The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-18
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE-
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION or 1879.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SENATE.


Eighth Days Proceedings.
arnAru CusmpEr. grATE or LOUISIANA,
New Orleans, Wednesday, January 10. 1873.
The Senate was called to order mt 10 O'Clock
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Wilt, Lieutenant
t.,vernor and President Of the senate
On d call ~ the roll tho following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Bryant, Gage, Duoros Ellis. Gar
land George. Ola, Guode, Grover, Harper
Mitchell. 0Donnel, Ogden. Perkins, Rich
ardson. Robertson, Sandifo' hnlpps s nan
TeHadn, IwitGhell, WheeleF, Whieo aho H'i'i.
Absent -Mcsers Allan, l'oatnor. BreanH,
Bureh, Demas. Dumont, Kelly, Landry,
Einynps. steven. Wakefield and Young H.
On motion of Mr. Bryant the reading Of the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The President laid before the Senate the
petition, and accompanying documents Of q.
Il. Forshey, asking compensation for services
rendered the State as levee and Improvement
engineer during the years iB4g, 1850 and 1851
Which was received and referred 10 the
Committee on Claims.
Mr. Goode, chairman Of the Commits on
the Judiciary, submitted the following ma
jority and minority reports Of his committee
ON Senate bill No. ~:
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,
New Orleans January iG. 1878.
TO the President and Members Of the Senate:
The undersigned, n majority Of the Ju-
dietary Committee report favoiably on Sen,
ata btl No 49, entitled "Au act 10 amend and
rt4enact paragraph 3, article 49, Of the Code
Of Practice, and to amend and reenhct mr.
~ F.p. STUBS,
Il. y. WHITE,
g. j. B0ATNER,
II. ID. OGDEN,
@. u. WHEELER.
Tho undersigned, u minority Of the Ju
dietary CGinmitte report said bill unjavora
A. y. GEORGE,
+. ". GOODE.
... II. l.. GARLAND,
+. G. XACHARIE.
rho report was received.
Mr. Robertson. chairman of the Committee
ON Auditing and Supervising the Expenses Of
Che Senate, presented the following report:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON AUDITING AND
New Orleans. January III, 1878.
TO the President and Members of tho Senate
Your Committee on Auditing and Supervis-
ipp Che expenses Of the Senate, beg leave to
report that they have expanded since their
last report for the regular and extra sessions
Of 1877, tho following amounts, rs per detailed
statement and vouchers hereto attached for
reference.
Amount balance appropriation Of
act No. 4, regular seEson lS77, ~
approved January 81, 1877 go. SG.5i7 40
Amount appropriation Of net No 30
extra session, approved April 4,
Amount appropriation Of net No. a.
1877 ...,...''..............., 1880 on
Total ........................ $1,000 A.
Dir,
Amount Of vouchersL h, senators for
regular sessi0.A ss 1871 ........... SS.9M W
Amount Of vouchers to contrasting
Senators, as per resolution. ...... 1904 0C
Amount Of vouchers issued To Soma
torE, extra session ........,.., 1888 0t
Amp,.nt of vouchers issued to officers
and employees, extra session. f2,l2l 1t
Amount of vouchers issued to the
President Of the Senate and
chairmm Of committees, as per
resolution. :. -, :. -. gig %
Amount of contingent expenses ... ,lAl OC
Amount placed In Lieutenant
Governors hands for re-
pairs, as per resolution. $1,000
Less vouchers returned fR
). cancellation .,...... ss0 100 OC
Amount Of vouchers Ia reporters ~
,ue per resolution ..... .........- idW w
tiaL Sl512O II
feet RECAPrTubATIoN.
, eld'otal amount OF appropriation. .... Slo0i7 4f
,ctur'oti,l amount Of expenditures ... 1870 II
: mo. paving balance undrawn ......,.. S3o27 "a
's'..,', Respectfully submitted,
,holed arman COMMITTEES ON Auditing and Super.
,our bv Using tho Expenses Of the Senate.
r-nnootina motion Of Mr., White the report was re-
Or OF rep and adopted
which they INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
ana renaThte obtained the unanimous consent
feminlne iduce, without previous notice. Senate
eddy libeie, entitled
tntry we TO provide for the application Of the
the accoune the general fund to the retirement
Ind even roV,tstandng debt: authorizing the
guilty OF, that liquidation to contract with the
ented, except Dat for an interest not exceeding
VI ississppi sper annum for any sum he may
n o good deal OF advance to meet accruing inter
on was brought mid interest not to be debt
by Kelley, OF Perrse but simply a claim against
vocates Of the sixtees to be applied to the extinc
q on the floor Of Coneprovided in this act
on the House voted lae first time.
'stant. Inc loppies ana Rsilo being suspended by
the House of Represent vote of the Senate
I'd on this occasion with "a second reading and
4 females whose utterano~ Son Finance.
ver a vote of no on th S.atn hill No "a q,
iven, the most eiici' Gsgiven. en- Tod
could not qucll or ser AsJey
showed tbcips 4