The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27

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Aur1eF ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
The following report OF the Committee on Fl
nance on Senate bill No. iRe, viz!
sRNATB CHAMBER,
.--. State OF Louisiana,
New Orleans, March 80, 1sT7.l
10 the Honorable President and Members of
the Senatei
Gentlemen Your committee. to whom was re-
terred Senate bill No. 1896 beg leave to report
fHyurably and recommend its passage,
Will STEVEN, Chairman.
Was, on motion Of Mr.. Grover. adopted.
On motion OF MIR. Grover the rules were sus-
pended reconsider the bin nj this time.
On motion OF Mr.. Grover Senate bill No. tge
entitled An act to facilitate the liquidation of
the bonded and floating debt of the city of New
Orleans, by authorizing said city TO sue In any
court Of competent jurisdiction. that said
claims, whether ordinary or merged into iudg-
ments shall not DO subject to SEIZURE" etc.
Was considered engrosssd and ordered read
q third time.
rho following report Of the Committee on Ju
dietary on House bill No. 400 vizs
Rooms SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY,
New Orleans, March 81. 1877. J
To the Honorable the President and Members Of
Senate:
Gentlemen - Your Committee ION Judiciary
having had under consideration House bill No.
900, report the same favoraby. with the follow
section /, line j, after Coroner add outside
the parish Of Orleans"
Respectfully. szaa..
Chairman.
Was. on melton Of Mr.. doode. adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Goode House bill No, ago
entitled.
House bill No. 100. substitute for Senate bill
No. ~, An act to amend and re.enaut .seetion
ak hundred and sixtyseight of the Revised
Statutes of tsTg.'
Was ordered read third time.
On motion of Mr.. Goode tho constitutional
rules were suspended the bill read third time
finally passed, title adopted and notice Of CON
eurrence ordered sent to the House.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No. 1879. entitled IAN not to increase
the revenues Of the Stale and to authorize the
incorporation and establishment of the Louis
lana State Lottery Company and to repeal GER
tain acts now In force, said net being No. 20 of
the asts of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1868, which became law
on August II, 1sgs."
Was read third time.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the bill was In
definitely postponed.
House bill No. ATS, entitled IAN act to amend
an not entitled An act making the warrants s-
sued for the salary OF all constitutional officers.
aeeruug after the 1st day of January. 1877 re-
eeivable for all taxes and licenses duo aud pay.
able in tho same year to the general fund of tho
State. approved February 10. 1871
Was read fret time.
On motion of Mr.. White tho constitutional
rules were suspended, the bill read u second
~
House bill No. at. entitled AN net relative to
vagrancy and prescribing the penalties there.
for"
Was read first time
On motion of Mr.. White tho constitutional
rules were suspended. the bill read second
time and referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary.
House bill No. 26l. entitled AN net for the re-
lief Of Thomas II. Handy, Civil Sheriff for the
parish of Orleans"
Was read first time.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the constitutional
rules were suspended, the bill read o second
time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. "
The following concurrent resolution was
offered by Mr. Aldige:
Resoteed, That the Clerk Of the House and the
Secretary Of the Senate be requested to prepare
calendars, and that q committee Of three mem
hers OF the Senate and I'VE members OF the
81 p sa 20 Pc the e
the House respectively. be and are hereby
authorized to select from said Calendar such
Importance to the State and determine the order
in which they should DO taken up said bills so
selected to have preference over all other bills
now pending.
Was on motion OF Mr.. Ellis adopted
IN, ~ Pol
into executive session.
Executive session being raised, on u call Of
the roll the following Senators answered to
their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Dueros, Ellis, Eustis. Gar
land. George. Qoode,, Kelly. Mitchell, Ogden.
Perkins, fichardson Robertson. sann,diford; Ste
Absent-Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Burch Bry-
ant, Gage. Dument ella. Grover, Harper. Ian
Young and Zacharie-l6.
Mr. George In the chair
On motion of Mr.. Perkins. the rules were
suspended to take up House bill No. l53 en-
titled AN act to reorganize and render moro
efficient the Board of Health Of the State of Lou
isiana; to define its powers and prescribe its
duties, and those Of quarantine and other off,
GERS under its control to provide for Its ex-
penses, and for the recording of births, deaths
and marriages In the parish of Orleans; for the
inspection of cattle and meat in said parish; to
provide penalties for the enforcement of this
oct. and for violation Of the same and for the
ordinances and orders made in purs aance
thereof"
On motion of Mr.. Ogden the bill was consid-
cred section by section.
Mr. Robertson offered the following amend
ment to the first section and moved It's adop-
ton:
Strike out all after the word members in
line down to and including line "a and insert
Section amended as follows: In line after
the word members insert four of whom
shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate, and five
of whom shall be elected by the Council of the
city of New Orleans. They shall hold their Office
for four years. unless sooner removed for cause