The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-24

bill was placed on it's second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Wheeler obtained unanimous consent TO
introduce without previous notice,
Senate bill No. 63, entitled
'An act authorizing and empowering the
PoliceJury Of the parish of Morehouse, In GER
tain cases, to abate or remit amount Oh 1lne
and Judgment on forfeited bond,
Which was read the first time.
Theconstitutional rules being suspended by
o four-flfths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was placed on Its second reading and
referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
The report of the Committee on the Judi
ciary upon suggestion contained In the Gov
errors annual message reporting by bill en-
titled
"An act to authorize the institution of suits
to test the sufIlconcy of sursties on official
bonds,''
Was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. White the report was
adopted, and the bill read the first time and
placed on the calendar as
Senate bill No. Ga.
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rule being suspended by four-tifths afIlrma-
tive vote, the bill was read second time
On his further motion, the bill was taken as
engrossed and passed to Its third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended the
bill was read the third Time and finally passed.
It's title was adopted, and the bill ordered
to be sent TO House for concurrence.
Mr.. White moved to reconsider the vote
upon the final passage of the bill, and on his
own motion the motion to reconsider was laid
on tho table.
The following message was received from
the House of Representatives,:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES. J
State Of Louisiana, I
New Orleans. January %. 1878
TO The Honorable President and Members of the
Senate.
/ am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House has passed the following
bills, and asks the concurrence OF the Senate
In the same:
House bill No. 157
IAN act to amend and re-enact section Ala
OF the Revised Statutes"
House bill No. 1863,
"Joint Resolution relative TO the rejection OF
Eon. FL. M. Spofford and the admission OF
VIM. Pitt Kellogg as Senator from Lou
isiana,," eto.
Respectfully etc, ..
PETER J. TRE FEY f'..,,
Senate bill No. 10, entitled
"An act TO equalize the compensation OF
members of tho General Assembly
Was taken up on it's second reading under
the majority end minority reports Of the Com.
mittee on Retronchment and Reform.
Mr.. Boatner moved to adopt the minority
report of the committee.
Mr.. Buroh called for reading of the minor
ity report.
Mr. Ellis moved as q substitute that the
majority report of the committee be adopted
Mr.. Burch called for reading Of the bill.
The following message was received from
the Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
State of Louisiana
New Orleans. January "a. 1881
To the Hon. Louis A. wiltz. Lieutenant Gov
ernor and President of the Senate:
I have the honor to transmit to YOU with
the request that you will lay before the hon
orable body over which you preside the fol-
lowing reports, to wit
Report Of the Auditor Of Public Accounts.
Report of the State Treasurer.
Report OF the Secretary Of State.
Report Of the Board OF Control Of the Lou
isiana Penitentiary.
Report Of the Board of Administrators Of
the Charity Hospital.
Report OF the Board of Administrators OF
the Insane Asylum.
Report of the Trustees Of the Louisiana In
sti6ute of the Deaf and Dumb
Report of the Institution for the Blind.
Report Of the State Library.
Report of the Board Of Liquidation.
/ am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor Of Louisiana
Mr. Boatner called for the yeas and nays on
the motion to adopt the majority report Of the
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas = Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Bryant
Burch, Demas, Ellis, ella, Grover, Harper
Mitchell, Sandiford, Stamps Sutton, Twitch
ell, Wakefield and Wheeler 49,
Nays-MeSsrs. Boatner, Cage, DucrOs, Du.
mont, Garland, George, Goode, Kelly, Ogden
| Perkins Richardson, Robertson, Stubbs, Tex
| ada, White and Zacharie-16.
Absent Messrs. Landry, O'Donnell, Stever
| and Young-4.
The Senate being equally divided upon th'
question the President voted may" and the
substitute was not adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Breaux the Senate wen
into executive session.
| EAeCuLlVe SeSSOn DehR raised, On d call o
the roll the following Senators answered t.
| their names:
Messrs. Allain Boatner, Breaux, Bryant
Burch, Cage, Demas, Dueros, Dumont Ellis
dry, Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson
Robertson, Sandiford, Stamps, Stubbs, Sutton
Texada, Twitchell, Wakefield, Wheeler
i White and Zacharie-31.
Absent Messrs. ella, Grover, O'Donnel
Steven and Young-5
| On motion of Mr.. Goode leave of absenc
was granted to Mr.. Cage until Monday next
| On motion of Mr.. Goode the Senate then ad
journed until Wednesday, January %, 1878, a
10 o'clock m.
JOHN CLEGG,
| Secretary of the Senate.
| OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY