The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.

The Senate met Nv bns usuti hVui
Lieutenant Governor WIZ presiding;
order for the morning hour, was taken
s,p. and on motion OF Mr., Texada the
vote OF the previous day. by which the
hill was fngroassd. was reeonaidered
and The bill was subjected TO amend
menta.
A message from the House announced
concurrene~ In tho bills relative TO aet
327a OF tho Revised OWL Code. the con.
solidation OF railroads and regulating
jefferson excepted In tho last, with
amendments.
After various amendments the sduca.
tjon bill as amended WAS finally passed,
reconsideration being refused, abd goes
to the House.
Mr. Wheeler's amendment proposing
that tho State Board shall appoint state
Snperintendents, one for each parish.
TO be. respectively under control OF the
receive each salary Of not oyer $500
per annum, was lost, tss were others Of
fered 40 substitutes,
The Senate Joined the House to ballot
for u, n, Senator, and shortly returned.
Mr.. Breaux In the chair.
Mr.. Robertson called up the special
order OF tho day, Senate bill No, 49, rel.
atiye to criminal expenses. which was
considered by sections.
Mr.. Garland in supporting the BILL,
which he argued was o very important
ono 10 the parishes, lueidly explained
It's provisions. --
Al messago from the House announced
that IL had passed House bill No. 1873,
authorizing police iuries to fix parish
taxes In their respective parishes. Lies
over.
The pending bill. Senate bill No. 10.
with amendments. was finally passed.
The bill amending the net creating q
Superior Criminal Court, was referred.
Mr.. uoode, for the Judiciary Commit
tee. reported on House bill No. Ga favor"
ably with an amendment.
On Senate bill No. 81, favorably to In
corporate Mechanics Exempt Fire Com.
pany No. 0.
On House bill No. SO, unfavorably.
On House bill No. ~, relative 90 the
time Of holding court In Jefferson,
favorably.
Mr.. steven. for tho Finance Commit.
tee. reported on Senate bill No. 30, rela.
tive TO mileage. etc., OF members for ex-
tra session, favorably with an amend
ment. It fixes the per diem the same as
during the regular session, but aboliBhes
mileage for the extra session, which Ia
20 last but Ave days. The bill was
finally passed..
Senate bill No. oi, prohibiting tax coll
lectors from holding other offices, was
referred.
Mr.. Ogden asked TO take up the joint
resolution relative TO tho State Univer.
stty. Objected to, and the bill was
made the order for Wednesday.
Mr., George called up the print.
Ing bill, House bill No. on. reported on
favorably with amendments. The bill
was taken up by sections.
Tho amendment OF the committee to
the first section was rejected. and the
original section was adopted.
Mr.. Wheeler moved that the bill be
postponed as the order for Thursday,
and be printed.
Mr.. Robertson moved, as a substitute,
to proceed TO the consideration OF the
report OF the committee. Adopted. and
the bill was considered by sections.
Mr.. White, while net disposed TO force
acceptance OF lowest bids, was In favor
OF leaving that question open for tho
discretion OF the State officers named
In the bill.
Mr.. Robertson opposed tho amend
ment OF the committee to let to the low
est bidder, as the rates provided were
tho lowest that could be reasonably ae- |
cepted 10 get the work done properly.
Mr.. Eustis argued IL would be idle to |
invite proposals and not require the !
board TO accept the lowest bid.
Mr.. Robertson moved to strike out
the amendment OF the committee pro-
yiding for proposals. No quorum yo-
ting, the motion was not adopted.
Mr.. Texada moved to postpone as the |
special order for the morning hour
Tuesday. Motion lost, and the previous
motion OF Mr.. Robertson was adopted,
and the second section of tho bill, as
thus amended, was adopted.
Mr.. George moved to adopt the bill
rs amended on second reading. Motion
not put.
Another amendment was adopted
making the Contracting Board consist
OF the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Speaker Of the House and two Senators
TO be chosen by the Senate. and two
members OF the House to be chosen by
the House.
An amendment providing that the
board may contract with others than
the State Printer ser publishing the re-
ports OF the Supreme Court and those
OF the Auditor, Treasurer, ETC., In pam
done by the State Printer within Eve
days after he Is furnished the copy, was
adopted, when, at 3 p. M, the Senate,
on motion OF Mr.. Breaux. went into ex-
ecutive session, which was shortly after
raised.
The Speaker In the chair.
The motion by which the bill was
taken up by sections was reconsidered,
and tho bill as a whole was read with
the amendments proposed by the csm-
mittee.
Mr.. Robertson offered an amendment
as to the publication of the acts Of the
Legislature, providing for the work to
be done by others than the State Prin.
ter, provided the latter fails to do It In
thirty days after getting the copy.
bill as amended was finally passed. re-
consideration being refused.
Senate bill No. So, relative to juries