The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1873.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SENATE.
Nineteenth Days Proceedings.

| Nineteenth Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
New Orleans. Tuesday, January 20. 1873
The Senate was called to order ut IL O'Clock
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner Bryant, Bureh, Ducros,
Ellis, Garland, George, ella, Goode, Harper,
Mitchell, ODonnel Ogden, Perkins, Richard
Texada, Twitchell, Wakefield, White, Young
| and Iacharie-25.
Absent-Messrs. Allain, Breaux, Cage,
Demas, Dumont, Grover, Kelly, Landry.
Stamps, Steven and Wheeler-11.
On motion Of Mr.. Bryant the reading OF the
journal in detail was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Ogden, by request, presented the
memorial of L. Won Hoffman II Co. and
others, asking the General Assembly to take
action to secure the payment Of certain bonds
of the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Rail
road, held by them,'
Which was received and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Sandiford presented the
Councilmen Of the town Of Coushatta, pray
ing to be relieved from the payment OF parish
taxes"
Which was received and referred to the
Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
Mr.. Landry presented a
"Petition from the citizens Of the parish OF
Ascension, praying for the enactment OF suit
able laws whereby selling and bartering on
the Sabbath, and especially the selling and
bartering of intoxicating liquors on that day
be positively prohibited under sanctions and
penalties
Which was received and referred to the
} Committee on Corporations and Parocha
Affairs.
Mr.. Goode chairman OF the Committee OF
the Judiciary, presented the following report
COMMITTEES ON THE JUDICIARY.
New Orleans. January 30, 1878.
|, To the Honorable President and Members Of
| the Senate:
The Committee on Judiciary, to whom was
referred the memorial OF the committee ap
pointed by the Police Jury OF the parish o.
: Madison, preferring charges against W. IL. )
Clemens Clerk of the District Court, anC
Henry W. Peck Sheriff of the said parish
beg leave to report that in the opinion OF The
committee the SHlu GIIkTRh5 SuOulI Ue lully
yestigated; wherefore they recommend the
''''''''' V ~ F. s. GOODE, Chairman.
Mr.. Goode submitted the following resou
ton:
Be 1t resolped By the Senate of The State o.
: Louisiana, That q committee of three Sen
ators be appointed to examine and Investigate
3 the charges of incOmpetency and misfeaSanc'
t and malfeasance made against H. ). Gem
/ S,f ba fTbirtppnth RI
in and for the parish OF Madison, and Henr,
w Peck, Sheriff OF said parish, with power
> | send for persons and papers, to take bstimo
ny, and to report by bill or otherwise
On motion of Mr.. Burch the Senate unani
| mously agreed to consider the resolution a
y this time. and the resolution was read an
8 adopted.
: Mr. Goode also submitted the following re
g port: r-.----
|. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,
New Orleans, January 49, 1878.
| To the Honorable President and Members c
the Senate:
Your Committee on the Judiciary beg leav
| to report on memorial of Albert G. Brict
, tDistrict Attorney, Second judicial District
! favorably by bill, entitled
"An act for the relief OF Albert q. Brict
!. ]. District Attorney Of the Second Judicial Dis
,, trict"
h On Senate bill No. II,
/
raj parishes to fix the salaries and expense
! of coroners in their respective parishes
UnfavOraby.
On Senate bill No 65,
- "ro authorize the District Attorney OF tn
First Judicial District to appoint an Assista1
District Attorney" etc.
Your committee report favorably, with tn
following amendments:
At the end of the sixth line, first sectioI
! after the word appoint add the words "an
( emplOV at his own expense.
Strike out the fourth section.
o On Senate bill No. %, entitled
x "An act to regulate proceedings before tf
- Supreme Court OF Louisiana,
II Unfavorably.
On Senate bill No. 25, entitled
d "An act to further regulate the trial OF al
peals in the Supreme Court OF the State
3 louisiana,
II Favorably by substitute, entitled
!, "An act to further regulate the trial OF al
n peals in the Supreme Court OF the State
~ Louisiana"
Il On House bill No. 1o1, entitled
a IAN act relative to judicial advertisements
Favorably, with amendment,
g. '- ~ F. S. GOODE, Chairman.
70 The report was received, and lies ov
~ under the rules.
Mr.. Robertson, chairman of the Commit
lie on Finance, reported unfavorably on
= Senate bill No 80, entitled
sAn act requiring the salaries OF all cons
tutional officers to be paid monthly"
! Also, reported as follows on House bill n
e. 1873:
d. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
- New Orleans, January %, 1878.
or To the Honorable President and Members
the Senate:
At A majority of your committee to who
was referred
- House bill No. 1853,
IAN act making appropriation for the mi
the General Assembly," etc,
} Beg leave to report as follows:
at Under existing laws the amount Apr
tn priated by this act will be insufficient to t
" extent Of eight or ten thousand dollars liars,
y. pending legislation which may decrease tho
" expenses we report the bill favorably and