The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-18

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Very respectfully, "
JOHN .CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following messages from his Exeelleaey
the Governor were received:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
state of Louisiana. !
New Orleans, March 10, 1877. }
To the Honorable the Speaker and members Of
O the House Of Representatives
-, Gentmer--1 am directed by his. Excellency
the doytrnor to inform you that he has this day
mated IN your honorable body, to extend the
term OF the extraol binary session of the Con
eral Assembly.
DUNCAN s. CAGE. JR..
Private Secretary.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
State of Louisiana, !
New Orleans. March &c. 1877. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Gentlen,en-I am directed by his yxcelency
tbs Governorto inform you that he has this day
approved and signed the, following acts origi-
mated in your honorable body. entitled respec-
An act to amend and re. enact section 1892 of
the REVISED Statutes Of 1870 Of the State of Lou
: An act to regulate the office Of wardens for the
Port OF New Orleans and to repeal sections 2217
An act to regulate and fix the fees and COM
pensation Of the tax collectors for the collection
Of ~ taxes and licenses throughout the State
the parishes Of the State, except III % parish OF
Orleans. ....zs.. ....7.zs.-s-. s. .s.-. .e.i
DUNCAN 8. GAGE, JR,
=.-ata Private Secretary.
House bill No. 22e, on motion OF Mr.. Toler,
was taken up under the report. with amend
ments of the Committee On Lands and Leyees,
and made the special order Of the day for
March II. 1877, at .. m. --
Senate bill No. 81, AN act for the relief Of
Mrs. M. J. Lewis Of the parish of Ouachita..'
was taken up on its second reading. and Or
dered to lie over subject to cali.
Senate bill No. 70. AN act to authorize the
Governor to appoint an Assistant Attorney
General defining his duties. and fixing his
compensation. etc. The amendments recon-
msnded by the Committee on the Judiciary
were adopted as follows: -. s
In section /, in line % and "a, strike out the
words on the written request Of the Attorney
General"
In section 7. line IS. after the word council
insert the words " at the ex pense Of the state"
Under suspension of the rules the bill as
amended was read O. third time and passed title
adopted.
Senate bill No. 8s, IAN act to regulate and
limit the liability Of parishes OF this State the
parish OF Orleans excepted, for costs and fees In
criminal proceedings and trials before justices
of the peace and in district and parish courts"
Was taken up ON its seco. d reading under the
favorable report. with an amendment OF the
Committee on tbs Judiciary.
The amendment was adopted, as follows:
In section 4, line 10. strike out the word
Eight" and insert the word five" in lieu
thereof.
Under suspension of the rules the bill as
amended was read third time and passed the
title was adopted.
Senate bill No. "a was taken up on its second
reading under the favorable report with
amendments Of the Committee on Corporations.
The amendments were adopted as follows:
In section l line 10 strike out the words
first of June, 1877" and insert the words pas
sage of this act"
In section aft er the word statement" strike
out the word showing" and all Of articles Il, 2,
34 Sc. T. 8, o. 10, II. 12 10 and a. up to the word
statement" inclusive, and insert the words
similar to tho annual statements required by
the respectivecharters Of the companies afore-
said or by the laws Of the States In which they
are Incorporated"
In section strike out the word March" and
insert the word April"
ed in order to put the bill upon its third read
ing.
The motion to suspend was lost.
House bill No. 149, AN act to authorize the
Police Jury or the parish Of Claiborne to pro.
vide for funding the floating Indebtedness OF
said parish" etc.
Was taken UP with the Senate's amendment
as follows:
After the word Claiborne" in the third line
14th section. add the words ANY claim now ex-
isting''
The amendment was agreed to and The bill as
amended was passed,
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. 1885, An act to provide for the
appointment Of Registrars of voters through
out the State: to define their powers and duties
to provide for keeping registry Of legal voters
to punish certain offenses, and to repeal con-
hicting laws"
Was taken up pending the consideration Of
section Q.
The blank in line SO was filled with the words
''twenty-six."
On motion to amend, in line 49, by striking
out the word "flve,'a rising vote was taken
IS yeas, 10 nays.
No quorum voting a call of the House was
ordered, as follows:
Hon, l. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs. Aldtge
Aycock, Barbin, Billieu, Bridger Breard. Bow
den, Barron, Brady, Buck. Berry, Bell. Briggs
Cockerham. Carloss, Cressy,, Delavfgne, Du-
pree Ferguson, Fitzpatrick, Forester. Gaskins
Gillespie, Huntington, Hill of Orleans, Jonas
| Kelly Of Orleans, Kidd. Kernochan, Lyons
Leeds. Lamare, Lea. Leonhard Of Orleans
ralta Pitts. Robertson, Ridgley. Ryland, Rolle
| Singleton, self stage, Steele Sellers, Smart
| sartain. Taylor, Tremoulet, Toler. VOORHEES,
Washburne, Wood, Williams, Young of Clai.
borne, Young of East Baton Rouge.
Sixty-two members and quorum.
The motion to amend prevailing, the section
| was adopted as amended.
Section was amended in line 4, by striking
| out the word sixty" and inserting the word
| seventy" in lisu thereof
| Strike out from the word apply" in line 1t
to the word the" in line 16.