The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
TlaE sENATE.


THE SENATE. s
The Senate was called TO order Oh Ia O'Clock
by secretary Oiagg, 10 tho absence Of tho Proni.
don't Lieu enant Governor VILE, Who had been
unexpectedly called away, end instructed Mr..
ulugg to request Senator Steven TO take the
Mr.. Steven In the chair.
Mr, Kell, presented memorial from the Bisters
Of the ". Elizabeth Asylum. Referred TO Finance
Committee.
OF certain Bills of tho House aud concurrence IN
others from the senate. E,,s
Al 1915 tho Senate joiaed the House TO ballot
for United States Senator and shortly returneu.
Mr.. aeode asked to take up . rtHoiuslon Oh m
structions To The chairman Of Chuluiittee on
Contingent Expenses to issue coE ain WARRANTS.
The resolution was adopted.
m6hssge from .ho Governor announced ma
he had aned tho bills authorizing tho appoint
ment OF an Assistant Attorney General and m
cooperating tho town of Mil.ikens Bend and tho
society of the Ancient Order of Hihernians.
Senate bill No l2g, 70 facilitate me hqu,aaMon
of Che bundled aud floating debt OF New Orleans
by authorizing the city 10 suc, ete.s reported CD
favcrsbly by the committee, WAS called up oy MT
Grover.
Thn objects of the bill are TO authorize the
city TO sue, In any court OF competent iurisdio.
ton, without subjeeton TO the delays OF Mors
gers OF def noe. eto. The bill was laid over a..5
Houae bill No. 200, fixing tho feea Of oproners
outside OF orieans Ut 10 for ipquesse. was finally
lieutenant Governor witz in the CHAIR
House bill 1885, relative 10 Bales Of sewing ma
chimes aud pisnos, reported on by subst. ute,
changing she provisions OK Tho bill, was road ana
House bin 100, 10 repeal aet % OF 1868, relative
10 tteries, was postponed indefinitely.
HauHe bill 30, making warrants OF oierks 2,
state eff ,efB recoverable FOR taxeB, was READ
swiee and roferrod 10 tho FINANCE uomtntteo.
Kousa bill 27f, tola I've TO yaRranay, was read
and referred TO tho judiciary Committee.
House resolution for q calendar OF preferred
bilslaceorshug 10 Importance, was nonourred IA.
Haupe bill 2g4, for relief OF Sheriff Handy for
expenses oil posse oomitstpT, read twice and re-
fsTrtd.
Senator Perkins called for tho special order
fixed for.t O'clock, The Board OF Health bill, and
Hanatur Kelly called amedietely FOR executive
seaHon, which was laised shortly before oelook.
Mr.. q orge III tho chair.
DIR. parkius asked to suspend tho rules TO take
~ House bill No. 1853, the Board OF Health bill.
Tho bill was read and considered by sections.
hlr. Robertson proposed an amendment, for
which Mr. Kelly Offered u substituta, TO section
rs so ne TO provide for the SELECTION by tho city
OF six members OF the board, tho three others
being named by the Governor.
Mr.. hebsrtson's amendment proposed four
members TO be appointed by the Governor and
iive by the city, 10 hold office for four years.
Dr. POI kins objected TO the amen iment and
substitute IL was o STATE board. Tho city oil
New ofleans was but portion OF tho State in
tercsted In tho matter.
Mr, Kelly said H IL was u stAte Boaru the cily
should not have to support u. .... -
DIR. porkius Faid IL come euch provision WAS
not m Ads as la this bill TO make the Board self.
sustaining, the State would have 70, make
large appropriation instead to hustaiR ~
The yeas aud nays being called on Mr.. Kellys
substitute resulted: Yeas 7. nays i3-the yeas
being Messra. Bfesux, Ducros, Grover, Kelly,
Mitchell steven and Wnee,er,
Mr.. White offered al amendment TO Mr.. Rob-
eit one satneEdment, for the Mayor to appoint
with the o neent VI the Board OF City Admins.
trators. LnsL 49,.
MIR. Roberton's amendment was adopted by u
vote OF 10 to Q, and the section 40 arnended WAS
adopted.
Section q, fixing Tho salary of tho President of
che Board at s2a0 !, ana that OF the Secretary at
5000. was adopted
q. Section 8, relative 10 furnishing vaccine mat
ter TO the public, was adopted, with an amend.
mont by Mr.. Kelly, atriktng out of the printed
bill all after the word 1.-THE" in line IL and insert
ing '..city OF New Orleans and said Board OF
Healtb."
Judge Ogden offered an amendment TO section
4, that should tho 70 ., fines, etc., collected ex
coed expenditures Of the board, the excess shall
DO paid over TO The city. Adopted.
Sactions and 0. as printed, were adopted.
Section n, relative TO quarantine, fixing $500
fine on vessels for violation OF the law and pro-
yiding that tho board appoint quarantine officers.
Mr.. Robertson offered en- amendments except
ing from the provisions Of the section the Miesis-
sippi river quarantine station The amendment
was adopted 80 that the officers OF that station
are excepted from Che appointments by the
board. y-,-.-... - s-Ea
Mr.. Eustis offered an amendment providing for
o release bond by vessels If seized for violation
Further consideration Of this section was
passed over to consider the following sections.
Mr.. Robertson proposed 70 strike out tho sec-
lion relative to recording births and Deaths, etc.
] DR.. Perkins argued that this would emasculate
Che bill and defeat one Of the main obs
jects which was to y AXE the board self
sustaining. He read from q report Of DR..
White, President Of the Board OF Health, to
show the inefficienoy OF the former system, and
that the entrustng Of the duty OF registering
of births and deaths TO the board would make
large saving to the city and state.
Mr. Robertson, in opp )sition, read Q statement
made to him which he said might or might not
BIO correct, that the receipts OF the. quarantine
stations amounted to $4,000; that the city APP
propriated $4,000, while the expenditures were
but $26 900.
The sections in questions, 0 and 1O--were
stricken out. ,.esl a.Ea. ....gs4a 4.
Sections II and l2 relative to registry Of mar
rlages, we're also stricken out, but reconsidered,
and motion was made to reconsider the previous
sections which were stricken out. fe
Pending consideration, motion being made to
adjourn was carried, and the Senate adjourned Mt
$40 p. M. II IL m. Monday.
The House.
The House assembled at The usual hour.
Speaker Bush in the char and quorum
Prayer by the Rev. Father Hubert
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
BY Mr. Jonss, Of Orleans, chairman Of the Ju-
dietary Committee, favorably with amendments
on House bill No. 27S
Favorably on House bill to authorize G.. r.
Finlay a. Co., to sus the State.
Unfavcrably on Senate joint resolution pro-
viding for q joint commission to report upon
criminal code for the State, :
unfayorably on House bill No. 26I, relating to
the revenues. -
UIfavorably, by majority report, on Houss bill |
Ne a. 4szsEereafinE beard Of audit etc.. This |
bill was ordered to be printed.
~ M Hill, OF Orleans, on the part OF the |
general revenue bill, amended by the Senate. nm
favorably. and recommending the appointment I
OF conference com mlttee on the subject.
By Mr. Lyons, of East Fehciana, Chairman Of I
the COMMITTEES on Corporations. Fsyorably q i
ciesv.k $3.50 - -
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