The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND SESRIVN-TW ENTY-NINTH
DAYS PROCEEDINGs.
The senate.

DAYS PROCEEDINGs.
The senate.
a The Senate was called to order at 70 M. by
Lieut.. Gov. Witt, twenty mine Senators ana
quorum present,
: A CONTAMINATION from the Governor was read
submitting the annual port OF NE Board OF
report Of the Registrar OF the state Land othce.
Received. .--..i r ..
Nv Mr.. Goode: From the resident veterans
OF the war of1sl2, parish OF Terrcbonne. asking
Also. from the resident veterans, parish Of
ASST N ptiop. OF the wars OF 1S12-l5. Refsrreu.
4. REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Judiciary On Senate bill No. s. amending ar
Ecle 45l Civil Code relative to oyster ultivaion.
without action. as action had been mad ON an
oer sln ya1ab e pag He:e bills Nos 81 and
112: fayoiaby on Senate bills Nos. 6s and 109.
and unfavorably on House bill No. SO. Re-
Finance without action. Senate bill No Ill
for The relief of John Jourdan. and House bill
No. 266, recommending reference to the Com
fnittee on Claims q favor, bic majority report
On Senate bill No. 49, STRENGTHENING home insrlr
ance companies; favprahly on House bill No.
~. and fayoraby with amendments on Senate
JOINT RESOLUTION.
by Mr. Goode: A joint. resolution rendering
the thanks OF tho General Assembly to the Con-
gressiounl sub Committee on Why's and Means
Tor their action ON the sugar tariff.
mfr Robertson in the chnir.l
TIE resolution was taken up and finally
Mr.. White offered a Joint resolution relative
to certain bonds Of this State now deposited in
the a at nnd
In Congress to have passed resolution calling
upon the Secretary OF the Treasury to turn
The resolution sets forth that $4,000 IN vari-
GUS bonds belonging to the State and to the tree
school fund we're captured during the war at
hftlr la hInn tn1y
and deposited In Washington.
Mr.. Twitchell moved that the word Senator'S"
: '.Mr. Demas called for the yeas and nays.
I,a roll was called, Mr.. Wheeler not voting.
Nj M pema asked for the enforcement Of rule
Al. anmpplling Senators to vote unless excused.
Mr.. Whits moved That the Senator be excused
Mr. Demas made the point OF order that the
motion was not made "a hmei that 1t should
have baen made pending Cr petore We call OF
The Ghair ruled the point not well taken.
Mr.. Demas appealed from the delsion OF 'ne
MI. Wheeler asked permission to record his
vote. and would vote no.
Mr. Demas withdrew the appeal.
Mr.. Goode made a few remarks. stating that
all these memorials which went up to Congress
had for their object ths advancement OF the Int
that In dealing with these questions 1t would be
policy to omit everything that would or could
result nnfasorabiyto ne interests fthe people.
particular bnt offered h!s remarks more as a
suggestion for the future. " would, he thought.
.s =. ..ie patt o. "sa" not tc insert anything
that would amy nan 4. Or &C. q
lion now under sonsdsrationi T, The resolution
with the word Senator m'pht pe usfu Hssslhs'
Ennfford. They would Bay that the Legislature
that had elected him had failed to recognize him.
rs there was butone Senator. y, He was afraid
m a decision on our part that Mr.. Spotford is
not and has not been elected as United states
Senator from the State OF Louisiana; ne had
Int advised that the best plan would be to make
friends We do not he said. desire to antagon-
ize but to eoncil late. -,
Mr. Twitchel stated that the Legislature was
making large requests for appropriations from
the national government for ievees letties. etc,
distinction. He had lot similar resolutions
mass without objection, but he would now offer
objection. and II the other side insisted IN lts
Efforts in every Legitimate way to defeat this and
ali similar measures He wanted to know from
the other side whether IT was a eesS r the
mn insult he thought. to the majority In the
United States Senate. and he would preventit,
Nr. Demas thought 1t would be impossible for
the senator from the Second District to get
Kellogg out, as he was trying 70 90. before hfs
time expires that his title was stronger than
that OF any man who occupied seat IN the
United States Senate.
The Committee on Elections. he saa, had de-
ri,lea that Kellogg had a prlmey tactlo " case,
and it would take II two thirds vote to get him
out. and that could no, be had. lf the majority
here thought they could get him out they We're were
thought they could get majority in the United
States Senate to unseat Kellogg they had better
drop that idea as It EVE oe aon me
site side with introducing resolutions which
they wanted passed. and which were read by
title only spe ana When they
read they found that they were political; and
he would take occasion to tell them now that
he would scrutinize every proposition that was
introduced by tho Senator from the Second
Mr.. Boatner called the speaker to order.
stating that the pending question was on me
motion to engross ana eproii.
Mr. Demas eontin ued stating that the meas
ure would work iDiuriously to the people OF the
Etate, and The Senator from the Second District
might as well make UP his mind to swallow
WIN. Pitt Kellogg now as at any other time. be-
Mr. White Withdrew his motion to engross.
Mrs Cage renewed it and urged that the OBJ
'eM r BURN claimed that the other side did not
act with consistency in the matter Of who req,
resent, them in Congress. Ihere We're. ~, ne
credentials initial: signed by The present Executive
That uues ton had not been passed upon yet by
The hour of p. m. having arrived. mr.. FER .,
being House bill No. 2s5. An act fixing the per
diem and mileage Of thn members OF a the men If
offirers bv The General As emily and their COM
pensatton: providing for the manner Of paying
members aud the, officers and employees 81 tae
charge the State-Hous shall be during the
recess of the General Assembly
On motion the bill wac taken up fcr consid-
Grafton section by section.
The first section, providing thatthe members