The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

An act LIKING Jne per 0lem AnG mileage OF
the members OF the General Assembly, pro-
viding for the election Of officers by the Cen
eraI Assembly and their compensation, pro-
viding for the manner of paying members and
the officers and employees of the General As
sembly. and defining In whose charge the
STATED House shall be during the recess Of the
General Assembly,"
Was taken UP as reported by the chairman.
on the part Of the Senate, Of the Joint Com
mittee ON Mileage and Per Diem, and was
read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-tifths affirmative vote Of the Senate,
the bill was placed on It's second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins, further consider
alton Of the bin at this time was dispensed
with and the bill made the special order for
Friday next ut o'clock.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 95, entitled
''An act in relation to applications for par
dons, and to authorize the Governor to ap
point commissions to inquire into and reports
to him In relation TO the facts and basis Of
such application"
Was taken up on its second reading.
Mr.. Zacharie offered the following amend
ment to the bill:
Add as section2: a
fact or facts before said com mission, know
ing the same to be untrue, or shall make false
answers to any questions which may be pro-
pounded to him as o witness before said COM
mission, shall be deemed guilty Of perjury
ishment for that crime in the same manner as
q now provided by law when committed in
judicial proceedings
Add as section 3.
"This act shall take effect from and after Its
passage"
The hour Of o'clock having arrived, the
special order for that hour was taken up,
being
Senate bin No. S. entitled
"An act to amend and re-enact article 1924
Of the Revised Civil Code OF Louisiana
On motion Of Mr.. Bryant the special order
was postponed until o'clock.
Mr. Bryant moved that the further consid
Grafton Of seneSte bill No. 95 be indefinitely
Mr.. Demas demanded the previous ques-
ton
The main question was ordered.
Mr.. Zacharie demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion to indefinitely postpone.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas - Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bryant,
Burch, Gage, Demas, Dumont, Garland, Ola,
Goode, Grover, Harper, Kelly, Landry, Rob OF,
S Wakefield S and Yo S" 'eA"' "''"''
Nays--Messrs. Ducros, George Mitchell,
Ogden. Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford,
Stubbs, Wheeler, White and Zacharie--11.
Absent-Messrs. Breaux, Ellis, O'Donnell
and Steven.
And the motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill prevailed.
Mr.. Allain moved to reconsider the vote just
taken, and on his own motion the motion to
reconsider was laid on tho table.
Mr.. Demas obtained unanimous consent to
give notice OF abll at this time, entitled
can act to close the Bonnet Care crevasse,
in the parish of st. John the Baptist, and max
ing an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars
to defray the expenses thereof
Mr.. Stubbs obtained unanimous consent to
introduce at this time, previous notice having
been given,
Senate bill No. 106, entitled
can act to repeal sections $40, 374t, 3742,
$3.50, s752 and 1854 Of Revised Statutes, con-
corning parish surveyors, and to re-enact sec
tions 374O, $3.50 and $3.50, and to provide for
surveyors for the several judicial districts of
the State, prescribe their duties and fix the
fees they may charge"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was placed on its second reading and
referred to the Committee on Public Lands
and Levees
On motion Of Mr.. Demas the special order
of the day, which was postponed till 2 o'clock,
was taken up, being Senate bill No. IS.
Mr.. Demas moved that further considera-
ton of the bill be indefinitely postponedo
Mr.. Boatner demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Bryant, Burch, Cage, De-
Grover, Harper, Kelly, Landry. Mitchell,
Stamps Stubbs, Sutton, Texada,
Twitchell, Wakefield, White, Young and Zach
arie-2S. a
Nays-Messrs. Boatner and Wheeler
Absent Messrs. Allan, Brcaux, Ellis, Gar
land O'Donnell and Steven-6.
And the bill was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Demas moved to reconsider the. votee
just taken, and on his own motion the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the Senate
went into executive session.
Executive session being raised, on call of
the roll the following Senators answered to
to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bryant, Cage, De-
mas, Ducros, Dumont, Garland, George
Goode, Grover, Harper, Kelly, Landry, Mitch
ell, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford,
Stamps, Stubbs, Sutton, Texada, Twitchell,
Wakefield, Wheeler, White, Young and Zach
arie-29.
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Burch, Ellis, Ola,
ODonnell, Robertson and Steven-7.
The special order fixed for half-past 2
o'clock was taken up, being
Senate bill No. 49, entitled @
San act relative to the service and return of
certain notices and orders In judicial proceed
ings in the various courts in this State"
On motion Of Mr.. Demas the further con-
sideratiOn of the bill was POSTPONED until TO-