The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07


approved April IA. 1877 extra session.
Was taken up under the favorable report OF
the Committee on Finance
On motion of Mr. Kelly the bill was passed
TO its third reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q folr-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate.
the bill was read the third time and finally
passed. its title was adopted. and notice OF
concurrence ordered to be sent to the House.
Mr. Kelly moved to reconsider the vote by
which House bill No. 1873 was finally passed.
and on his own motion the motion to recon
slider was laid on tho table.
The resolution
Relative to the payment Of The extra pages
employed by the Senate"
Was taken UP under the favorable report Of
the COMMITTEES on Retrenchment and Reform
On motion Of Mr. Demas the resolution was
adopted ...".
Mr.. Dcmas moved to reconsider the vote
Just taken. and on his own motion the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table.
The report Of the COMMITTEES on Elections
in The contest Of Wales vs. Wakefield was
taken up
Mr.. 2aeharie moved that further considera-
ton of the report be postponed until o'clock
u. IN. and made the special order for that
hour
Mr.. Wheeler moved az substitute that
further consideration Of the report he post
poned and made the special order Tor to-n,or-
row ut o'clock.
The hour Of II o'clock having arrived. the
special order of the day was taken up. being
Senate bill No. l54. ...
On motion of Mr. White the special order
was postponed ten minutes.
The ten minutes having elapsed the special
order. Senate bill No. ia. was again taken UP.
Mr. Boatner moved to postpone the special
order five minutes.
Mr. Zacharie made the point of ordS that
the Senate was considering a contest affecting
the right of u gentlemaloto q seat on thc floor
of the Senate. and that it took precedence
over all other business.
The Chair ruled the point of order we'll
taken
Mr. Burch made the point of order that the
Senate was considering the report of the cGSn-
mttee. and not the merits of the contest. and
that the question did not have preredence
The President ruled the point Of order not
we'll taken.
tion Oh tho adoption Of othe motion to post
pone until tomorrow at o'clock.
The main question was ordered.
Mr.. Sutton demanded the yeas and nays on
the main question.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Mnssrs Allain BrcauS BRYANT
Burch. Cage Demas Dumont. Ellis. Gar
land. Gla Grover Harper. Landry. Stamps
sutton. Twitohell. Wakefield. Wheeler. and
Nays-Messrs Boatner. George. Goode.
Kelly. Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins. Richardson.
Robertson, Sandiford. Stubbs. TeNada. White
and Iachare-ll.
Absent Messl's. Ducros, ODonnell and
Stevens.
And further consideration Of the report was
made the special order for tomorrow at /
o'clock.
Mr.. Demas moved to reconsider the vote
Just taken. and on his own motion the motion
TO reconsider was laid on the table.
The special order Of the day was taken up,
being
Senate bill No I'D. entitled
IAN act supplemental to IN act entitled
An act to authorize the consolidation of CON
Meeting or intelsccting railroad companies. to
establish the form under which the same may
be effected and approved March s. 1877. to
authorize the sale or transfer of certain fran
chses or corporate rights from one incorpo-
rated company to another
The pending question being the following
amendment offered by Mr.. Boatner;
insert the words. "and which shall have COM
piled with the terms Of it's charter by con
structing and operating its railroads within
this State"
Mr.. Stamps moved that further ronsdera-
lion of the bill at this time be dispensed with.
and that the bill and amendment be made the
special order for tomorrow at o'clock.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to lay that motion on
The table.
Mr., Burch demanded the yeas and nays
The roll being called resulted as follows
Yeas Messrs. Boatner. Breaux. Bryant.
Burch. Cage. nucros. Ellis Garland. George
.ioode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell Ogden, Per
Stuhbs, Texada. Wakefield. Wheeler. White
Young and Iacharie-25.
Nays Messrs. Allain. Dcmas. Dumont Gla
Harper. Landry, Stamps. Sutton and Twitch-
all-9.
Absent Messrs. ODonnell and Steven g.
And tho motion to lay on the table the mo-
ion to postpone prevailed.
The question required on the amendment,
Mr. Mitchell demanded the yeas and nays
N the adoption of the amendment.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allan. Boatner Bryant.
age Domas. Garland. Goode, Harper, Per-
lins, Richardson. Sutton. Twitchell, White,
Young and Zachaite IL.
Nays Messrs. Breaux Burch. Ducros. Du-
nont, Ellis. George. ella, Grover. Kelly Ian
Try, Mitchell. ogdon. Robertson. Sandiford,
Stuhhs. TeNada, Wakefield and Wheclcr-1S
Absent Mcssrs. ononnell, Stamps and
steven g.
And the amendment was lost
Mr.. Stamps was excused from voting on
he amendment.
Mr. Mitchell moved that the bill be taken
IS engrossed aud passed to its third reading
Mr.. TeSada demanded the previous ques-