The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-08
In the following result !:



No choice and the Senate withdrew.
Prior to the balloting Senator Allan withdrew
the name OF T. w. Caldwell, and nominated Geo.
b. Smith /; Senator Ellis withdrew the pane oil
Bell ar. Carloss withdrew the name OF Judge
I. b. Lyons; Mr. Stewart withdrew the name Of
FL. q. Warmoth and nominated Il. @. Billings
Mr.. Oarloss nominated G.. L. Gaskins, and Gain
bartain L. A. Sheldon.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
By Mr.. VOORHEES,, of Orleans-A joint resolu-
ton providing that the adjournment sine die
shall take place on thursday next at I'm.
Mr.. Sartain moved to amend by fixing the date
on Saturday next. Lost.
Mr.. Steele, Of Union, moved to insert p. M
instead OF IL m. Adopted.
The resolution was adopted az amended.
Mr.. Steele gave notice Of bill to authorize
parish and municipal corporations TO pass ordi-
nances requiring persons convicted OF offenses
and fined therefor, to work out their fines the
public highways, when they shall be unable to
pay them. Lies over.
PREFERRED CALENDAR.
House bill No. 153, the health bill.
MIR. VOORHEES, called up his resolution providing
that the House refuse to concur in the Senate
amendment to section No. 1.
The original section provides for board con-
sisting Of six members, to be appointed by the
Governor, and three BY the City Council OF New
Orleans. As amended the Governor appoints
four and the city of New Orleans Ave.
Mr.. VOORHEES, argued at length against the
amendment, which made the board city instead
OF q State institution.
DIR. Ryland, Of West Feliciana, spoke in favor Of
concurring in the Senate amendment, not be-
cause the bill met his views entirely. but because
failure to pass it now might defeat it and leave
the Questionable existing health law on the
statute books.
The yeas and nays were called on the adoption
OF Mr.. VOORHEES, resolution embodied in his
minority report. The resolution was lost-yeas
so, nays 36.
On the adoption of the majority report the vote
was yeas Sc, nays II. The bill was passed finally
as amended.
A communication was received from the G,v-
ernor relative to bills signed by him.
House bill No. 2l8, relative to the appointment
OF . reporter Of the Supreme Court. and to the
publication OF the DEGREES Of the court.
An amendment was offered which makes the
section relative TO the publication OF the cam
uual Reports" read that the publisher shall give
fifty cpoies to the state, and shall be authorized
to sell the reports at q sum not to exceed one
cent per page Of each volume.
The bill was passed finally as amended.
Mr.. Huntington, by consent, introduced bill
authorizing the Public Printer to publish digest
of the laws Of the State in the ofc ial Journal be-
ginning on the first Of January, 1877.
The bill was read and amended to read, pro-
charge against the state, and when the State
Printer agrees to publish the same, the Reporter
OF the Supreme Court shall not furnish The syl-
lsbusto any other paper, and passed finally.
house bill No =, authorizing persons accused
Of crimes to testify in their own behalf, passed
finally.
House bill No. 256, relative to the Louisiana
Beard OF Trustees OF the American Printing
Rouse for the Blind, passed finally.
of the clerks OF district courts of the parish Of
Orleans in city tax suits. The bill limits the
charge for each writ to one dollar Passed finally.
House bill No. 247, to incorporate the Louisiana
State Fair Association, passed finally.
House bill No. 270, relative to the inspection
OF weights and measures for the Sixth and
seventh Districts, finally passed.
Substitute for House bill No. =, Senate bill No.
=. relative to the vendors lien I'd privilege on
pianos and sewing machines. passed finally, with
only one or two dissenting voices.
Senate bill to authorize Finlay Go. to sue the
Sta'e passed finally.
House bill to abolish the Office Of Public Ad- |
returned from the Senate with an amendment |
The bill was passed finally, after concurrence in
The senate amendment.
House bill for the relief OF Thomas H. Handy /
passed finally after concurrence in a Senate
House bill relative to licenses on trades and
professions, returned from the Senate with
The House refused to agree to
The first and third amendments, and the bill re-
erred to a committee of conference composed of
Mr.. McGehee.
House bill 289, to authorize police juries to fix
he compensation Of sherffs for keeping prison.
'rs, passed finally as amended in the Senate.
House bill 1913, relative to the topographic and
survey Of Bayou Beuf, passed
inaly with the Senate amendment.
Senate bill No. 80, relative to pilots, amended
q the FL use and returned by the senate, asking
Or the appointment OF conference COMMITTEES |
n he amendment.
House bill No. 100. to provide r the collection
city taxes. aud giving jurisdictl IN in such
asses TO the District Courts. Postponed indef-
rely.
Honse bill No. 213, to repeal an act to admit
.mericsn citizsns Of foreigh birth, who have
raclIced law in England, France and Germ any,
, practice law in the courts Of Louisiana. Passed
naliy.
evised statutes, relative to the laying out and
OF roads. Passed finally.