The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.

Brown, late ASsibtant SECRETARY VI 5tate, @oAAas
nav for services Referred.
Mr.. White presented memorial OF members
Of the bar as to Senate bill 20 In favor OF the pas
90 40 OF said BILL which extends the jurisdiction OF
the Third District Court. Referred to the judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Goode, chairman for tho Judiciary COM
mittee, reported favorably on House bills 53 and
&c. and uniavorabIy on House bill l26
Mr.. Garland for same committee, presented q
minority report AGAINST the House PHI no 90
to pay costs in advance. and offered substitute
TO repeal sections 1853, 751 and 755 OF the Revised
Statutes On the subject.
Mr.. George. for the Committee on Printing,
reported favorably, with numerous amendments,
upon the printing bill--Senate bill No. 81.
The several reports were laid over under the
rules.
at 1880 the Senate joined the House to ballot
for United States Senator, and shortly returned
Mr.. Garland, without notice, introduced an sct
to better secure holders Of life insurance policies
in this State. Referred.
MIR. Goode similarly introduced. an act making
Sundays only days of public rest and dies non.
Mr. White similarly introduced an act de-
fnipp mileage and pay OF members when On
extra session OF the Legislature is called prior to
the adjournment OK the General Assembly. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. George aimilarly introduced an act TO limit
liability OF the parishes, orleans exc pted, for
costs In criminal proceedings before Justices.
Referred.
Also an act to repeal section ia Of the Revised
Statutes Of the State, relative to allowing attor-
neys to practice in this State on the simple pro-
duction Of their licenses from other States.
The latter was finally passed.
Mr. Mitchell had cad and referred bill to
authorize Claiborne parish to issue bonds for its
pub 10 debt.
Mr.. Wheeler was, on motion, granted leave OF
absence for two days.
The special order, Senate bill No. b. relative
to expe nses in criminal cases, was postponed till
oclot Monday.
MIR. Wheeler called up his concurrent resolu
tiop, rela i've to redstricting the judicial dis
tricts OF the State. The resolution was adopted.
The Education bill, as the regular order OF I'M
finished business from the previous days ses-
sion, was taken up, and motion to reconsider
he vote by which the bill had been taken up by
sections was adopted, thus bringing the bill up
az whole, when Mr.. White called for th II adj
ing Of the bill from section II to the end (sec-
ton 42), the first l6 sections OF the bill having
been adopted, with amendments, the previous
Pending thereading Of the bill the Senate, at
the instance OF MIR. White, went into executive
session; which was sh rtly rails d, and the read
ing Of the bill Continued down to section 30.
when Mr.. W mite offered an amendment to the
18th section, to strike out estate" and insert
''city," relative to appointment OF school super
!. 7 he amendment was adopted.
message from the House asked concurrence
in House bill No. AS. Laid over for further con-
alteration, and the pending subject resumed.
Mr.. Wheeler offered an amendment providing
for Division School Inspectors, and spoke in sup
port Of the same.
Mr.. Breaux moved further to amend, "pro-
vded said inspectors receive no compensation"
MIR. Eustis IN the chair
Mr.. Wheelers amendment was adopted by
vote Of q yeas to nays.
Mr. White propt sed another amendment fixing
the school tax az Two mills, and 30 regulating
the same that the amount for the city OF sew
leans shall be properly iapporioned to be $780,
600, as required by the bill.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Grover moved that the bill be read q
third time, and Mr.. Eustis objected, as this
would cut off some amendments which he de-
sired to offer.
Mr. Grover withdrew his motion, and MIR.
Eustis offered III amendment providing that the
rate Of taxation shall not exceed one-fourth OF
one per cent.
The, bill finally was engrossed and made the
special order for Monday, immediately after roll
At3p. m. the Senate adjourned till IL m. Mon
day.
The House.
The House assembled at the usual hour,
Speaker Bush in the chair. and quorum
pa esept.
Payer by the Reverend Father Hubert.
RESOLUTIONS.
lsration by the House OF Representatives OF the
| s. ate OF Louisiana:
ave, the Representatives of the people of the
State OF Louisiana duly elect and direct from the
| OF the feelings that impel and control them to
declare that under no circumstances will the
people of iris State pay tribute to any other
| state Government than that a. whose head
stands the man Of their choice, their endeared
and truly elected Governor. Francis 7. Nichols;
"And we do further declare the utter imposs-
bility of gathering the taxes by any other suthor'
ty, and that any attempt to gather them by other
| authority than the Nichols government will not
only prove abortive, but lead to lsmentable CIVIL
strife IL not to bloodshed and actual war.
'sAnd we the representatives Of the people OF the
| State do soemply declare that we are in perfect
| sympathy with the people, aud under all clrcum-
stances we will AID, encourage and maintain
them in their determination"
| The declaration being under consideration, Mr..
| Kidd sail:
| "Mr. Speaker, were I ambitious to make q
speech, the presentation OF this declaration al
| fords magnificent opportunity; but, as my only
object is exhibit the solid truth to the world in
oruer that NO man may be deceived as to the col.
emn purpose OF Louisiana in regard to gathering
| tx taxes and sustaining the Nichols govern.
ment, shall forego the speech and content my
self with unanim Gus adoption Of the declara-
| tion."
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
| By Mr.. Huntington, Of Orleans, chairman oil
the Committee on Claims, reported unfavorably
on House bill No. l02, for the relief OF j. J. Tay-
| lcr and others.
| MIR. Jonas, OF Orleans, chairman OF the Judi
ciary Committee, reported ss follows:
By substitute, on House bill No. 103, to pre-.
hibt the sale o. seed cotton in the night time,
etc.; by substitute on House bill No. 1913, pro
viding for The speedy administration Of criminal
justice in the country parishes, etc. by substi-
tute for House bill No. 50. relating TO the fund
ing of the Obligations Of tbs State debt, etc.
Favorably on senate bill No. As, relating to the
terms Of the court in abine and Red River par
ishes Favorably on Senate bill No. rs,
to repeal an act providing for. the pay
m mt of the militia and police when
| sent into the State On House bill No 81, with
amendments, relating to sections 545l, 1862, 345a