The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-10

lands and capital stock for ten years."
Title adopted Us amended and notice Of con-
eufrenee ordered sent 10 the House.
Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill finally passed. and moved to
lay that motion ON the table.
And the motion TO table prevailed.
Senate bill No. t49, entitled, An act for the proc
teetion OF game birds and animals In the State
Of Louisiana"
Coneurred In by the House with the following
amendments:
Strike out section g.
In line Is Of section insert except The birds
be entrapped or netted for the purpose OF do
nestieatior."
In line 10. section IS, strike out tho word
"crimes" md insert In lieu Thereof "misdemean-
ors."
On motion Of Mr.. Mitchell the sanate concur
red in House amendments.
House bill No. 22g, entitled An net to define
and specify who arc wholesale dealers and
Wholesale merchants. md to relieve retail deai.
ers md retail merchants from the payment OF q
wholesale license Tux. and to relieve all persons
from the payment Of license tax as apotheeary
or druggist who are not engaged in the business
Of filing prescriptions or compromising msdi-
eines, md to provide that no one but u licensed
druggist or apotbeeary shall keep for sale. or
sell. certain named and specified poisons.'
Amended in the title by the House as follows:
Strike ont all after the word medicines"
On motion If Mr. Robertson the Senate con
cured In the House amendments.
House bill No. no. entitled "An net ~ repeal
net No. 155, approved July "a, 1874. to provide for
tho appointment Of registrars and clerks Of
registra ion throughout the State" ste.
Was read u first time.
On motion OF Mr.. White tho constitutional
rule was suspended. the bill read second
time md referred to the Committee on Elections
and Registration.
House bill No. 2Gs, entitled An act TO repeal
articles 1921, 1922 md 1923 Of the Revised Civil
Code, and sections 1858 and 1854 Of the Revised
statntes of the State Of Louisiana"
Was read first time.
On motion Of MIR. Steven the constitutional
rule was suspended. The bill read II second time
and referred to tho Committee on Judiciary.
House bill No. 2s7. entitled AN act authofiz-
ing and empowering the police jury Of East
Baton Rouge to fund the Indebtedness Of said
parish"
Was read first time.
On motion Of Mr.. Steven, the constitutional
rule was suspended, the bill read second time
and referred to the Committee on Corporations
and Paroehial Affairs.
senate bill No. 10s. entitled An art to amend
net No 125, entitled An act to carry into effect
the purposes Of the donation by the United
States Of public lands for the benefit Of agrieul-
tural and mechanical arts. etc"
Coneurred in by the House, with the following
amendments;
In section two, lines twenty-nine and thirty.
strike out the word May" and insert "Octo-
ber," wns taken up
If Mr. HI ha
Cured In this amendment 10 the bill, and the
| secretary WIS instructed 10 notify the House oi
| Representatives.
| House bin No. 80 entitled An net to n1l-
| th6rizs the police iurics 81 certain specified
| parishes to levy MI annual tax for paroelni
| purposes. not exceeding fourteen and one-hali
| mills on the dollar on taxable property"
| Was read the FIRST time.
| On motion Of Mr. Robertson, the eortstitu-
| tonal rule was suspended, the bill read sec
| ond time and referred to tho COMMITTEES on
| Finance.
| Mr.. Wheeler obtained unanimous consent to
| take up the following concurrent resolution and
moved its adoption. viz.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
| Whereas. an examination Of Bayou Bartholo
new WIS ordered hnd had by net of Congress
Whereas. in the ycar 1872, W. II. Baisdell. AS
aistant Engineer. under the direction Of Lieut.
| Col. w. +. Reynolds. United States Engineer
/ upon such IN examination. reported to the Chic
Of Engineers of the United States recommend
seven sew hundred and sixteen dollars for The In
provement Of Bayou Bartholomew; and
| Whereas, like report was tnade ut the close
United States Army by Major W. II. II. Benjamin
showing the importance Of Improvement in the
navigation OF the said stream; md
| Whereas. no appropriation for this purpose
has ever heen made by the Congress Of the
| United States: therefore
BE IL resolved By he HOUSE Of Representatives
| Of the State Of L0uistdna The Senate co7,c,trrtpg
That the Representatives Of the State u Louis
ianh in the Congress Of the United States b.
| and are hereby requested o urge upon Congress
and obtain an appropriation for the improve
uebt Of Bayous bartholomew and UArbonne
md that copies Of this resolution and preamble
| And the concurrent resolution was adopted.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD HEADING.
| House bill No. 2z7 entitled An net to amenG
and re-enact paragraph eight Of section ono o
net No. IA. approved March 5. 1872 was taken
up and finally pissed. tho title adopted and no
| tiee Of concurrence ordered sent TO the House
Mr.. White moved to reconsider the vot
whereby the bill was finally passed. and movet
| to lay thai motion on the table. and the motion
TO table prevailed.
Mr.. Garland obtained unanimous consent Il
submit. ut this time the following report from
the Committee on Claims:
10 the Honorable the President and Members
Of the Senate:
| Your committee, 10 whom was referred Senate
| bill No. III, entitled =" An art to authorize tht
Auditor Of Pubic Accounts to issue q warrant II
favor Of Mrs. Mary A. Bergin. directing the ta1
collector Of the state to receive such warrants II
payment of taxes. and directing the Treasure
to receive the same from the tax collector in set
tlement," will respectfully report favorable
upon said bill, with the following: Adding (
section 2. after the word state in tn SIKH
g. after the word State in the fifth liHe. til
words for taxes collected for the year 49, 3"
| HENRY l.. GARLAN J.
/ Chairman Committee on Cla.ims.
On motion OF Mr.. Garland the rep 1T wa
adopted.
The rules were suspended to consider at thi
time Senate bill No. 127. entitled AN oct to au
thorize the Auditor Of Public Accounts to issue