The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
TIla s,enate.

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The Senate met at 70 m, Lieutenant
Governor Witt presiding; aa.a,,,toa ~
Corporations and Parochtal Affairs, re.
III avorably on House bill No. 1868, sub
atit,1te FOR House bill No. liz, TO author
ize police juries to fix the rate OF parish
taxes. 40, ~ a. al
better secure holders OF lie ihsuraaoe
Favorably, with an amendment, ,, On
Senate bill No. "a, to incorporate Mlili'
INV substitute for House bill No. 80,
substituted for House bill NO. 10, TO or
gnnize police juries. - -. :, 81
Unfayorably on Senate bill no. W, Io
enlarge the boundaries OF st. Mafy |
4 message from the House announcesai
the massage by that body. Of House phi
Igt--the Morgan Railroad Dill e ~,
tia House had concurred In Senate Dill
81, to repeal section LA OF the hevlseo
Statutes. .,4tiaa
introduced ian act to vest IN the Sta.e
Hoard Of Education control OF the site
r,lrchased for the State, In the City OF
New Orleans, for the location OF q State
Normal School, and to authorize the
renting or sale OF said site, aud the use
of tho revenues or proceeds TO ala III
maintaining the normal sohooi or
schools to be established, III tne c,ty vi ~
referred to Committee on Education.
The Senate Joined the House TO pal
III gor Tinted States SENATOR and re-
turning resumed proceedings at lasS0
Mr. Toxada reported as correctly en-
rolled Senate bills Nos. 4b anu bu.
Mr.. ltobertEons under y suspensat,oa =
bill House bill No. 1o1, originally intro.
|,irafl In regular session In the Senate,
ana known as the bill to incorporate
tho Morgan Louisiana and Texas Kali-
road and Steamship Company. go,
MThe bill was read. and under iurther
stlspensior OF the rules was read q sec,
ond time with d view OF reference, an z,
wns referred TO the Committee on HALL
roads with instructions TO report wen
nesday 18th inst. 81
NH. Garland called up Senate bill 81,
fo better secure holders OF LIE lnsur-
nnca policies. Ordered printed a.
special order for p. M, Thursday: -
MIL. Robertson called up House Dill %,
to reorganize Police Jyries sh 10 , I'M par,
iahpa. Orleans excepted. me DILL WAS
inade the special order for Friday.
Mr. Brea1x ia the chair.
Il message from the Governor was
announced, but not read. r
I'm motion of Mr.. Robertson House
bills on first readings were taken up,
and accordingly
House bill No. "a, the general .evehue
bill, was read second time by title ano
referred.
Also. House bill No. 175, to prohibit
the sale oil seed cotton In the night.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and 30 remained for o consid
erable time, probably considering the
Governors message. which ~ supposed
A hare covered nominations FOR con
firmatioD by the Senate.
After executive session, police Dill ~ Q
7I, az the subject left pending. was re
NH. kelly moved that the second sec
ton DID printed be adopted.
Mr.. Wheeler In the chair.
Mr.. Texada moved reconsideration
III tho motion oil the previous day. o,
which the amendment OF Mr.. kobertso
wfs voted down. That amendment pre-
yided for d mixed board OF State an
city officers.
NH. Zacharie took occasion to addrea
Tho Senate at length in favor OF Leaving
fha matter To the control Of the city
The time might come when the peopl
of New Orleans might have 10 agar
combat, as they had TO do Tor years, %
military power 81 the otate, ahu y
books single scintilla Of the odicusnes
III the statutes bearing on this. subject
Mr.. Ogden agreed In favor OF a nike
board. that there should be some chec
On balance wheel OF power on the PAL
Oil the State In the composition OF IN
Police Board. He had seen the timt
In the administration OF Mayor Watel
~ tna IL
Mayors control had even prevente
him from voting.
The question was further discusse
by Messrs. Boatner, White, George an
others. =,
As to the reign Of terror during th
Eigilant Committee excitement Ia tn
time OF Mayor Waterman, to which "a
Senator (Mr. Ogdenl had alluded, III
White contended IL did not serve as a
argument against giving the city the Q
sanitation and control OF the police, *
that yery state of violence had bee
corrected by the action OF the people
New Orleans. He hurled back any ]
situation that the people OF this oil
should not be left to govern themsely'
under all circumstances.
Mr.. Robertson said when he first 60
sidered the matter he was IN favor
fe-delegating to the city the entire co
troll of the police as strictly an affair
city government, but further reflectit
upon the use which had been made
the police during the "know nothin,
regime had changed his convictions.
Mr.. Texada's motion for reconside
alton OF the vote of the previous day
which the amendment OF Mr.. Roberts
ito second section of tho bill was X
was adopted yeas Il, nays 8. This
stores consideration OF the Roberts
amendment.
Mr.. Robertson's amendment propos
mixed board, composed Of the Lii
tenant Governor and Administrators
Finance, Accounts and Police, a
three citizens Of New Orleans to