The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17

l NO. 5D, SuUibltu
IAN act granting corporate privileges to the
Inhabitants OF the town Of Napoleonville in
the parish OF Assumption, and to provide for
the government of the affairs thereof
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate the
bill was placed on its second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs
| Mr.. Wheeler. obtained unanimous consent to
Introduce without previous notice Senate bill
No. 81, entitled
'An act for the relief of c. T. Dunn, late
| District Attorney of the Fourteenth Judicial
District"
| Which was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate
the bill was placed on its second reading and
referred to the Committee on Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Texada the rules were
suspended in order to take up Concurrent
| Resolution
| "Instructng our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress to cast their votes in favor
OF any resolution that may be presented in
either branch of Congress- looking towards
the investigation OF any charges or allega-
tions of corruption and fraud in procuring the
electoral vote of this State for the President
of the United States"
Mr.. Texada called for the reading of the
resolution.
The hour of / 80 o'clock having arrived
the special order for that hour was taken
up, being Senate bill No. 81.
Mr.. Demas moved to postpone the special
order until o'clock.
Mr.. Texada demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Bryant, Burch, Cage,
Demas, Ola, Harper, Landry, Stamps Sutton,
| Wakefield and Wheeler-12.
| Nays : Messrs. Boatner. Ducros,- Ellis,
| George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell,
| O'Donnell, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Rob
ertson, Sandiford Stubs, Texada, Twitch-
ell White, Young and Zachare-2O.
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Dumont, Garland,
and Steven.
And the motion to postpone the special
order was lost.
Senate bill No. q was taken up on Its second
| reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Allan the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session being raised on call of
| the roll the following Senators answered to
their names:
Messrs Allan, Boatner Bryant, Burch,
Cage Demas, Ducros, Ellis, George, ella,
Mitchell, ODonnell, ogden. Perkins, Rich.
ardson, Robertson Sandiford, Stamps, Stubs.
Sutton, Texada, Twitchell, Wakefield, Wheel
er, White, Young and Zacharie-32
Absent-Messrs. Breaux, Dumont, Garland
and Steven-4.
mr.. White in the ehair.l
On motion of Mr. Boatner, Senate bill No. q.
IAN act to confer additional powers upon
judges of the district and parish COURTS" etc.
Was taken up section by section.
The first section was read and adopted
Section 2 was read
Mr.. Ellis offered the following amendment:
In line 6, section 2, after the word defend
ant insert the words cor intervenor'
Which was adopted.
The section as amended was adopted.
Section was read.
Mr.. Ellis offered the following amendment:
In line 8, section g. after word orders in
sert the words "and intervenors shall have
the same right
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Stubs offered the following amend
ment:
In line 4, section g. strike out the word
sand and insert in lieu thereof the word "or."
Which was adopted.
The section as amended was adopted
Section was read.
Mr.. Boatner offered the following amend
ment:
In section 4, in line 7, strike out the words,
sin the district" and In line 8, after the word
wherever" insert the words Gin the dis
trict."
Which was adopted.
Section was adopted as amended
Section was read and adopted.
Section 6 was read and adopted.
Mr.. Boatner offered the following amend
ment, to be section Z:
Sec 7. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That all
laws in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
The amendment was adopted, and becomes
section of the bill.
The bill, as whole, was adopted as
On motion of Mr.. Boatner the bill was taken
as engrossed and passed to it's third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was read the third time and finally
passed, its title was adopted, and it was
ordered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
Mr.. Boatner moved that the vote by which
the bill was finally passed be reconsidered,
and moved to lay that motion on the table,
and the motion to table was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Bryant leave of absence
was granted to Mr.. Young for ten days.
On motion OF Mr.. Burch, the rules We're
to allow consideration at this time
Of Concurrent Resolution ''instructing our
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
cast their votes in favor Of any resolution
that may be presented in either branch of
Congress looking towards the investigation Of
my charges or allegations of corruption and
fraud in procuring the electoral vote of this
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