The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14

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| Rooms COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
AND ENGRoss WENT,
New Orleans, March 10, 1877. J
To the Honorable President and members Of
the Senate.
tTe,,tlene,t--Your Committee on Enrolment
| and Engrossment respectfully report az proper
| ly enrolled Senate bills Nos. 81 and 20.
NsS'''"'' LEWIS TTSADA, Chairman.
Mr., Beatner, chairman of the Committee on
| Lands and Ievees, submitted the following re-
port.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Gentlen,e4s-Your committee having had under
consideration Senate bill No. 96, report the same
fayorably, with the following amendment.
| In line II, section j, strike on the word re-
CURED anu insert the word authorized"
Respectfully Se 6Hhs !. poArNER
Chairman Committee on Lands and Ieyees.
Lies over under the rules.
NOTICE or BILLS.
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that at some future
day he would introduce bill entitled An act
| for the protection Of game in the State"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Grover obtained unanimous consent to
| introduce, without previous notice, Senate bill
No. ia, entitled " IN act to authorize the fund
| ing of the debt Of the town of Plaquemine. and
Va.
| which was read first time.
On motion of Mr.. Grover, the constitutional
rules were suspended, the bill read n second
| time and referred to the Committee on Corporal
tons and Parochal Affairs.
Mr. Breaux obtained unanimous consent TO
introduce without previous notice senate bill
No 1l5 entitled An act to amend an act ent-
tied An act to create q special levee district
within certain limits prescribed In this act ap
proved April /. 1876. and to change the name Of
the corporation created by that act: t. more
fully define, extend and limit the powers and
purposes Of Faid corporation to extend and
more fully describe the boundaries Of said levee
district; to empower said corporation to levy
contributions in aid of said levee, and, under
certain contingencies, TO require, under pen
atty. the performance of labor by certain per-
sons on said levee; to enforce the collection of
| such contributions to confirm the provisions
Of said act, and for other purposes"
Which was read first time.
On motion { Mr.. Breaux tho constitutional
rules were Suspended. the bill read a second
time and referred to the Communities on Public
Lands and Levees,
Mr.. White obtained unanimous consent to in
troduce without previous notice Senate bill No.
l16, en- tiled An act to incorporate the Barataria
Ship Canal Company" etc.
Which was read a first time.
On motion Of Mr.. White, the constitutional
rules were suspended and the bill read a second
time and referred to the Committee on Corpor-
ations and Paroehial Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Texada the President ap-
pointed the following named Senators as a
Committee of Conference on the part of the
Senate on House bill No. 1893, viz: Messrs Tex
ada. Stubs and White.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
Report of Finance Committee on Senate bill
No, g. entitled " An act regulating the ter ms of
prescription for taxes and the lien by which
they are secured" was. with the bill on motion
of Mr.. Robertson, recommitted to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Report Of Finance Committee on Senate bill
No, 80, entitled An act making certain State
warrants receivable for the four mill general
State tax due by delinquents," beg leave to re-
port back the same without action, 81 bill of a
similar nature has already passed both the
II ouse and Senate.
Was, on motion of Mr.. Robertson, adopted,
and the bill indefinitely postponed. .
The report of the Committee on Finance on
Senate bill No. 81, entitled AN net fixing the |
compensation OF The members Of the General |
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for their
services in attending, going to and returning
from the session of their respective houses"
beg leave to report favorably.
Mr. Richardson moved that the report be |
adopted.
Mr.. Boatner moved as an amendment that
the report and bill be made the special order Of |
the day for Wednesday, March 10, 1877, at one
o'clock.
Mr., Texada in the chair.
Mr.. Ellis offered as a substitute that the bill |
and report be indefinitely postponed, and on
that motion Mr.. Demas demanded the yeas and
nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Demas, Ducros, Ellis, Garland,
Grover, Kelly. Mitchell, Robertson, Sandiford,
Stubs. Wheeled and zacharie-I2.
Nays-Messrs, Boatner, Breaux Goode, ng
Absent---Messrs Allan, Bryant, Burch, Cage.
s Es5 aa ha5pGr afrS Samn
\ oung-15.
Lieutenant Governor Wilt in the chair.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The contested election case of Falls W.
Stamps.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, /
New Orleans. March 10. 1877.
To the Honorable the Senate of Louisiana:
GentIemen-I am directed to inform you that
the House has passed Senate hill No. 81, An act
70 prohlolt lax collectors. sheritfS and parish
recorders, from holding any off &c of profit I'M
der the police lnries or the board Of school
directors In the different parishes of the State,
ETC., etc." Of Representatives, to inform your
honorable body that the Speaker of the House
has signed the following enrolled House bills
and to ask that the Lieutenant Governor and ,
President of the Senate af1ix his signature to
% the same.
House bill No. 1885, An act to create an adli-
dona justice of the peace in the parish of Cam ,
eron.
House bill No 1ss An act amending section
1929 of the Revised Statutes and changing term
If tn Sixth judicial District Court In and Tor
he parish Of vt. Helena" ,
House bill No. 2os, An act to create two addi-
ional Justice Of the peace wards in Avoyelles
parish" etc.
hes pectfuly etc,
PETER J. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk
Mr.. Demas moved that the report of the Com I