The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-02
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
rwenty-secsnd Days Proceedings.

The Senate was called TO order at IL 80
o'clock a. m. by Hon. Louis A. Witt Lieuten-
ant Governor and President Of the Senate.
On a call OF the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, bryant YAM
Cage. Cahen, Delahoussaye, Ducros, Ellis. Fon-
tenot, Garland, Ola, Harper, Heron, Nelly
Kenrer. Merkel, MITCHELL Norwood, Perkins
Richardson, Sandiford, Scanland, Stamps
Steven, Stubbs, Sutton, Texada, Waiies' "ehe'
Assent Messrs. DeBouchel, Harding. Lam
dry--3. .ho
On motion OF Mr.. Wells the reading OF the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
CONSIDERATION or MESSAGES FROM III"
HoUsB.
The following entitled bills. recelveo ~
messages from the House. were read tne iies
time. s,d 90 to
The constitutional rule was suspenaeo 10 ~
S.,,,, IN, and ,t was read second time ana
referred, as follows:
.san IA " enable the people and the School
Board OF West Carroll TO pring sun ~ '0i
tain property and funds"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
House bill No 65. entitled
IAN act TO exempt homestead OF mousse
hold from seizure and sale on execution.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
House bill No. So, entitled
san act to supply the deficiency In appro-
priations OF 1875 and 1876 for salaries OF dis
trict Judges. and particularly for the salaries
n the Judges Of the Seventh and Eighth Dis
trict Courts for the parish OF Orleans.
To the Committee on Finance.
House bill No. 102.
aAn act making an appropriation for tne
nayment OF the salaries Of the first quarter
Of the year 1879. from January to March d.
nj the constitutional officers OF the state,
amounting to seventy-five thousand eight
hundred and seventy-tive ts75,s75) dollars;
providing for the payment Of the actual trav-
cling expenses and per diem of the members
and contingent expenses OF the General As
sembly for the session commencing January
6, 1879, the said appropriation amounting 70
eighty-five thousand lSs5,0oo) dollars; 10
authorize the Auditor to draw warrants upon
the Treasurer for the amounts as appropri-
ated: recurring the Fiscal Agent to cash said
warrants; providing the ways and means for
the security and reimbursement OF said Fiscal
Agent, with per cent per annum interest
thereon. until said reimbursement Is COM
Melted; and also providing for the disburse-
ment OF said funds, and maintaining section
A Of act No. So of 1877. approved March II,
1877"
To the Committee on Auditing and Super
yising the Expenses Of the Senate.
House bill No, 1877, entitled
aAn act to further regulate the trials OF ap
n
Louisiana"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
The following House Concurrent Resolu
tion was taken up:
Concurrent Resolution relative to the i'm
provement Of the navigation OF Lake
Bisteneau and Its tributaries.
Be IL resolved by the Senate and House O
Represegtatites of The State OF Louisiana
a. General Assembly conuersed, That ou
United States Senators are hereby instructed
to use their best exertions to obtain from th'
general government an appropriation to i'm
prove and make permanent the Navigation Q
Lake Bisteneau and its tributaries. .
Resotued further, That the CLERK OF tn
House of Representatives be and Is hereb.
instructed to furnish q copy OF this resolution
to the Louisiana members in congress All
the United States Senate.
on motion OF Mr.. Steven the rules wer
suspended to consider the resolution at thi
time. and on his further motion the resolu
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Steven moved to reconsider the vot
by which the resolution was finally passed
and on his own motion the motion to recor
slider was laid on the table
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Heron, on bshalf of the Committee Q
the Judiciary, reported unfavorably on pt
tition and memorial OF citizens OF the paris
OF Calcasieu, for an act to create an add
tionaI Justice OF the peace In the first ward {
said parish.
Mr.. Perkins, chairman of the Committee G
Public Lands and Levees, submitted the 10
lowing report, which was received:
Rooms or COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS
New Orleans. January 80. 1879.
TO the Honorable President and Members
the Senate:
Your Committee on Public Lands an
Leyees, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 95,
aAn act to repeal act No. Of the extra Sc
sion Of 1878. to create Board of State FL
pineers; to define their duties, etc,
Beg leave to make a favorable report, al
recommend the passage OF the bill
L. G. PERKINS,,
Chairman OF Committee.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message was received from the Hous
through its Chief Clerk, Mr.. G. M. Pegue
announcing that the House had finally passe
and asking concurrence in the same, e
following entitled bills:
House bill No. 152, entitled
IAN act appropriating to cover deficienci
Of former years, to be paid out OF the rev
nues Of such years. etc.
Also,
House bill No. so, entitled
"An act to create a mechanics and builder
privilege, and to provide for the manner
recording and enforcing the same"
Also, that the Speaker has signed duly e
rolled
House bill No. Is, entitled
IAN act in relation to appeals to the s
preme Court of the State from the parish
Of Caddo, Bossier and De Soto,"
And asking that the Lieutenant Govern
affix his signature thereto.
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