The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-17
I OFFICIAL JOURNAL
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE or LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
SENATE.
seventh bays proceedings.
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SENATE.
seventh Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER. FFTArE or LOUISIANA,
New OrIeans, Friday. March IT, 1873
The Senate was called to order at IL O'Clock
n. by the Hon. Louis A.. Wiltz Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate.
On d call OF the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Bryant, Bnreh Cage, Dueros, Ellis
Garland, George. ella, Goode, Kelly, Landry,
Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, San
tifford, Stamps, Sutton, Texada, Twitchell,
Wales, Wheeler and Iacharie23
Absent Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Breaux,
Dsnas lDqum1ont Grover 'sn Harper, Mitchell
---l3.
Onmotion Of Mr.. Cage the reading of the
Journal III detail was dispensed with.
Mr. Gage obtained unanimous consent to
have Ills vote recorded on the "apportion-
nlent bill, and voted mo
REPORT or COMMITTEES ON PREFERENCE
BILLS.
Mr. Goode, chairman of the Committee on
the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port, which was received:
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
A majority Of your Judiciary Committee, to
whom was referred
House bill No. 10,
Known as the Moffett register law beg
leave TO report: That, in their opinion, the
ferred to the committee yesterday, and, as the
General Assembly will adjourn inca day or
two, the committee have not the time to ex-
anime the question OF the policy Of law, nor
tn ascertain how much revenue would be
derived under the bill, in order to discover
whether more or less money would be raised
than under the present law. Upon cursory
investigation, your committee, however, be-
considerably increased. They therefore recon
81 Y''s - r. S. GOODE. Chairman.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. ..
The President laid before the Senate the
following petition, which was received:
MARCH 10. 1878.
Hon, 4. Wiltz, Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent OF the Sanate.
Sir - am instructed by resolution Of the
Board OF Health last evening to transmit You
the following resolution. for your informa-
tion, introduced by Mr. Mott. Being reliably
informed that the House Of Representatives
the board, but that member went SO far as
to offer BIS n substitute resolution directing
that the Board OF Health be investigated bya
Legislative committee, move the adoption OF
BE itresolped, That the board courts inves-
LEGATIONS, and now urges the appointment,
by the Legislature OF d committee for that
purpose, with full power to send for persons
and papers, and to report, If possible, at this
B. r. TAYLOR, M. D.,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Mr.. Ogden presented the memorial Of bar
keepers and wholesale and retail liquor
dealers
protesting against the passage of the Moi
fett Register bill"
The petition was received.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Grover called up the resolution
Authorizing the appointment of a commit
tee to inquire into the eligibility OF Thomas
IA. Cage us Senator from the Eighth Senatorial
District
Mr.. Grover offered the following amend
ment to the resolution:
'sThat the said committee shall be composed
OF five holdfng-over Senators, and that the
said committee hold over until the next Gen
eral Assembly with powers herein granted"
Mr., Twltchell moved that the amendment
be laid on the table, and demanded the yeas
and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Breaux, Bryant, Burch, ella,
Harper, Perkins, Richardson, Stamps, Sutton
and Twitehell-10.
Nays Messrs. Ducros. Ellis, Garland,
George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell, Og-
den Robertson, Sandford, Wheeler, WALES,
White and Zacharie-15
Absent Messrs. Allan, Boatner,, Cage, De-
mas, DuuOnt, Landry, O'Donnell, Steven,
Stubbs, Texada and Young-11.
The motion to lay the amendment on the
table was lost
The amendment offered by Mr.. Grover was
adopted.
Mr.. Richardson offered the following
amendment to the resolution:
Provided, That the committee and witnesses
shall be no expense to the State
Mr.. Zacharie moved to lay the amendmen t |
on the table, and demanded the yeas and |
nays. ..u
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Ducros, Ellis, George,
Stamps, Sutton, Wales, Wheeler and Zacha.
rie--13.
Nays -Messrs Breaux, Bryant, Garland.
Gla, Goode, Harper, Ogden, Perkins, Rich
ardson, Robertson, Twitchell and White--12. |
Absent Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Cage, De-
mas, Dumont, O'Donnell, Steven. Stubbs, |
Texada and Young-10.
Mr.. Burch was excused from voting.
And the amendment was laid on the table, |
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from |
the House:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, l |
New Orleans, March is, 1878. |
To the Honorable President and Members of |
the Senate:
. am directed by the House OF Representa-
lives to inform your honorable body that the |
House has finally passed the following House |
Dill, and ask the concurrence Of the Senate |
In the same:
House bill No. 80.
An act making an appropriation to pay the |
per diem Of the members OF the General AS
sembly OF the State OF Louisiana, the salaries
contingent expenses thereof, for the extra ses-
sion commencing March g. 1873 to be- obtained
and disbursed as hereinafter provided, and
providing that any deficiency that may exist |