The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-09
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND SESSION = TWENTY EIGHTH
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

Senate having had under consideration while
~ executive session the subject OF the eonstitu-
Ional amendments reported by the joint COM
Inlttee,
Mr.. Wheeler, on behalf Of the Joint Legislative
ssEed md itst t amend earr q
the report Of that committee. now IN the hann ,
ct the printer TIE - 6s to pc Tor M
small amount charged. Gen. Badger, la,e Tax
collector Of the Fourth District. Ind settled In
FIJI with tho State and had his auleeos from ho-
Mr.. Robertson asked the unanimous, consent
81 the Senate to take up the report OF .ne Jolns
with the bill prepared BY the committee.
The bill was taken Up and Mr.: White Offered sst
out out 'HenuaetedS and insert resolved In the
first section making 1t conform to concurrent
resolution. Adopted unanimously.
Another amendment to the same section, pre-
vents the publication Of the amendmesInts La TIE
nitted to the people. II adopted at the next gen
eral election. II was adopted unanimously.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
Amendment No. 1. proposed by the committee.
unanimously adopted upon tho necessary yea
and nay vote: that amendment also eliminating
from the old constitution article II.
committee to the tenth were adopted unan-
fmousy On that, however, which fixes The
salary ii tho Chief Justice at $1,000. and that Of
Richardson voted In the negative.
The eleventh and twelfth amendments pro ,
ng2ssd were adopted u'nanlmousy an an M IT,
iati ye to the recusation Of district Judges: 49,
Amendment No. 1a-In any case where the
ny Interested II the matters In oonestaon
SHALL select lawyer having the necessary dual
idcations REQUIRED for Judge Of MS 9o. sha t9
which the Judge may be. personally Interested,
or when he may be absent or refuses to act
Strike out article 80.
This was unanimously adopted.
Section 10 Of the original then BECAME section
ii, and In that order the remaining. four amend
ments were adopted unanimously. the only
changes from the bill published In the DEMO
Graf 9 day or two ago being those noted above above
Mr.. George asked leave Of absence for soma
tor Ogden for two days. Granted.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS. ETC.
BY Mr.. Kelly: For the relief Of the st. Eliza
beth Female Orphan Asylum. Referred.
REPORTS OF Committees.
Judiciary FayorabIy upon Senate blll No. I1s.
tsenth s judicial t Il District. Referred lei "
Public Lands and Levees-On Senate bill No.
~, to organize and establish bureau Of imm Il,
aud substitute nnfavorably, and offered reso..
luton that the Finance Committee be instructed
to ASCERTAIN and report whether ne oonaitlon
expense to organize such u bureau. Received.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Senator David Young (ool.t. of Coneorda:
Az AT to eoEn Of parents
were not married. Referred to tho Committee
on Charitable Institutions.
of the work on the constitutional amendments
the. Senate should adjourn. and made motion
Mr.. NIT stamps m called UP Senate bill No. 1o2. and
it was made the special order for Wednesday at
Mr.. o'Donnel. by consent. presented q petit
ton for the relief OF Cahill and Coffee. Referred.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bills Nos. 81 and IS were read by title
House bill No. 255. fixing the mileage and per
diem of the members of the General Assembly,
was taken UP and made the special order for
House bills Nos. 2s5. 119. t1s. los. 1914 and 2s4
were taken up, road by title. ana referred
The Senate then adjourned.
The House
was called to order at noon by Speaker Bush.
Ninety-0ne members and quorum, Prayer.
PETITIONS MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
by Mr. Washburn Resolution directing the
Committee on Claims to report unfayorably on
all individual claims, and also to report gen
eral 10y authorizing all parties to sue the State.
by Mr.. Means: Memorial asking State aid to
remove distractions in Bayou Pierre. Appro-
by Mr.. Young. u East Baton Rouge Petition
by Mr. shnakspeaTe;P Petition from on the udd Eel
forr repairs on their hall when used as State
House, amounting to $1,000 Claims.
examine Tie Auditors and and Trea u affairs
20 amend theil report. The motion passed.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC. ON THE Table.
The resolution granting the Committee on
Retrenehment and Reform leave to employ
CLERK.
IA motion to lay on the table was voted down.
and the yeas and nays called on the resolution.
which was ADOPTED BY v M OF 2 to IL oot
The resolution was opposed BY Judge voor
ground that IL would inter ere with committee
work. 1t was urged by DR.. Ryland.
The resolution was lost by an almost unani-
5oint resolution of the Senate instrueting the
BOARD OF State Engineers to examine the State
House at Baton Rouge and report what repairs
are necessary and their probable cost. Lies
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
The Committee on Claims made reports on
number Of individual cases, in every instance
unfavorabe. exsept.upon the claim of George
Ways and Means-Favorably on substitute
Of the judiciary Oommittee for House bills Nos.
bar keepers and liquor deaers-the Moffett
register bill. Ordered printed and made the
special order for Saturday ut y. m.
lNir. Oressy called up the special order. and 1t
was postponed till the business of the morning
hour was finished
Public Education-Unfavorably on the petit
tion OF the University Of Louisiana. and also
on the bill to compel tutors to send minors to
school. Favorably on the petition for the old
desks of the General Assembly for the use of
the public schools.
Parochial Affairs nfavorably on House bill
No 300 authorizing the police jury of Liyings-
ton to, levy special tax. House bill No. 1913, to
amend section 1910 of the Revised Statutes, and
giving additional powers to justices OF the
peace. was returned with the recommendation
that it be sent to the Judiciary Committee. The
reference was made.
Lands and Levaes -Favorably, by substitute,
on House bill No. 3o1. authorizing the police
jury of Tensas to levy a special levee tax. Fa-
vorably, with amendments, on the Joint resou-
ton of 1876. relative to the closing Of Mack's
Bayou.
Railroads Favorably. with amendments on
House bill No. 220. recognizing the consolida-
ton of New Orleans, jackson aud Great North
ern and the Chicago roads as the New Orleans
St Louis and Chicago Railroad and fixing its
,domicle in this State. and authorizing suits for
trespass to be instituted wherever they may oc-
cur.
Favorably, with amendments. on House bill
No 24a. to Incorporate the Eastern. Railroad
Company.
House bill No, "a. to regulate fares on rail
roads, was returned and reference recommend
ed to the Judiciary Committee. 1t was 50 re-