The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-20
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In line strike out the woras IN shei, aiso.9
tiff.. and inssrt the words ana aifeetea'
On tho motion of Mr.. Kelly oil Wihn' ths
amendment was laid on the tabls.
IN The motion If Mr.. 0arloss seetioh "as
amended as follows;
Hlrke out MI after The words such tax anu
i,aart ,he words ''sbal be APPROPRIATED 10 the
sahanj fund Of the respective parishes. uhaef
enah regulations az may be established ey saia
police iufies" ~. an
be indefinitely postponed
The motion was lost
M. Maf,abee moved that the bill be laid on tho
table subieot to cali go. .,a.
On this motion d rising vote was taken. winch
rnauitsd 40 follows. Yeas, 80. nays, w.
Tho motion to lay upon the table was lost.
MI aallsfs moved that the bill BIO taken az
engrossad. IT.,
On this molten the yeas aud nays wefe ca'ieu
for. as follows -,
Yeas Messrs. Aldge, pridger, Brenrd l Brady.
Bfisgs Garioss, DuEe' D,gg,pres9 o retga.
I Len 2 esa sfa 8 oeasss asig fSsg
b EoesrWsg s, spMGt s stss Williams s Yeaas Of aa
fiep areta wasa gi'' t,'Is Bs
neans, msaebae, Nanes Pefalta PITTS hoh 1.,i,
HiHGlHY, HVlnHaJ Ehi.lb Ill
Einalatn,, Abak #ppt,re, Hsl htHgg, hinhrt, Ire-
n noalet, Tolsf a' Young Of 0aiboine-os.
rho motion TO eugross was lost.
And on motion the further consideration oil
tho bill was lost
srpArH BILLS on F1nsT HEADING.
Senate bill No Ia An aet relative TO eontests
forindeial ana other offices. aud providing
tribunal TO Try contested election cases when
HE district Judge and tho parish Judge arc re-
c,,aed, or melton Ia made to reeuse them.'
The rules we're suspended and tho bill was
paased % ite second reading and referred TO the
Committee on tho judiciary.
ssnats bill No III, An not authorizing tho
,,p1ina of the debit Of the town Of Plauhemtne.
and To provide tho means for tho payment
thereof
Undor d suspension OF the rules tho bill was
spassed to its second reading and referred TO the
Committee on Corporations
Hunata bill No 1911 IAN not to authorize tho
nolias Jury OF Tia parish Of Mofehouss to levy
special tax to BALD n Jail"
Under suspension Of the rules tho bill was
pnased II ito second reading and placed upon
the calendar.
senate bin No. lat. An net to authorize The
Auditor of Public Accounts TO issue warrant
In favor Of Mrs. Mary A. uefgin. directing the
tax collector of the State 10 receive such warrant
In payment Of taxes, aud directing tho treasurer
t. receive tho same from the tax collector In set
element
Under suspension Of the rules tho bill was
tssaed 10 liz second reading and referred to the
Committee on Claims.
Senate bill No. a, IAN not TO grant physicians
privilege In certain eases, by amending
article gsi7 Of tho Civil Code
Tho bill WINS read. and on motion Of Mr. Steele
by rising vote OF Dc yeas to 81 nays, was post
poned indefinitely.
HOUSE BILL INTRODUCED.
by Mr.. Jonas. chairman
House bill No $50. IAN act requiring hotel
keepers, and q keepers Of houses Of public
entertainment to be provided with rope ladders
OF knotted ropes and to hs u penalty for violat.
ing Tho provisions Of this not"
ghis bill was recommended by the Committee
on tho judiciary, as substitute for House bill
No. g4i.
Tho bill waa read, and under suspension Of
the rules was road q second time.
On tho motion of Mr.. Singleton tho bill was
amended by striking on, the words "knotted
ropna,, after tho word ladder near tho end Of
section /.
On the motion Of Mr.. MeGehee 1t was further
amended by inserting after the word "laader.'
tho words ''and all principal hotels of more
than two stories In height, aud containing moro
than thirty rooms on each floor In Cities shall
no required TO keep watohmano On that hoer.
of each story, from y. IN. to b O. m, each day"
The amendment was adopted,
On the motion OF Mr.. Berry, tho bill waH re-
ferred to q special committee, appointed by the
Speaker On f,lowai
MaHare. Berry. MeGahee. Chfloss, FITZPATRICK
aud Shakespeare.
Senate bill No ia IAN oct for the relief Of the
State Commissioners of Engineers for tho cur
ront years of ieTs aud 1879"
Was taken up on its second reading under u
favorable report OF the majority Of tho Commit
tee on Claims.
II The majority and minority reports wore road,
II and ON motion Of Mr.. Kcrnochan the further
consideration OF tho bill was postponed till TO.
morrow.
4 House bin No. ava tsubatitute for Senate bill
No a6,l An act relative to the parishes Of st.
E Martin aud Iberia providing to reannes to the
IN parish of st. Martin n portion of It's territory
II heretofore transferred 10 the parish of Iberia
Il land fixing the representation OF said parishes
n In tho General Assembly"
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
\ OF the Committee on paroohial Affairs. and was
recommitted to that committee.
Honse bin No. ala, entitled AN not to def ne
Is and regulate tho duties Of the reporter and the
publisher Of tho decisions of tho Supreme
y Court
II Was taken up with tho senBtes amendments.
81 which we're agreed TO IA follows:
In section I. line .. after the word published
zAtrike cut the words by reporter" and insort'
q lin lieu thereof the words "as hereinafter pre-
S[Iscribed under tho supervision Of q reporter"
1H In line II, after the word practice" add the
word law
Y S)In line II. after the word misconduct add
he words nothing In this net being intended
Il vacate the oflco OF the presently appointed
(feportcr.s
Z rho following bo section .:
s Be Il further enaeted, etc., That the reported
y shall receive IN annual salary OF twenty five
hundred dollars payable quarterly, az the salt