The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-11

Also House bill 2l0, 20 cnarteT tn
alexandria and South Arkansas Rail
road. vi,
4 bill, was referred.
The President in the CHAIR.
j House bill 214. substitute for House
bill 172. relative to offal, garbage, ETC..
/ In the city limits, inclusive OF refust
from the Slaughter House, was referred
to proper COMMITTEES.
| A message from the House announced
that the House refused to concur II
the Senate amendments to House bill
III. the police bill, and had appointed
Messrs, Jonas, VOORHEES, and McGehee
on the part of the House, to confer With
a committee from the Senate.
The President appointed Messrs. Ste.
ven, Ogden and Kelly on the part Of
the Senate.
Claims, reported bill, which was
passed, to authorize Frank Huguet, o.
East Baton Rouge, to sue the State. p.
Mr.. Goode la the chair.
Mr.. White offered a resolution pro.
viding for joint committee OF three o.
the Senate and five Of the House, and
two citizens to be named by the Cover
nor, as q commission to sit during the re.
cess of the Legislature, and revise the
laws of the State, and report ct the next
session what changes In the laws and
new laws may be necessary. Resolu'
ton adopted.
At2:3o D. m, on call of Mr.. Breaux,
the Senate went into executive session,
which was shortly raised. and the SEN
ate adjourned till IL m. Monday.
The House
The House assembled at the usual
hour.
Speaker Bush in tho chair, and d
quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Father Hubert.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
BY Mr.. Huntington, Of Orleans, chair
man OF the Committee on Claims a-
vorably on Senate bill No. 81, for the
relief Of Mr. NJ. j. Lewis, Of Ouaehita
The bill was taken up and made the
special order for Tuesday, at o'clock,
on motion of Mr.. Kidd, of Jackson.
By Mr.. Lyons, of East Feliciana,
chairman of the Committee on Corpora
tiong. reported on House bill No. 90, re-
lating to the Madison Transportation
Company, that they had received no in
formation on the subject, and could not
ascertain whether the bill would be de-
trimenta1 or not to the State. There
fore no action had been taken on the
bill.
Fayorably on House bill 173: To in
corporate the town Of Naming, Sabine
Parish.
Mr.. Wilde having said that informa-
ton relating to House bill No. 80 would
be here next week, the bill was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Corpora
tions.
House bill No. 173, relative to the town
- tab md f.na ri
finally. ID
BY Mr.. Bowden, of Franklin, chair
man of the Committee on Parochial At
fairs, favorably on House bill No. 225, to
authorize the people Of Livingston to
hold an election to locate the seat of
Justice in that parish. The bill was
taken UP and passed finally
BY Mr.. Washburne, of Morehouse,
from the Committee on Lands and
Levees, reported bill providing for the
reorganization of the Board OF State
Engineers, and providing for more ade-
quate protection of the alluvial lands OF
the State from overflow.
The bill was ordered printed in the
journal and made the special order for
Tuesday at o'clock.
Mr.. Hill called up House bill requiring
State tax collectors to furnish bonds to
the State Auditor. The bill was recon-
mitted to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Ryland, of West Feliciana, Chair
man OF the Committee on Agriculture,
reported substitute for House bill 176,
to repeal paragraph 6, section 1 OF an
act relating to the revenues, approved
March 5, 1872. The substitute provides
that the license tax on cotton presses,
pickeries and ginneries shall be $3.50 per
annum; provided that this shall not APP
ply to gins on plantations. nor on GIN
neries ginning less than 300 bales per
annum.
Mr.. Singleton, OF st. Landry, by con-
sent introduced @ Dill relative to the
testimony of physicians. The bill pro-
vides for the mode Of giving testimony
by physicians living over fifteen miles
from the court house when his services
are urgently required by a patient, etc.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Bridger, of Caldwell--To re-
peal sections 262S, 1923, 1880, 2e47, 264S.
and 2649 of the Revised Statutes, and a
portion of article 625 of the Code OF
Practice. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
BY Mr.. Ferguson. of Orleans, by con-
sent--A bill to amend and re-enact arti-
Gle GA OF the Code of Practice. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Delavigne, OF Orleans, by con-
sent--A bill amending section 2447 Of
the Revised Statutes exempting from Ii
cense persons selling articles OF their
own manufacture.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Gaskins, according to notice
A bill relative to the transfer OF success
sion papers from Union, Jackson, Bien-
Vile and Claiborne parishes to Lincoln
parish. se,.ls. ra
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Senate and the House now met
in Joint session, and proceeded to ballot
FOR United States Senator, with the
result: - s....-.. ....sss..
Senator Kelly withdrew the name OF
the Hon. 9. B. Wheeler. .,
Senate House. Total
Jonas. ..... ......,..... % "a &
Gibson. ~ 70
Robertson. 49,. ....... IL ~ ~
Jno. Young. ......--..
Total IL 66 SIS