The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE.

a
m.. Lieutenant Governor Wiltz presia-
Ing, and q quorum present.
Wprayer by Rev. Father Hubert.
A message from the House announced
readiness TO ballot for United . tates
4 Senator, and on motion Of Mr.. Breaux
Tho Senate joined the House for that
purpose. ,.n.u
own chamber.
Mr. Ellis presented and had referred
Ia the Committee on Education COM
munication from the Concord Institute.
+ Referred without reading.
Mr.. aoode, for the judiciary Com
nittee. reported favorably on the bill
providing for the restoration OF records
destroyed by Are In Livingston parish.
Iill read and laid over.
Mr. Ogden, for tho Committee on
TId,tcatIon, To whom was referred the
diffarent acts relating 10 public educa-
i ton. reported fayorably with amend
.annt an the substitute OF Mr.. White to
the Education bill known as Senate bill
No. %. 1t was made the special order
i for Tuesday, at O'CLOCK.
Mr.. Stubs gave notice OF o bill to. re-
neal the net declaring and giving effect
10 acts OF pardon by the Governor:
Mr.. Zacharie introduced without pre-
! vious notice an act to amend section
I lAig OF Revised Statutes Of Louisiana 80
4 a to authorize candidates for State
\ nffiaeH h, contest before the courts with
/ their opponents. Read twice and re.
forred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Eustis similarly introduced and
! had referred to the judiciary Committee
4 an act 60 repeal act No. DO Of 1869, to
/ carry into effect article 1872 OF the State
i constitution.
MIR. Haoharie introduced. without pre-.
1 yious notice, an act authorizing CONSOLE
4 dalton and issuance of bonds by inter
! seuting railroads. Read twice and re.
! ferred TO the Judiciary Committee.
j Mr.. aoode similarly introduced an
4 act to enlarge the boundaries and iuris-
/ diction OF the parish OF st. Mary. Read
4 twice and referred to the Committee on
/ parochial Affairs.
/ Mr.. Robertson, by consent. offered
Joint resolution that the Committee on
4 Elections and Registration be instruct
4 cd to report what, II any, amendments
are necessary In the present election
1 and registration laws. The resolution
! was adopted.
~. relative TO Justices jurisdiction In
4 the wards OF New Orleans, with accom-.
panyinu protest of citizens against the
1 Sill, be referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. The reference was granted.
$50. AGO and 3sl OF the Statutes, relative
TO the cancellation of official bonds and
reported on favorably. was finally
passed.
M. Goode introduced an act to
amend and re.enaot section 1896 OF the
Revised Statutes, so as to require cura-
tors to make immediate deposit Of funds
when collected. Referred to the Ju.
dietary Committee.
al Law Par ~
bill 4s. substitute for House bill 90, au-
thorizing plaintiffs to bond where de-
fendants fail or neglect to do so, was
finally passed.
a message from the House announced
concurrence In Senate bill No. ca. rela-
tive to principal and sureties on official
bonds, and had amended providing for
new bonds where the salaries and fees
OF officials have been reduced.
Mr.. Demas In the chair.
The propriety OF the amendment hav-
ing been discussed pro and con, Mr..
White moved to disagree to the amend
ment of the House, which motion pre-
yailing by q vote of 1e to 3, the Secretary
or the Senate was directed to notify the
House.
Mr.. White called up the bill to restore
the burned records OF Livingston par
lish. The bill finally passed.
0RuGH lBbEouuG5a u IueHlGEthl
Relative to losses In 1860 in Baton Rouge
land had 1t referred, without reading, to
1.-THE COMMITTEES on Claims.
MFR. Eustis In the chair.
A message from the House announced
THAT the House persisted In its amend
|ment to Senate bill No. ca and asked
Committee OF conference.
The Chair appointed on the part OF
The Senate Messrs. White, Goode and
Stubbs.
At2p. m. the Senate adjourned till IA
I'm. Friday.
The House assembled at the usual
hour.
Speaker Bush in the chair and
quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Pereival.
The minutes OF the preceding meet
ang being approved, the Senate was an
bounced. The General Assembly then
met In join session and balloted for a
United States Senator, with the follow
Ing result:
Senate. House. Total
s a9nss s,.....'..''''.''.' 10 \,
.Wiehllae ..r.,...s...-s IL
Egan $. .-......,.-s... v Is
Robertson ..........-. Il IL
Louis Bush. ...... 6 al 20
t.