The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-05
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Eerty.s,xth Day's Proceedings.


m. by the Hon. Louis A. Wiltz. Lieutenant
Governor and President Of The Senate
On a call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names
Mesars. Boatner. Breaux Buroh Denas,
ntrrt,s Ellis George, Goutle Harper. Kelly.
Landry Ogden. Perkins. Robertson, Sandi,
ford, stamps. stubbs. Sutton. Wakefield and
Wheelnr-20
Absent Messrs, Allain. bryant, Gage, Du-
mont, Garland. ella, Grover, Mitchell. Ono,-
nell, Richardson. Steven Texada, Twitchell
White Young and Iacharie1G .
On motion of Mr. Demas the reading Sf the
journal ii detail was dispensed with
On motion Of Mr.. George q correction was
made In the reading of amendment nineteen
to the constitution as printed
The special order for immediately after the
reading Of the journal was taken up. being
Senate bill No. 1875
'sAnart TO create define and runish the Of
Tense of hein,. an lido and disorderly person
to create. define and punish the otfnnse Of being
a rogue aud vagabond; to create, define and
pupsh the offense OF being an incoriigihlc
rogue. to provide for the summary trial and
punishment Of offenders against the provis-
ions Of this act. and Of cnnstnhles and other
neace officers for failing or negerting to per
form the duties imposed upon them by this
act: tpregulate the requisites of record OF
conviction for violating any Of the provisions
nf this act and 10 repeal all laws or parts OF
laws inconsistent with tho provisions Of this
act
On motion If Mr.. Stubbs further considers
o'clock.
Senate bill No. 16b
''An act to provide additional regulations
Tor the government Of the city of Now Or.
leat,a. to define the duties Of the officers ant
wards herein created. and to repeal all laws
and parts Of laws in conflict with the pro
visions Of this act
Was taken up being special order for i'm
meliatetv after the reading of tho journal,
On motion Of Mr. Breaux, further consid
Grafton Of the bill was postponed until half
past o'clock.
RnroRTE or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Robertson, chairman Of tho Uamtnitte
on Finance submitted the following report
which was received and lies over under tn,
rules:
TO the Honorable President and Members o
the senate.
Your Finance Committee, to whom was re
ferred
House bill No las. entitled ....
AN act to amend aud re-nnact act No. 70
approved April ID. 1871 extra session. etc,
Beg leave to report favorably on came.
w. A. ROBERTSON,
Acting Chairman.
Mr. Goo,le. chairman. submitted the follow
ing report. which was received and lies owe
under the rules.
To the Honorable President and Members o
the Renatel co
Your judiciary Committee. to whom wal
referred
House bill No. ~,
Relative to the Superior Criminal Court o
the parish Of Orleans
Reg leave to report favorably. with tho fol
lowing amendments.
In section |, strike out lines 8 and p. a
In section |. line 7, after the word open
insert the words continuously from the fire
Monday OF October in each year to the las
day Of July in the succeeding year.
In line Of the title, after the word COR
leans" insert requiring the Judge to keep th
same open continuously from the first Mon
day of October in each year TO the last day q
July III the succeeding year
Favorable. with amendments on
House bill No. $40,
ITO authorize the Police Jury of Webste
parish to levy Il special tax to liuuidate TIL
Indebtedness of the parish etc.
Section !; IN line !, after the word Web
In line G strike out the word four and in
sert the word three
In line I. after the word "liuuiatc, strils
out the words "the sum of about twenty eigh
hundred dollars" and insert in lieu theret
the words "the Indebtedness of said parish {
Webster.
+. s. GOODE, Chairman.
Mr.. Mitchell chairman Of the COMMITTEE
on the Penitentiary. submitted Il report
On motion of Mr. Demas the reading of til
report was dispensed with. and it was II
ceived and five hundred copies ordcre
printed.
MIR, Sandiord. chairman of the COMMITTEE
on Pensions. reported back. without actor
all bills and papers referred to his committee
stating that he had not been able to obtain
quorum OF the committee to consider tn
same.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson tho report wa
received and the bills and papers contains
therein placed on the calendar.
Mr., Ellis. chairman Of the committed on Re
trenchment and Reform. reported favorahly Of
the
Resolution relative TO the payment D
pages
Mr. Zacharie chairman Of the Commits
on Elections. submitted the following report
COMMITTEE ON E1Err1oNs
Now Orleans March 2. 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members of Thu
Senate:
majority 81 your committee having ha,
under consideration the contest in the case o
George Wales versus Samuel Wakefield
Fourteenth Senatorial District have con
cluded that George Wales was duly elected
Senator of the Fourteenth Senatorial District
and is EMIT led to be seated as such. The,
therefore recommend the adoption of the fol
lowing resolution:
Resofred, That George Wales having beer
duly elected as Senator from the Fourteenth
Senatorial District, mt the general election
held in November. 1876. that he be recognized
and sworn as said Senator. o
The press Of public business upon the mem
bers of your committee has rendered impos
sihle the reducing to writing the reasons fol
the conclusion at which Your committee has
arrived and Your committee nroposc to sub