The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.


Quorum present. ,
A message from the House announced
ssta raadiness TO receive the Senate TO
ballot for United States Senator
Also asked concurrence In sundry
bills passed by that body.
Among them Senate bill NO. 10, Iels-
to bonds OF tax collectors ana other
officers was called up as anenaeo Wy
the House and the amendment con-
Cured in. e-....
Mr.. aoode, for judiciary Committee,
introduced an not relative TO principal
and sureties on official bonds.
Mr.. aoode said 1t was desired that the
Governor should appoint certain oil.
GERS. and that the bill should be passed.
before the appointments are MADE, 30
M TO bind such officials as may be ap,
pointed beyond any question involved
In the matter. The law fixing the salary
and fees OF tho offices being changed, IL
was necessary to change the law as 10
the official bonds required. 49,
rho bill was passed and sent to the
House for concurrence.
Az t2h O'clock the Senate, on motion
az Mr.. Kelly. Joined the House to ballot
for United States Senator. and shortly
returned to their own chamber.
Mr.. doodo moved to adopt the report
favorable on Senate bill No. 40, relative
to official bonds. =.
MIR, Toxada thought the proper mo.
tion was simply to receive. The report
was laid over.
Senate bill No. Il, to repeal section
1879 of Rays Revised Statutes, was, on
motion of Mr.. Goode, postponed indeh-
nitely.
Mr.. Eustis in the chair.
Senate bill No. IS, to provide for an
additional Justice in Natchitoches par
ish, being calIad up, u motion was maze
TO suspend the rules for its third read"
fhe President in the chair.
Mr.. Eustis made the point OF order
that q suspension Of the rules was not
necessary, as tho bill had been up
before, and third reading was the
proper sequence Of previous action
without requiring suspension.
Under the rulings OF the Chair the
rules were suspended, and the bill
finally passed.
The bill to repeal the law imposing
fines on judges, Justices and recorders.
for allowing attorneys to practice before
them, was postponed ard made the
order for Saturday next.
The Senate adjourned till u m.
Thursday.
The House assembled at noon. Speak
er Bush in the chair and quorum
present.
Prayer by the Rev. Father Hubert.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
s5piller, oil Livingston. for four days,
commencing on Friday next.
PETITIONS.
by Mr.. Tremoulet of Orleans-From
the coffee merchants OF New Orleans
opposing the passage Of the Board Of
lp frn II nI HpFArfaI
the Committee on Agriculture and Com
meroe.
The petition reads
Your petitioners, constituting the
coffee trade Of New Orleans, would
most respectfully ask that your honor
able body will not pass any law or
grant any corporation any rights or
privileges that will in any way interfere
with the present mode OF conducting
the coffee business, and particularly
the inspection and weighing Of coffee,
which give entire satisfaction to all
parties interested in this branch Of
trade; and your memorialists would
further pray, should your honorable
body pass any act to incorporate 1.-THE
Board OF Trade Of New Orleans" that
the article Of coffee be also excepted
with that Of cotton.
Hoping to meet with your favorable
consideration. your memorialists will
ever pray,
feldt 81 Co., J. l.. Phipps Il o., L. II.
Terry, agent; W. +. Halsey, Zuberber
Il Gardes Z. J. Hart ( Co., Schmidt &
Niegler, John /. Adams IL Co., l.. O.
Fallon, Lucas f. Moore, PUG, Corralt
81 Co.. Russell Il Hall, Johnston Cor
don & Co., Jas. Clarke, VIM. NJ. Bur
russ, Robert Clark, John Cottraux, J.
Il. Auvray y Co., Williams & Bruck-
ner. Smith Bros. & Co., Gordon Il Co
mila. John Nelson Il Co., Burke y
Bennett & Co.. Scherok &c Berkson,
Thos. Simms 81 Levy, Small Sc Co.,
Wang 81 Gotham. Forcheimer Bros, Fl.
Pohlman a. Co., Loohte II Cordes, Hart
well 81 Chambers, j. Il. Sporr, Quey-
rouze 81 Bots, Hirsch, Adler e Co., l..
Reder ~ Co., John T. Moore & Co., G..
Pascal & Co., McGrath Il Compton, 1.
Bloom Il Co.. Marks Il Co., II. r. Co
greve, b. II. Flaspoller, John j. Barr.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Steele. Of Union-Of q bill
creating an additional Justice Of the
Peace In the parish Of Union.
BY Mr.. Lea, Of st. Helena-Of q bill
TO prohibit the killing Of game at GER
tain seasons of the year.
BY Mr.. Martin, OF Lafayette-By
consent introduced a bill relative to the
town Of Royville, Lafayette parish, and
exempting the inhabitants from parish
taxes. except for court and jail pur-
poses.
by Mr.. Bowden, Of Franklin-A mem
orial from citizens OF Iberia parish, OF
that portion formerly constituting the
parish of st. Martin, praying for the
reinstatement of the limits Of the par
ish OF st. Martin. The bill Ia signed
by j. @. Dugas, Anato'e Judice, Desire
Leblanc. st. Cyr Judice, Edmond
Broussard and about one hundred
others. Ordered to be filed with the
other papers relating to the bill to
abolish the parish OF Iberia.
SENATE BILLS FIRST READING.
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