The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14

House OF Representatives:
gett y. re- lour Committee on Paroehial AT
act No, AL to amend and re-enact section $500
Of the Revised Statutes Of 1870 have considered
t. Il. BoWWlDiEsNSs, e Chairman.
Mr. Lyons. chairman, on behalf of tho Com
mittee on Corporations, reported az follows.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Msnbera of the
House OF Representatives.
! . Gehheneh-Your Committee on CorDoratiops
beg leave to report on House bill No. d. entitled
| 4 n act t. incorporate the town Of 1T. Martin
xlllet In the parish of ct. Martin to extend ifs
| imits. and to define the duties aud powers of
tute.
T.B LYoNB Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Lyons the substitute was
read, and under u spension OF the rules was
passed to Its second reading and alop ted in
| lieu OF the original BILL becoming House bill
No. 2t2 An act to extend the limits Of the cor
poration OF the town Of Ut. Martinvlle In the
parish Of &c. Martin.
Under further suspension Of tho rnlna Tho
| Dill was taken rs engrossed, read a third time
and passed The title was adopted
| Mr.. VOORHEES, moved o reconsideration Of the
vote on the final passage Of the bill and on bis
motion the motion to reconsider was laid upop
the table.
| Senate bill No 1s, AN act in relation 10 or
penses in criminal proceedings In all the par
ishes of the State and in the city of New Orleans
and to amend section 1912 of the Revised Stat
utes Of the State Of louisiana"
| Was taken up under the favorable report by
| substitute Of the Committee on the Judiciary.
| The substitute was read, and upon n suspen-
| sion of the rules passed to its second reading
and adopted in lieu of the said Senate bill, be-
| coming House bill No. 2Ig substitute for Senate
bill No 1s, An act TO require cities and ineor-
pofated towns, which arc exempted by law from
| the payment Of parish taxes, TO defrav the costs
| and expenses of all criminal proceedings when
the crimes have been committed within their
limits, and to authorize the levy and collection
| Of a tax 10 deffay said costs and expenses"
The bill was amended in section !, on the mo-
ton of Mr. Lyons, by inserting after the word
| incorporation the words "or any other laws
The bill as amended was taken as engrossed
and under further suspension Of tho rules
was read third time and passed. ] he title
was adopted.
Senate bill No.. 70, An net to establish an hos
pital in the city Of New Orleans for the treat
ment of INDECENT afflicted with small pox. to
| provide for the management of said hospital
and to repeal act No. 60 Of the session of 1872
entitled An act to establish an hospital for
smallpox and other contagious diseases and
oil other laws or tarts Of laws on the same sub
| ject matter inconsistent with this act
|
favorable report by substitute Of the Special
| Committee on City Affairs. The substitute was
read, and under suspension of the rules was
passed to It's second reading, becoming
House bill No. 2ta, An act to repeal act No
| SO Of the session Of 1874 entitled An act to ss.
tablish an hospital for small pox and other CON
tagious Diseases and requiring the city of New
| Orleans to provide for the treatment of INDECENT
| persons afflicted with smallpox Substjtute
| for Senat3 bill No. 70.
| Said substitute bill was taken as engrossed.
| and under suspension of the rules was read
| third time and passed.
Mr. Berry moved reconsideration of the
vote Of the House on the final passage Of the
bill, and. on his own notion the motion to re-
consider was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr.. stagg, Senate bill No.
II. AZ act to change the eastern boundary of
the parish of Point Coupee," was taken up ON
it's second reading. and laid upon the table.
JOINT SESSION.
A Joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose Of further baloting for n
Senator to represent tho State Of Louisiana in
the Senate Of the United States for the term
beginning March T. 1877. Hon. l.. A. Wilt, Lieu
tenant Governor and PRESIDENT Of the Senate. |
presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called, when the
following Senators answered to their names:
Messrs Boatner, Breaux, Ducros. Ellis, De-
mas. Garland, Gaorge, Goode. Grover, Kelly. !
Mitchell. Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robert, |
son, Sandiford, Steven. Stubbs, Texada Wheeler. |
White and Hacharie
Twenty-Five Senators and a quorum Of the !;
Senate.
On call Of the roll Of the House the following
members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush,speaker, and Messrs. Aldiee. Az |
cock, Barbin. Bridger, Bowdan Barron, Billieu. |
Buck Berry. Bell Briggs, Cockerham, Carloss, |
l.atrick. Forester, Ferguson. Gaskins. Gillespie |
R H. II ~ W Hi 2f orleans Jonas Kennedy
Lyons, Leeds, Lamare, Lea. ieo ni Ii''' Of
Orleans, Martin, Means, Mcdehee, Newsom.
}Nu9ez Porter Perala Pits. Richardson, Ky
Self, sartain, splller staeg. steele, Sellers,
SmsF Tay' Wooa 9eE yoorhes
Young of East Baton Rouge
Sixty-six members and q quorum of the
House.
The presiding officer announced that the GEN
eral Assembly Of the state of Louisiana had
met in this Joint session. required by law for
the purpose Of balloting for Senator to repre-
sent tho State of Louisiana in the Senate of the
United States for the term beginning March A.
1877.
Nominations were read as follows: Messrs.
Jonas, Gibson, Rober son. Wheeler and Young.
Mr.. Grover, of the Senate, withdrew the name
of Hon. W. A. Robertson.
Mr. Sartain, ofthe House. withdrew the name
of Hon. John Young.
Mr.. Robertson. of the Senate. nominated the
Hon. Henry D. Ogden. OF Orleans.
Mr.. sartain, of the House. nominated tho Hon
P. J. Kennedy, Of Orleans.
There being no further nominations, the roll
of the Senate was called, with the following re-
suit:
Senators Ellis and Ogden voted for the Hon
B. L. Jonas-2 votes. =
euators Boatner, Breaux, Demas Ducros
Garland. George. Good Kelly, stubbs, Nj cheli.
Perkins. Richardson, Robertson, Sandiford.
Steven, White and Zacharie voted for the Hon.
III. ID. Ogden-I7 votes.
Con rNa..n L.