The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
SENATE.
Fourteenth Days proceedings.

Governor and President Oh bIe ot'''hee
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered tetheir names:
Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Bryant, Dueros,
Da%9nt Es P aaEad R hshpedf nehk oba
son, Sandiford, Sutton, Texada, Twitcheil
Wakefield, white and zachaIie-421.
Absent- Meesrs. Boatner, Burch, Gage. De
mas. George, Gla, Goode, Grover, Y Ionneii,
ogden, Stamps, Steven, Stubbs, Wheeler and
young-15.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Faultier.
On motion OF Mr.. Stubbs the reading Of
she journal In detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Goode. chairman of the Committee on
the Judiciary, subunitted the following report:
CoMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, !
New Orleans. January ~. 1878.
TO the Honorable President ana members Oh
the Senate.
Your Committee on Che Judiciary beg leave
70 report as follows or the below mentioned
bills: 80 It's,
San net TO punish the unlawful detention on
removal, mutilation or destruction OF public
RECORDS documents, books or writings. and
their non-delivery by an, outgoing TO an In
going officer or other a1ha z, p nfsoa ept
In line five, section |, after the word upon,
insert "the expiration OF his term"
Add the following. as section D: ,, -.
SEC Be u fther enaeted t eae Ne Inas s ,s
On Senate bill No 60, entitled
0An act for the prevention and punishment
of bribery and corrupt practice In all leglsla,
tive. judicial, executive or ministerial 0ihces.
Fayorahly, with the following amendments
IN section 1. line II, strike out The word
Legislature and insert the words 'denerai
Assembly"
In line is. strike out the word Legislature
and insert the words General Assembly
In line 81, strike out the word Legislature
and insert the words General Assembly.
IN line 30. after the word "year, insert the
words ''nor more than five years
SEQ. 2. In line 10 strike out the wofd
.''Legislature" and insert the words "eehefM
Assembly ,,.,...
I'm line IL. after the word judicial insert
the words "or any officer, parochiat or num-
II line % strike out the word ten" and in
SEC. 8. In line 8 strike out the word "Legis-
iature' and insert the words General AS
sembly."
In line 8. after the word Officer insert the
words s'or any parochial or municipal oflier.
In line is, after the word commissioner, .
Insert the words Recorder OF Conveyanees
Recorder of Mortgages"
In line 16. after the word estate insert the
words 'or parochial and municipal oillcefs.
In line I'd, after the word dollars" insert
the words land suffer imprisonment In the
Penitentiary for u period not exceeding one
year"
SEC. A. In line 8, strike out the word '.Legis-
lature" and insert the words General Assem-
In line 70, strike out the word ''ten' and in
sert the word three.
SEC. s. In line Q, strike out the word of
fetal .,,a ,u,,, ..ot,o,a,.
In line Is. strike out tne wora iouroeeh
a.f{ kn ,.,rJt ttnff
SEc. O. In line 2. strike out the wOid Iegls-
lature" and insert the words general n sse'll-
In line 4. after the word judicial insert the
words ''parochial or municipal. ,.
SEu. Z. In line 8, after the word govern
ment,a insert the words ''or any State, paro-
chial or municipal officer"
In line IA strike out the word fourteen
and insert the word ten"
On Senate bill No. Al, entitled
San act TO amend section 1871 Oh the lseV'seo
Statutes OF 1870"
Reported by substitute entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact section
1877 OF the Revised Statutes Of 1e7o'
Respectfully submitted,
Which was received and lies over under the
rules.
Mr.. Grover. chairman of the Committee or
f,ornorations and Parochal Affairs, submitted
the following report
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS AND PAn ~s1II
New Orleans. January %. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members
the Senate:
Your committee to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 80,
ssAn act to incorporate the town OF houma,
Respectfully report favorably upon tn
On Senate bill No. 80, entitled
SAN act granting corporate privileges. :
Che inhabitants OF the town OF Napoleonviil,,
in the parish of Assumption, and to PROVO
for the government OF the affairs th th ,d
ssand also freeholders of said town, IN lines
and = of section 4, be stricken out ana repol
favorably upon the bill with the amendmen
hespe'JIAS JAS. H. GROVER, Chairman.
Which was received and lies over under IL
rules.
On motion of Mr. George the rules wei
suspended in order to receive at this tlme u
report Of the special committee appointed
the Senate TO
.'Have covering placed over the wires
She Senate Chamber"
The report was received and referred to u
Committee on Auditing and Supervising q
Expenses of the Senate.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. 10, entitled
San act to equalize the compensation
members of the General Assembly,
Was taken up as unfinished business
thirteenth days proceedings.
On motion of Mr.. Demas the Senate we
into executive session.
Executive session being raised, on call OIL I
roll the following Senators answered to tn
names:
Messrs. Allain, Boatner, Breaux, Brya
Burch, Demas, Ducros, Dumont, Ellis 8 !. s ri
Kaliv. Landry, Mitchell, .UDonnell, Ogd
Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, M Sanalf;1
Stubbs, Sutton, Texada, Twit cheii, Wakehe
wheeler, White and Zacharie- 80.
Absent Messrs. Cage, Stamps, Steven
Young.
Mr. Boatner moved that the minority
mort of the Committee on Retrenchment
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