The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, March 20.


IN. Lieut.. Gov. Witt In the chair.
Mr., Goode, for the Judiciary Commit.
tee, reported unfavorabiy on House bill
No, 277, relative to yagraney.
Mr.. George. for Conference Commit
tee, reported bill relative to resupply-
ing assessment rolls of 1876 and pre-
vious years, where the same have been
lost or withheld from their proper Gus
tody. Read twice and laid over subject
TO amendments.
$50, appropriating $4,000 for the ex-
pensgs OF the General Assembly.
Mr.. Robertson offered an amendment
making any surplus thereof subject, Ii
necessary, to the warrant OF the Gov
ernor to- establish and maintain the
State Government.
The bill was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. Garland, for the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably on the claim
of O. M. Tennison.
The report was adopted. and the bill
as ii came from the House was finally
passed.
Mr.. Wheeler asked to call up House
bill No. 30, to incorporate the Madison
Transportation Company. Read twice
and referred.
At 10 80 p. M. on motion Of Mr.. Kel-
ly, the Senate joined the House to bal
lot for United States Senator. =.
Mr.. Grover, for committee, reported
favorabIv on House bill No. 242, substi-
tute for House bill No. 81, enlarging the
limits OF st. Mary parish; and House
bill No. 70, to incorporate the town OF
Many. In the parish Of Sabine.
Mr. Sandiford moved to adopt the re-
port. Carried. .-
Mr.. Steven introduced Senate bill 1876,
TO authorize the heirs of the late Louis
5ufgi TO sue the State. Read and re-
ferred. ..
Mr.. White called up Senate bill 1872,
ty OF elections, by repeating the old law
and making @ new one.
The bill was reeonsidered. SO as to be
subject to amendment, and was finally
passed as printed. without material
change in It's provisions.
On coll Of Mr.. Eustis the Senate went
into executive session, which was short
ly raised and regular proceedings were
resumed.
Senator Goode in the chair.
Senate bill 1876, to facilitate the liqui-
datton of the debt of New Orleans, by
authorizing the city to sue, ETC., was re-
considered and the third section was
stricken out, and the bill was finally
passed. -~
Senate bill 1874, substitute for House
bill 129, relative to sewing machines
aud pianos, passed finally by q vote OF
IL yeas to nays.
The President In the chair.
House resolution to provide for n.y.
geographic and topographic survey of
Bayou Bout, limiting the expense to
$3.50. was adopted.
House bill III, to abolish public ad-
ministrations OF the State, except In the
parish OF Orleans. was referred.
House bill ITO, to confirm the charter
OF the Dorehitte and Red River Plank |
Company, finally passed.
House bill 40, for the relief of the |
Fruit Growers Association Of the Gulf
States, was referred.
House bill to provide for the transfers |
to the parish of Lincoln Of certain pa
pers from the parishes out OF which |
Lincoln was formed, passed.
Mr.. Texada reported enrolled Senate |
bill 1ot regulating terms Of parish
courts. etc.
Senator Eustis in the chair.
Bill for relief Of Sheriff Handy was
read and referred.
House bill No. 243, to amend section |
6s3 Of the statutes relative ito corpora
tons, being bill in the interest OF the
Changers or Cooperative Association. |
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
House bill No. 10, to define limits Of
the Second judicial District. etc.. and
TO annex the Sixth and Seventh Munich
pal Districts of New Orleans to the
First Judicial District, was read the
second time and referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Boatner introduced Senate bill
No. 1877 to amend the act No. II, of 1873,
relative TO usurpation in Office, and au-
thorizing the Governor to suspend and
appoint officers pro tenn. where old Of
flcers persist In recognizing usurping
officials. Read and referred to the Jul
dietary Committee.
Mr.. Wheeler called up House bill to
amend section 3217 of the Revised Civil
Code, relative to physicians' privilege
Tor medical services, regulating the
amount and order Of the privilege In
certain cases, and creating q lien there
Tor on crops, ETC..
Pending consideration, for want OF
quorum, the Senate adjourned till 10 m.
Thursday.
The House.
The House assembled pursuant to
adjournment Speaker Bush In the
chair and a quorum present.
BY Mr.. Dupree, of East Baton Rouge,
chairman Of the special committee on .
he subject-A bill relative to the Amer ,
can Printing Institution for the Blind.
The bill was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
NEW BILLS.
BY Mr.. Lyons, OF East Feliciana-A {
Dill amending sections 1914 and 324l Of |
he Code OF 1926.
BY Mr.. McGehee, Of West FeIioiana-
70 incorporate Bayou Sara fire COM a
,any of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana.
to the Committee on Corpora y
ions.
BY Mr.. Hill, of Orleans-To abolish
he Board OF missioners OF the New 7
orleans Park, and transferring the CON
rol of the park to the city Of New Or .
cans. Referred to the Committee Oh
Jity Affairs.
BY Me MeGehea--A hill To annro :