The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-22
SENATE.
Thirty-scveuth Days Proceedings. =

IN. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lie1tenan
Governor and President Of t1ec Senate.
On n call OF the roll the following Senator:
answered to their names.
Messrs Allan. Boatner Bryant Burch
Gage. Ducros, Garland. George, Gla, Goode
Harper, Landry. Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins
Richardson, Robertson, sandiforl, Stamps
Sth,s Sutton. Teyada. Twitalell Wake
field Wheeler and Whfe-26 .
Aloant- Messrs. Baeaux. Demas. Dumont
Ellis, Grover. Kelly, O'Donnell, Steven, Young
and Iacharie-10,
On motion of Mr. Robertson the reading o.
the journal in detail was dispensed with.
The special order Of the day for Immediate
ly after the reading Of the Journal was taken
up, being
Senate bill No. 142.
IAN act to incorporate the Lake Charles
lLouisiana) and Orange Texas Railroad Com
pany"
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the bill was
taken as engrossed and ordered read the third
time.
Mr. Robertson moved that tho constt,l-
tional rule be suspended and the bill be read
the third time.
Mr. Cage demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
4tHS-nASSIS. ilfHttS. bHltuy Ellis, Itt-
land, George, Goode, Grover, Harpero Lam
dry Mitchell, O'Donnell, Ogden Perkins.
Robertson, Sandiford, Stubs, Texada,
Wheeler and White-10
Richardson Sutton, Twitchell and Wake
fields
Absent Messrs' Boatner. Demas. Ducros.
DumolH, Kelly. Stamps. Styen, Young and
Iacharie-g.
And the constitutional ,s,le was not sI,s-
pended.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Allain presented the
Petition of citizens of the upper part of
the parish Of Iberville and lover part Of the
parish Of West Baton Rouge relative to the
filling up Of the Bayou Bordeaux etc,
Which was received and referred to the
Committee on Lands and Levees.
Mr.. Landry presented the
Memorial of citizens and taxpayers of
Donaldsonville to the Legislature Of the State
of Louisiana in reference to the amendment
of the town charter"
Which was received and referred to the
Com mittee ON Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mle Goode. chairman Of the Committee on
the Judiciary submitted the following report.
which WAS received and lies over under the
rules.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate
Your, Your Judiciary comnSittee, to whom was
House bill No. 100. entitled
IAN act to amend an act entitled An act to
incorporate the Shreveport and Southwestern
Railroad Company. approved April %. 1874
Beg leave to report the same favorably
+. $. GooI6E, Chairman.
Mr.. Ellis. chairman of the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform reported favorably
on the
Resolution relative to the payment of port
On motion of Mr.. Ellis the rules we're sus-
pended In order to consider the resolution at
thisetme.
On motion Of Mr.. Mitchell the resolution
was adoISed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained
O unanimous consent to introduce without pre-
vious notice, the following entitled bills.
which were read the first time the constitr-
ton rule was Suspended as to each bill. and
1T was read the second time and referred, as
follows: Q
BY Mr.. Burch:
Senate bill NooGN,
Am act appropriatng sum of money to |
aid in giving effect to the act incorporating
the Louisiana Historical Society,"" passed |
April q. 1877
Which, together with 60 memorial of the
: Louisiana Historical Society,"" was referred |
60 the Committee on Finance
BY Mr., Richardson
Senate bill No. 161,
ga n act 40 rnpcal an noY op4itloJ a ,a4
protect the health Of the city of New Orleans; |
to locate the stock landings aud slaughter
houses. and to incorporate the Crescent CITY
Stock Landing and Slaughter House Com
pany.'"
Mr., Richardson moved that the bill be rex
ferred to the Committee al the Judiciary.
0Mr. Grover moved as a substitute that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Cor
operations and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Aalaip demanded the years and 9ays
on the substitute
The roll being CALLED resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allain. Breaux Burcp Gao.
Demas. Dumont Ellis. Garland. George Ola
tioode Grover, Harper. Landry Mitchell
Ogden. Saudiford. Stamps Sutton. Twitrhel
and Wakefield ',>V>'''''
pa NaIIs Nl ehs a B"atner BRYANT nncros
Texada. Wheeler and White-1O. 'D'>'''0@
Absent Messrs Kelly, ODVpnell, Steven
Young and ZaChare-5.
And the bill was referred IS the Committee
"n Corporations and Parochal Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Lying OVER.
Senate bill No. 30,
AN act To enlarge the boundaries and in
crease the territorial Jurisdiction of the par
ish of St Mary"
Was taken up on the favorable report Of the
committee on Corporations and Parochial l.
Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Sutton the bill was taken
as engrossed and passed to its third reading. t
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-tifths vote Of the Senate, and the bill was
read the third time
Mr., Sutton moved that the bill do finally !