The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-11

next General Assembly, after It's Drganiza
| tiUn.
Mr.. Ogden offered the following resolution
"Resoiped, That the chairman Of the Com
iDittee Oh Auditing md Supervising the Ex
prnses VI the Henate Ia hereby authorized Il
pay the stenogfapher of the joint colnf,itt,et
| On the investigation If the New canal TIL
sum of twenty@eight dollars"
Mr.. Ogden rose to speak 10 bis resolution
Mr.. DENNIS made the point Of order tha
| the resolution lies over under The rules ant
| could not be debated
the President ruled the point of order vel
taken.
Tn motion NJ MIR. Ogden the rites wefe s,is
pended In order 10 consider the resolution al
this time.
On motion Of Mr. Ogden the resolution was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Boatner the report Of The
COMMITTEES on Elections III tile contest o
Muore against Gage was taknh up. .-
Mr. 1aehafe moved The adoption 81 the fol
lowing resolution offered BY The eomtittee
Resoiped, THAT !. y. Moore. not having re-
relved d majority vi votes, Ia not entitled to o
seal Ia this body.
.. Reaotrga, That. the Cotninittee OH Ptisl-
The alleged ineligibility Of Thomas A. Gage,
40 alleged tu fes,tlt from ~, assertion Of his
want III discharge for certain public moneys
with which he was Entrusted az school treas
uter Of the patish of Terrebvnne.
Mr. Grover offered The following substitute
for The resolution IF the committee.
Whereas, from the general tenor Of tho two
reports Of the Committee Oh Privileges and
Elections Oh the contested election case Of
Moore ys. Gage, there seems ~ he diversity
pf opinion relative 10 the eligibility uf Hon.
i. A, Ca9e now representing the Senatorial
District on The. floor Of this Chamber; be 1t.
Resolped. Tint the question, be remit,
ted TO the decision " tie Legally qualified
electors Of said district at the ensuing gene
lal election, to be held In November next,
and 10 tint pnd be 1t further
Reaotped, That the seat now occupied BY
Cnge be declared vapant from and after The
plid uf this aessiutl. III uf any or oil extra ses-
sions that may he called and held during the
year 1873, and that the Governor be notified.
Mr.. Grover called for a division Of the gues.
lions contained III the resolution.
Mr.. Burch made the point Of order that The
substitute being resolution offered to-day,
must lie over Under the rules.
The President sruled the pon of order
not we'll taken. for The reason that stlbstl-
title TO the pending resolution was at all
times III order.
Mr. Grover offered the following motion.
That In The contested election eases Of I. D.
Moore Va. !. A.. Gage, that each Of the inter-
eated parties shall be allowed thirty minutes
to address the Senate.
Mr.. Allatn made the point Of order that tn
der rule 20 Of the Senate the motion was not
III order.
The President ruled the point OF order not
well taken; that 1t was In the power of the
Senate to permit any gentleman upon the
oor Of the Semitic to speak, but not to read
petition, etc.
Mr.. Grover Withdrew The substitute offered
BY him to the resolution VI the Committee on
Elections.
The motion offered by Mr.. Grover was
adopted and each Of the contestants was al
lowed thirty minutes to speak oil the aliea-
dion Of contest.
The following message was received from
the House.
HouHr or REPRESENTATIVES,, |
New Orleans. March 7. 1878. !
70 the Honorable President and Members Of the
1 am directed by the House Of Representa-
lives 10 inform your honorable body that the
House concurs In Senate Concurrent Resolu-
zion
lnstrueting our Representatives In Con
ttess 10 secure aid and al appropriation from
jhe national government TO improve the navi
Cation Of Red River" etc.
And that The House concnts IN the Senate's
to
House bill No 4b3.
n, An aet r r' 70 private markets In the
And 10 inform your honorable body that
he Speaker Of the House has signed enrolled
House bills No. "a, 49, 172. 45l.
And ask the signature of the Lieut.. Govern
,r and President Of Senate to the same
"''pV''''' PETER TEL j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Moore was accorded the floor and
spoke 70 the resolution Of the Committee on
Elections In the ease Of Moore against Cage:
ID did also Mr.. Cage III reply
Mr.. Young demanded the previous ques-
don.
Tho main question was ordered. being the
offered by the Committee on Elee
ions.
On motion Of Mr.. White tho vote by which
ihe main question was ordered was recon
5idcred M~
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
jhe House at 2 .33 o'clock p. M:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, |
New Orleans. March Z. 1sTs !
70 the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate.
I am directed to inform your honorable
BODY that the House has passed
House bill No. 46s,
can act making an appropriation for the eS-
ocnses OF 1875 etc,
And to ask the concurrence of the Senate III
Jhe same.
Respectfully, etc, ...--...-.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following additional message was re-
,eivcd from the House:
HousE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. March u 1878. !
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
nm traatad Nv fhp Haucn IF Renrnzenta-