The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
,Tl.e Senate.

Gov Wilt presiding and D quorum present.
was & rssa s from the seor,sssry
OF the elestion recently held TO fill the vacancy
In the Senate caused by the death Of Senator
Meredith, OF the Sixteenth District. Referred TO
Committee on Elections.
seoretary Clegg the printed proceedings OF .
mass meeting OF the citizens OF Claiborne par sb
held Jan. "a, at Homer. Ls., avowipg their At
tsohfnent TO the constitution and conviction Of
the election Of Tilden and Hendricks and Nichols
and Witt, and determination 10 pay their taxes
only to the appointses OF Gov. Nichols, accom-
panied with resolutions to that effect, and re-
! ghsstipg that the proceedings be copied In the
| New Oresns DEMOCRAT and Pieayttne from the
Homer Ittad, In VIII oh they were ordered TO be
| Published.
Un motion TO refer 10 Committee ON Federal
Relations, Mr.. Dsmas objected that he id not
as II concerned Tilden and Hendricks and for
that reason the yeas and nays on the motion TO
refer we're called for, and the resolutions were
referred by vote OF 20 to |, Mr.. Demas alone
voting In the negative.
Mr.. Texada, for Committee OF Enrolment, re.
ported as properly enrolled the joint resolution
TO Congress relative 10 procuring aid from the
| general government % build and repair the
leyees OF the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Robertson gave notice that he would, at a
future day, move TO strike out rule 6i, and amend
rule 16. referring 10 the sprsyious question: 10
the rules governing tho proceedings Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Goode offered resolution that whereas.
owing 10 the osving OF the banks of the river,
| the lev. es were In o bad condition, tho Commit
! tee ON Lands aud Levees be instructed to take
action In the m ,tter and report BY bill or other
| wise.
| Mr.. aoode, 10 support OF The resolution, re.
marked that 1t vas well known as q faot that the
lsvees never were in worse condition than now,
| We we're now In the month Of February, on the
eve II high water. The action OF the Lsvee
ability TO do the work necessary for our pfeteo.
| ton. They proposed that the people should do
the work and take the paper OF The company.
The company had already anticipated their re-
| venues, and the money wIlng from the people
would oil be applied to paying the old obligations
| OF the company. Tho proposition In effect was
that the people OF this State should advance the
money to the Levse Company for two years with
| out interest With the promise that We will be
| refunded that money, without interest, Two years
after tho loan.
| II we should make the lsvees and lend our
| money to the company for the purpose, 1t would
be 10 pay fifty cents per cubic yard for the same
| work which, with our money In our own hands,
or those OF some responsible agent OF the y ate,
could be done for twenty cents. Some means
could and should be suggested to this end, 80
| that contributions OF money sud labor might be
procured. 1t has been suggf sted that IL we will
pass law giving TO the Governor the right to se
lect board oil commissioners, with power to got
contributions, they could be procured for the
purpose ia less than ten days from this time, and
the work necessary to protect us could be fully
accomplished. II nothing III done, there is an
appalling calamity impending over the people OF
Louisiana.
The resolution was adopted.
Senate bill Mo. IL. to amend aud fe.enaeb sse.
tipn g5i OF the revised Statutes relative TO
official bonds, was called up, amended and finally
passed.
The following Is synopsis OF tho bill. Tho
section a. amended aud re-enacted roads 40 fol.
lows:
All bonds given by tax collectors Of the tate
and by persons charged with the collection Of
parish taxe., and by public officers, whether State
or parish, texcspt the state treasurer, Auditor
of Public Accounts, Parish Record r and Clerks OF
the Dstrrt Courts), who. by existing laws, or those
hereafter 10 be enacted, may De required to give
bonds, shsll give bond with suretles residing
within the parish whore the officer exsreists the
| functions Of bis Office, which bond shall be an-
nexed by the Parish Recorder Clerk OF The District
Court aud the President Of the Police Jury 10 al
| the parishes, except In tho city OF New Orleans
and patish OF Orleans. where that duty shall be
performed by the Recorder Of Mortgages In and
| for tho parish OF Orleans, within thirty days
| from the date CT their commission and before
| entering upon their duties. The bond shall be
authenticated by the attestation OF two wit.
nssses and the signature OF the Re ,order, and
shall also be recorded in q separate book TO be
kept for that purpose, and shall also be regis.
! tered In The mortgage records OF the several
parishes whore the principal ob,igor may own
| real estate. The bonds, when 30 registered,
shall operate from and after the date OF the
registry AZ mortgage upon all the real estate
Of the principal obhgor therein. The bonds OF
all state efIicers shall be made payable TO the
Governor of the state Of Louisiana, and those OF
the parish officers to the President Of the Police
Jury of the parish.
House bill No. 40, reported on with an amend
ment, allowing plaintiffs in attachments and pro-
visional seizure 70 bond property after ton days,
where defendants have failed to bond the same,
| u..E t.us, ALI nNaAyx ttn uaIn pInr
The same disposition was made OF Senate bill
No. ~, relative 10 the recusation OF judges and
| District Attorneys.
House bill No. 45. being reported on unfayor-
The object OF the bill to effect sales of prop
srty by offering the same second time without
| addi ionat expense.
Tho resoiu ion ,-ma ak ng warrants for salaries Of
the constitutional officers OF the State receivable
to the general tax fund and license fund for taxes
for the year in which the warrants are Issued,
| was amended In some particulars effecting only
the proper verbiage Of the aet, and The ruios be-
| ing su pended, WAS finally passed.
| Mr.. Eu tIs in The Chair.
At o'clock Senate bill No. 3, the education bill,
| being substitute for Senste bill No. 8. was taken
up as the spec al order Of the day fxed for this
| hour; but pending it's consideration the Senate,
at the request OF the House, proceeded TO the
hall OF the House to ballot in Joint session for u.
| y. Senator.
After joint session the consideration of the bill
| was resumed.
Mr.. Ogden moved to take IL up section by
section.
Mr.. White moved to postpone. He said 1t was
subject OF the most momentous importance
that could come before us, and he was daily In
receipt OF letters from the country nquirng about
IL and wished IL to have the fullest consideration.
Mr.. Boatner opposed postponing. II we we're
not going TO work during the status quo he was In
favor OF going home.
Mr.. Wbito moved TO postpone as the order Of
| the day ill Friday next, on which the yeas and
nays being called, the vote resulted: Yeas 13;
and nays, Messrs. Boatner, Ducros, Eustis,
| doode, Ogden, Perkins and Texada. 80 the bill
was postponed to Friday next.
On motion Of Mr. Eustis, the Senate went into
executive session, which was shortly after raised
after which the Senate adjourned about half past
till IL m. Saturday.
/ The House.
! The House assembled at the usual hour.
! Speaker Bush In the chair and quorum pres
| ent