The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-10
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION OF Is7s - SECOND
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

The senate.
order BY Lieut.. Gov. Wilt. Sixteen Senators
present. no quorum.
Al that ' hour the roll was called and twenty
Ave Senators answered to their names.
The chair called tie preferred calendar &C.
riatim, naming the various committees TO which
such bills were referred on the day previous.
No reports were made.
The Chair then called the regular order.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
by Mt. White. An, net to amend certain acts
regulating public education, etc. Referred to the
COMMITTEES on Public. Edu alton.
Red River and Mississippi Railroad Company
Referred to the Commit ee on Railroads.
Also an act SENATE BIZ No. 4, to Incorporate
fning lis boundaries etc Referred to tho Com
mittee on Paroehlal Affairs.
Mr.. White withdrew and reintroducod q reso-
luton appointing n committee of three Sena-
tors t. investigate certain charges against VIM.
T., kellogg, Lies oyer. In,
rentrodueed 1t, that being relative 10 the incor-
poration OF the town Of p naldsonyille Re-
terred to the Committee on Paroeial Affairs.
Mr.. Grover introduced resolution provid-
Ing that the Seer ,ary of the fennte be in
stfucted to request the House of Representa-
tivss, through the Speaker. to return TO the
Senate all bills Of the regular session not
finally acted upon. Adopted.
Mr.. Robertson obtained leave to Withdraw
House bi liz Nos 4Gs aud 332 from the Senate.
SENATE BILLS. SECOND READING.
The Senate bill creating a special leyee dis
triet In the parish of Caahoula. was taken up
and went over subject to call.
The calendar was exhausted when Mr.. White
moved to take w the Jury commissioner bill.
Mr.. stamps called for executive session.
when senate b NJ ss g. 9 net to estsbe The
Offices of Jury Commissioners in the parish of
Orleans. and TO create Board ct Jury Com
missioners for said parish: and filling the va
eances thereon, fixing the number of the
board. conterringo on them certain powers. etc"
wac taken up as he special order for the hour.
Mr.. GuOde made speech urging the passage
Of the bill and against the elimination of sec
ton ms amended by Mr.. Garland. which pro
yides that the State shall have the came num-
Der Of peremptory, challenges as the accused.
He would. he said. rather than have that SEQ
ton stricken out. limit by amendment its pro
visions to include only the parish Of Orleans
urging that both parties, State and accused,
should have the same rights, considering that
asT oy way an1 sod be admin
could the law be fully and equally admins
offered by Mr.. Garland to strike out section 4.
The yeas and nays were called. Yeas 90 nays
., and The section was eliminated.
Mr.. George submitted an amendment TO be-
come section 4. as follows: That In all crim-
nal trials where Two or more jointly defendan s
e si pa ,a ean aan aha Dc entitled to
State shall be entitled TO Fix peremptory obal-
tenges for each Twelve hnllepges to which such
Senator Burch opposed The additional section.
but would vote Tor the bill wi bout It. He
would not vote i?r 9ill to give the State ad-
SantageS over criminals
Mr. White said tho pending amendment gave
the state no advantage whatever. and believed
the amendment wise, one; that IL only applied
to cases whe g more than one was tried at the
same time. The section. he said. did not take
away any rights of the defendant and It would
sags h9 state ao os the section The
cases. He voted TO strike out section 4, he said
but would suppo this.
The question was put on the amendment by
Mr.. George, yeas 49, nays II; and tho amend
ment was adopted, a majority of the Republican
members voting against If.
The bill was then placed on the calendar.
AZ amended the bill reads as follows.
FEortoN I. Be I enacted blythe Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the state Of Louisiana IN
General Assembly conreied. That tho Offices of
Jury commissioners in and for tho parish Of
Orleans, be and the same are hereby repealed.
EEc. ?. Be II fnthdr enacted, ETC., That there
board Of Jury commissioners, composed of
three qualified voters. residing In the parish Of
Orleans. the acts. Of two Of them to be as valid
and binding AZ II performed by all.
SEC, 3. Pc further enacted. etc, That imme-
diately after the passage Of this net the Cover
tho parish Of Orleans to be removabe 9 at his
pleasure. three persons, who shall constitute
board Of jury commissioners The aaid COM
hundred dollars per annum. payable quarterly
by the city OF New Orleans and la case from
ABSENCE or lnaDll1ty OF members OF said board
Of Jury commissioners there should be no
quorum. the Governor shall Gil such temporary
vacancy pr yacaneies by the appointment Of 9
commiss2ner or commissioners. who shall
acts appcrtainng to the office of Jury commits
sioners. The said commissioners shall select
Y Orleans. having the qualifications requisite TO
register as voters the names of not less than
wSoss sba BE- list
certified under their hands to the Clerk of tho
Superior Criminal Court to be filed by him in his
pemented from time 10 time. before each draw
Ing, and no drawing shall be made from n list
OIL loss than one thousand names: and in order
Elemental lists. and to the selection of such good
and competent men; provided. no person
shall be- liable to serve rs a Juror
said commissioner shall have ave- al t' ali times ,ee
access TO and the right 70 copy from tho several
books of registration OF the voters of tho parish
Of Orleans shall be authorized to apply to the
Superior Criminal Court for, and said court
shall thereupon direct to be issued suhpmnas
production OF papers and the person falling to
obey such subpmnas may be punished for con
tempt The said commissioners shall have the
power and are hereby to administer the follow
% Witnesses You will we'll and puiyi answer aHs
ali such questions as may be put to you touch
as juror. SO help you God" Any
willtnl and corrupt false swearing by any per.
them. shall be deemed willful perjury aud nun
lshed y the manner now prescribed by law for
such oifense q Each Of the names on said list
and on all SUPPLEMENTAL lists. shall be written
out by said clerk. on a separate slip of papor
together with the place of residences Of each
person, and the slips Of paper on which shall
be written the names and places of residence of
the persons on the said list, shall he placed in n
box or wheel to be kept for that purpose by the
sheriff Of the Criminal Court, and fifteen days
b fore the expiration Of every month in which
the said Superior Criminal Court shall hold its
sessions, the said commissioner, together
with said sheriff shall proceed to draw
eight. names. and the persons whose names
shall be 50 drawn shall constitute tho petit Jury
FOR the mouth or session of tn. court sucrccA-
ing such drawing; prorided that whenever II
becomes necessary to form Grand Jury by tho
said Superior Criminal Court it shall be the
uuty Or the commissioners and sheriff to draw
from said box or wheel not less than seventy
names, and out of the persons whose names
shall be 40 drnMn and nnnna iinr In n.arrt a.,