The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MARCH T. 1878.
when there were but twelve Senators present.

quorum WIS 0nd ten m1nuIp9 iAB6F, when,
on motion OF MI. Robertson. there being q bare
| quorum present. the Moore Gage case was post
poned one hour.
his e H. No sa s9 s p
cers OF the state for the fret quarter OF 1878,
| was read In detail and finally passed.
| HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
s.! House bill No. as4, the Moffett Register bill,
was taken up. placed on its secon1 reading, and
on motion was referred to the Committee on
House bill No. 45e authorizing the police jury,
parish o. Benvlle to levy a spac pee, tax f.r
eral times and was finally passed -.
Mr.. Robertson. from the Gommitee, on r.
nanoe returned sena bill Me- 49, relative to
that no question OF finance was Involved. Lies
The report of the special committee to inves-
| tigate The charges against the clerk and sheriff
| of Madison parish was taken up and read.
| tSena'or Harper In the chair.]
| The report WIS adopted.
| Lieut.. Coy. Witt In The chair
s9nate 6ii No. 29 relatlve t to th y, falm Of 10
upon which part of the State House Is located.
| was taken up.
Mr.. Robertson. moved that the bill be laid on
Senate bin No. 40. making an appropriation
Of go 900 to close Bonnet Care crevasse, was In
Senate bill authorizing md directing the Gov
ern to appoint police jurors upon tho recon-
mendation OF taxpayers OF any parish. who
|
erty in said parishes. was taken up with the
amendments and favorable report Of tho COM
| Mr.. Young moved tho Indefinite postponement
Of the bill. as he said 1t gave the taxpayers ali
the power and the poor voters none
make the taxpayer bigger man than old Grant.
Mr.. stamps thought The bill would have
and they might lot the taxpayer elect The Gov
| ernor, the Senators and members OF the House,
az, yell as the judiciary. -
the black people that 1t was intended to create
u little monarchy IN the parishes. MT,
questions whatever in the bill.
The main question WIS ordered on the mo
ton TO indefinitely postpone and that motion
Mr. T..xada thought in Its present shape tho
bill would array the non taxpayers and the tax
IKE psea orer e contested
| ELECTION case, was TAX up.
Mr.. Boatner moved to POSTPONE until to-day
| Gfter rending the journal Objected to.
| Mr. Young osed the postponemenf, and
read the outgoing Senators on the other side II
Lecture on Tho matter Of Legislative reform.
Mr. Zaehare opposed postponement.
| Mr. Grover thought the printed reports had
not been fully digested, and was in favor OF
The yeas and nays were called On the motion
Mr.. Boatner'el to POSTPONE until this morning
| Yeas 49, nays 10, and the Chair voted In the A.
| tlrmaiive.
A motion to adjourn WIS lost Yeas Is. nays ts
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ment OF m assistant registrar Of voters Tor the
parish OF Orleans, was read. tho bill providing
that he shall be appointed for the year 1878 only
| and shall receive II SALARY OF not more than $50
per month. 4 motion to suspend the rules
with avisw to it's flual ,rassage was lost.
| Mr.. Rober son m we'd to suspend the rules to
place the bill on its second reading. with view
! TO reference.
Mr. Bureb called for the yeas and nays-yeas
| 90, nays 7: not Ii four lths vote.
| Mr. Robertson moved to adjourn until IL m.
to-day. Carried. and at s:2o D. IN. the Senate
The House mot ut II u. M. Speaker Bush in
Mr. Hill, of Ascension. moved to expunge
| from the journal OF Tuesday all that relpted to
House bill No. 41s, The apportionment bill.
On motion of MIR. Jonas. tho motion was
Gen. Young asked consent to call up House
| bill No. 4l6. providing for the payment Of the
first aua,ter,s salaries Of constitutional off,
COMMITTEES t o. of the whole. and after consider.
alton reported It back to the House favorably
and it was passed finally.
chairman OF the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses to pay Mr. Barbin s4s for the extra $685.
Mr. Keeting called up the resolution to pay +.
,. souer his per diem and mileage us the mem
Dor from Avoyelles.
On motion of Judge Lyons the resolution was
By Mr.. Carvle: A resolution allowing Gain
SaItain, contrasting the seat OF Burton. of Car
roll. his mileage and per diem for this session.
Lies over.
Con, Young called up resolution allowing
the bill Of Mr.. Beattie. stenographer. Passed
Mr.. Hill called up tho resolution to pay Sc
yeignss his mileage and per diem as member
Mr.. Warmoth opposed the resolution. Mr.
sevegnes had resigned his seat, and aeknowl-
edged he had never been elected. and that Mr..
than any other lnterloper who had got into this
House and found 1t to his interest to abandon
his seat.
Mr.. Hin and Mr.. Lea favored the passage of
Mr. Delavigne called for the reading of lot
drawing wing from His seat In favor Of Mr.. Bilieu.
Mr.. Hill called for the reading Of the report
and tho journal to show that the House acted
on the report and not on the letter. Mr. Hill
stated that the letter Of seveignes was not writ
ten till after the committee had determined. on
its report and the letter was not &C nsidersd by
the committee at all and had no influence on its
report, ,-..
the name of l.. J. Souer.
The amendment Was ruled out OF order,
Mr.. Keeting moyed to indefinitely, postpone
the, resolution of Mr.. Hill. and called the yeas
,hs ID a, fsson9n In
Contingent Expenses to pay to members serv-
ing on joint committees, during the recess OF
the General Assembly. Lies over
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
Elections and Qualfcntions-M Wise, chair
mar, OF this committee, made majority report
in the contested election case OF Sartain vs..
Burton. in favor Of The former.
Mr., Dipkgrave gave notice Of a minority re-
| port In favor of Burton
Hegistration---This committee reported by bill
providing for the appointment OF an assistant
registrar q. voters for the parish Of Orleans.
| Mr. Gaekins asked q suspension OF the rules
and pressed the bill to flnal passage;
Appropriations-Repo the deficiency bill,
which was ordered printed in the journal and
made the special order Immediately after the
appropriation bill.
| THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
being tho special order Of the day, was called
up and the House went into committee OF the
whole to consider the same.
Mr.. Smart moved to amend by changing the
appropriation for salary Of State Librarian
from $3.50 to 1910, and OF the Assistant Librarian
from 5000 to $500. to conform to the salaries fixed
by law. Adopted.
Mr.. Peralta moved to strike out all referring
tot 1urie Cfn MI f,fA fipo