The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-16
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND EssION-sEvENTH DAy.spRa-
CEEDINGs.
The Senate.

The senate.
| The Senate was called to order at Ia m, by
Lieut. Coy. Wiltz, twenty Senators answer
The journal was read and approved.
Mr. Robertson called for executive session
| and the chamber WIS cleared.
| The doors were opened at 1920, when the roll
was called and thirty-two Senators ans wered to
| their names. .
| A message from the House announced the
| passage Of certain bills.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
by Mr. Gla: petition from Abraham Bass
| Esua Of East Carroll. setting forth TINT he was
the owner Of q plantation Point Lookout. OF
oa aan m 81 ghs a ae9 weI9 under
vious to the Bars ersvasse It was free from
overflow, and That the construction Of the new
Of Fngineers had left a part Of tho land subject
to overflow. He claimed that the original line
had been changed by the State. board, for the
reason that there was not funds sufficient to
complete that line, and since that time tbous-
ands Of dollars had been spent upon levses In
other parts. of the State. Petitioner asked That
that be not done. that he be indemni1sd for any
damages that he might sustain. Referred to the
COMMITTEES on Lands and Levees.
| REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr. George. from the special committee to go.
| leot more suitable room TO" the Senate, re-
suitable ro IN for the use of the Senate inms-
dat ,ly. They have consulted with the Btate
| Engineers and others. who coneurred in he
idea that A glass cover or framework could be
constructed so that the acoustics of tho cham
Der would be imufoved That could not. how
ever. be done Immediately, and he would sug-
eest for tenn porary relief a light cloth covert hg
TO be put over tho wires. now strung at the base
Of the dome. He therefore. Offered resolution
authorizing tho Chief Of state Engineers to pro-
cure said cloth. Adopted.
The President Of the Senate announced some
additional committees, and before doing Sc
stated that the reason he had not put larger
mn uhrrt tf ana n (lltfts
mitee was That there was large number ol
lawyers on the other side, and he desired 70
have as many OF them on the committee as
The seeretary then read the following addi.
tonal list Of committees:
.Claims-Senator Garland. chairman, and
mont. nichai deon. O'Dopnell md sutton.
Public Bdugaion Senator Ogden. chairman
George, Whe.ler. Garland and Bureh.
mprpEsenagr George shsWTman W,a ns ehd
ardsoh. s's Bapeb Brsaax and Robertson. .''''
Banks and Banking. Senator White. chair
man, and Messrs ,btubba. Grover, Twitchel
hs4ee hsy Aan anS an
Senator Richardson. chairman. aud Wessrs
Ellis, sandiford, Ola. Duoros. Kelly, Wheeler
Federal Relations Senator Ducros. chair
mnn, and Messrs. sandiford, Texada. Perkins,
Gig, Grover, Bryast and B9atner @,tsa.u o,.,....
and Messrs Zscharie. Beatner Kelly. Ga
steven. Demas. Perkins and Dpmont.
Corporations and Parochial Affairs-senator
| Grover chairman, and Messrs. Robertson, Rich
ardson, Allain. Ellis. Breaux. Boatner. Stubbs
and Bnreh.
ported % without nc action. senats Bill No a. az act
| TO amend the third section OF IN ast approved
May /. 1871, relative TO the State Land Office, and
on Public Lands and Leyees. Report received
Mr.. Goode moved that IL be 30 referred. Car-
ried.
| INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
without previous notice. the following bills
BY Mr. White: An act fixing the per diem and
mileage of memhers of the General Assembly
providing for tho election of officers of the
General Assembly and the eompen sation there
| of. the manner Of payment of the members oi
the General Assembly for the appointment of
a keeper Of the State House by the Governor
The bill was read twice by title. with view to
Mr.. White moved its reference to tho Commit
| tee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Wheeler. az substitute. moved IFS refer-
ence to tho Committee on Retrenchment and
Mr.. white urged that 1t go to the Committee
on Judiciary. ana called for the yeas and nays,
| stitute, that 1t be referred to the Committee on
| Finance
Mr.. Boatner called attention to the fact that
| the mea- ure was q very important one and that
cons slitutional questions were involved, one Of
| which was whether or not the Legislature could
| CHI nge the mileage Of the members, and for
| that reas n and others II should go to the Com
mittee on Judiciary. He therefore moved that
both amendment and substitute be laid upon
| the table.
Mr.. Demas asked for the withdrawal of the
motion. that he might explain bis reasons, and
| then would renew the motion. He claimed that
the rules of the senate said that such bills should
GO to appropriate committees, He would now
| call for the reading OF the bill.
4 Senator-It Is too long; ;. ,5..,-
Mr.. Demas--No matter If 1t is rs long MS from
| her a a New York.
The bill was partially read by the Secretary.
Section / provides that the. members of the
five dollars. but that the annual compensation
shall not exceed five hundred dollars. that to
include prolonged or extra sessions held during
| the year. Section 2 provides that tho five dol
lars per diem shall include the time occupied
in travelling to or from the sessions. providing
secon %s esoRdes ss
travelling expenses be allowed the members.
provided they do not exceed forty dollars each
| way, to or from the session. Section pro-
vides that the amour is shall be, paid upon the
customary vouchers issued by the chairmen of
the Contingent Expense Committees. Section 8
provides that the Governor shall appoint a
person whose duty It shall, be to take
charge of the senate and hall of the House. and
all other rooms. furniture. ETC.. In the state
| House; that the person SO appointed snail %
designated as the keeper, and shall give bond
In the sum of s25oo shall receive salary Of
monthly payable ppon bis nn oWn on.
propriated and that the said keeper shall have
charge of the State House during the recess OF
the Legislature.
Section provides that each house shall elect &C.
one doorkeeper at salary OF s3 per day: one
enrolling clerk at ss per day. Section that the
Clerk of eachihouse shall have one private see
retary at 81 per day. Section s provides that the
President, Of the Senate shall appoint five
| pages and the Speaker Of the House ten pages,
| al a salary not to exceed 81 80 per day.
One O'Clock having arrived the President OF
the senate announced that the special order for
that hour was the act comforting additional
| powers on district and parish judges
| Mr.. Demas moved that the special order be
postponed for fifteen minutes. Carried,
| The reading Of the bill was continued. Sec
tion provides that the following standing
committees shall have one clerk each Finance
| Elections when there is contested easel
Claims. Enrolment, not exceeding six for the
| Senate and six for the House, and providing
that, If any OF the other committees need them
the chairman of the Enrolment Committee
shall assign one clerk to such committee and
that such clerk shall receive IS per day.
| Mr.. Demas moved that the further reading o1
| the bill be dispensed with.
Mr.. Burch asked that the motion be with.
drawn, that the last section might be read
| Which was done.
Section l5 as read provides that the chairmer
| af the CO;,tjnpent ExppnSe Committees now