The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
e Es OFFICIAL JOURNAL 4
OR THEA~
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION or 1928.
Day,s ProceeAInss !,


SENATE CHAMBER, STATE OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans, Thursday, FEBRUARY 2. 1873.
The Senate vas called 10 order at 12oelock
IN. by the HeA. Louis A, Wiita, Lieutenant
xaoycfnor ahd President uf theSenate.
On call ci the roll the following Senators
answered to Aheir names:
.Messrs Allain Baatner, Bryant, Bsrch.
Gage Detnss. Dueross Ellis iat'lsnd, George,
did. Doodle. Harper, Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden.
Perkins. Riehardson, Roysttson, sanditord,
stamps. stebbs, Sutton, Tekata. Wakefield.
wheeler White and Young 49,
Absent Messrs. Breasx, DHnont Grover,
Landry, O'Donnell, Steven, Twttsleli and
XachariesAS.
ON motion of Mr.. Gage the reading Of the
journal in detail was dispensed with.
The message of the Governor vetoing
Senatrtbill No 2s, 'eltitlet
Gan art to amend iand re-enact klct No. ~ OF
of the regular session Of 1870, entitled An act
TO re-iittrict and v,ernsnently'to defins the
boundaries of the PoliGe Jury wards of the
parish of ut. Landry, and the nalrnber I'd MEM
bers; tj be elected In said perish. arN,roves
March 49, 1885, allowing the Police Jury tho
levy and assess tax for certain purposes,
and restricting their power, except by tine
consent OF the voters, TO sn annual tax df
fourteen and M,e-hdf mills, ..-
Was taken Wp.
On motion af MI Demss, readiag the unes-
sage was dispensed with.
Mr.. Demas moved that the vets ed the Gov
ernor be sustained
Mr. White made the point Of order that the
motion WAS not in order, and that the only
question before the Senate is, Shall thetbiM
become law notwithstanding the yete Of the
Guvernor2"
The President decided the point of order
well taken, and ordered the calling tgf therall
on that question.
Mr.. Texada moved that the GoT ernor srnes-
sage be read
Mr. Demas made the point OF order that the
motion was out Of order until motion had
I been adopted to reconsider the vote by which
the reading OF tho message had been dis
/ pensed with.
The President decided the point Of order
: not well taken. and referred 10 anale nineteer.
The motion to order the message ito beTead
prevailed
The roll being called on thesquestien t.Shall
the bill become u Law notwithstanding the veto
! OF the GOVERNOR resulted as fallows.
Yeas-Nune.
Nays Messrs Allan, Bryant, Burch, Cage.
Dennis, Ducl1s, Duinopt. ellis, Garland,
George, Ola, Goode, Harper, Kelly, Mitchell,
2Edsap Perkins stas R sss sa sx sas
Wheeler, White and Young -27
Absent Messrs Boatner Rreaux. Grover.
Landry, O'Donpell Steven, Twitehel, Wake
field and Hachatie- o.
The veto OF the Governor was sustained
i and the bill was not passed.
The message from the House WIS talea, up,
giving notice Of concurrence i'm
SENATE Concurrent Resolution, ,irstructing
4 our Senators In Congress TO vote for and use
every effort to assure the passage througlithe
Senate Of the bill providing for the rem oneti-
i, cation of silver, known as the Bland bill, and
OF the bill to repeal the SO called resumption
act; and instrueting cur Senators and Repre-,
sentatives In Congress to vote for the passage
of the Matthews resolution,
with the following amendment made blythe
House:
Strike out the word Senators and insert
In lieu thereof the word Senator
Mr. Robertson moved that the amendment
Of the House be eoneurred In and on that me-
ton demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Demas dem anded the yeas and nays
The roll being called resulted as follows.
Yeas Messrs. Cage, Ducros, Ellis, George,
Goode. Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins Rich
ardson- Robertson, Sandiford, stubbs Sutton,
TeSada, Wheeler, White ,,hit and m Young Il =
mas Duanont, Garland and Harper
Absent-Messrs. Boatner. Rreaux, ella,
Grover. Landry. 0'Donnel, Stamps, Steven,
Twitchell, Wakefield and Zaoharde-11.
And the main question was ordered.
Mr.. Allan dem anded the yeas and nays on
the adoption of the amendment.
11..a,, r
Yeas NIessrs. Boatner Ducros. Ellis. Gar
land, George, Goode, Kelly, MITCHELL Ogden,
Perkins, Richardson, Robertson. Sandford.
stubhs, Texada, Wheeler, White and Zacha
Nays = Messrs. Allan, Bryant. Burch
Cage Demas ella, Haaper, Landry, Stamps
Sutton, Wakefield and Young-412.
Absent Messrs. Bteaux, Dumont Grover.
O'Donnell, Steven and Twitehell-~6
And the amendment was ,eoneurred in
RrsPoRTs OF Committees
Mr. aoute. chairman Of the Conruhttee on
the Judiciasy, submitted the following re-
port:
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
The Judiciary Commfttee, tp whom we're re
ferred-
/. A bill entitled
IAN act to prohibit work aad labor in the
provide punishment and penalties therefor.
and to define and describe public places
D. petition Of the Union Laboring Mems
Benevolent Association asking ior tile enact
ment OF such a Law.
Beg leave to report that the bin referTed to |
them would accomplish the object OF the me-
morialists; that by the terms of the bill it is |
made unlawful to work or labor on the Sab |
bath in any public place, which is defined to |
be the roads, streets, markets. public build |
ings, landings, wharves and river and water |
fronts within she State" under a penalty of |
fine and Imprisonment: any corporation VIC |
lating the law shall forfeit its charter, and |
any steamboat, ship or other water esaft |
whose captain or other sgent shalt violate the |
act, shall forfeit snd pay penalty of --
dollars, which viii becolSe lien and privi-
aege on the vessel.
Your committee are constrained to report
to this bill. The members of the
committee earnestly desireto see the Sabbath
observed according to the letter of the Divine
commandment. but do not believe 1t is legi-
innate subject for human legislation.
Article twelve OF the State constitution de-
clares that ''every person has the natural
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