The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

MIR. Demas was oppesed to q pos .ponement.
Senate committees to meet aud propose bill.
which had not been done In this case. He
claimed that the object OF postponemeht was to
force O pnstponpmant in order 10 aecure an
extra session. which he thought the other eide
was responsible for For these reasons he was
81 nor. he said. he would allow the senators to
go home and answer to the people for their
neglect of duty.
The Chair stated that the pending motion was
SENATOR Robertson g, to postpone un.il 10 O'Clock
Mr. Robertson in replly to ~. Demas, dis
ella med any Intention Of impeding legislation,
and did NOT PROPOSE to appropriate SCOT 600 as
the other side had done when in power with
only 5000 600 revenues, to pay It, nor did the
speakers side propose to provoke an extra seq
sion.
Mr.. Grover was willing to accent the motion
of the senator from st Landry. and stated that
he cou Il not vote upon the bill until 1t had been
revised by the Finance Committee.
MIR Ogden in the chairl
Mr.. Stamps said extra session would cost
f7h.o0n aud u there was one the other side was
responsible for It,
The main question was called for.
MI. Demas called for the yeas and nays.
In answer t., a question of inquiry the Chair
INT, Ogdeh) stated that the bill was on its first
recess hence The bill was now before the Senate
on its Il st reading.
Ms @ ode made he point that the bill had
fore the Senate
Mr. Demas renewed his motion for The yeas
and nHys
II,ieut Gov Wilts In the chair o
The yeas and uays W re called on tho pending
motion: yeas IA, nays 90, and The rules were not
suspended tn consider the hil
The GUAR ruled that the bill was not now be-
fore The Senate.
MIR. Texada moved a sus pension Of The rules
that the bill might be taken ut on its second
reading with view If refer enoe. Carried,
The bill wac read by title.
Mr.. Texntl. moved ita reference to the Com
mitfee on Finance, with instructions to report
by 10 o'clock
MIR. White referring to che remarks by Mr..
psmas aqea to hi ths spa,ake1s fret ssps,
the other side hal his ratty in power; when
one Of his race was the presiding Officer, in the
brought in at y late hour, and when after that
The then presiding officer had sent for him to
come t" his l =, where he told him 'the
bill signed by him that the bill exceeded The
revenues by hundreds of thousands of dollars:
and that subsequently,. when 1t bename known.
the then Attorney General had taken the bill
into tho courts. and there had made bill to
suit himself, He was satisfied, he said, with
the legislation, and cited various reform meas,
ures adopted 10 show that The session had not
been without its good results,
Mr.. Eurch said in reply that the bill came
from ~ Democratic H use, and ifthnre was any,
thing wrnnu in il il b longeti to that side. md
n to his that really The other side hesitnted
to take up an act upon The bill made by their
own rhrtv
The House ap MT today much time in
kick ng out a y or conted man as they did in
cnl sideraion of this bill. and the Senate spent
its lime in discussion Of II case where contest
wna m t''e and the result WAS they kent out Of
the Senate an lsrahlitn, and the House he'd
kiekeo,ut poor e,loret man. AS far as party
was concerned he never heard of but nnn Dem
nc, at who had Welded NJ his little dollar, md
when the Republicans made an anpropriaNion
Mr. b mas moved the previous question on
the motion to refer with Instructions Car
r"f
Tho yeas md NAYS were called on The motion
n nd AT tho ion Df the roll call Tho Hnpf1h-
linan side called for the reading of the vote
yeas 20. nays it-ana the motion prevailed.
Mr. Gage asked to take up u local bill which
had Just come in from the House ian act to
donate swamp lands to the parish of La
fourche and Terrebnnnel, with amt naments.
Tho bill was taken up and the amendments
read.
cine Finance Committee retired with tho
general appropriation hill.l
|. The amendments were eoncurrnd In,
The Hnu~e bill providing for the appointment
Of an assistant registrar for tho parish OF Or
leans was finally passed
The Pehiteniary bill providing for the nd
iustment of accounts between the State and
lessees was called MP by Mr., Robertson.
Objection was made aud the yeas and nays
were called. yeas a. nays r.
IA message from the Governor was an
nouneed, submitting proclamation for an ey
ira session to convene on Friday. March B. at
The proclamation was read limiting the SEES
sion to fifteen days. and eubmttlng such aues-
tions ne should property be taken Mp,
Mr. Garland called for executing session and
the chamber was cleared.
The doors were opened Mt 1920 q. m.
Mr. Robertson. from tho Committee on FL
nance made report stating that. according to
the appropriation bill. 40 proposed, the appro-
and he therefore asked for further time to con
slider the bill He stated further that the total
amount appropriated by the bill was. in round
figures ~ 6b7 aoa.
The committee was granted further time.
House bill No, 864 incorporating the Nouyille
Collegiate Institute parish of st. Landry, was
finally nnsua 1
mr., Mitchell in the chairl .
House bill No. 2o5. an act to incorporate the
Battalion Washington Artillery. was finally
MIR. Texa1a gave notice that Mt II 80 he would
move The Senate adjourn sine die at u midnight
House bill No. $40, TO authorize the Police
| Jury of the parish of Caldwell to levy special
tax not to exceed mills. was taken up and
| finally PASSED
Mr. White introduced q concurrent resolution
| providing TINT all buainess pending In the Sen
| aie and Houes at the hour OF adjournment Rine
| die relating to the eubiecis mentioned in the
| Governors proclamation. DO carried over to the
| extra stssion and be acted upon the same
as though it were a continuous session.
| Lieut. Gov Wilt IN tho ehairI
Mr. Demas desired to know II the Senator
| MIR White) would agree to limit tho extra aes'
| sion to five days,
Mr.. White thought that it would cucumber the
The resolution was then adopted
| Mr.. Grover called up House bill No, a65, an ho
to authorize the police lures, OF the parishes O
Tanginahoa Morehouas and Rapides to levy
a spt cial tax. with the House amendments stri
king out the parishes of Moorehouse and Rap
| ides.
| Tho House amendments were adopted and
| the bill was finally passed.
| Mr.. Grover moved that committee Of three
| be appointed 10 wait upon and notify the Gov
erner that the Senate would be ready to ad ourt
Mt II o clock aid TINT thu EGcretary of the Sen
nte be instructed to inform the House oil TIT
| same fact. Adopted.
The Chair appointed Senators Grover, Dema'
| and Perkins as the committee. and the com
mittee withdrew.
| In n few moments the committee returned
| and through tho chairman reported that TIL
| Governor had left the building. asking furthe
| instructions.
On motion the report was received and III
| committee was discharged.
Mr. Demas moved that recess OF ten minute
be taken in order that the Senators might shak
hands,
Objected to.
| MIR. Robertson In the chnit.l
Mr. Trxada offered n re oluton tenderin!
the thanks Of the Senate to It's presiding officer
the lieutenant Governor. for the very imparta
maprer in which he had pres ided over the Sen