The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-07
VI. GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIRST SESSION.


thnse whtt,, haye been accustomed 10 msei
here. a. well as W Senators newly eleote1, my
spsgfd ehd yg ses Y ME- 1d s 4 est ,s
ssns snsf w nss sos9 y III sons
W2,o have rauvspd III YOU their trtist and conn.
Henes. Int II n sad 20 consider that mhgy Of
gsasssss dp, wb ah ssgdd pf"spsr e
last parting a prHtilenes has invaded lArRe
part be as dssroslaF ,hoassnaf % 1,yss
9 nrins i Ints, tens ID thousands Of households
rnd 4 si ceste lta slo N A., ahaagw gve Fl ne
terror terror So Inc dsadly visitation. which swept
Through The .dwellipea q riell anu poor ,miksi
most tiisiresafvi want V many Ihousantl.s:
many havs gsa ,,,s sts siiss I,sIea
IN haauaa l,il aurfowp ~ our bsreaved, dis
tressed aud sotely aillieted people, came 70
THEIR relief and have thereby .'I w9n gaasae u
classes 81 people y ~ quarters q the republic
w their large. hear % beneYvlsnee. and " e.
press The universal admlrailon Y oHr ,s,lows
4Gitizsps Tor their grand deeds ~ charity toward
ihat ihs M Observation-Disclosures 81 the people should
record these iaes 4 ign,sris Isso,Ytiens
n suitable terfna 10 that the world may know
that We are. not unsfntefu and 90 that our
hdrsn sa IA, NIX va ud r1 nv
NH Children iIassusE distant lands came 70 ihs
Gentlemen, m yen enter upon the labors q
another session. permit me " rgsurn my
aas cT so gaib ss nn srss g do
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Reea,lss You insfprs ths rules 81 psrlamsn.
}arT debate and decvrutn pY tgs llght 81 the
q cps sb ys ssiye5v en- NV. Ss',S III
ppsnaots DO VOL sbeinq 81 ogr beloved state
f,and ia unspeiilY discord. no angry sntaRo.
nietrs. III untimaly disposition 70 engrcaoli
upon ihe privileges Of mInofities. no nesleet q
n,ns, M 4, express the hope that ID order
70 lavjslnfe With IN eye spals 70 the good 81 the
N y5Sr sBBes sS ia ssns
ss ss i LII = WORK ier hs highest INTERESTS o.
ssltaiion II .hs State q louisiana. call tho Sen
fhe roll Of the Senators holding oyer was
thpf called. md the following answered. ~.
,. ssna2 srea prysGte she Perkins, ncSetdso
eandltofa. HtaIpps Button. stubbs. Wales.
ds eslI II The roll oil these The Clerk read
che See certificate 81 the secr.tary u State re- q
those who we're newly elected. which Declared
weo we se ent,sM M Asssrie those returned on
the pe"rstaty 81 states certificate were sworn
The names Of the newly elected Senators we're
then calud Breaus, Benuefs. powderi Cohen,
Dsisouchei, Dalpho,issaye, .Fontenot. Hatding,
Me5r9n nelly ssns wlss 0'a
fhe newly elected SENATORS were then sworn
In by the lieutenant Governor.
TfeITs esos E0 q m s'f Hfhleeah sesscpa
Dstriet, ii was sent TO tho tecretaty 81 state
ami after its correction MIR. Norwood was sworn
Th sv iull roll Of Tho tsanate was then called and
thirty thLee hesators aswarsa 20 tnef namsa
Honator win Htsven moved lhat Tho rules
Adopted INT VT, session ps adopted fof 'his aea-
iarAsr nossa lhs' spSs s.1,s s9mnlttse q
fie n further movsd that The senate go into tho
election III ite permanent officers. Carried.
XII, John Uissg was elected Clerk pf The .en.
f.a MI Mna s GIsri 4 0 mssrs 6se
rolling Clerk. Thomas 4. BARR Sersesnt- ~
Am q psGSSsM Asssss
misses ~ three % apppinted y val, apon .he
SuIv orUan ans which was carried.
EenalorH Eleven, Texada and btamps were aD- |
M. LANDRY. Of Ascension. asked tesye to
withdraw bill incorporating tho townsof pon- |
Aldsonville. Leave was granted,
oflco and reported Tint no had not yot:nrrsyed:
M. Hteyan aaked leave TO introdu1csa ISL of
which previous notice had NOT becs asven.
The Sijl was for the liquidation Of shc State
Ths e ws pd On
TO M ee ssssSa gave ~ aotIcs 81 nenn
e HI rs sss Sd 81 e from y psr
and another revising and amending shs ares-
ont lave q aseeasmsnt and collecion q af .
Authorizing q committee 20 examine Tao fs,oks
of the Treasurer and Auditor. IA ..
.hc MI re n.S'o II i HER presbytsrsn pabshiss ao
twice and 4 referred to the Committee "a Carl
eA Mr TssaSa gave notice o, bill rssatfse TO
che calling OF constitutional conventpn.s
Executive session was then called.
ArrKn EXECUTIVE snssror.
AT a o'clock the doors were open0tE apt Ia
formation waa received from tho Hopes lat Il
had organized and was ready Tor baslas'sa 49,.
Senator ssySn rs sp ssa q SSh Ss 4
9 Ysss w Gov nSSfH ss1 ssiSTs sass
sssIrs q ahs aes q Duncan Renn TIC
Fourth Senatorial District.
On motion Of senator Texada theapsifion
was referred 70 tho Committee on glesatohs.
WIN o rTresident then appointed tho solswns
special committee on, rules: stevcn. Wailes.
AS enater Breanx The then presented tbeneso Of
sssIsss I, FAM j kf WIZ Ssr r AZ s ssS
Senatorial District The petition wa. rasorred
10 the Committee on Elcctione.
The following is the petition:
Louisiana: =
The petition Of Frank r.. KING. scitsaen OF
yermillinn parish. respectfully reprosenI5 that
at the eleclion held on the nth day oS Hslvem-
Der. 1879 no was candidate for state hen sor N
the Tenth Senatorial District COMPS ~ the
parishes OF St. Mary, Vermillton, Cacasieu and
Cameron, and that no was duly elected Is such
Senator. aud :" he contests the eseetzon OF
George W t'a Who has been wroEgfcsly re-
turned 70 H.. the following grcunsas:
1. That 81, t,~ the returns, ~ pE3mul-
gated by the Z State. the eeid George
III. Wells ap, NJ 49,. received a n5aJtgiy OF
only eight vol, {, ss INV. aner.
2. That mt poilS We and ia tha nth
ward OF the parish 0t rrn-nn the ttlly sheets
OF the election are f.St 3 AanJ sworri taSoy the
commissioners o. si,c j. nN expseetsy re-