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

THE LEGISLATURE.
TEE SENATE.
The Senate met at IL M, Lieut. Gov.
Wiltz presiding and 1g Senators present
| A message from the House an nounce6
the passage Of House bill No. 9g,
Senators Goode, George and Wheeler
| were appointed committee to sonfer
with one from the House ON House, biiE
No. 230, relative TO exemption from custgs
in criminal cases by cities exempt from
parochial taxes.
The Senate joined the House to ballot;
for United States Senator. and shortly
| returned.
Senators Stubbsv Breaux, Grover an6
Garland were appointed o Committee
on Conference on Mouse bill No. LEA,
| the revenue bill.
a. concurrent resolution from the
House was adopted asking that the
Finance Committee OF the aenats CON
fer with the committeeof the House on
the general appropriation bill so as to
limit appropriations within the rev.
enues OF the State.
| Senator Goode offered resolution
that the General Assembly. when 1t adj
iourns on Saturday next, shall adjourn
at 2 o'clock D. m. sine die. Resolution
| lies over under the rules.
The Board OF Health and Quarantine
bill was taken up on motion of Senator
Perkins, having been adopted down to-
section z, and other sections following
| having been struck out when considereeL
on previous day.
| The sections stricken out we're recon
sidered and adopted; when, pending.
further consideration, the Senate went
| into executive session, after which thex
pending bill was resumed.
/ Re, ~ .Go.p L .
son to section q. to insert in line AZ of
| the printed bill after the word ''hereaf-
! ter" the words Excepting the Missis-
sippi Quarantine Station" was adopted, -
so as to except from the powers or the
board the appointment OF the quaran-
tine officers at this station.
| Senator White offered an amendment !.
providing for the appointment by the
Governor OF the physician or physicians
at this station.
Senator Zacharie spoke In opposition
to the policy Of mixed control of such !
matters.
table. Adopted.
And the section as amended was
adopted.
The bill as O whole was finally adopt
| ed. The title being amended by strik-
| ing out therefrom the words "for the In
spection OF cattle and meat in said par
| ish"-meaning parish OF Orleans, and
the section (14) relative to such insDee-
| ton being the only one stricken out.
Senator Wheeler, without notice, in- .
troduced an act to amend the act of this
session creating the parishes OF e ,st
the election OF parish officers Of the two
new parishes on the last Monday In
| April, 1877. !. The bill passed.
Senator TlaiS In the chair.
| The bill relative to sewing machines
and pianos, Senate bib 134, substitute
| for House bill 139y was taken up as
special order.
to section q provided that one-tthird
OF the installments had been paid"
The bill as amended was adopted on
second reading, when a, otion TO adopt
| finally gave rise to some discussion.
Senator Goode, on general principles,
was disposed to leave such matters to
the good sense Of the parties in such
transactions, and doubted the propriety
Of legislating on the subject.
| Mr.. White contended that under this
view 1t might be welito repeal the law
specially exempting such things from
seizure, and let them be governed by
the general lew. He sent TO the desk to
| be read q copy OF an agreement In such
cases-one made by the machine COM
| pbuy. Ii tu4Ss u6 SdHI, WHG MOI an
| IquitouS contract calling for legislative
action, he did not know what WAS one.
| He further mad read from the Times a.
decision of Judge Akers, OF New York.
touching the sale Of sewing machines
to poor people on the installment plan.
saying the decision OF sGtadge Aker8
would be blessing to such poor peo-
pie. There was nothing OF special Ie-
gislation IN the bill, as 1t simply aims
| IN nc ryty 1Jaf pyiatfn0
Senator Eustis In the chair.
Senator Kelly said he had been soli-
cited by lady purchasers of machines
on this plan to let the law as it Ia re-
main.
| Senator Goode produced several !
lengthy memorials from parties who
have bcaght machines on the monthly
payment plan, opposing the bill, on the
ground that the plan was necessary,to
enable thousands TO purchase machines
who could q oa buy them otherwise, and
who appreciated the indulgence of the,
machine companies who have adopted
the system.
The matter was further discussed by
Messrs. George, Ellis, BoaLner and
| Grover.
ME-. Boatner argued that the bill
simply proposed justice to bothasides.
As to the Rlemoralists he noticed that
the~parties did not claim to have paid
for them, saying only that they, mad
procured them"
i A message from the Governor Was an
naunced but not read, covering. .probab-
ly appointments FOR confirmation by
the Senate.
i Senator Steven. for Finance Comznit-
ltee, reported favorably on tae bill for
Ethe relief of Sheriff Handy. The bill
I was inally passed,
i Senator Boatasr called UP. House bill
to provide for the protectioa.of the State
from overflow.
Senator Grover called up Senate biIf
to facilitate the liquidation Of the bond
ed and floating debt Of New Orleans.
Senator Ogden moved for reconsidera-.
4 zion of the vote hV which the bill Was