The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10

w Hb JHhbu up.
On the motion Of Mr.. Drury, bya risin
vote Of the House Of 50 seas to az nays, th
resolution was laid upon the table.
Mr. Newsosn presented
"The petition Of Mrs. Amanda B. Settoon, O
the parish Of Tangipahoa, claiming pension o
her deceased husband, a veteran Of the war b
1872"
Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
| MIR. HILL of Orleans, presented memoria
from the taxpayers of the Sixth District d
The city OF New Orleans, asking for the pas
sage OF an act repeating the act of 1870, annex.
Ing Jefferson City 10 New Orleans.
Referred to the Committee ON City Affairs
Mr. Hill, OF Orleans, presented the petition
OF Emanuel Blessy for relief, as State House
engineer.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lyons, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee ON Corporations, reportetb as follows
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS. !
New Orleans. February Z. 1878.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
You Committee on Corporations have the
honor to report
Dn1aVOfabAy On
House bill No. 1S4, entitled
An act to Incorporate the Olive Branch
Benevolent Association OF theparishof Match
itOches,'
For the reason that the same may be incor-
porated under the general law, Revised
Statutes, section -.
Unfavorably on tt'
House bill No. 288, entitled
An act to exempt the active members of
the Bayou Sara Fire Company from jury
duty H.ass 'Is-0I :. =
The committee returns
House bill No. 295, entitled. 'a
An act to make each parish i'm the State a
school district s..ss t5F
Without action, and recommend that it be
recommltted to the Committee on Education.
.5"#.,s.. T. B. LYONS. Chairman.
The bill reported by the Committee on the
Judiciary February 8, 1878. was taken up and
ordered to be placed upon the calendar, be-
coming @Et .ae5l
House bill No. 311,
"An act to change the time OF holding the
terms OF the District Court in the parish Of
Sabine, in the Seventeenth judicial District,
Under suspension Of the rules the bill was
passed to its second reading
Mr.. Self moved to amend as follows:
Strike out and insert so as to make section i
read: That the terms OF the District
Court shall convene in and for the parish Of
Sabine on the fourth Mondays of january and
July OF each year. ti az
The amendment was adopted, and under a
further suspension OF the rules was ordered to
be engrossed. # 9}a5 /.
The petition Of the citizens OF the seventh
and eighth wards Of the parish Of Ascension,
relative to change of territory, was taken up
under the reportby bill from the Committee
On Parochial Affairs. s., fas
The bill was read and adopted on its first
reading, becoming t.f tf @
House bill No. 312, -,sl Mr.i
BY Mr.. Spiller: zeg"
can act to annex certain territory OF Assem-
sion parish to the parish OF Livingston; to
provide for the redivisipn Of the said territory
into two police jury wards; to dispose OF GER
tain suits pending In the courts OF Ascension
parish, and to permit certain persons to select
The parish Of their domicle." #t''fa
Under suspension Of the rules the bill was
passed to it's second reading. ,tiEs "A
Mr.. Leeds in the chair
Mr.. Delavigne, chairman, on behalf OF the
Committee on Canals and Drainage. sub
nitted the following report;
-r.... COMMITTEE ON CANALS AND DRAINAGE.
New Orleans, February Z, 1878. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives: ssf. Trf |
Your committee ON Canals and Drainage to
whom were referred House bills Nos 279 and
s60, report as follows
|. Unfavorably on
House bill No. $40, entitled ##sf
An act to clean out Bayou Mccall, in the
parish OF Ascension, and making All appro-
oriation OF $4,000, and for other purposes"
2: Favorably onnf
House bill No. $780, entitled ss.f.s,a.
geographic survey Of Bayou Bm,if spi''0 '''u
And recommend it's passage >~s ~
Respectfully submitted,
A. DELLA VIGNE, Chairman.
Mr.. Gaskins, chairman, on behalf of the |
COMMITTEES on Registration, reported as fol- |
1ws: @.'5E g. s.. slfs
COMMITTEE ON REGISTRATION, /
New Orleans. February Z, 1878. |
o the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Registration beg leave
, report
House bill No. 292, entitled ~ /
An act to amend and re-enact section 10 of
ct No. 1o1, approved April 30, 1877
84 &. T.. GASKINS, Chairman.
Mr.. WashburD, chairman of the Committee
q Lands and Levees, reported as follows
e COMMITTEE ON LANDS AND LEyEEs. ! |
New Orleans, February z, 1878. !
o the Honorable Speaker and Members of the |
House of Representatives: I1 -
The Committee on Lands and Levees re-
ort favorably by substitute on House bill
o. 276. =
W. M. WASHBURN, Chairman.
Yr. Newsom submitted report of Messrs.
. f. Lanier, B OIL Robinson, View. Bank
5on, D. B. Gullett and c. Wainwright, au-
lorized by Joint Resolution No. 10, acts of Il
NJ, to examine and survey Tangipahoa river,
C. ,f
Referred to the Committee on Internal I'm
rovements.
NOTICE OF BILLS. .s.I
Thedfollowing named members gave notice Il
lat they would at some future day introduce
le following entitled bills:
Mr. Delavigne:
can act to carry into effect act No 1876 of the
ssion of 1867
Mr. D'Ayy: