The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-01
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND SESSION - FOHTY-FOURTu
BAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

NHe HChAscs
The Senate met Of T. M. and was called eo to
order by Lieut. Gov Witt. Iwenty-seVeh DELL
ators present.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Goode. from the Judi larry Committee, re-
ported back The constitutional am a rs
amen4fd by the House, stating that the com
mittee had arranged them In such manner as
would facilitate action thereon. /
Mr.. Robertson asked for an enforcement OF
rnie No. H. prohibiting Senators from leaving
The Chair directed an enforcement Of the
M. Robertson asked for a call of the Senate.
The roll was called and twenty-stx Senators
ana wered 4, their names.
Mr.. Robertson moved to suspend the special
order-tbe const .utionai neutrality-suspicious. alt
an hour. Carried. a..,o .., .,,o ~,
gems OF Latourehe. praying for the pas age OF 2
bill giving to the parishes, of Lafourche and
Terrebonne the swamp lands between Bayous
Lafourche and Terrebonne Received.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES. <4xR
CJaims-Reported back all petitions and me-
MORALS asking for relief. and recommend the
passage OF agenerallaw creating commission
hold sessions during the recess. to examine al
such aims. etc. the commission to report to
the next General Assembly. Rece we'd.
Agriculture. Commerce and Manufacturers
On Senate bill No. "a an act for the relief Of the
Fruit Growers Asa z, a. favoraby !. i,
laws granting privileges to producers OF crops
bly, on House bills Nos 3os and Ia; unfavora-
bly by majority on. House bill No. 425; favor
ably on Senate bill No 90, with amendments;
Health and Quarantine Favorably on Senate
nIt , Of Of New se1 S Orleans to Establish sma-poS
hospital; favoiably on HOUSE bill No. 1885, he
MI. Goode presented supplemental report
No. a o. sS aafy for Senate b Bill No. So BY
nars n 70 e ret and
forfeited bonds. etc. Received.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
by Mr.. George: An act to amend and re-en-
act paragI aph see,ion 49, q act no AZ OF the
ACTION ON uoMMITTEE REPORTS.
House bill No. e. repeating act No. 1o5, ap-
proved March ., 1869. reported back without 40
ton. Unfavnrahle committee report and the
bill was indefinitely postponed
Senate bill No. 13l, to abolish the term 81 the
Supreme Court at Opelogsas; fixing he e time
he , eaG1 i1 ard the bill was Indefinitely post
Senate bill No 81. amending sections 2 and 4,
act No. T. approved March 2, 1877, relative to
criminal proceedings before justices Of the
peace. Ienort, favorable. with amendment
The amendment gave certain witnesses before
grand juries in the parishes 81 q, day for at
tendance when living over fly miles from the
parish ssa Or e1uat house nov ~ mha omas
ment was adopted. and the bill was finally
House bill No. 100. relative 70, judicial adver,
tisements in the parish Of O, leans, reported
favosably with an amendment ~; Inc ame 81 o.
% inclusive. and was adopted. The b IL then
finally passed.
Of act No. "A. reg niar session of 1877. Reported
unfaG orably. and the bill was indefinitely post
House bill No. u.s. relative to the safe keeping
of the books etc, of various district courts
heretofore abolished. Repor. unfavorabe. and
House bill No 1913. directing tho recording of
the pr, ileges on movables in separate books.
Report unfavorable and the bill was indef-
Senate Bill No. u.s. to punish officers Of courts
sor overcharging on, official notices. Report
unfayorable. and the bill was indefinitely post
ponsd.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
came up as the special order.
Mr. pemas moved to postpone for half an
House amendment No. H. dividing the State
into judicial districts creating circuit courts,
etc. was read.
nays none and the amendment was concurred
The next amendment by the House was to
amendment 49, in which the Houseamendment
was to make the salaries OF the country judges
not less than $4,000, nor more than 5000, and the
district judges salaries in the parish OF Orleans
not more than $4,000 per annum. was concurred
In; yeas 80, nays none.
tha IL a, h ~ t Hne N .n IF Pa
torney there shall be elected by the voters Il
States attorney for each parish with salary
not less than $500 nor more than 500 per an
mum, and in the parish Of Orleans the States
attorney to be elected. ETC.. and to hold office for
Mr.. Robertson moved to concur
Mr.. Ellis thought that, next to the office of
judge the district attorney should be the next
and honest men in ths position, and there was
not a lawyer in the State that had any expert
eaee IN @ s Vino was nra
tce for the pitiful ga airy OF 5000 Often the ator
neys had criminal business that paid hem more
than that In one case alone. Ii you place the
salary said the speaker, at the other extreme,
800 a year. your parish attorneys would cost
more than the distrc at attorneys DO nov and
take the offices. Under the amendment you
should have. at least. men witn ability ia every
circuit in the State. and yeu have State rep
resented by men without experience.
On the motion to concur the vote was yeas 26
Kelly and Young Being yo
in the negative. The amendment WAS CON
Cured in.
the House to conform to the previous amend
ment. was. on motion of Mr. Robertson. con-
Cured in. Yeas 35. nayse
Amendment ia new one by the HOuSe-prO-
vided for the elimination of the first part of
article l41, relative to the establishment OF a
House provision was that the University OF
Louisiana shall be maintained, and to locate
the law and medical departments IN the city OF
New Orleans. whore they shall be maintained,
Mr. George submitted an amendment that
after the word academiaal.' In line II. strike
out departments" and insert other depart
ments."
He said that unless this was done the Agricul
tural and Me hanical College would have to be
m wed back to New Orleans.
Mr. Wheeler said he would oppose this, as il
eliminated article l4l of the constitution. which
provides that:
One-half of the funds derived from the poll
tax herein provided for shall be app opria ed
exclusively to the support Of the free public
schools throughout the State. and the Univer-
sity of New Orleans"
He did not know whether such a university
had been established. but had on the day pre-
vious introduced an amendment providing fol
n poll tax. and the Senate had reJected it.
Mr.. Gooae asked for Information from the
Chair whether or not each amendment con