The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.

The senate.
The Senate met at the usual hour.
Iieutenapt Governor Wiltz In the chair.
PRAYER by the Rev. Father Hubert.
A memorial with resolutions adopted
at Thibodaux, La, indorsing the action
of Gov, Nichols, etc., was read.
Mr.. Goode, for the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported on Senate bill No. 81 with
an amendment.
Mr.. Garland, for same committee, re-
ported o substitute fol. the act TO confer
Peace Of 81. Landry. The substitute
was adopted.
Act to amend section GAG Of the Re-
vised Statutes was finally passed.
A message from the House announced
the action OF that body on several bills,
and that the House was ready to ballot
for United States Senator.
Mr.. Zacharie introduced concurrent
resolution for joint rule TO govern the
disposition OF business left over unhn-
ished from the regular session Id the
event Of an extra session. Resolution
adopted.
Mr., Breaux called up and had passed
Senate bill prohibiting tax collectors,
sheriffs and recorders from holding
other offices of trust and profit from
parish officials.
Senate bill No. 80, to authorize Clai-
borne parish to issue bonds. was finally
passed.
At12 80 the Senate joined the House
to ballot for United States Senator, and
shortly returned.
Mr., Texada in the chair.
Mr.. Ogden called up the special order
for o'clock, the report of the Commit
tee on Education, relative to the State
University.
The resolutions accompanying the re-
port favoring aid to the institution were
adopted with an amendment, providing
the finances If the State should justify.
House bill No. 64-To amend section
$3.50 or the Revised Statutes, so as to ex-
tend the provisionssof the Statutes to
donations and other transfers OF prop
erty, real or immoyable, was passed.
Mr.. Steven called for the special or
der Of the day, the Morgan railroad bill,
which was accordingly taken up,
amenned and finally passed, reconsider
alton being refused.
The features Of the bill have already
been noticed In the DEMOCRAT Of We'd
nesday. The amendments do not ma
terially change It's provisions.
Senate bill changing the judicial dis
tricts OF st. Martin and Iberia parishes
was finally passed.
Senate bill No. 70, to authorize the
city OF New Orleans to issue bonds In
exchange of others issued to pay a
Judgment of Mrs. Gaines against the
city and its sureties on appeal, was call
cd up and amendments of the House
were concurred In.
House bill No. lit, regulating sale of
rights, etc., OF railroad companies under
foreclosures, was finally passed.
At q 80 y. IN. the Senate, at the in-
stance OF Mr.. Breaux, went into execu-
tive session, which was shortly after
raised, and the Senate adjourned till Ii
IN. Thursday.
To-day will be the last of the sixty
days to which the regular sessions of
the Legislature are limited by the con-
stitution.
An extra session has been called, as
announced by publication.
The House.
The House assembled ut the usual
time. Speaker Bush in the chair and q
quorum present.
Prayer by the Reverend Father HUI.
bert.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Delavigne offered q memorial
from property holders, Directing TO the
Senate amendments to House bill No.
OF the city OF New Orleans from the
drainage tax.
Referred to the Special Committee on
City Affairs.
A memorial from James b. Guthrie,
claiming to be collector of drainage as
sessments for the city, was offered by
Mr.. Berry, giving his objections to the
passage OF the drainage bill.
On the suggestion OF Gen. Young, OF
Claiborne, that the memorial was not
couched In respectful language, Mr..
Berry withdrew 1t, saying that he apoI-
ogized to the House for having intro
duced it without reading it more care
fu ly.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. 73-An act providing
for the payment in premium bonds of
judgments against the city in favor of
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines. The bill was
passed finally.
The Senate now entered the House,
and In joint session the General Assem-
bly, proceeded to ballot for United
States Senator. with the following re-
suit:
Senate. House., Total.
Trfmbie,,..........-..- Ia 10
JOnaS...... s..,........ D 81 II
1lbSon..-. 2 IL 10
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