The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-18
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND SESSION NINTH DAYS Pro
CEEDgNGs.
The senate,

| The senate.
The Senate was called to order al ~ ~. by
| Lieut., aov. Wilt. twenty seven Senators
| quorum, answering to their names.
MI. Bureh rose to privileged question and
| made speech.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS, ETC
| The Secretary read n petition from Edwin
| Belknep, Of the Louisiana Grays, organized in
| 1912 claiming TINT that company was In active
| service, under ey sting laws. from the 4th to the
lhh Of sept"mber In 1879, and asking $3.50 81 for
said services. Referred to the Committee on
| Claims.
| sTAHDIna COMMITTEES,
Tho Chair announced the following addi-
ignal standing committees:
Libaries George, Garland. Wheeler Boatner
| Gage, I'll q. Ola. stubbs, aoode.
Auditing and Supervising Expenses Of the
Senate Robertson. sandford, steven, Demas,
o,,nonpell. Mitchell Breaux, 1acharie. Young
Elec'ions and Registration Htuhhs Grover,
George. Twtchel
;, metropoitan, rolee-Ksly. Ducros, Grover,
Rohertson. Ogden, Stamps. bumont. O'Donnell.
Burch.
Health and uarantine-perkIns. zacharie.
Nelly. Twitehell, snudtfora, Stamps. UDonnell.
Pensions -sandiford, Richardson, Ellis, Dry
ant ,.l nimeros, Grover. Mitchell, Gage Demas.
Meesrs 0Donnell. Tpxada. Grover Dnmopt.
Ogden, Harper. Stubs Landry aud Steven
Appnrtionment- Messrs. George. Ellis, De
mas. .Wheelet Landry, Perkins Richardson.
Texada aud Mitchell.
REPORTS OF COMMUTERS
Mr.. Gpoda. from the judiciary Committed re
ported iavorahly upon Senate bill No. 10 MIR.
members ~ the General Assembly. 1ieceived
Mr. Grover, from the Committee on orpora-
aln ,,a ara ratoehial Aifairs presented favor
amend hnd re enact certain sections OF act No.
"a # 1870. Received
roads and Internal improvements, presented a
favorable report on Senate bill No. II, m act to
amend section II, article 3, of the charter Of the
New Orleans Pacific railroad, etc Received.
INTRODUCTION oP MILLS
By Mr.. Demas An act to amend and re- enant
section q. act No ~ approved March 3, 1871, rel
alive TO iuries In the State, the parish of Or
A reading Of the bill was called for
Section l provides that each person drawn
upon q Jury shall attend under penalty of fine
be exempt from road duty during the year md
shall receive as compensation q SO per diem for
the time served
Mr.. Texada in the nhairl
:, Mr.. Denas moved TO refer to the Judiciary
Committee. Carried.
Also an act to prohibit the keepers Of bar
rooms. etc, from selling or barte,ing eniri,uoma
liquors on the sabbath day. Read twice aud
referred TO the Judiciary Committee
passage Of notarial acts before clerks Of tho
several district courts in the State. whore the
recorder OF the parish is n party t. the suit
Read twice. and referred TO the Judiciary Com
mittee
REPORTS or roMMITTEEs LYING OVER.
The report Of the Judiciary Committee on
Senate b II No. "a was taken UP, that being a
majority and minority report upon the bill
which weuld amend paragraph Of article 17e
Of the Code of Practice. and Article Ian of the
same DE- and relating to citations IN appea
the minority unfayorable.
Mr.. stubbs explained the bill and the action
OF the majority Of the committee.
Mr.. George explained the minority report.
MIR. Boatner urged the adoption Of the MAORI
J report
Mr.. Hoode explained the bill from minority
staudpoint, and moved that the minority report
be adopted, Yeas "a: nayss
"a message from the House announced the |
tive to The appointment Of Joint committee to |
examine into the affairs Of the New Canal and |
New Basin Shellroad AIsc. relative TO the sup
plying Of fuel to the State House Engineer) |
MIR. Attain moved 10 reconsider tho yo o. and |
moyed that that motion be laid unon tho table |
The yeas and nays were called Yeas l5 nays |
IL, and the motion was lost.
Mr.. Stubbs gave notice that he would on the |
Following dav move reconsideration of the |
vote taken on the adoption Of the minority re- |
Mr. Wheeler obtained leave to and introduced n /
bill TO reorganize and establish bureau of i'm |
migration the State approptia ing $50 900 for |
the expenses theraof etc Read twice and a /
motion was made to refer to the COMMITTEES on |
Agriculture and Commerce.
Mr.. pemas moved that the bill be printed.
mr.. White Objected until the bill had been re-
ported by the committee.
COMMITTEES Be antho, lied TO print after M e 's
OF the bill. Carried.
CONCURRENT REVOLUTIONS.
'npply coal TO the State Engineer. Referred
Also the New canal, New Basin and shell road
epoluHnn.
Mr. Zacharie moved its reference 10 the Com
ntttee on Canals and Drainage. with In 5truoN
ions to reoort by Thursday next Carried.
: MI Robertson asked the unanimoua, oo' aeni
Vi "a a II n Ia ~ ha /
nittee on tho bin introduced by himself. limit
ng tho rate Of taxation in the parish Of st
eting sec'ion 10 Of act No a Of The regular ses-
ion of 1870. redstricting the parish into police
ury wards No objection. Ii
The blu was read. II provides that tho DO ,
ice Jury shall have power to assese tax on {
he par iah for the payment Of Its debts and in
nrnal IMPROVEMENTS not to exceed l4'5 mills.
Mess by consent Of the voters of the parish I
Mr.. White asked as to the rate Of taxation last I
Mr.; Robertson replied that # was 81 mills on
Mr.. White did not want to oppose tho bill but ]
esired TO place himself on record ps voting {
gainst special Legislation, he would therefore n
. compelled TO vote no and called for tho yeas !
nd nays on The motion that the bill pass La
Mr.. Robertson explained that under the OK \
ting laws there was no restriction upon the h
olice jury In the assessment OF taxes that tho 4
hjeet of the bill was merely to restrict that q
MIR, White withdrew his call for tho yeas and
ays, Q
Mr.. George stated that the Judiciary Commit
q had now under consideration a general law n
pom the subject to apply TO all Of the parishes v
Q claimed that nearly Nil of the indebtedness | d
tho parishes was now in the hands of specu- =
tors, who got IL mt 80 cents on the dollar and
at the general law would cover all such cases Il
g was opposed to special legislation, a. were
inaugurated it would require thirty days to v
gisfate on that subject alone. O.
MIR. Robertson thought that the Senator did f.
ot understand the bill There was enough N
DIV on the delinquent list of tho parish to pay
entire Indebtedness. and the object of the W
Il was merely to restrict the police Jury al
la essage from the Governor announced V,
,ecutive husiness.l
On motion the rules were suspended and the ST
i was finally passed. iii
MIR. Boatner called for executive session and &C
9 chamber was cleared.
The doors were opened again ut 2:3o D. m
Mr.. Grover in the chair
IN motion the Senate adjourned until to day
II m. i,
The House. m
rhe House assembled at noon. Speaker Bush ",
the chair "a
)ne hundred and two members and quorum al
nSent. ~
'rayer by the Chaplain the Rev Dr. Perciyal. "
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS IS
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