The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-17

Assembly of the State Of Louisiana for the year
1868. which became a law ON August il, 1865"
Which was read the first time.
Mr. Breaux moved q suspension of the con-
stitutonal rules, to place the bill upon its sec.
ond reading.
Lost.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Mitchell. chairman of the Committee On
Railroads, submitted the following report
SENATE CHAMBER. |
New Orleans. March Is. 1877.
To the Honorable the President and Members
Of the Senate:
Gentlemsen-I an requested By the committee
act 70 icorporats the hssisspp i IL Tsr re-
Boeuf and Lake Railroad, and TO define its pow
er .;; ara a. authority." Also favorabIy on House
and south Arkansas Railroad"
Respectfully submitted.
Chairman Committee ON Railroads.
On motion OF Mr.. Ducros the rules we're sus-
pended to consider the report Of the Committee
on Railroads on House bill No. 1873. AN act to
incorporate the Mississippi. Terre-aux- Bout
and Lake Railroad Company
On motion Of Mr.. Ducros the report was
adopted.
Mr.. Dernas In the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Ducros the bill was Or
dsred read third time.
On motion Of Mr.. Ducros the constitutional
rules were suspended, the bill read third time,
finally passed, title adopted and notice Of con-
currence ordered to be sent to the House.
Mr.. Mitchell obtained unanimous consent to
cal up the report on House bill No. 80,
On motion Of Mr.. Mitchell. the report was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Mitchell House bill No. 40
entitled AN act to charter the Alexandria and
South Arkansas Railroad" was ordered read q
third time.
On motion Of Mr. Mitchell the constitutional
rules were suspended. the bill read third time.
finally passed title adopted, and notice Of con-
currence ordered sent to the House.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
The following majority report Of the Commit
tee on Health and Quarantine on House bill
No. 1s3-
SENATE CHAMBER, |
New Orleans, March Is, 1877. !
To the Honorable the President and Members
Of the Senate:
GentIemen--A majority Of your Committee on
Health and Quarantine, to whom was referred
House bill NO. 1853, An act to rsOrganize and
render more efficient the Board Of Health Of the
State OF Louisiana, and for other purposes"
beg leave TO report the same favorably and re-
[. q. PERKINS, Chairman.
Was on motion of Mr.. Perkins adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. s5. entitled "Aa act making
Sunday. 4th OF March, 4th Of July, Good Friday
and Christmas days of public rest and dies non
and repeating all laws by which any other day
is made day of public rest and dies nom"
Mr.. Steven offered the following amendment
to Senate bin No. So:
Insert aftor the Fourth OF March," "Mardi
Gras and the Eighth Of January"
Which, On motion Of Mr.. Goode. was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Steven moved to insert in the fourth Sec
ton, after the word Christmas" the words
the Fourth Of March,"
Mr.. Goode made the point Of order that the
motion Of Mr.. Steven was out of order, for the
reason that the Senate had voted down SINH
lar amendment.
The Chair decided the point not we'll taken.
Lieutenant Governor Witt In the chair.
Mr.. Kelly demanded the yeas and nays, upon
the adoption of the motion offered by Mr.
Steven.
The roll being called resulted az follows:
Yeas-Messrs, Breaux, Ellis, Kelly. Mitchell.
Robertson Sandiford, Steven, Texada, " heeier,
Nays@Messrs, Boatner, Dernas. Ducros.
Garland, George, Goode, Perkins, Richardson
Absent-Messrs. AlIafn, Bryant. Burch, Cage.
Dunont, Eustis. Ola: Grover. Harper, Landry;
Ogden. Stamps, Sutton, Twitchel1. Wakefield
and Young-16.
The vote being equally divided the Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate cast his
vote in the affirmative. and the amendment was
adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Goode the bill was ordered
read third time.
On motion Of Mr.. Goode the constitutional
rules were suspended, the bill read third
time, finally passed, title adopted, and ordered
sent to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent
to take up House Joint resolution No. 253, en-
titled House joint resolution, extending the
extraordinary session of the General Assem-
bly," etc.
Which was read the first time.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson, the constitution
al rules were suspended to place the Joint reso-
luton ON its second reading.
The Joint resolution was read second time
On motion of Mr.. Robertson, the joint resolu-
ton was ordered to be read third time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson. the constitu-
tional rules were suspended, the resolution
read third time. finally passed. title adopted
and notice Of concurrence ordered sent to the
House.
MIR. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the joint resolution had passed, and
moved to lay that motion On the table, and the
motion to table prevailed.
Mr.. Denas moved to reconsider the vote
whereby Senate bill No. %. entitled IAN act to
enlarge the jurisdiction Of the Third District
Court of the parish Of Orleans, was indefinitely
postponed.
Upon which motion Mr.. Robertson demanded
the yeas and nays. The roll being called, re-
suited as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Demas, Gar
land, Richardson, Stubs, Texada, eWheeler,
White and Zacharie-10.
Nays-Messrs. Ducros, Ellis George, Goode,
Kelly. Mitchell Perkins. Robertson, Sandiford
and Steven-1o.
Absent-Messrs. AlIain. Bryant, Burch, Gage,
Dumont, Eustis, Ola. Grover, Harper, Landry,
ogden. Stamps, Sutton. TWitchell, Wakefield
and Young-16.
The vote being equally divided. the President
voted in the negative, and the motion to recon-
slider was lost.