The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-24


Of the same, and filling Of vacancies therein /;
fixing the number Of the board; comforting
upon them certain powers; defining their du-
ties, and fixing their compensation; 'provid-
petit jurors for the parish Of Orleans, and for
the impanellng Of petit and tales jurors, and
providing for the manner Of drawing grand
turies for the parish of Orleans; to give to
the State the same number OF peremptory
challenges as accused persons, and to repeal
all laws In conflict herewith"
And has passed the bill as amended.
JOHN CLEGG,
. Secretary OF the Senate
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The unfinished business being
House bill No. s,
ETC.,
Was taken up on second reading, under the
favorable report, with amendments, from the
Committee on the Militia
The amendments of the committee were
adopted, as follows
In section s. line %, strike out "ten' and
insert six"
In section g. insert in line %, after the word
contributions, the words, "to be paid into
the treasury of the State, and placed to the
order of the Governor for militia purposes"
In line 80, after the word land" insert
"also"
In line 20 strike out twenty-five" and In
sert fifty .
Strike out all of section 10, and insert the
new section, to become section 10:
BE ii further enacted etc, That the Gov
ernor be and he Is hereby authorized to organ
ize In the parish Of Orleans special force, to
be known as the Louisiana State National
n 1nrI hall no I<f4
ing duly enrolled and uniformed militia there
Of as at present organized and Differed and
such companies, battalions and regiments as
may offer themselves and be accepted by him;
provided, the commissions Of the officers OF
such organizations. as may, not have been
heretofore enrolled in the militia Of the State,
shall date from the organization of their re-
spective commands or the date OF their cleo
ton by their respective organizations; and
rrovided, that no commission shall date prior
the Governor shall at all times have the right
to remove officers and remodel the OrQaniza-
tions Of the militia as In his Judgment may be
best for the public service
add Irrational !" add at the end CT the section
the words, provided every general officer
appointed shall be assigned to command
commensurate with his rank"
In section II, line 6, strike out -four and in
sert "two."
and insert after the word sooner" in line II,
the following words, removed in the case OF
the non-commissioned staff by the regimental
or battalion commander, and In the case OF
nom ommissioned company officers"
In lines II and Is strike out the words "non-
commissioned officers and privates"
In line 20 strike out all after the word "com-
manding" to the end Of the section.
Section 10, add at the end Of the section the
words:
Strho4 m nh Mo;or Gouor,1 wi 1;oY Hor
eral and colonel shall appoint his own staff
officers, respectively, and the Governor shall
commission them.
'The staff officers of the Major General
shall consist of an adjutant general Of divi
sion, with the rank of colonel; an Inspector
general Of division; quartermaster general
Of division; paymaster general OF division,
and a surg con general Of division, each with
the rank Of lieutenant colonel
THE staff Of a Brigader General shall con-
lieutenant colonel; a brigade inspector; a
brigade quartermaster; a brigade commits
sary; brigade ordnance officer, brigade
surgeon, each with the rank of major"
Section 16, line IA, strike out all of the sec
ton after the word "act' In line IA; in line
insert the word national" after the word
estate"
In section IS, line s. strike out the word
'four" and insert the word "two."
In section As, add at the end of the section,
cavalry and infantry equipments the proper
ty Of and in possession of companies, bat
talions or regiments SHALL upon their
being mustered into the militia or Louisiana
State National Guard, become the property
OF the State, a e d after being Inspected and
officers as the commander-in-chief may desig
nate shall be paid for to the command surren-
dering them, from the money appropriated by
this act, or any money in the treasury. to the
credit of the general fund not otherwise ap-
propriated, such arms and equipments to be
reissued in conformity to the provisions of
this act"
In sections 1S, AZ and As, insert the word
national" after the word "State,'' so as to
read Louisiana State National Guard
On the motion of Mr. Cressy the following
was adopted:
In section 5, line 10, after the word "pri-
Yates" insert the words following: "Compa-
MES Of artillery shall be organized as follows:
One captain, two first lieutenants, one second
lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quarter
master sergeant one stable sergeant, four
sergeants, eight corporas, one bugler, three
artificers, and not less than sixty nor more
than 100 privates."
On the motion of Mr.. Buck the bill was
as follows:
In section 6, line 8, after the words "per
annum insert "One-nalI TO De paid TO the
fund for the support Of the militia and one
half to the treasury Of the command to which
such contributing members may be at
tached."
On the further motion of Mr.. Buck section
46 was amended by adding at the end thereof
the following words:
provided the provisions of this section
shall not extend beyond the first Of January,
1872"
On the motion of Mr.. McGehee the House
resolved itself into committee of the whole
for the consideration Of this bill.
MIR. Lyons in the chair
4 The committee, on rising, reported that
they had considered the bill section BY sec
Ga. the amend ments theketo y lopted