The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24

adjournment sine die, with an amend.
ment.
i Mr.. Texada In the chair.l
!, On motion OF Mr. Harding the Senate then
ADJOURNED until Wednesday,, January "a, 1879
at II ;8o q. m. JOHN CLEGG,
il Secretary of the Senate.
Fifteenth Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER, State OF LOUISIANA. /,
New Orleans, Wednesday. January "a. 1878.
The Senate was called to order at II 30
o'clock a. m. by the Hon. Louis A. Wiltz.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
answered TO their names:
Messrs. Brpaux, Benners, Bowden, Cage,
Gahen, Ellis, Garland, Ola, Harding, Harper,
HERON, Kelly, Kenner, Landry, Mitchell,
PERKINS, Richardson. .Sandlford, Scanland,
Sw5a a,llp Steven, Stubbs, Sutton. Texada,
wells, wheeler, Williams, Zaeharie-28.
Aosent-Messrs. Bryant, DeBO1chel, Della
nousasaXe, Ducros, Fontenot, Merkel, Nor
On motion q Mr.. Steven the reading Of
the Journal In detail was dispensed with.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
Message from the House was taken ND rela-
tive to Senate Concurrent Resolution fixing q
day for adjournment, with the following
amendment, offered by the House:
Amendment by the House:
Strike out the words Thursday. the tven-
ty-third day OF January, 1879, at II O'Clock D.
m, and insert the words February /, 1879, at
midnight"
Mr.. Harding moved that the Senate concur
In the amendment offered by the House.
| Mr.. Bowden demanded the yeas and nays.
| The roll being called resulted as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Gage, Cahen, Garland, Hard
Ing, Harper Kenner, Landry, Merkel, Mitch
ell, Richardson, sandiford, Stamps, Steven,
| Nays-Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden,
Ellis, Ola, Heron, Kelly, Perkins, Scanland,
Texada, Zacharie-11.
Absent Messrs. Bryant, DeBouchel, Della.
houssaye, Dueros, Fontenot, Norwood, WALES,
| Wells, Wllliams-9.
And the amendment was ooncurred in.
| Mr.. Harding moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and moved to lay that motion on
the table.
Mr.. Bowden demanded the yeas and nays
The roll being called resulted as follows:
-Messrs Bryant, Cage, Cahen, Fonte-
not, Garland, Harding, Kenner Landry,
Merkel, Richardson, Sandiford, Stamps,
Steven, Stubbs, Texada, WALES. Wheeler-17
Nays-Messrs Breaux, BeDners, BOwden,
Ellis, Gla, Harper. Heron. Kelly, Mitchell,
Norwood, Perkins, Scanland, sutton, Wells,
Williams, Zacharie-16
Absent essrs. DeBouchel, Delahoussaye,
DucrOs-3.
And the motion to lay on the table pre-
vailed.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Wells presented the
petition and memorial Of certain citizens
Of Calcasieu parish, for an act to create an ad-
ditional justice OF the peace In the first ward
| Of said parish"
The petition was received and referred to
the Committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Kenner submitted the
petition and claim Of q. g. Hartwell. ask
Ing for payment for work done on the State
House,"
Which was received and referred to the
Committee ON Claims.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Garland, chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary, reported favorably on
Senate bin No. 40, entitled
"An act to repeal section 1923 OF the Revised
Statutes of 1870"
The report was received.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland the rules were
suspended In order to consider the report at
this time.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland the bill was
taken as engrossed and passed to Its third
reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate,
the bill was read third time and finally
passed, and it's title adopted, and the bill or
dered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
Mr.. Garland moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed, and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Ellis, on behalf OF the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported unfavorably on
Senate bill No. 40, entitled
IAN act to define the duties OF clerks OF
courts In matters OF appeal In criminal cases,
and penalty Of clerks and sheriffs for failure
in carrying out the provisions OF this act"
Mr.. Ellis, on behalf Of the same committee,
reported unfavorably on
Senate bill No. sc,
IAN act to prescribe the bond that may be
furnished by parties praying for conservatory
writs."
The reports were received.
Mr.. Zacharie, chairman OF the Committee
on elaine, submitted the following report,
which was received:
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
Your Committee on Claims, to whom was
referred the memorial of John J. Taylor,
Phoebe Ann Duncan and Mary Jane Duncan,
beg leave to report unfavorably on the same
for the following reasons: Without express
your committee find that this claim is based
on an embezZlement Of P. B. Fouke, late pub
lie administrator OF the parish OF Orleans,
for the amount OF which it is sought to make
the State responsible.
This principle and precedent finds, In the
opinion OF your committee, no warrant In
law, and. II once established, would make the