The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-13
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Inc CONSTITUTIONAL rue De1llR SllSpeuasN ny
o four-fifths affirmativevote of the Senate the
bill was read the second time and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
On motion of Mr.. Grover the rules were
suspended in order to take up ut this time
Senate bill No. 49, entitled
"An act to strengthen insurance companies
chartered under the laws OF this State
The bill was reported favorably by ma
iority Of the Finance Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Grover the bi ii was taken
as cngrossed and pissed to It's third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended bya
four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate, the
bill was read the third time.
Mr.. Grover moved that the bill be finally
passed.
Mr.. White demanded'tbe yeas and nays
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Measrs Allan, Boatner, Breaux, Bry
ant, Burch, Gage, Demas. Dncros, Ellis, Garland,
George. Gia Goode, Grover. Harper Kelly,
Landry, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Ogden, Perkins,
Richardson, Sandiford, Stubbs, Sutton, Tex
ada, Wakefield, Wheeler, and Iachnrie %.
Absent = Messrs Dumont, Robertson,
Stamps Steven and Young IS.
And the bill was finally passed. !
Its title was adopted and 1t was ordered TO
be sent to tho House for concurrence.
Mr.. Grover moved to reconsider the vote by
which Senate bill No 3s was finally passed,
and on his own motion the motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table.
Senate bill Not. entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enaet section of
net No. z OF the extra session of 1877, relative
to compensation Cd witnesses IN criminal
trials and witnesses before grand juries,"
Was taken up under the unfavorabe report
of the majority OF the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
Mr.. Boatner offered the following amend
ment to the bill, as substitute Tor section
Of the bill
SECTION 1. Be IL further enacted, ETC.. That
witnesses summoned to appear In Judiciary
Judges and witnesses In criminal trial shall
be entitled to receive from the parish TREASURY
one dollar per day for each day Of actual at..
tendance on said examination or trial, and
five cents per mile for each mile actually and
necessarily travelled In going to and returning
from said examination or trial. 1routded that
no more than one mileage to o witness shall
be allowed ut any one term OF court.
MIR. Ellis In the chair.l
The hour of O'Clock having arrived, the
special order Of the day for that hour was
taken up, being
Senate bill No. "a, entitled
IAN act to authorize police juries to Issue
certificates OF indebtedness In certain cases."
Mr.. Boatner moved that the special order
be postponed for half an hour.
The motion was lost I'LL ... -
Mr.. Robertson moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed
Mr.. Boatner demanded the yeas and nays.
And the roll being called, resulted asfollows:
Yeas Messrs. Breaux, Cage, Demas, Du-
eros Damont darland. George Gla nha a,p,t
son, Sandiford and Stubbs-16.
Nays--Messrs. Boatner, Bryant, Ellis,
Goode, Landry, Ogden. Sutton, Texada, Wake
field, Wheeler, and White--1l.
Absent. Messrs. Allan. ,Burch, Grover,
and Zacharie-9.
And Senate bill No. IA was indefinitely post
poned.
Consideration Of Senate bill No. was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Boatner moved to adopt the substitute
for section offered by him, and demanded the
yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas NleB5rS. bOHIheI, bTy YAM, gbge, dl1;
Kelly, Landry, Sutton, Wheeler, White and
Zacharie-10.
Nays Messrs. Breaux, Burch, Demas, Du-
eros, Dumont, Ellis, Garland, George, Goode,
Harper, Mitchell O'Donne1, Ogden, Perkins,
Richardson, Robertson, Stamps, Stubbs, Texa-
Absent Messrs. Allain, Grover, Sandiford,
Steven, Twltchell and Young-6.
And the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Robertson moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill
On which motion Mr. Boatner demanded the
yeas and nays. -.=I
The roll being called resulted as follows
Yeas -Messrs. Breaux, Burch Cage, Demas,
Ducros, Dumont Ellis, Garland George,
Goode Harper, Mitchell, ODonnell, Ogden,
Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, Sandiford,
Stamps Stubbs, Texada and Wakefeld~22.
Nays-Messrs. Boatner, Bryant, ella, Kelly,
Landry, Sutton, Wheeler, White and Zach
arie-9.
Absent Messrs. Allan, Grover, Twitchell,
Steven and Young-5.
And the bill was indefinitely postponed
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Orleans, February IL, 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
] am directed by the House Of Represent
atives to inform your honorable body that
the House has concurred in Senate resolution
Extending an invitation to Gen. Winfield ).
Hancock, Of the United States Army, to visit
the General Assembly.
Respectfully, etc,
Chief Clerk.
Senate bill No. 90, entitled.
"An act to repeal an act NO 35, approved
March Is, 1907 granting ferry privileges to
Marx Schomburg and William Murrell, their
heirs and assigns, across the Bayou Lafourchc,
at Donaldsonville, Louisiana"
| Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Judiciary Committee.
| On motion Of Mr.. Landry the further con-
sideration of the bill was postponed until
| Wednesday, February 10, 1878, at o'clock
p. m.
The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived the
special order for that hour, being