The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
Days Proceedings.


Secretary OF the Senate.
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Eighth Days Proceedings.
o SENATE CHAMBER, State or LOUISIANA. l
New Orleans Friday, February 8. 1878. !
The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock
IN. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Allan, Boatner Bryant, Burch,
Cage, Demas, Ducros Dumont, Ellis, Gar
land, George, ella, Goode Harper, Kelly, Lam
dry, Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, sandi-
Twitchell, Wakefield Wheeler, White, Young
and Zacharie-30.
Absent-Messrs. Brea,lx, Grover, Mitchell,
O'Donnell, Ogden and Stevens.
On motion Of Mr. Demas reading the jour
nal in detail was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson 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. Dumont, Ellis, Gar
land, George, ella, Goode, Grover, Harper,
Kelly, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Perkins, Richard
son. Robertson, Sandiford, Stamps, Stubbs,
Sutton, Texada. Twitchell Wakefield, Wheeler,
White. Young and Zacharie-32.
Absent-Messrs. Breaux, Landry, Ogden
and Steven-4. 81. ,
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler the Senate agreed
to allow him to correct the report of a com
mittee, as affecting Gen. A. 8. Badger late
State Tax Collector Of the Fourth District,
parish of Orleans. .
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the Senate
unanimously agreed to take up at this time
the report of the Joint Committee on Consti-
tutional Amendments. sn".
The report of the committee was by bill Ell
titled
''An act proposing amendments to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana"
Mr. White offered the following amendment,
which was adopted: o
Strike out the words ian act and insert in
lieu thereof concurrent resolution
Section Of the act reported blythe COM
mittee was read. o
Mr.. White offered the following amend
ments, which were adopted seriatim: Q
In line strike out the word "enacted" and
insert resolved"
In line 8, after the word Louisiana in
sert the words, House Of Representatives
conelrring therein" and strike out the words.
Sin General Assembly convened"
Strike out all of section after the word
therein in the eleventh line. and add the
words, land the same shall. if adopted, be
submitted to the people at the next general
election in accordance with the constitution. =
Making the section, as amended, read as
follows: .-. .....
SECTION /. Be 1t resofued by the Senate OF
the State Of Louisiana. the House of Repre-
sentatiues +eoncu,ving therein two thirds Of the
members of each house agreeing thereto,
That the following amendments be proposed
and entered upon the respective Journals OF
the Senate and House Of Representatives,
with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and
the same shall, il adopted be submitted to
the people at the next general election, in ac-
cordance with the constitution.
On molten of Mr.. Allan section was
adopted as amended.
Proposed amendment one, as offered by the
committee was read, as follows:
Representatives shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
venlber every two years, and the election
Assembly b shall 1'G meet On the first Monday IN
January, 1879, and biennially thereafter. on
the first Monday in January, unless a differ
ent day be appointed by law, and their ses-
sions shall be held at the seat of government.
Strike out article 17t9
Mr. Robertson moved that the amendment
be adopted.
The President directed the Secretary to call
the roll on the adoption Of the amendment
The rolltheing called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bryant,
Burch Cage, Demas Ducros, Dumont, Ellis,
Garland, George, Gla Goode, Grover, Harper,
Richardson, ROBERTSON, sandiford, stamps,
Stubbs Sutton, Texslda, Twtchell, Wakefield,
White, Young and Zacharie- SO.
Nays None O
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Ogden and Steven
3. a
Two-thrds Of the Senators elected having
voted in the affirmative, the President de
;lared amendm ent one adopted.
Proposed amendment two, as offered by
the COMMITTEES was read as follows:
AMENDMENT TWO.
The members Of the General Assembly
shall be paid q salary of five hundred dol
ars $500 per session end actual travelling
expenses by the nearest practicable route, not
Q exceed fifty do lkx 500 for any one
leld in the same year they shall receive for
he second session in that year salary OF
'nly two hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 and
lctual travelling expenses by the nearest
FOube, N0I 10 exceed Ufty dollars
$50 for any one member. The regular BIZ
nnial session shall not exceed ninety days in
uration, unless by vote Of two thirds Of the |
members elected to each house of the General
assembly.
Strike out article 39)
Mr.. Robertson moved the adoption of the |
as read.
The President directed. the Secretary to call
he roll on the motion to adopt the amend
,entn
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas : Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bryant,
urch, Cage, Demas, Ducros, Dumont, Ellis,
arland, George, Ola, Goode. Grover, Har-
er, Kelly, Landry, Mitchell, o'Donnell, Per
ms, Richardson, Robertson Stamps, Stubs,
andiford, Sutton Texada Twitchell, Wake
ED, Wheeler, White, Young and Zacharie- SO.
Nays-None .,
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Ogden and Steven
g.
Two-thirds OF the Senators elected having