The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1878.
SENATE.
seventeenth pays Proceedings.


New Orleans. Saturday. January 20. 1878.
The Senate was called to order ut 10 o'coe
ID. by the Secretary who called the Hon.
d. White to the chair.
On d call Of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Messrs Allan, Boatner, Bryant, Burcf
Demas. Ducros Ellis, Garland, George, Goodt
Harper. Ogden Perkins, Richardson, Robert
son. Sandiford, Stubbs, Sutton. Twitchel
Wakefield, White and zacharie az.
ola. Grover. Kelly. Landry Mitchell, O'Don
nell, Stamps, Steven. Texada, Wheeler ant
Young-H.
On motion OF Mr.. Allan the reading Of TIN
journal In detail was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr. Robertson presented the
s'Memorial Of Al. Moss, asking such actor
as will secure him payment for services rem
dered as parish Judge Of the parish OF Lafa
yette for the years 1875 and 1885,
Which was received and referred to the
Committee on Claims.
Mr. Wakefield submitted the
sPetition Of citizens OF the parish Of IBERIA
asking the passage Of An act TO authorize the
Police Jury Of the parish Of Iberia to levy q
special tax In said parish for an amount suffi-
Client TO build a parish jul"
Which was received and referred to the Com
rnittee on Corporations and Paroehial Affairs
Mr.. Kelly presented the
"Petition of the Sisters of the Good Shep-
herd, asking an appropriation Of ten thousand
dollars to relieve them from certain claims and
I'd enable them to continue their charitable
Institute"
Which was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr. Boatner presented
"a memorial from the Police Jury Of VIM
parish, asking for permission TO levy a stuff
cient tax rate to pay the necessary expenses Of
the parish
Which was received and referred to the Com
nlittee on Corporations and Parpehial Affairs,
with instructions to report by bill or other
wise.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. George obtained unanimous consent to
introduce, without previous notice,
Senate bill No. rs, entitled
"An act to amend and re-enact an act en-
I titled An act to create the parish of Webster,
and providing for the complete organization
thereof approved February 81, 1871, and to
attach the territory acquired by Webster
Webster parish
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate,
the bill was placed on its second reading and
referred to the Committee on Corporations
and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Allan obtained unanimous consent to
introduce, without previous notice.
Senate bill No. 70, entitled
IAN act to incorporate the town OF Plaque
mine, to determine the officers thereof, and to
define their powers and duties, to authorize
the levy and fix the amount OF taxes to be
levied by the authorities OF said town. and to
authorize and permit them TO control the fer
ries and dykes within the limits Of said town,
and to repeal oil laws and parts of laws In
conflict herewith"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate, the
bill was placed on its second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Goode obtained unanimous consent to
introduce, without previous notice,
Senate bill No. 80, entitled
" An act requiring the salaries of all con-
stitutional officers to be paid monthly"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate,
tho bill was placed on Its second reading and
referred to the Committee ON Finance
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. 80, entitled
An act requiring parish judges TO keep
their offices at the parish seat" etc,
Was taken up under the favorable report
I Ut tho Judiciary Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland the bill was
taken as engrossed, and passed to It's third
reading a.7.
The constitutional rule being suspended by a
four-afths affirmative vote of the Senate, the
bill was read third time, and finally passed,
It's title was adopted, and II was ordered to be
sent to the House for concurrence
Mr.. Garland moved to reconsider the vote
by which Senate bill No. go was finally passed,
and ON his own motion the motion TO recon-
slider was laid on the table,
Mr.. zacharie offered the following resolu-
tion, and moved the suspension OF the rules in
order 10 consider 1t at this time:
Resolved, That the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform be instructed to invite from
the Taxpayers Association" and Reform
Associatlon' any suggestion. In writing, in
regard 10 the reduction of the expenses OF the
State and that said committed be authorized
sto subpoena any citizen as witness whom said
committee may desire, TO examine them upon
the subjects entrusted to said committee, and
that the committee be requested to report by |
bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Robertson objected to the suspension of |
the rules.
Mr.. Burch demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Demas made the point of order that a |
nipple objection would cause the resolution to
Elaid over.
The Chair ruled that two-thirds vote of |
40 Senate would order the resolution to be |
-saken up.
Mr.. Zacharie withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Stamps renewed the motion to suspend !