The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-20

SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF LOUISIANA |
New Orleans. Friday. January 49, 1873 !
The Senate was called to order at u o'clock
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bryant, Burch,
Cage, Demas, Ducros Dumont, Ellis, Gar
land, George, Ola, Goode, Grover, Harper,
Richardson, Robertson, Sandfford, Stamps,
Stubs, Sutton. Texada, Twitchell, Wheeler
and White 30.
Absent -Messrs. Breaux, Landry, Steven,
Wakefield, Young and Zacharie- 6.
On motion of Mr.. Allan the reading Of the
journal in detail was dispensed with
REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
The President laid before the Senate the
following report:
To the President and Members of the Senate
| transmit herewith to your honorable body
the bills for material used, and. for work
done in accordance with the resolution which
empowers me TO- provide for the necessary
repairs and furnishing of the Senate Cham
Der:
Bill! Of Edward Maher-
For painting and calsOmining ............ S160
For repairing, vanishing and covering
Dill Oh MctIdktH ~ DlbNSlel--
For mating caTpcting, etc. .............' 416
| respectfully recommend that they be re-
ferrcd to the Committee on Auditing and Su-
pervsing the Expenses of the Senate for
examination and settlement.
Respectfully,
LOUIS A. WILTZ
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Which was referred to the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses Of
the Senate
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Stamps presented the
petition of the Union Laboring Mems Be
nevolent Association, asking that a law be
enacted preventing work on the levee on the
Sabbath day.
Which was read and referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Kelley presented
"a petition for relief of st. Marys Catholic
Orphan Boys Asylum Of the city of New Or
leans"
Which was received and referred to the
Committee Oh Claims.
Mr.. White presented the
petition Of Thos. J. Spear, asking an APP
preparation of five thousand dollars to aid
him in the completion of certain draughts and
maps, etc, relating to the early history Of the
city of New Orleans and the State of Lou
isiana.
Which was referred to the Committee on
Claims
Mr.. Goode presented tho petition of George
Wales. contesting the seat of Samuel Wake
field claiming that certain papers presented
to the Committee on Elections and Qualifica-
tions in said case have been lost, and asking
that a copy of said papers be received and re-
ferred to said committee as here presented.
Mr.. Allan asked that the petition be read.
Mr.. Demas objected to the petition being re-
ferred
On motion of Mr.. White it was ordered:
chat the papers be referred to the Com
mittee on Elections without prejudice to the
legal rights of any one in interest in any
way"
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The chairman of the Committee on the Jul
dietary submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
New Orleans. January IS. 1873 !
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House Concurrent Resolution providing for
the appointment of a Joint committee of the
Senate and House of Representatives. to ex-
anime the State Treasury, the financial af-
fairs of the State etc, beg leave to report that
they have had the same under consideration,
and believe that the same meets the require
ments of section 1910 of the Revised Statutes
Your committee recommend the reference of
the resolution to the Committee on Finance to
consider the policy and expediency of the
Also, on Senate bill No. IL entitled
"A n act rpjafIvp To crimes and nffpDGpC a11-I
thorizing judges in certain cases to sentence
convicts to work on the public works. etc,
Your committee report by substitute bill
entitled
aAn act relative to crimes and offenses, au-
thorizing Judges in certain cases to sentence