The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27

by which Senate bill No. IA was finally
passed, and on his notion, the motion to ne.
consider was laid OF The table.
Senate bill No 14a,
can act ordering tho state Engincsy to erite
vey Ba,e,u Terhe, and report 10 the next
u General Assembly the cost of locking The
same and rendering il navigahle into Bayou
Courtableaue' O
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee on Public Lands and Levers.
On motion of Mr. Garland the bill was
taben as engrcssed and passed to it's third
| reading Q
The constitutional rule being suspended o|,yt
a four-ffths ai1irmativtOvote Of the Senate the
bill was read the third time and finally passed
It's title adopted, and 1T was Sdesd to be sent
to the House for concutrenee Q
Mr. Garland moved to reconsider the vote
by which Senate bill No Ia was finally
passed, and on his own motion, the motion
to re"o,nider was laid Oh The table o
House bill No. 23o
10 "An act relative to the mode of opening and
making public roads in the parishes of Yer
non and Calcasieu"
| Was taken up under The favorable report Of
the COMMITTEES on Corporations and Parochial
| Affai,e.
On motion Of Mr. Texadn the bill was passed
| to its third reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended, the
bill was read the third time and finally
passed, Its title was adopted and notice of
concurrence was ordered to be sent to the
| House.
Mr. Robertson moved to reconsider the
/ ff,I, "A. l,;I1
passed, and, on his own motion, the motion to
| reconsider was laid on the table
| House Concurrent Resolution,
providing for the appointment of a Joint
| Committee of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentativos to examine the State Treasury the
financial affairs Of the State. tho books and
accounts Of the State Auditor and Treasurer.
to ascertain warrants not yiscd by TN, Audi
tor and paid by the Treasurer; TO ascertain
the clerical force In the State Auditors and
lreasurers Offices. to ascertain warrants il |
legally issued; to examine the journals Of the
two houses If the General Assembly. to as |
certailO,onds held IN trust by the State; to
examine the proceedings Of tho Board of
Liquidation, offices of Auditor and Treasurer, |
and for granting powers to said committee"
Was taken up under the favorable report Of |
the COMMITTEES on Finance
On motion Of Mr. Robertson tho resolution |
was adopted
SENATE BILLS OFtECoND READING
Senate biz No. 1874,
Dan art to donate to tho police iurine Of the
parishes Of Lafourche and Tcrrebonne all the
swamp and overlooked lands belonging to the
State lying between the Rayous Lafourche
a
ment of board of commissioners and to de-
fine its powers, etc"
Was taken up on Its second reading
Mr. Goodo offered the following amend
ment to the bill, which was adopted:
I'm line 10 Of first section after the word
act, insert "apprnpriates in kind" O
The hour of / o'clock having arrived the
special order of the day for that hour was
taken up, being
Senate bill No III
IAN act for the relief of the city Of New Or
cans. and to reimburse the said city tho
mount ,s expended by it for an extra police s
On motion ofoNr. Domas consideration of
he bill was postponed until Senate bil No.
% Is disposed Of
Senate hill No lGG
IAN act to provide oedditiona regulations 3
Or the government Of the city Of New Or
cans; TO define tho 'iuties of the officers and s
'afds hnrcn created, and to repeal all laws II
nd parts Of laws In conia with the provi-
ions OF this act +
Was taken up, being fixed rs the special
rider for o'clock,
On motion of MI Robcrtsorf, consideration
4 ~ II Il,
to bill No 1sl he had. ;.
Consideration was resumed Of Senate bill
No. 194
Mr.. Richardson moved that the bill bc re- ,
with instructions to introduce a
GENERAL act donating and cedng to the several ,
parishes all the overlooked swamp lands
within their limits o
The motion of Mr.. Richardson was lost
Mr.. Goodc offered the following amend n
nont to the bill. which was adopted !,
Add at the end of the seventh section: 4
Said salaries to be Md out Of any money in
he hands OF the Secretary and Treasurer
On motion of Mr. White the bill WIS con- G
idercd section by section.
Section l read and adopted as
,mended.
Mr.. Ellis in the chair. a
Section 2 was read and adopted. o
Section 3 was read and adopted. W
Section was read n
Mr.. Goodc offered tho following amendment $
o section 4. which was adopted
In section 4. after the word "Lafourche' ia &
he sixth line add: "Below the town of Thbo-
aux and between the Bayou Lafourche and J
'errehonne" S
Section was adopted as amended.
Section was read and adopted u
Section was read and adopted
Section was read aud adopted.
0Scction was read and adopted d fl
Section was read and adopted. Ii
On motion of Nj. oGoode the bill as whole t
sas ADOPTED as amended, lie
On motion Of Mr.. Goode the bill was taken d
S engrossed and passed to its third reading. b
The constitutional rule being suspended by t.
four-tiEths affirmative vote of the Senate, the u
Ill vas read the third time Snd finally passed