The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27

| WIS not In order at The present stage of tn
bill. the question being upon the final passatG
| of the bill Q
| On motion Of Mr. Burch Senate bill No. LII
was recommitted to theeConmittee on the
| Judiciary.
On motion ofoMr. 9,urch tho rules were
suspended to allow him to intrauce the fol
| lowing y
| PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONsfITU
| That the seat Of government shall be estab.
| liShpi al the city Of Ration Rouge and shall
not be removed without the consent Of two
| thirds Of the members elected to each House
| Of the General Assembly, said amendment tt
| be submitted to the people at the next elee
| tinn.
Which. on motion of Mr. Burch was re-
| ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion Of Mr.. ODonnellohe Senate
| went into executive session.
Executive session being raised, on q coll Of
the roll the foll,oing Senators answered tc
| their names.
Messrs. Bryant Burch, Demas, Ducros
ellis, Garland, George, Ola, Goode, Grover
Harper, Kelly, LSndry, Mitchell, .O'Donnel
| Ogden, Perkins,o Richardson. Robertson
Sandiford. Stamps, Stlbbs Taxada, TwitChell
Wakefield, Wheeler, White, Young and Zachfs'
rie-2o
Absent Mossrs Allatn Boatner, Breaux
Cage Dumont Steven and Sutton-7
On motion Of Mr. Bryant the rules were
suspendfH to take up at this time
IiouselbiIl No 42s,
IAN act to authorize the Police Jury Of
Tensas parish to levy special tax for levee
purposes"
The bill WAS taken up and read the second
time, and. on motion Of Mr.. Bryant, was re-
lerred TO the Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to introduce at this time,
without previous notice. the following entitled
hillsowhich were read tho first time: the CON
sttutional rule was suspended as to each bill,
and it was read the second time and referred
as follows:
by Mr. Ellis
Senate bill No. 1876.
Gan act to provide for the funding and can
collation. of all warrants issued to the cnnsti-
tutional officers Of the State for salaries due
prior to tho first Of January. A. d. 1877: to
issue in exchange for said warrants consoi-
dated bonds
To the Committee ol9f the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Garland:
Senate bill No 1871
AN act to amend and re-enact section t2 Of
an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled
An act to reorganize the State Land Office.
and to provide for tho disposition Of public
lends. and for the survey of uns,ryeyed ap-
proved swamp lands, and to make appropria-
tons therefor, approved May 81, 1871 and to
provide for the reimbursement by the State OF
molSsys paid to the State for land entries to
which the Statehad no title o
To the Committefoon the Judiciary.
Mr. Wheeler obtained unanimous consent
to introduce at this time the following reso-
luton
ReaolreI, That the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising the Expenses Of the Senate
be authorized to audit and pay the expenses Of
the several joint committees appointed under
resolution No 1874 Of session of 1877.
The resolution lies over under the rules.
Mr. Goose obtained leave of absence for
fivo days for Mr. Cage, on account Of Illness
in his family.
On motion Of Mr.. Texada the Senate ad-
ourned until Tuesday, February 26. 1878 at
q O'clock mo
o. JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate