The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
Tl,e sennts.

Mr.. Hoode. for the judiciary Commit.
tee. reported favofably on Senate bill
1913, authorizing the Governor to. remove
appointees from Office for incoinpetency
or other cause. i,
The bin was taken up at once. and
finally passed..
concurrence In Senate bill 135, to re.sup-
ply lost assessment rolls, and In Senate
amendments 10 House bill ID, TO secure
purity OF elections, known as the cleo
Al the usual hour the Senate joined
the House to ballot for u. b. Senator. ;.
Mr.. Texada. for committee. reported
favorably on the Barataria canal bill az
10 came from the House.
Mr.. Stubbs, for Conference Commit
tee, reported on House bill 1pi, with
amendments, regulating the mode and
The amendments make assessors, ap=
pointive by the Governor.
The report was adopted, and the bill
placed on the calendar.
Senate bill 1872, the election bill, was
taken up, and the House amendments
were coneurred In.
House bill AL, to incorporate the
Barataria Ship Canal Company, In
which MeHsrs. John Cowdon, Thomas
II. Allen, Thos, +, Leathefs and others
are named az the inoorporators. was or
dered printed as special order for two
o'clock .. m. Wednesday.
Mr.. Boatner called UP House bill No.
22p, TO repeal sections 2g2s, 26s9, $3.50
and aG47 pf the Revised Statutes. and
part of article GAG OF the Code OF Prao-
tiee, embracing what Ia known as the
Judgment tax law. The bill was finally
passed.
Mr.. Robertson gave notice that he
would move u reconsideration.
Mr.. Stubbs, for Finance Committee,
reported on House bill No. 720. substi-
tute for House bill No. 227, defining
who are wholesale dealers. merchants,
druggists, etc. The committee report
In favor Of striking out the second SEQ.
ton, leaving the law as Ii Ia in relation
to merchants paying license FOR selling
drugs.
Messrs. ELLIS and Boatner opposed
striking the section out, rs Ii would
work d hardship on country stores,
where few medicines were kept for tho
simple convenience OF the people.
The bill was considered by sections,
and the second section being struck out
by the adoption OF the report OF the
committee. Mr.. Boatner offered an I'D.
ditional section to cover the case OF
country drug stores selling In original
packages.
Mr.. Kelly was opposed to this amend
ment, and Mr.. George proposed another
amendment providing that the drug
license shall not be paid by sueh stores,
provided there Ia no licensed drug store
nearer than Ave miles.
The section proposed by Mr. Boatner
was further amended by Mr.. Texada,
to read eight instead Of i've miles. and
as amended was adopted, and the bill
was finally passed. go,
to amend the act OF this session reg
ulating public education. Tho bill,
which 10 the one introduced by Mr..
Ogden, was finally passed.
Mr.. Eustis asked TO call up House
bills 2os and 800, when, upon call OF
Senator Steven. the Senate, shortly be-
fore clock, went into executive SEES
sion.
After executive session. House bill to
create an additional justice court
eighth justice), and to create two re-
corders' courts In New Orleans, were
referred.
House bill III, to abolish the office of
public administrator. except In Orleans,
was finally passed..
The report OF the committee, unfa-
vorably, on the petition of citizens of
Catahoula for exemption from taxes OF
the property of widows owning less
than 5000 worth OF taxable property,
was adopted Such legislation. the COM
mittee report, would be unconstitu.
tionaI.
Mr.. Breaux offered q resolution that
the committee report rs soon us practi-
cable on tho bills relative to private
markets and the sanitary company.
Adopted.
Mr.. Steven introduced an act to amend
section 32ls Of the Revised Statutes,
to official bonds. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Boatner asked TO take up Senate
bill 132. relative to officials recognizing
In office, etc.
Senator Goode In the chair.
House bill 1877. to create two more JUS
tioes and oonstables in Union parish
was adopted.
House bill ITS, to authorize the City
Council Of New Orleans to ill vacancies
In Offices under the charter except those
of Mayor and City Administrations was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
House bill 1874, to exempt landed prop
erty In the parish OF Orleans from the
drainage tax, was referred.
House bill 1877, to amend article Gas OF
the Code Of Practice. relative to the |
exemption homestead law, was re-
ferred.
House bill 20i, to amend the act In
the Factors Warehouse
Bank, was referred to the Committee on
Banks and Banking.
House bill 227, substitute bill. was re-
ferred. A number Of other bills were
read and referred.
Concurrent resolution relative to the
books and>accounts Of the Auditor for |
several years past-the present State |
Auditor to be a member Of the examin-
Ing committee-was referred to the |
Finance Committee.
House bill No. 90, to incorporate the
Transportation Company, was
taken up on motion Of Senator Wheeler
and finally passed.
Mr.. Stubbs introduced Senate bill No. |