The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-24
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMoURAT, SUNDAY. MARCH "a, 1878

An act to repeal an act entitled IAN act II
regulate the conduct and maintain the free
dom and purity Of elections, ~" etc,
Was taken up, with the following amend.
ment offered by the House:
In line SO, section /, strike out the wore
with and insert the word within"
On motion of Mr.. White the amendment
was eoncurred in and the bill was finall,
passed.
House bill No. s,
can act to enroll and organize the militia
to organize, arm and equip q special militia
force; to appropriate $4,000 for arming
equipping and paying the same"
Being preferred bill, was taken up anc
read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
@ four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate
the bill was read the second time.
Mr.. Stubbs moved to amend the bill by strik.
ing out section %.
| Mr.. Zacharie demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
! Yeas-Messrs. Ducros, Garland, Harper,
Kelly, Richardson, Sandiford, Stubs, Sutton
and Whte-9
Nays-Messrg. Allan, Bryant, Bnrch, De-
mas, Dumont, Ellis. Grover, Mitchell. O'Don-
nell, Stamps, Steven Texada, Wheeler and
Zacharie-i4.
Absent-M essrs. Boatner, Breaux, Cage,
George, ella, Goode Landry, Ogden, Perkins,
Robertson, Twitchell, Wales and Young-13.
And the amendment was lost.
On motion Of Mr.. zacharie the bill was
passed to its third reading.
! Mr.. Zacharie moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended and the bill be read the
third time.
Mr.. Richardson demanded the yeas and
nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Bryant,
Burch, Demas, Dumont, Ellis, Grover, Har-
per, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Sandiford, Stamps,
Steven, Sutton, Texada, Twitchell, Wheeler,
White and Zacharie-2O
Nays,-Messrs., Ducros, Garland, Kelly,
Richardson and Stubbs-5.
|. Absent -Messrs Boatner, Cage, George,
ella, Goode, Landry, Ogden, Perkins, Rob-
ertson, WALES and Young-11
| And the rule was suspended, and the bill
was read the third time.
| Mr. Zacharie moved that the bill be finally
passed.
Mr.. Richardson demanded the yeas and
nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows
Yeas -Messrs: Allan, Breaux, Bryant,
i, ",
Mitchell, O'Donnell, Robertson sandifortd,
Stamps, Steven, Wheeler and Zacharie-17.
Nays-Messrs. DucrOs, Garland, Harper,
Richardson, Stubbs, Sutton, Texada and
Twitchell-8.
Absent Messrs. Boatner, Cage, George, ella.
Goode Landry, Ogden, Perkins, Wales, White
and Young-11.
And the bill was finally passed, its title
adopted, and notice Of concurrence ordered
sent to the House.
Mr. bryant moved to reconsider the vote
by which House bill No. 5 was finally passed.
and on his own motion the motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message was received from
his Excellency the Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana, !
New Orleans, March 10, 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
/ have the honor to submit herewith an ac-
count of the disbursements to date on my
warrants, drawn upon the following funds, to
wit:
First Militia fund, appropriated under act
No. 90 Of the extra session OF the General AS
sembly of this State approved April a. 1877
Second-Unexpended balance appropriation
to secure the establishment and defense of the
section of act No sc Of the extra session of
the General Assembly, approved April 2,
1877.
Very respectfully,
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor of Louisiana.
On motion of Mr. Robertson, the message
and accompanying documents were referred
to the Committee on Finance.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I
New Orleans. March 10. 1878. !
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate.
I am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House has adopted the
Concurrent Resolution
proposing amendment to the constitution
Of the State concerning the State University"
That the House has passed the amendment
to the constitution OF the State; the roll
having been called upon the adoption Of the
same, and the names Of the members voting
corded upon the journal Of the House of
Representatives, two-thirds of all the men,
bers elected to the House having voted for
the same
Respectfully,
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. White the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session being raised on O call of
the roll the following Senators answered to
their names:
Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Bryant, Burch, Du-
eros, Dumont, Ellis, Garland, Ola, Harper,
Mitchell, Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford,
Stamps. Steven, Stubbs, Sutton, Texada,
Twitchell, Wheeler, White Young and Zach
arie--M.
Absent Messrs. Boatner, Cage, Demas,
George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Landry,
O'Donnell, Ogden, Robertson and Waiies-12.
Mr.. Robertson, chairman Of the Committee
On Finance, submitted the following report
which was received and adopted:
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE,
New Orleans. March 10. 1878. |
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, to whom was
referred the (IOvprnOr'S massa 90 IF thic date