The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
rr,e senate.

/ The Senate Mst ut the usual houfs iG ih' afo""
ov. Wiltz presiding, and quorum present.
INF. Htnbbs, without previous notice, intro
Need An act relative 10 juries in the State, Or
PANS excepted, etc. Referred TO coHmi'ses VI
adicisry. - .s.s.i
act TO carry into effect the 1921 article o. the
spstitntion. Hafsrrt d to Judiciary Commitsse'
Mr., Richardson likewise introduced an act ne
% per d4y ~ the compensation as sol hsss4s
", Referred 10 Finance COMMITTEES.
Mr., Grover called for the adoption Of the re-
Srt OF The committee relative 70 the bi TOT ne
moyat OF The court house and records Oh st
eruard parish. .,
sThs rnlea being Suspended and the report
1opsed, Mr.. Grover moved that III. accompany
d bill BE- adopt d. Tho bill was foaily passed
eas 10, nays Dsmas and White-dr. White sz'
message from the Home announced that
IL House was ready 10 bal OF for United state.
genatgr, and asked concurrence in House Dill
Ill., al 61inp The salaries If the clerk md dppa-
<iss Of tbs Superior Criminal Court; House bill
M. 7D rlIstivs TO the ss Of public records de-
truyed by Ere in tho parish OF Livingston
Iouse bill No. 40, fixing eompsnsatlon OF the
KIerk and Deputies If The FiIs5 District court;
Ind la NO 400, the joint resolu ion TO Congress
In behalf Of making The n Orleans &c ~
Ezsilroaa subsidized bran Ia Of the Texas PACING
hail line. s,-.,
ee On HOuse bill No 60, 10 prov d. for the better
management Of the CHAR table institutions OF tn
kststs, reported on fsvorsbly.
III MIR Kelly sxp ained that the object Of the bill
was 10 prey ut dir otOIs aud officers, either d..
NrectIy or indirectly, specuIa ing IN orDuaets and
Heuppy bills for the support OF such Institute hs'
The bill was final y ssed.
n T'ho report of the Judiciary Committee nm
Hay0rably on House bill No. II. End fhvorAbly on
MIouse bill No IS, Was callel up and read, with
Won't further agttJn, when, Mt l2:45 p. M ON
kxnotion Of Mr.. Fits, the aeuste joined Tho Houg5
Hto ballot for United states sens or. and shortly
uaftsr returned 10 thor own chamber.
n Tho report oF the Judiciary Quantities on bills
of4 and 5G was 10 fur her cons dered ana lles
Eover. Their report on Hone bill No. b5, relative
J. 30 emp Dyes Ia the Governors and other S.s'e
NOTICES., Was read
The report of Tho Same committee on House
bill No g7 TO amend and re.etiscJ section H695 OF
/ the Hesisou Statutes, being unfsv0rtbIe inc
Hreper was adopted and the chair declared tho
Wbil iDds finlttiy postpoded. .
N RaYat9 bllI No ii. 10 limit the amount for the
tebpp0ft OF the pubic schools 10 New or cans and
d DO eouf9rm tho expenses OF same, end unit the
tax thereto. was road and postponed Till Friday
Enext.
Senate bill No. 3d. TO repeal sections 2747, 2749
Iand 274g RI atiys to the duties Of judges, 20 order
assessors aud collectors to iiect special tax,
\ was read and appropriately referred.
u Horss bill No 80, to regrgauze police iurie',
parish OF Orleans ,xcepied was referred 10 Com
snittee on Paroehisl Affairs
Honse bill No. 81, tixn & tho salaries OF ern-
pIoyeg In th9 offie.s Ut the Governor aud other
On motion TO refer TO the Finance Commit
Zoe. Mr. Ellis said he opposed to refsrrios 10
any other Than 20 the Committee On Hetrench-
ment and Htfafrn.
House bill No. %, fixiug time for appeals from
Tangpahoa 70 The supreme court was appropri-
AteIy ref FRED.
II House bill No Al, relative to Tire Cerk Of The
fupcrspr Criminal Court, aud House bill NO. -,
| relative 70 records Of Tapgpabos, and House
bill No. no. relative to Tho fast District Court,
and tho joint resolution, slatiye TO the Pacific
Railway, were oil road second time end appro.
The House bill No. SO, changing the name Of
Thomas J. Mount to sylvester L. Richards,
l 6nally passed.
htr. Grovsr1moytd that tho Senate adjourn till
"Wednesday next.
Air. Robertson moved TO suspend the rules TO
take up House bill No. ~, FIX q as tho special
order for O'Clock that hour having passed.
Mr. White made the tont that no suspension
spf the ruloa was necessary, tho Chair having
ruled that suspension vas necessary.
The Chair was not sustained, and tho title OF
che bin WAS read, being the b II 10 fix o lien OF
II 40 In favor OF physicians IN certain cases.
Pending consideration Of the bill motion TO
adjourn to Wednesday WAS lost, and Mr.. Goode
moved that when the Senate adjourn to-day II
adjourn I'LL Wednesday next.
Mr. White argued it would BIO better TO adjourn
only till Monday, aud then they could adjourn
,Ssgain II they choose, and thus any necessity o.
Voting day by day on the question OF the SeDa-
ltoriai slec,io could BIO met without jeopardy ~
TO ths Requirements OF tho law.
The Senate accordingly adjourned till 10 m.
Monday.
The House assembled at the usual hour.
Speaker Bush in the chair. Prayer by the Rev.
Father Hubert.
Leave OF absence was granted to Mr. Aycock,
Of Orleans, until Wednesday morning.
REVOLUTIONS.
Nv Mr. Nnwpom nf Iangiuahns raaoIution
requiring tho Committee on EducatiOn to revise
the school laws VI this State ind report by bill.
REPORTS.
Judiciary Committee-By Mr.. Jonas, Of Or
ieans, Chairman--Fayorabjy on House bill No.
49, relative to cash deposits for fees In suits in
by substitute for House bill No. 96 to repeal
act No. 40 Of 1869 Hou.e bill No. 1Oi, to amend
sections a9l2, etc., OF the Devised btauh s., rec
ommtnds liz refe' ence TO the Committee OIL
Agriculture and Commerce.
The bill was so referred, on motion Of Mr..
3orry, Of Oreans
NOTICEs or BIII.s
ii by Mr. Lamsre. OF Oreaus-Of q bill regula-
FL ing thu aais Of nnnna. AeainK machines, etc.
In cases OK seizure. and TO project lessees.
By CONSENT.
n by Mr.. Lea, RI Oh aus-H use bill No. Ill 10 |
lkepeal section 279l Of the Eevlsed statutes, and
lprovidipg for the election of tax collectors by
apoiice juries. Referred to the Committee on
Paroctial Affairs
| BY Dir. mcGehee, OF West Feliciana-To re- |
\ peal sections 1878 and 33s7 OF the Revis d |
Statutes. Referred 40 abovs.
| Honse Bill No. n, bill repeating the Metro |
1oiitan Police laws and author zing the city OF |
New Orleaps to establish, orgauizs and maintain |
police furce, was Ca led up 10y Mr. JOnSs, OF Or
Elehns, together wi h the amendments offer d by |
1the Committee ON Oh y Affairs. These amend |
&ments are simply 10 ibclu 10 that the FIRE and |
police alarm telegraph shsli be under the |
pcntfol Of the city VI New Orleans. and limit the |
eost Of The police TO $4,000 per annum.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick objected to the passage OF the