The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-24

to.wit:
An act making the warrants issued for The
after the first day of January, 1877, recevabl,
t6r al taxes and licenses due and PAYABLE IL
| the same year to the General Fund OF the State
AN act to amend and re-enact section s51 O
the Revised Statutes OF Louisiana i'm relation tr
me 1921 s1na asd Of public officers" approved Marcel
An act relative to the principal and sureties
| on official bonds"
| Respectfully,
| DUNCAN s. GAGE. JR.
| Private Secretary.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Goode. chairman OF the Committee or
Judiciary. submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members o.
| the Senate:
Your Committee on Judiciary have had under
consideration Senate bill No. ~, entitled AN ac
to authorize the Governor to appoint an Assist;
| the committee report the same favorably. with
| an, additio nal section annexed to this report
to De section, of the bill, section to become
| +. s. GOODE. Chairman.
SEC. 7. Be ii enacted, etc.. That all laws or parts
OF laws authorizing the Auditor of Public Ac-
| counts or Treasurer of the State to employ spe-
cial counsel be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
| Mr.. Eustis dissents from the report.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Kelly Chairman Of the Committee on
Metropolitan Police, submitted the following
| report:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON METROPOLITAN POLICE.
New Orleans. February 81, 1877.
TO the Honorable the President and Members of
the Senate:
Ge'tlemef-Your Committee on Metropolitan
Police. to whom was referred Senate bill No. rs.
report favorably thereon and recommend its
passage. ~
WM.J. KELLY, Chairman.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelly. the rules were sus-
pended TO consider the report at this time.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelly. the report was
adopted.
Senate bill No. 70. AN act to repeal an act en-
titled An act to provide for the payment of the
militia or police force called out to suppress
riots or public disturbances. or to enforce the
laws. by the parishes in which services are en-
dered. and the mode and manner OF levyng
and collecting the taxes therefor, and for suit
against the PARISH"
Was on motion of Mr.. Kelly. considered en-
crossed and ordered read q third time.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelly. the constitutional
rules were suspended to place the bill upon its
third reading. The bill was read third time.
finally passed, title adopted. and ordered sent
to the House for concurrence.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Wheeler gave notice that at some future
day he would introduce bill entitled AN act
to amend and re-enact section 1898 of Revised
Statutes.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Stubs obtained unanimous consent to
introduce, without previous notice, Senate bill
No. 80, entitled An act to provide for the build
ing a levee at what is known as Bass Crevasse
In the parish Of Carroll: to repair the levee
above and adjacent to said crevasse to appoint
commissioners to contract for such construction
and repairs; to require the State Engineer to
lay off and supervise such work; to appropriate
money to pay the cost of such works to author
lie the issue Of State warrants for such amount.
payable out of levee taxes due. and collectible
for the year 1877. and receivable for said taxes.
and to repeal all laws or parts of laws in conflict
with this act"
Which was read arst and second time under
suspension of the constitutional rules and
referred to the Committee ON Lands and
Levees.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Goode introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas. the efforts of this State to secure
railway communication with Red River and
with the State of Z exas. have, so far, been
abortiye and are likely to remain barren not
propriated in aid thereof: and
Whereas. the prospect. once so fair, Of secur-
ing the desired communication through Mr..
Charles Morgan, Is now more than clouded by
reason OF uncertain and protracted litigation:
and
renders it impracticabe for the state or its CHI
zens to carry out this paramount measure, and.
as in the opinion OF this body Mr.. Charles Nor
and bring it speedily to successful termina-
Resoiped. That the Committee on Railroads
and I'M OIL INN mt hA md fc Inv,
authorized and enpowed to consult Mr.. Charles
Morgan or his agents and ascertain whether he
Pc to bis or to
west OF Morgan City. aud report to this body
what legislation. If any, Is necessary and COM
petent in the premises.
Which lies over Under the rules.
Mr.. Wheeler introduced the following concur
rent resolution:
Resolred by the Senate, the House of Represent
tatires conctaring, That the Judiciary Committee
Of the Senate and the Judiciary Committee OF
the House of Representatives be instructed to
of the State and reducing the humber thereof.
and to report the same at as early a day as prac-
ticable.
Which lies over under ths rules.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
Mr., Goode called up the report of the Com
mittee on Judiciary on Senate bills Nos. 60 and
81, reported by substitute and moved the adop-
ton of the report. on which motion Mr.. Demas
demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Breaux. Ducros. Eustis, Gar
land, George, Goede. Grover Kelly, Ogden.
Perkins, richardson. Robertson. Sandiford,
steven, Stubs. Texada. Wheeler. White and
Zachare-19 Senators.
Nays-Mr. Denas-1 Senator.
Absent : Messrs. Allain, Boatner. Bryant.
Burch, Cage. DuMont. Ellis, Gla Harper. Ian
dry, Mitchell. Stamps. Sutton. Twitchell,
Wakefield and Young-16 Senators.
And the report was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Goode, Senate bill No. 81,
substitute for Senate bills Nos. 60 and 81. en-
titled AN act to repeal sections a451. $780, 1853
s454 of the Revised Statutes of 1870" was read
the first time. -
On motion OF Mr.. Goode. the constitutional
rules were suspended and the bill read a second
time.
On melton Of Mr.. Goode. the bill was con-