The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
TmE EN AT IN.
mr.. steven ON "a Privileged Question

reported favorably ON Senate bill 90. to
regulate the drawing OF iuries Id Or
Mr.. Boatner, for Finance Com mittee.
reported on Senate bill "a by substitute
an act to fix salaries OF parish Judges
and terms Of their courts.
Also, on the resolution as 20 Wnat
legislation liz necessary TO proteot
depredations on hogs, ETC.. reported no
legislation necessary. x,. $3.50.
Mr.. Steven, for the Finance Commit
fec. reported on House bill Ids, substi-
ttited for House bill 60, defining the
duties OF the fiscal agent for the State.
Mr., White asked to take up the bill,
which was read.
Al message from the House announced
that the House was ready TO ballot Tor
United States Senator.
Also, that the House has concurred
In Senate bill No. 45, to redistrict the
judicial districts OF the State; Senate
bill No. 30, to create an additional Jus,
flee of the peace In NatehitOches; and
Sanate bill No. rs. to repeal the act
authorizing the payment OF the militia
and police called out to suppress riots;
And had amended Senate bill No. 30,
relative to removing the seat or justice
of ST. BERNARD parish, and Senate bill
No. 81, substitute for Senate bills Nos.
GO and GA, to repeal sections 3451, 1858
and 345A OF the Revised SMtutes OF 1870:
And asked concurrence In House bill
No. t32. to annex certain territory OF
Lincoln parish to the parish OF Jack
son, etc. House bill No. 162, relative to
compensation and fees q the criminal Ell, ,l.
sheriff oil Orleans, land House bill No.
1859, for the relief Of Mrs. Julia A. Mera-
dith, widow Of the late Hon. Thomas ID.
Meredith.
AT IL 80 the Senate Joined the House
TO ballot for United States Senator, and
shortly returned.
The following is the title of House
bill No. las, which Is an important one,
and was finally passed:
House bill No. 145-An act to enforce
effeetually the constitutional amend
fnents proposed January "a. 1874 rati-
fied at the general election held Nuyem-
Der D. 1874, relative to tho State debt
and the funding thereof. to protect the
interests OF the State and the holders
of the bonds issued by virtue OF said
amendments. and for that purpose to
amend and re-enact an act entitled IAN
act to provide for funding obligations
OF the State by exchange for bonds, to
provide for principal and interest Of
aaid bond, to establish d Board OF
Liquidation, to authorize certain judi
cial proceedings against Ii, TO define
and punish violations OF this act; to
prevent certain officers diyerting
funds, except as provided by
of; to levy continuing tax and
provide continuing appropriation
Tor said bonds, to make certain con-
tract between the State and holders OF
said bonds, to prohibit ipiunctfons In
certain cases, to limit the indebtedness
OF the State and to limit State taxes, to
annul certain grants of State aid, to
prohibit the modification, novation or
extension OF any contract heretofore
made for State aid, to provide for the
receipt OF certain warrants for certain
taxes, and to repeal all conflicting laws;
being act No. g. approved January %,
1874, to create u fiscal agent, define his
duties, provide for the duties ana powers
OF the Board Of Liquidation, OF the
State Treasurer and Auditor, and MAX
ing certain specific appropriations.
The police bills, as special order of the
day, were postponed for the present, 60
be taken up ut any time.
Mr.. Grover introduced an act relative
to the lessees OF the Penitentiary, re-
quiring them to employ the convicts 10
work on the levees. Referred to the
Committee on Lands and Levees.
LIE
duce coroners fees. Laid over.
MIR. Richardson introduced IN act
Senate bill 9s fixing dog license. 1t
was finally passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MIR. Kelly in the chair.
Report OF Committee on Navigation
on Senate bill d., relative to licenses of
branch pilots was read. The proposed
bill allows all branch pilots to be part
owners of boats of not less than twenty
five tons burden, and compels each to
own o pilot boat. IL revokes all licenses
OF those not owning such boat. and re-
squires branch pilots to be examined
twice, yearly, aud that they shall not
act without license from the examining
board. Violations are subjected to fine
and imprisonment, but they may be ex-
amined elsewhere, provided thirty days
notice be given Of such intention in the
official journal.
A number OF other bills were fixed as
orders, and will come up in extra ses-
sion, which begins at IL m. to-day, Fri
.dav.
Mr.. Steven rising to privileged ques-
ton and abiding to tho memorial of
James b. Guthrie, published In some Of
the papers, had portions OF the same
read by Assistant Secretary Rox-
borough.
MIR. Steven said, as the mover of the
necessary resolutions by which the bill
In question, alluded to In the memorial,
House bill No. 113, the drainage bill,
had been originated, he pronounced the
statements which had been read as
false and malicious, as the records and
journals would show. He was satisfied
that when the. statements were penned
they were made at an unfortunate hour
when Mr.. Guthrie's giant intellect had
failed to come to his assistance.
The passages in the memorial de-
nounced by Mr.. Steven are those in
,timating that Mr.. Guthrie had been re-
fused a hearing before Mr.. Texada's
Committee on Drainage; that the drain
age bill had been ''railroaded" through
and that the report Of the committee,
Mr.. Texada's, would have been differ
ent from what 1t was but for personal
intarestu NM Gtayau ma the original