The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
I-.....-. OF THE
FIFTH GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
State OF LOUISIANA
REGULAR SESSION OF 1878.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION or 1878.
SENATE.


answered to their names
Messrs Allain, bryant. Burph, Denas. Du-
eros Uumcnt, Ellis. Garland George Ola.
aeode. Grover, Harper, Mitchell, Ogden, Per
kins. Rchardsuu Robertson, Sandfoitf
stubbs, Tesada, Twitehell, Wakefield, Wheeler
White md 2nchatie 70,
Absent Messfs. Boatner. Rrnaug, Gage,
Kelly Landry, ODonnell. Stamps, Steven.
Sutton aud Yonttg TO-
On motion of Mr.. Grover the reading ~
the journal in detail was dispensed with
REPORTS or COMMITTEES
Mr. Goode, chairman OF the Committee IN
the Judiciary, submitted the following reports.
which lie over under the rules.
CoMmtrTIaH ON THE JUbttIARy
New Orleans. February A. 1878.
TO the Honorable President and Members cf tbs
Senate.
A majority IT ypt,t Judiciary Committee
beg leave II, report favmably on
House bill No t05. entitled
ran act relative to evidence In criminal pre-
secltion and ID oil proceedings in the nature
Of criminal proceedings"
With the following amendment
In section 8, line I, after the word luther
Insert the words Except on aross-exaninae
HENRY l. GARLAND
q. 3. WHEILEIs
Ii, y, OGDEN,
r. G. HACHAHIE
H. =. WHITE
The Undersigned. II minority Of gr,r in
dietary Gpmmittee. report unfavorably on the
above bill.
A. .. GEORGE.
T. s.. HnDDE.
FRANK +. SfHEBss
| A majority Of your Judiciary Hemniste,
| heg leave to report favurahly on
| Senate bill No 3d. entitled
An net atthptihihg and empowering til
Police Jury OF the parish Of MOteibuse IN
| certain cases to abath or remit the amount uF
| fine and judgment ON forfeited bond
| A minority Of your committee report IN
| fayorablv on the above bill
| Senate a." bili No. No 1ss. entitled
IAN act to render liable to the payment IT
Parrish taxes the Clinton and Port Hudson
Railroad and to repeal MI laws or parts ct
| laws IN eontliet with this act"
With the following amendment;
| In section |, ins 9, after the word ''pf insert
| the words Stats and
| r +. GOODIJ, Chairman
| Mr.. Robertson chairman of the Go,nrnites
IN Finance. submitted the following report.
| which lies over under the rules.
| GoMMtTrHEoH FtNAstH.
| New Orleans, February al. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
| Your Finance Committee aging had under
consideration the following bills, report M
| follows. viz
| Without action ON
| House bill No 1873, entitled
| IAN act to ameud and refenact act No 10,
approved April "A, 1877, extra session" ete-
| With the recommendation THAT II be RS.
| the, - stt.
Without action on
"Petitipns Of veterans and widows Of veto
rams of the war Of 1919 and 1916"
Inli Hat IT,,
| ferrsd to the COMMITTEES on Pensions.
| We also beg leave to report that We iave
| carefully examined reports OF expenditures
Ct the contingent funds Of the Governor
Superintendent of Public Education, and su-
| pretne Court and found same correct.
Respectfully submitted, .,.,..
W. A. B0BEnTsON.
| Acting Charman
On melton Ut Mr.. Robertson House bill No
| 1885, mentioned in above report, vas referred
to the COMMITTEES on Health and Quarantine
and the Position Of Veterans and widows of
Veterans Of the war Of 1919 and 1916" aluIeE
to in the report. was referred to the CotnmI
tee ON Pensions.
| Mr., Ogden, chairman Of The COmtnittef,s
Public Education. submitted the followif
report. which lies over under tbh rnles;
TO the Honorable President and Members Of i,
| Senate: go
The COMMITTEES on Public Education. In
which was referred
| Eenatsbill No i4s, entitled
| IAN act to amend the act entitled An aft hts
regulate public education in the State ri Lou.
isiapa TO provide revenue for the same. IN
impose certain peaatias. etc,
Would respectfully report the same by sub
stittlts.
The Committee on Public Education. sc
which was referred
Senate bill No &c.
IAN act appropriating the back taxes now
IN Tho State treasury 10 the credit IF Tho
school fund"
i Would respectfully report UnfhvofnbIy,
f. b, OGDEN Chairman.
Senate bill No. iss,
| AN net to amend the act entitled An aGt
to regulate public education il, the State of
Louisiana; to provide n rsvenu"f for tho same !:
to impose certain penalties !: to repeal SECTIONS
Of the Revised Statutes from section 1917 In
elusive. 10 section 1899, inclusive and To re-"
pehl not No. 6. Of the acts Of 1870 entitled An
act to regulate public education In the State
Of Louisiana and city ~ New Orleans. md Ia
raise revenue for that purpose, approved
March rs, 1877, being An net 10 vest certain
powers In and impose duties on tho State
Board ri Education touching vacancies and
appointment OF directors, and tho eompenfst-
ton Of tHachers tn eretts the Office Of parish
and district superintendent. limit their com-
pensatian and prescribe their duties; In
raise certain revenue for tho support 81
parish and town schools Ia tho city Of Now
Orleans and 10 provide for the professions
training of white and eolored teachers for TIM
State schools"
Reported by the COMMITTEES on Public Edu-
cation, as substitute for
Senate bill No tAs.
IAN act to amend tho nft emitted 'An net h,
regulate public education in the State of Lou.
isana, 10 provide o revenue for the same, ="
etc.
II Was read the first time.
Mr.. Grover, chairman Of the COMMITTEES or
CORPORATIONS and Parochial Affairs .gubrnitted
the following report, which was received ana