The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-10

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from the
Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER. STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
New Orleans. April 7. 1877. J
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members OF
the House OF Representatives.
fyentlemen-I am directed to inform your hon
orable BODY that the Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate has this day signed the
following duly enrolled Senate bills:
No. 81. IAN act to define the object OF drainage
assessment and to regulate the collection OF
Also. No. 1s2 IAN act to repeal an act entitled
mn net to regulate the conduct and maintain
the freedom and purity Of elections: to pre-.
scribe the m9dn Q, making aepns 81 The
Speaker Of the House to the same,
Also. that the Sena,e concurs in House amend
lection of game, animals and birds In the State
slso, that the Senate concurs IN House
amend act No. 1876, entitled An act to carry into
effect the purposes of the donation by, the
United States Of public lands f9r the benefit ste OF
Also. that the Senate concurs | n the amend,
ment to the title to House. bill No. 800. entitled
An act to define and specify who are wholesale
lieve retail dealers and retail merchants from
the payment of wholesale license tax" etc
bill No 227. entitled AN act to amend and res
enact paragraph Of section OF act No. IA. ap-
proved March 8, 1872. 49, ,
to act No. IS of 1877 entitled" etc.
Also that the Senate has finally passed and re-
yoSr m ~ or 9ne 9 and DO oher
Offices and providing II tribunal to try contested
election cases. when the district Judge and par
ish Judge are recused, or motion IS made 10 re-
Also, Senate bill No. ISL, entitled An act to
authorize the police Jury Of the parish 81 More.
house to levy special tax to build parish jail.
Also, Senate bill No. 149. entitled AN act to
amend section 2 of act No TO- entitled An act to
aftrze he 10 s n
his compensation to fix tue commissions which
snal be paid TO the Attorney General upon all
raid into the State Treasury and to repeal act
No. 49," approved March g. 1874.
Also, that the Senate has finally passed and
requests your concurrence, in Senate bill No
i4e, entitled IAN nc to provide for the drawing
of tales jurymen In criminal trials in the parish
Of Otleans., in all cases, where The accused Is
charged with felony and for the summoning
the same"
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.
A further message was received from the Sen
ate as follows:
SENATE CHAMBER, STATE OF LoUIsIAS J
New Orleans. April 7, 1871
Hon Speaker and Members of the House of
Representatives:
Genttemen-I am directed to inform your hon
orable body that the Senate has concurred in
House bill No. 237, entitled An act to compel
assessors to assess properties her etofore ex-
sef o% T" Or eeaSnF Il
with amendments as annexed to the bill.
''''''' JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary of the Senate.
Said House bill No 2s7 was taken up with the
Senate's amendments.
The House disagreed to the first amendment
The House agreed to the second amendment,
and disagreed to the third amendment.
1t was ordered that the Senate be informed Of
the disagreement to its amendments and that a
committee Of conference be asked upon the
same.
The Speaker appointed on tho part Of the
House. Messrs. McGehee, VOORHEES,. Barron.
Leonhard and Singleton.
House bill No. 2ei. An act to fix and regulate
the fees of clerks of courts in the parish Of Or
leans in city tax SUITS
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on the Judiciary. taken as en-
crossed. and under u suspension of the rules
was read u third time and passed. The title was
adopted.
House bill No. 247. AN act to incorporate the
Louisiana State Fair Association. and to confer
upon it certain rights and privileges enjoyed by
the Mechanics and Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton of Louisiana
Was taken up under the favorable report OF
the Committee on Corporations was taken as
engrossed and under n suspension of the rules
was read q third time and passed.
House bill No. 27o IAN act relative to the in
spection Of weights and measures for that por-
ton Of the parish of Orleans known as the sixth
and seventh districts"
Was taken up under the favorable report OF the
Committee on the Judiciary, was taken as en-
mr. n ,t,,Ia 80 he ,1,s
was read a third time and passed.
The til le was adopted.
Senate bill No. 1884, IAN net to make sewing
machines and pianos Liable to seizure under
the vendors privilege, to regulate leasing NOV
able property which is exempt from seizure'
and to repeal conflicting laws"
Substitute for House bill No. $780,
The bill underwent It's several readings under
suspension of the rules and was passed.
The title was adopted
Mr.. Lamar moved that the vote on the final
passage Of the bill be reconsidered. and. on his
own motion, the motion to reconsider was laid
upon the table.
Senate bill No. 100, AN act to authorize G. r.
Finlay and Henry Frelsen. composing the com.
mercal firm of G. X. Finlay & Co.. to institute
suit against the State Of Louisiana"
Under the favorable report Of the Committee
on the Judiciary. the bill was read third time
under suspension of the rules, and passed
The title was adopted
House bill No. III. An act to abolish the office
of Public Administrator throughout the State,
except in the parish of Orleans; to repeal sec
ton and to amend and re-enact sections and
z of act No. 81 of 1870, approved March g. 1870.
was taken up with the Senate's amendments
which were agreed to. as follows:
Insert in the seventh line of the third section
after the word SUGGESTIONS the words I'm the
parish of Orleans" and strike out the
Except In the parish Of Orleans" in the twenty
first and twenty-second lines of the fourth sec.
ton.
The bill as amended was passed and notice OF
concurrence sent to the Senate.
House bill No. 271, An act for the relief of