The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08
ITHE NEW ORLEANS DEMooRAT SATURDAY FEBRUARY s. 1879
Mr. Garland demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows.

The roll being called, resulted as follows.
Yeas Messrs. Breaux. Bennefs. Bowden
Bryant, Cage, Cahen, Ducrus, Harding, Har.
per. Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Landry, Merkei
MITCHELL Norwood persip si, hloh e ss
Wales Wells, Williams, Zacharie~ On.
Nays essrs. Funtenet Garland. Sandl.
ford, sutton, WheelerA5.
Absent Messrs. DeBouchel, Relationships
Ellis, Gla-4.
The report Of the com mlttee was concurred
IN and the bill was finally passed.
Mr.. Williams, chairman OF the Committee
on Elections, submitted the following report
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate.
Your Committee on Elections to whom was
referred the contested election cases 0t
schenck vs.. Kepner, Carlisle w. Harding and
King vs.. Wells, beg leave To submit the fol
That owing Ia the shortness OF the session
and the demands made upon the time of the
members by other and Important commit
tnes mud occupied In attendance upon the sit.
tings Of your honorable body, they have not
been able to dispose VI said cases.
In the two former cases none of the CON
testants have had an opportunity TO appear
before the committees.
I'm the last named care the committee has
examined mass Of written evidence and
taken the testimony OF number Uf wit
nasses residing In the district all on behalf ~
the contestant, but have not been able Ia
finish the investigation, although both con
tsstants have vigorously pressed the contest,
the sitting Senator declining to claim his
privileges and laying aside other work I'm
posed upon him by this body, In order to
facilitate the labors Of the committee.
Your COMMITTEES therefore respectfully ask
10 be discharged from the further considera-
~ = ~ BOILING WILLIAMS,
Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, the report was
received and adopted
Mr.. Texada moved that the rules be sus-
pended In order 30 take up Mt this time
House bill No 1876,
IAN act TO repeal section Of act No. 60 Of
the extra session, approved April ID, 1877. en-
titled An act for the protection Of game AMI
mails and birds Ia the State Of Louisiana In SC
far as the same applies to the parishes 81
Vernon, Caldwell, HapIdes, jackson, Vim
and Claiborne"
The Senate refused 10 suspend the rules.
On motion Of Mr.. Harding, the rules were
suspended, and
House bill No. CT.
IAN act TO incorporate Young America Fire
Company No ., Of the city Of New Orleans,
Was taken up. under the unfavorable report
Of the COMMITTEES on Corporations and Paro
chial Affairs
On motion Of Mr.. Harding the bill was
taken as engrossed and passed to Its third
reading.
| On motion Of Mr.. Harding The constitu
tional rule was suspended, and the bill was
read the third time.
Mr.. Harding moved that the bill be finally
passed.
| Mr.. Perkins demanded the yeas and nays.
| The roll being called, resulted as follows.
| Yeas-Messrs Breaux, Benners, Bryant
| Gage, Cahen Delahoussaye, Ellis, Ola, Hard
| ing, Harper Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Merkel
Mitchell, Sandiford, Scanand, Stamps Steven
Sutton, 1exada, Whesler, Williams %.
Nays-Messrs. Dueros. FontenUt, Garland
Norwood, Perkins. Richardson, Stubbs, Zach
| aries.
Absent Messrs Bowden, DeBouohel, Ian.
dry, Wales, Wells 8.
And the bin was finally passed and it's title
adopted.
Mr.. Harding moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed, and on hls
laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr. Stubs the rules were
suspended. and
House bill No. %.
IAN act changing the time for holding the
sessions or tho Supreme Court at Opsousas
and Monroe to the first Monday In July and
June, and fixing the return day for appeals
from tho parishes or Ouachita, Morehouse,
Catahoula, Caldwell. Franklin, Rchland,
jackson, Union, VIM, Webster, Lincoln,
Claiborne, Blenvllle, st. Landry, Calcaslsu,
Cameron, vermillion, Lafayette. Iberia, st.
Mary and It, Martin, and repeating laws In
conflict herewith
Was taken up and read the first time
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate,
the bill was read second time.
On motion OF Mr.. Stubs, the bill was passed
10 It's third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate.
the bill was read o third time and finally
passed. and It's title adopted. and notice Of
concurrence ordered to be sent to the House
Mr.. Stubs moved to reconsider the vote
By which the bill WINS finally passed, and
on his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Heron the rules were
suspended, In order to take up at this time
House bill No. 143,
"An act to authorize the lessees OF the State
Penitentiary to anticipate the payment Of
rents owing and to become due"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-flfths affirmative vote OF the Senate,
the bill was read second time.
On motion Of Mr.. Heron the bill was
passed TO It's third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was read q third time and final y
passed, and It's title adopted, and notice Of
concurrence ordered to be sent to the House,
Mr.. Heron moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed, and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider wae
laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Zacbarie the rules were
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