intend opp ,sng the Ply n as b san
to make the remark that they don't work nor
convey that idea OF. be charged with taking
position for him to take. He, opposed it be-
cause he felt it an oppression to honest labor,
and, were he to say that It was directed against
the ooored race, 1t would be e,ingling out the
eoored people amenable es to the bill. and say,
ing that they were directly responsible Tor all
the crimes perpetrated.
Mr. Burch dsclaimed using any argument on
Mr. Deras said he was placed In the same, fix,
too. He thought his race as good rs tho white
The Chair laid before the Senate the report Of
the. State rreasurer's contingent expense fund
disbursements, showing balance on hand OIL
| s52 and an unpaid bill of $3.50
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
udiciary-Favorably en- Senate bill No. 60,
recurring parish judges to keep their offices at
BILLS INTRODUCED.
| Tho following bills were introduced and re-
by MIR. Boatner; An act to authorize police
| iuries TO Issue certificates in certain cases.
By Mr.. White: An act 20 punish officers OF the
courts and other persons overcharging for legal
| advertisements and notices published by them
An act to punish officers of the courts and
other persons over charging for legal adver-
tisements and notices published by them.
| SECTION l. BE il enacted buMe Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the State Of Louisiana, IN
| General Assembly convened, Tfat whenever any
| sheriff. coroner, auetioneer, clerk of court or
other officer. Is required by law to give public
notice by advertisement in any newspaper In
this state. of any judicial sale or order, such
par Of nj nh
| such notice any other cost or greater amount OF
money than he may have contracted or agreed
| to pay to the publishers OF such newspaper Tor
publishing such notice.
Any contract or agreement expressed or i'm
Piled. made or entered into by the publisher
| owner. editor or either OF them, or by any
| agent of such newspaper. with any such officer
| whereby any advantage, gain or profit Is to ao-
sbs Pet 12y n ad sod and b
officer making such contract or demanding or
receiving, directly or Indirectly, any amount of
| money or other thing of value whatsoever for
| his services in and about the publication OF
such notice, shall be liable TO indictment, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
| thar 800 nor more than $780, and be imprisoned
| not less than one nor more than elk months and
| no sum Of money whatsoever shall be demanded
for the publication of any such notice until the
conductor. editor or owner OF the newspaper IN
| which it has appeared shall have presented his
de allied bill for the publication made to the
accompanied by statement printed, or in
| writing, signed by himself certifying that the
| sum demanded Is no more than the legal charge.
| and that he has not paid or given or agreed to
pay or give for his own use, to the person
| or officer who engaged the printing ana
| publication. or to any person for MIN Directly
| or indirectly, any rebate, commission. or per.
centage or account thereof on the amount oil
| said bill. and that the same is not overch9rged'
and If an, owner publisher, editor, conductor
| or agent of any newspaper shall make false
| certificate, he shall on conviction thereof. be
fined not less than 500 nor more than $1,000. and
] be imprisoned not less than one month nor
| mr. months.
SEC. 2. Be L enacted. etc.. That this net shall
take etfeot. from and after its pronunciation.
| BY Mr.. Wheeler: An oct to repeal section OF
| act No. 30, extra session, 1877.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. Al was taken up. that being
| An act relative to crimes and otfenses. au-
oonvicts TO work on the public works and roads
or in warehouses;, and delegating the, power to
parocbal and municipal authorities to enforce
The pending question was. on the motion
made on the previous day. to pass 1t to its third
reading and final passage;
the Committee on the judiciary. with instrue-
tons to amend that portion Of the bill which
to the CITY oPu &c, Of New or t tPs
State full authority to pass all ordinances and
laws which they may. deem necessary to carry
into effect the provisions OF the act.
| Mr.. White called for the yeas and nays. Yeas
MIR. b ,atner moved that the bill be considered
Mr.. Stamps opposed 1t In q speech.
Mr.. Bryant also opposed it,. taking occasion
during his speech to remark that he was op-
posed to working convicts outside OF the pri-
sons.
Mr.. White followed In support Of the bill. and
during his remarks put such questions to the
last last 's Speaker I mr.. Bryantl that the fact was
brought forth from him that while sheriff Of
Tensas parish he worked the jail prisoners Of
that parish on the public works.
Mr.. Harper opposed the bill.
Mr.. Burch spoke against It,.
| MIR. Demas moved that further consideration
be postponed indefinitely, but Withdrew the
Mr.. zacharie supported the bill. He combat
the r. ha poads e sn Wnrf4 ., h
beginning of q conflict between free and CON
viot labor. and showed that without such. q
creased many thousands Of dollars per annum
and an additional tax would have to be levied
upon the people to support these eonvicts In
Mr.. Stubbs called the previous question on
the bill and made Q few remarks showing thai
one OF the main objects OF the n was the re-
hardened criminals: No honorable man, he
said on the floor could urge any reasonable OBJ
and sHri''I when he the bill was framed the
only desire was to reform crime and lessen
the burden OF taxation. Sometimes, without
for which they are sorry. and he proposed BY
the bill to hold out the hand Of mercy to such.
There was nothing In the bill for for which his
sponsible. and whenever the party found 1t nee
essary to hesitate to do right, then he was nc
longer member of it. The second section Of
the bill. he said, provided for the repairs. Of
roads, bridges. etc, and he would lessen the
burdens of taxation by ing these convicts In
wagon, under charge Of roadmaster. and
where there was hole in the road he would have
their labor fill it up: where there was bridge
broken, he would have their labor repair 1t, and
in that way he would make them useful ,9 the
parish while at the same time they would not
; be confined within walls and be associa ed with
hardened criminals. He would renew the cal
for the previous question.
Mr.. Allan called for executive session, which
lasted five minutes, and the doors being opened
the previous question was ordered. Yeas "a
nayS7. -
| by vote then of 20 yeas and II nays, the bill
was ordered engrossed and read third time
Mr.. Demas moved to suspend the rules to put
the bill upon its final passage. Yeas 20. nays
10; not four fifths vote. and the bill went upoI
, the calendar, to come up once more as un
| finished business.
| SPECIAL ORDER.
| Senata bill No 81 AN act to organize and es