The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-17

Mr.. Young argued against the night
session principally on the ground that,
with the limited number OF inembers OF
the House, 1t would BIO impossible to
get d quorum. and the work OF the
House would be ciogged, owing TO the
tmpossibility also OF performing COM
mittee duty.
For similar reasons, Mr.. jonas OF Or.
leans, OPPOSED post pfandial sessions
at this time He feared, besides. that
with the Inequalities Of the Harmony
Club. down stairs, members might re.
greet the next morning what they had
done before. Nigh. sessions, be
thought, were admissible only during
the last days Of the session, when other
wise important bills would have to be
hurried through.
Mr.. Mouehee made few remarks In
reply, but bis resolution was lost when
Mr.. Brady, Of st. Tsmmany. then
moved that the House hereafter shall
meet ut 10 a. m. Adopted.
On motion. leave OF absence, Was
granted TO Mr.. Steele, OF Union, for
four days from Monday next.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Conference Committee on Senate bill
No. Ga, (relative to the principals and
that the House geoede from Its amend
ment. The FORT OF the committee
was adopted.
By Mr.. Berry, Of Orleans--13y CON
sent, introduced petition from j. M.
Weymouth, claiming compensation rs
clerk OF legi ylAtive committee In 1871.
Referred TO the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. Jonas, OF Orleans. chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee Favorably
Oh Senate bill No. 81, relative to the re.
mission Of tax penalties. Also, on
Senate bill 81, providing for the pro.
mitigation OF lave when the Governor
OF the constitution, etc. .Also. on House
bill No. ID providing for the manner
OF filing vacancies In the offices OF
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. etc.
On House bill No. t07, to amend sec.
tons 1860 and 1863 OF the Revised Stat
utes, recommends that the bill be re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Commerce and Immigration.
| On House bill 1t6--An act for the re-
lief of drainage taxpayers, with the
recommendation that 1t be referred to
Committee on Claims.
| On House bill No. tl5-Regnlating
the office OF Wardens Of the Port OF
| New Orleans, recommending that II be
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| ture and Commerce.
| Mr.. Berry, by consent, called up
House bill Ne. 1917, TO amend sections
| 1850 and 1869 OF the Revised Statutes.
| Referred TO the Committee on Agrtcul-
ture, Commerce and Immigration.
Mr.. jonas called up Senate bill No:
SO, to provide for the PRONUNCIATION OF
laws when the Governor shall have
failed TO comply with the provisions Of
the constitution, etc. The bill was
finally passed.
Mr.. Jonas also called up Senate bill
No. 81, to remit tax penalties In certain
with slight amendment.
Favorably with amendments on House
bill No. 90, relative to levees and privi-
leges, defining the duties Of recorders
Of mortgages, etc.
Favorably with amendments on House
bill No. III, relating to'the purchase OF
railroads, etc.
Mr.. Jonas also called up, by consent,
Senate bill No. 20, relating TO the reeu-
aation OF Judges and District Attorneys.
Passed finally.
Mr.. Lyons, OF East Feliciana, In the
chair.
Mr.. Jonas called up House bill No.
So, to limit the cash deposits to be made
Courts OF the country parishes.
Mr.. Bowden. OF Franklin, opposed
the bill. He did not sec the necessity
OF requiring litigants to make any cash
| deposits when the law as IL stood made
| It Incumbent on the clerks OF courts to
file cults on receiving good soc urity for
costs.
MIR. Toler, Oh Richland, explained
that the law now. required ten dollars
deposit In both the parish and district
courts. The present bill limits the de-
post In the parish court to five doll airs.
Mr.. Bridger, Of Caldwell, said that
would be Invariably required to give se-
curity, which would debar many from
getting into court.
| The bill was passed finally.
| Mr.. Ryland, OF West Feliciana, called
up House bill No. la, repeating certain
drainage acts.
The bill was made the special order
OF the day for Monday at o'clock.
Mr.. Estopinal, Of st. Bernard, by con-
sent, introduced d bill to incorporate
the Mississippi and Terre- .Bnuf
Railroad Company. Referred to the
Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Leeds, OF Orleans, called up, by
consent, Senate bill No. 16, to regulate
the compensation OF tax collectors
throughout the State, reported on I'M
favorably by the Committee on Ways
and Means. After some debate the bill
was recommitted.
House bill No. 1l3. relating to and re-
pealing certain drainage acts applied to
New Orleans, was taken up on q recon-
sideration asked for by Mr.. Shakespeare,
of Orleans, after which the bill, with an
amendment, was passed finally.
The bill as passed excludes from the
drainage district all those lands In the
rear OF the city OF New Orleans which
have never been drained and exempts
/ them from taxation.
according to the amendment md ne all laws
OF all lands In. the parishes OF Orleans
and Jefferson 80 FAR aa they nroYida fal.