The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.

The Senate met at the usual hour. 10
M, Lieutenant Governor Witt presi-
ding, and q quorum present.
III message from the House asked con-
currence In sundry bills. and the read
ing of the message being interrupted
BY another message, that the House
was ready to ballot for y. D. Senator,
the Senate joined the House for the
AtI2:so the Senate returned, and Sec
retary uleea resumed the reading Of the
message from the House, asking con-
occurrence In House bill No. 113, relative
to city drainage, and In amendments to
Senate bill No. 81, so as to include mu
nfcIpal as we'll as State and parish tax
% III the provisions OF the bill for the
remission OF tax penalties.
Mr.. Steven moved that the Senate dis
agree to the amendments OF the House
to Senate bill No. Sd. Carried, and
Messrs. Steven, Texada and Grover were
appointed on Committee OF Confer
once.
Mr.. Goede, for the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported on sundry bills. Report
Mr.. Zaeharie, for same committee, re-
ported by substitute on Senate bill No.
s3. Report lies over.
Mr.. White, for Committee on Banks
and Banking, reported favorabiy on
Senate bill No. AZ. Report lies over.
Mr.. Grover for Committee on Corpo-
rations, reported on sundry bills, among
s,stl,arin;ng tha eitv to issua premium
honda to ,sav a Judgment against the
city,
III q saaya artiela ao7l ~ tha Revised
Statusse was taken mn and finally
nasaed
i Hnnsa hin No IA. the special order.
was rsnstnnnad two weeks.
Mr Il Civ oalIad mn House hill Ma.
100 anfitIaa aIn act 10 authorize and
ra@.s,ira tha o;tv ~ Naw Orleans to re-
.asvn nortif aataa iasnad aimee the 9Th of
Ian,,a ~ 1877 and those to he issued nv
fha Rnard IA Metronolitan Police IN
=. sa as,,,ant - tha iarias and axnanses IF
III tratray,olitan Pnlica NOT Ia exceed
shs ann IN SA5 flo1 in Y,ayrnent Of tha
sav ,aviaa far nolice r,,rnoses for the
cs,rrent wear The hin was finally
,,aasaa
ps Tbe renort of The Committee ON Re-
trenchmant and Reform. MIR. Ellis
~ airn,an ar aa,,sa Hi NJ 5s fiyin1
saia,ias o an ,.iouas ~ tba Go W. /,
md nthar stafa cffscas and raoniating
tI,a elar;aal Yorea in said offiaes was
r az oloiioai ioloe - e"'u oAio "''
rrha hin as rarorted on favorah1v NV
~ p,aa ait ~ ,!,as raad .nd M PaL.
Az ~ ,,,nuad that me Iii ba rand !
saocnd tiroa ~ WY ~ :
IL was taken nm. ON motion therefor.
sactimr ~ h , sentinpp az - Ao
z Sactiony Do Mr. nodan moved to strike
AT SsTon and ;naeTt ao4oo arr,,ino that
while If was NECESSARY To reform. the
I. salaries should he snffieient to secure
MI Taxada moved To strike ont $t7oO
and insert saaco Carried.
This ID Tia section fixing salary OF the
Il f4nvernnr's Secratarv and messenger.
Sactions d and 4 were adopted as read.
These sections Ak tha salaries of the
e,nnioves ~ tha Seeretarv Of state and
Attorney Gene al.
Mr. Robertson moved to adopt section
III. and mn. Riehardson called for the
yeas and NAYS. which resulted as fol-
lava. Yeas "a nays i. This Id the sec
employes.
Section S. fixing the salaries OF the
& employees Of the State Treasurer. was
adonfed an read.
Eertinn q ranna1inp section 2e74 Of the
Revised Statutes of 1870. was adopted
ID read
The salary or the Register OF the
land Office was. on motion Of Mr..
Breatx. changed from $4,000 TO $500.
On molten Of Mr.. Goode. an add.
aianal section was added. section s. AZ.
inc fhe salary at the State librarian at
at5on
Mr. Texada moved To amend. so as ia
allow tha State librarian 5000 and an
assistant $s0l, Adonted. =
THE hill 40 Il whole. az amended. was
+ finally passed. motion to reconsider
beinr tablad. :
Mr, Eustis called ,up House bill Al. fix
ING ths salary Of the Clerk of the SUI
nerior Criminal Court and his assist.
ants. was Anally passed and reconsid-
GRAFTON refused.
The Bill fixing the salaries of the
clerk. etc. OF the First District Court,
WAS similarly PASSED
Several Bills reported on unfavorably