The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-13
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1879.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Thirtieth nays proceedings.

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SENATE CHAMBER. STATE or LoursIANA,
New Orleans. Monday. FEBRUARY II. 1873. !,
me senate was csslleu 10 order at ID O'Clock
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate
On call Of the roll tho following Senators
answered to their names:
Meesrs. Allan, Breaux, Boainer, Bryahn INV
Harper, Kelly, Landry. Mitchell. Ogden. Per
lins Richardson, Robertson, Sandiforui,
stamps, stubbs, sutton, Texada, Twitchell'
wakefield and Iachnrie--2 6.
Absent Messfs Ellis, Garland, George.
Goode. Grover O'Donnell Steven, Wheeler,
White and Young 10. t&
On motion of Mr. Mitchell the reading of
the journal Ia detail was dispensed with.
On motion II Mr.. Ogden, the report Of the
COMMITTEE on Parks and Public Buildings was
corrected Ia the item Of warrants found In
the Auditors vaults . 10 read ''sixty-nlne
Thousand dollars instead OF sixty-six hum
dred dollars.
On motion Of Mr.. Ogden the journal Of the
twenty-tifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh,
and twenty-eighth days. proceedings, being
the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth days OF
February, was approved.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
Senate bill No. Al, entitled
aAn net relative to crimes and offences; au-
thorizing judges In certain cases to sentence
convicts to work on the public works and
roads, and delegating tho power to parochial
and municipal authorities necessary to en-
force the same"
Was taken up with the following amend
ment offered by the House: -
]. After the word 'act' In line 8, section 2,
insert the following provlso:
Provided, That no police jury shnll have
power TO pass any Ordinance V oa,s ah a.,
or any other sign or symbol Of degradation,
and that the person 80 convicted shall not be
worked more than ten 1O) hours day, and
shall not In any case be put at work before
six O'clock In the morning.
Mr. Texada moved that the amendment Of
the House be coneurred In.
Mr. Stamps demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Bryant
Gage, Ducros, Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden, Per-
kina, Richardson, Robertson. Sandiford,
Stubbs, Texada, Twitchell, Wakefield, Wheeler,
White and Zacharie--19.
Nays Messrs Allan, Burch, Demas, Du-
mont, ella, Harper, Landry, Stamps and
Sutton~8. aH 1
Absent : Messrs Ellis, Garland, George
Goode. Grover, ODonnell Steven and Young
3. .gs s#t.5 II Asz..s5 sg5zsa
And the amendment offered by the House
was concurred In and the bill finally passed.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Richardson presented the
petition of Col. J. b. yinot, on behalf Of the
regiment Of Orleans Light Artillery, asking
an appropriation of two thousand dollars to
purchase a battery Of eight guns for use OF
said organization" etc,
Which was received and referred to the
Committee on Militia.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Goode. chairman of the Committee on
tho Judiciary, submitted the following report
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
Tho Judiciary Committee beg leave to re-
port as follows:
Unfavorably on
Senate bill No. 122, entitled
.'An act to. legitimate children born Of per-
sons not legally married"
Uninvornbly on
House bill No. 2S4, entitled
''An act to amend and re-enact section Of
net No. 60 OF extra session OF 1877"
+. s. GOODE, Chairman.
majority of your Committee on Judiciary
beg leave to report
Favornbly on
Senate bill No 1o3, entitled
IAN act declaring 1t a misdemeanor to sell,
barter, exchange or otherwise dispose OF any
any lien or privileges, with intent to defraud
''' ''''>'' ' F.s. G6ODE, Chairman.
The report was received and lies over under
The rules
Mr.. Garland, chairman Of the Committee
on Claims, reported unfavorably on
House bill No. SO, entitled
"An act to authorize and empower the State
Treasurer to pay certain warrants herein de
scribed."
The report was received and lies over under
the rules.
Mr.. Grover chairman Of the Committee or
Corporations and Parochial Affairs, submitted
the following report:
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
IAN act to amend and re-enact an act en-
titled An act granting corporate privileges
to the inhabitants Of the city Of Baton Rouge
In the parish OF East Baton Rouge, and tc
provide for. the government Of the affairs
thereof; and to repeal an act entitled An act
to amend the several acts relative to the
police and government of the city Of Baton
Rouge" approved April 2, 1853, etc..
Beg leave to report the same favorably.
And,
House bill No. 81, entitled
IAN act relative to the charter Of the New
Orleans Waterworks Company, and amend,
ing act No. 80 of the extra session of 1877,
Favorably.
And on the petition of the citizens of the
parish Of Iberia report by bill, entitled
IAN act to authorize the parish OF Iberia tx
levy special tax to build a jail
JAMES I'll. GROVER,
Chairman.
The report was received, and lies over under
the rules.
Mr.. Boatner chairman of the Committee or
Public Lands and Levees, submitted the fol
lowing report: ....
Your committee beg leave to report as fol
lows:
On Senate bill No. 1O6 entitled
IAN act to repeal sections 3740, 374f, 3742
$3.50, 3752 and 1854 of Revised Statutes con-
corning parish surveyors, and to re-enact sec
tions $40, 1850 and 3752, and to provide for
SURVIVORS for the several judicial districts Of