The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-03-16
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION or lsss SEVENTH
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

YI The Cha Uhatr e. called the preferred calendar
sJips1 n 4 aoode. from the Committee ON the Judi
ejary made the following report
A maiority. of your Judiciary oomm'ltee 10 10
WHOM hpHse h s sove so - h ss
That Id their opinion he bill is constitutions
THAT Ii was only referred to the committee es-
terday END @ as the anI,a nss ney hsye @, ao ao
the time to examine the question of the policy
OF law, nor 30 ascertain how, much revenue
would be derived under the bill In order to dis
cover whether more or less money would be
raised han under the present Iaw, upnn
sursory y9nr , @ eomm,e1 howeYer Nl r.
considerably Increased. They. ,thsrefore,, rec
omnend The passage Of the blu, Received.
The onair LAID before the s4nate y th Rnsr #
Health. lncIpa ng a RESOLUTION adopted by that
board on Thursday niRht inviting the creation
board, that resolution having been adopted IN
consequence of come remarks made IN the
House on Thursday evening Received.
Mr.. Ogden presented memorial from over
four hundred prop,iefors Of liuaor SALOONS and
iuuor mer.hants. protesting aga'ns;t s;. lhe pass
age Of the Moffeit register law. hecelveu.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Grover called MP his resolution creating
d committee TO Inquire into the alleged ineltgi-
bility Of Senator Gage, er.,nting powers. etc.
and The resolution yas read. H..
Mr., Graver amended, granting power to the
committee to sit during recess and to send Tor
persons and p .petss. y, ..,.,.. ,u,a.,,s -.
I.
committee was not appointed for the same pur-
pose the regular session.
Mr.. Grover claim d that the powers OF the
committee, under the resolution. ceased with
the end oil the regular ses sipn and invited the
ruling Of the Chair upon the point.
The Chair announced that the resolution was
lii order, and vas prouerly before the Senate.
over senatora.' Accepted.
Mr.. TWitcbell moved to table Mr.. Growers
amendment and resolution. Yeas 10, nays 15.
Lost.
Mr. Richardson amended that the investga-
tion should not cost the State anything, such as
MIR. zacharie moved to table the amendment
Yeas 10. nays y, Carried.
Mr.. Growers resolution was adopted ms
Mi. Robertson from the conference commit
tee. on the general appropriation bill, House
bill No. 40, reported recommending that eer-
tain amendments be receded from, etc. and on
motion the report was t,ken up and all of the
recommendations were agreed to.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bil--"An act TO incorp orat g the Louisi-
ana Western Railroad Cempany'-was taken
snssg 6 ] the Red niysr and nd
right of way from Vermilionville through the
parish to the Texas border, was taken up.
Mr. Harper oppost ID the passage Of the bill In
Mi. George demanded the previous question
on the m tion to finally pass. Carried.
The bill wac then finally passed-yeas 20,
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING
House bill No. ~. the deficiency appropria-
Hon bill, and maxi q appropriations for the
extra session. was taken up and referred to the
Qumrnittee on Einance.
Mr.. Texa as Concurrent Resolution, suhmit-
thug an amendment TO the constitution, was
taken Up. that referring to the University of
louisiana, a law and medical department, ete.
and ahrogating portion OF article 1t2 of the
Mr. Demas opposed the adoption of the reso-
luton.
MI. Burch urged lite adoption.
MIR. Young submitted an amendment provid-
Ing that the General Assembly shall at no time
pass any law which may deprive equal facilities
tor. Pill classes aud oelors, but withdrew It :,
The yeas anu nays were ihen called, on the
Adoution vf the constitutional amendment yeas
aB, rays ., and the amendment was Adopted
The Secretary was instrVeted to inform the
The report of the. Judiciary Committee on the
Moftett register bill was taken up, and q motion
mRde tn recommit to the Committee On Finance
Committee, adding that 1t would decrease the
revenues siooeco yearly.
Mr. Goole opposed euch reference, think
Ing 1t would rrolnng the extra session.
Mr.. Zacharie thousls 1t should be acted upon
Mr. White thought the bill one of great i'm
pnlle Vi should go II, that committee, as all such
bills b "A gone during the session.
Nit. Eils uppe-ed It's reference, urging that 1t
should be ac'ed upon
The yeas III nays were called on the motion
10 refer to the Finance Uommittee-yeas II, nays
", and the motion to reoommit was lost.
AIR Good moved that the bill b. engrossed.
The reading + the bill was called ior, and 1t
was read III detail
and urged That It be letponed until to-day.
Mr.. Gooda thought that perhaps that would
be the better course,
Mr. Demas was in favor Of reference. and
penuing his remarks Mr. Kelly called for ex-
eeulive ses sion.
The executive session lasted Ave minutes
The previous question was demaded on the
motion to engrcss-yeas 20, nays 9, and the main
question was ordered
ing was carried and the bill comes up day.
Mr.. White, from the Committee on Banks aud
op S Ne with
the Consolidated Planters Association of Louis
Mr.. Garland. from the Committee on Claims,
reported on Senate bill No. "a iavorably. that
being the bill 10 reimburse the city In the sum
of $4,000 for police expenses.
Mr., Gia presented an act providing for the
election Of one member Of the police Jury in
each ward. parish of East Carroll Referred.
Mr.. Robertson called for executive session,
which lasted Ave minutes, and when the doors
were opened again the Senate. at y. M. ad-
sourned until to-day at II m.
The HeMsc.
The House met at noon. Speaker Bush in the
chair.
Prayer.
PETITIONS RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr. Wise: Resolution allowing to clerks
ol the House the period of ten days after ad-
journment TO complete,t the work Of the current
session. and that they be allowed per diem in
proportion to their salaries
Mr.. Berry moved to amend by specifying the
chief clerk, assistant clerk. the minute and
assistant minute clerks.
Mr.. Kidd moved to amend by including the
enrolment clerks.
Mr.. Tremoulet moved to postpone Lost.
The amendments d Mr. Kidd and Mr., Berry
were adopted.
Judge Lyons opposed the resolution. He
al f, ~, h,,tf al, ,.>f
this House were receiving salaries fixed by law
and by their contract they were obliged to COM
M Mnlete all they. the work OF the session; He thought
set aside by resolution.
Gen. Young favored the resolution. The
salaries II the Clerk and his assist nts We're
yearly. He read the act of 1872 on that subject
He thought they should be paid for the extra
session and the extra time after the session.
They were employed and detained here to COM
plete the business of the House.
The resolution was adopted.
By Mr. Jonas: Resolution to allow Fl. B. Nc
Murray 81 50 a day as doorkeeper. in addition
H. tNay q mt