The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA sEs SION.
The senate.

A message from the House announced
the adoption or q concurrent res0lu
ton, instructing Our Representatives In
Congress to support the Texas and Pa
cif1c Railroad bill and ask subsidies
from the government, provided the New
Orleans Pacific Railway and the NORTH
Louisiana Railroad be made Subsidized
branches.
A message from the Governor an
neunced that he had signed the bills re-
pealing the militia act OF 1874; chang
Ing the seat of Justice In ut. Der nard
parish: fixing the mileage and per diem
If the members OF the General Assem-.
bly, when an extra session is called re.
pealing sections 345t to 3459 inclusive
of the Revised Statutes OF 1870. and the
act 40, approved February "a, 1869
amending section 1067 OF the Revised
Statutes, relative to the recusation Of
nal cases; changing the timeof hold
ing the term OF the District COURT in
Sabine and Red River parishes, and to
fix return day for appeals from Red
River parish AN and act entitled an act
TO authorize the consolidation of con-
Meeting or intersecting railroad com
panies, TO establish the forms under
which the same may be effected. and to
authorize such consolidated companies
to issue bonds, etc.
Mr.. Goode. for the Judiciary Com.
mittee. reported favorably, with an
amendment, on House bill 175, making
it felony to receive and sell unginned
cotton in the night time, during certain
hours.
Also. reported favorably, with On
amendment, on the bill relative to po-
lice juries in the parish Of Claiborne.
And unfavorably on Senate bill 81, to
amend section 3t3S OF the Civil Code.
MIR. Steven. for the Finance Commit
too, reported favorably, with an amend
ment, on House bill 1913, regulating fees
Tor collecting taxes In the parishes, Or
leans excepted.
MIR. Ogden, for the Committee on
Education, reported favorably, with an
amendment, on Senate bill LOG, relative
To the site of u State normal school In
New Orleans. The bill was finally
passed.
The Senate Joined the House to ballot
for United States Senator, and shortly
returned.
Mr.. Grover, for the Committee on
Metropolitan Police, presented mi
House bill II. The report was signed
by Meesrs. Grover, Kelly and Steven.
The committee reported back, with
out action, Senate bills 80 and 10a, rela-
tive to the same subject matter. the
police.
Senate bill 100, substitute for House
bill ~, TO authorize the Governor to ap.
point additional police iuries Iii country
parishes, was called UP and finally
passed.
Mr.. Robertson called up the concur
rent resolution above noticed, relative
to the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Stubbs moved to strike out the
North Louisiana Railroad, and insert
the, Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
Railroad.
The amendment was tabled and the
resolution adopted as 1t came from the
House.
Mr.. Robertson in the chair.
The majority Of the Committee on
Metropolitan Police reported new bill
to establish q board OF police for the
CITY OF New Orleans, and to prescribe
their powers and duties. This report liz
signed by Messrs. Zacharie, White. or.
den and Ducros.
Mr.. Grover moved to adopt the minor
ity report In favor OF the police bill, |
House bill No. II, this being the report
signed by himself and Messrs. Kelly and |
Steven.
Mr.. zacharie took occasion to address
the Senate at length In support OF the
majority report in favor of leaving the
creation OF the police board to the city. |
He had examined oil the constitutions OF
the State before the change Of the police
all specially guarded against the State |
interfering with the city In such mat
tiers.
The bill provides generally police
system for the government OF the city. |
MIR. White eaid that this bill was a |
copy OF the acts governing the police In |
Cincinnati, Louisville and other places.
While IL leaves to the city control of the !
police force 1t places the laws regulating |
the action Of the city upon a flrmer
basis than they would be under the
changes OF mere city ordinances. The
Mayor Of the city Is to be President Of
Finance Treasurer and the Administra-
tor OF Police IL to be ex-officio men,
Der OF the board. The term OF Office ia
TO be fixed by lot, and at the end OF their
respective terms the Mayor Is to appoint
their successors by and with the consent
OH the Council.
Mr.. Grover said the effect of the bill
would virtually be to make the Lsgis-
lature the author OF ordinances for the
government OF the city.
The question recurring on the adop-
N1OA Ma WIG LhAholAey kCRClNs Ny u GSklk vi
the previous question, the report was
adopted:
. Yeas Messrs. Ellis, Garland, George, Goode.
Grover. Kelly. Mitchell, Robertson. Steven and
Texada-l0
Nays essrs. Boatner, Ducrcs, Ogden, Per-
kins. Stubbs Richardson. White. Wheeler an
zacharie--g.
The bill House bill Twas then
considered by sections.
SS I &S-si let, |
out the words fixing the date OF opera
tion of the bill and making it take effect
Instead on the passage Of the bill,
An amendment to the third section.
as proposed by Mr.. Ogden, was adopted,
20 that the section provides that the
police force and fire alarm and police
telegraph shall be entirely under the
control and direction OF a Board Of Po-
lice, said board to consist Of four CON-