The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-22

Orleans, Means. McGehee. Nunez. Richardson
ton, Steele, Sellers. Smart Taylor Ridgley, Voor.
Nays speaker Bush and Messrs. yridger
chan, Peraltg, Pitts, stagg, Tremoulst. Toler
Washburn. Wood. Wilde and Young Of Clai-
berne-17. -
The bill was finally passed and the title was
adopted. .....
Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved that the vote on the
final passage of the bin be reconsider ed. and on
his own motion, the motion to reconsider was
laid On the table. ..-
MESSAGE FROM TIE SENATE
The following message was received from the
Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER, l
New Orleans, March 90, 1877.
To the Honorable the Speaker and members Of
the House of Representatives: :.
:. Gentternea-I am directed by the Senate to in
form your honorable body that, on March 10,
1877, relative to state Printer, etc, approved
warren 2, 1877. an election was had, which re-
suited Ia the election of the Hon. Will Steven
Printing Board. =
Also. that the Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ldent q the Senate has signed duly enrolled
the appointment Of an Assistant State Treasu-
Ier' dehnlbg his duties; fixing his salary and
ne ne Hsnner Of Paying yin the and request
Representatives to the same.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 22s, An act to provide for
mr. A. =.
Of the State against the dangers and damages
to overflow; to abolish and reorganize the pres
ent board OF State Engineers; to abridge the
duties and compensation of the present com
mission Of engineers and the commission OF
persons; to Greats certain engineer districts,
and to provide for the appointment Of State
Engineer and two district engineers for the
management Of all public works therein to
provide for the subdivision of these engineer
districts into certain Ievee districts and for the
of the same by local commission
ers: TO provide for q central board Of control
which shall have supervision over all matters
relating to contracts, both state and local and
general control over all the Ievee interests Of
the State. and to provide the means necessary
to carry out efectually all of the objects herein
Instituted
This BILL being the special order of the day,
was taken up; pending the consideration of sec
lion 10 was referred to the Committee On the Ju-
iiciary. March 49, together with an additional
section offered by Mr.. Hill.
The report of the committee, consisting Of two
sections. to become sections Is and H. was
adopted.
Section was reconsidered and re- adopted.
Mr.. Washburn moved that the bill DO adopted
IN its second reading.
On which motion Mr.. Bridger called for the
yeas and nays as follows:
Yeas-Hon. L. Bush, Speaker, and Messrs.
aycock, Aldige. Breard. Barbin. BiIIieu. Brady |
Delayigne, DuDre, Estopinal, Fitzpatrick, Foer-
ter, Ferguson, Gaskins, Gillespie, Huntington, |
Hammond, Hill Of Orleans. Jonas, Kennedy. |
lombard Of Orleans. Kernochan. MeGehee, |
Porter. Ryland, Robertson, Role, Ridgley, |
Shakespeare. Singleton self, stagg, Steele Sci
reg ashbt1rn, It'd r asa yetag 81
Claiborne 4. |
The following members voted in the negative:
Messrs. Bridger Bowden, Lea, Means Nunez. |
Pitts and Richardson. |
The bill was adopted ON second reading:
Mr.. Billieu moved that the rules be suspend |
ID. in order that the bill be taken as engrossed.
On which motion, Mr.. Bridger called for the |
'eas and nays, as follows
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker, and Messrs. AIdige, Az |
ock. BaTbin, Bilileu, fell Bread, Brady, Buck, |
Ferguson FizDatricH. Foerster. Cas- as
.ins, Hun tngton, Hammond, Hill of Orleans |
onas. Kelly OF Orleans, Kidd, Kernochan, Ly-
iehee. Porter. Robertson. Rfdgley, Richard |
on, Rolle Shakespeare, Self, Stage, Steele, Sell |
Fashburn, Wood WiIliams-s9.
The following members voted In the negative: |
.Messrs. Bridger. Bowden, Kennedy Lea, |
deans, Nunez and Pitts.
No quorum voting.
A call of the House was ordered as follows |
Speaker Bush. and Msssrs. AEdsze. Ayaock.
,ridger. Breard, Bowden, Brady, BUCK. Berry, |
e Bar2 B beR o9SR9rsa GarlGss Ges
atriek, Forester Ferguson Gil Eespie, Hunting |
on Hammond, Hill Of o leans. Jonas, Kenne-
eds Lamare Lea Leo hard f Of oFIaanss 0 Ne
lehee. Nunez Peralta, Pitts, Richardson, Rob
rtson, Ryland, Rolle, Ridgley. Shakespeare, Sim
God, Wilde. Williams Young of Claiborne.
Sixty-one members and quorum.
The yeas and nays were taken On the motion
suspend as follows:
Yeas-Hon l. Bush. Speaker, and Messrs. Al
ige, ,Aycock, Breard, Brady, Buck, Berry. Bell,
arbin. Billieu. Cockerham, Carloss. Greasy,
oecster. Ferguson. Gaskins, Gillespie. Hun
ngton Hammond. Hill Of Orleans. Jonas,
ely OF Orleans, Kidd, Kernoehan. Lyons, |
eeds, Lamare. .Leonhara of Orleans, Nc
ehee, Porter. Richardson, Ryland, Rolle. Rob /
rtson. Ridgley, Shakespeare, Singleton, Self
5agg, Steele, Sellers, mart, Sartain, TaI Tor,
renoulet. Toler. VOORHEES,, Washburne, Wood, |
iilliams and Young Of Ilaiborne-55.
The following members voted In the negative:
Messrs. Bridger. Bowden, Kennedy, Lea,
cans, Nunez and Pits.
The NJ otion to suspend prevailing the bill was
ken as engrossed.
On the motion to suspend the rules to put the
II on its third reading Mr.. Bridger called for
Q yea and nays as follows:
Yeas-Hon. l. Bush. Speaker Messrs. Aldige, |
ycock. Breard Brady Buck, Berry, Bell, Bar
n. BiLlieu. Cockerham Carioss. Orassg, Della |
gne. Dupree. Estopinal. Fer uson, Fitzpatf ick
1erster. Gaskins, Gi les pie, Hammond Hill {
Orleans, Jonas, Kelly Of Orleans, Kidd, Ker-
,chan. LYONS. Leeds, Lamare. Leonhard of !
rIeans, McGehee, Porter. Richardson. Ryfand, :
1lLe. Robertson. RidglaY hhaks aeare SINGLE