The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.


Tne Senate.
The Senate met at III q. M. Lie ut
Governor Witt presiding. There being
no quorum recess was taken Till IL
o'clock m. A quorum was finally had
ut IL 80 p. m.
Mr.. Goode, from the Judiciary Com
nlittee, presented the majority report
or the Committee on Senate bill ~, TO
enlarge the jurisdiction oil. the Third
District Court favorably; and minority
report, signed by himself and Senator
George. on the same bill, unfavorably,
on the ground that they considered the
bill unconstitutional.
The same Committee returned, with
out action, House bill 127, relative to en-
forcing the 132d article of the -constitu-
ton. requiring subdivisions OF lands at
public sales, the subject matter having
been covered by similar bill OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Goode, under suspension OF the
rules, introduced an act to repeal the
ssact defining the limits Of the Second
Judicial District" and to re-annex the
Sixth and Seventh Municipal Districts
of New Orleans to the First Judicial
District. Read twice aud referred.
Mr.. Texada reported sundry bills cor
rectly enrolled.
The Senate Joined the House and re-
G GOTHHu Hb i o blOCk.
Mr.. Mitchell in the chair.
Mr.. Grover called for the special order
of the day, being the police bills. House
bill No. VI and Senate bill No. 80. Post
poued for the present.
Mr., Ellis introduced. without notice,
d bill TO authorize the Auditor to accept
and approve the bonds of the State tax
collectors. The bill finally passed.
Mr.. Goode offered q resolution that,
Whereas, the following named Sena-
tors. T.. T. Allan, OF the Fourteenth, j.
Id. Bryant, of the Sixteenth, j. Ell. Burch,
oil the Thirteenth, Thos. A. Gage, Of the
Eighth, j. A. Dumont, of the Fifth, j.
A. ella. Of the Seventeenth, William
Harper, Of the Twenty. first, Pierre
Landry, OF the Seventh, j. B. Stamps,
or the Sixth, Isaac Sutton. of the Ninth.
MI. TEL. Twitehell, Of the Twenty.second,
y. Wakefield, Of the Fourteenth, and
David Young, Of the Fifteenth Senate
rial Districts, have been absent from
the Senate since the first day OF Janu-
airy, 1877; and,
Whereas, the names OF the said Sem
ators have been carried on the roll Of
tho Senate, and have been called by
the Secretary every day since the said
date; and
Whereas, the people of said Senate.
rial Districts should be represented In
the Senate, in order that their rights
and interests may be properly under
stood and protected; therefore be 1t
Resolved That the Committee on
Elections be directed to inquire whether
the seats of the said absent Senators
should not BIO declared vacant, and to
report to the Senate what action should
ba taken in the premises.
The resolution lies over under the
rules.
The police bills being resumed, Mr..
Ogden offered Senate bill No. 80 as his
substitute for House bill No. II, which
latter Is the bill originally reported on
favorably, with amendments. by the
majority Of the committee.
Mr.. Ogden explained that his bill was
a short one, simply transferring the
police to the city, subject to certain
checks from the State authorities. 1t
makes the Mayor of New Orleans pres
ident, and the Administrator Of Police
and two men to be chosen by the city,
four OF the seven members constituting
the Police Board.
Mr.. Robertson commended that 1t was
proper to take up the House bill, as the
one reported by the majority OF the
committee.
MIR. White, apart from any question
as to the merit Of the two bills, agreed
with Mr.. Robinson. The section as to
the constitution Of the board could be
acted ON without taking up the substi-
tllte.
Mr.. Steven in the chair.
The motion to take up Mr.. Ogden's
substitute having failed, the. original
House bill No. II was considered and
acted on by sections.
The first section was adopted. when
MIR. White and Mr.. Robertson respec-
lively offered amendments, superseding
the second section by "striking out y
said section and inserting" etc.
MIR. Robertson's amendment proposes
d mixed board, composed of the Lieu
tenant Governor and Administrators OF
Finance, Accounts and Police, and
three citizens of New Orleans to be APP
pointed by the Governor with the adj
vice and consent OF the Senate-all
without any compensation whatever for
their services as members OF the board.
Mr.. Ogden said this met the object OF
his substitute, for o mixed board on the
part Of the city and State.
Mr.. Robertson's amendment was con-
sidered first as u substitute for that of
MIR. White.
Mr.. White being opposed to this
amendment, but to make 1t less objec-
tionable to him, proposed an amend
ment providing that the commissioners
should hold office for one, two and three
years, to be determined by lot upon
their appointment, and to hold their
office till successors are qualiffed-the
Governor to appoint at the expiration
OF their term OF office the commission
crs who shall hold office two years. MIR.
White In discussing the matter argued
against the propriety OF a mixed board.
Mr.. Texada in the chair.
MIR. Goode, for information, asked for
the reading OF Mr.. Whites original
amendment, providing for a board OF
the Mayor and approved by the Board
af Administrators He tho,ruht tho