The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-13

adm abstraction OF H il Campbell to the presen
department Under the present management
the sans loose conduct of affairs obtains
though the expenses have been much eurtaied
Tidal Overflow Land" act and the Home
stead act. representing that they are open t
the broadcast Interpretation and cannot be rigid
According to he report, the total area of land
IN the State is 2G4oo.9oo acres. of which $3.50 d
have aan 20 am e nhn
proved which makes the area of public lands
1l,43t469 acres. Of the quantity o. approve,
lands 31a1,6lt haye been sold. this. being thu
MOST yaiuah,s Of those approved to the State,
y, me sale of such vast quantities without tn
state receiving any benefits intended by tn
aes Of donat9n 1peaf and a
| Land Office Department, since its organization
and the execution Of its laws, has been In thu
that of the State e. -
The committee recommended the immediate
enactment. of q law making all lands uniform
ten. and providing for regular one to govern
the Land Department
Mr.. White, from the Joint special committee
| er's office. submitted report, remarking thai
he believed that o minority report would bt
made Two hundred and fifty copies OF botf
| The committee on the Treasurer's office in
| their report review the Testimony taken during
the They rep1t that tn.
enjoyed facilities for the collection of warrants
| from the intimacy existing between themselves
were not afforded to others
The committee suggest such legislation as
would prevent even possible suspicion of favor
itism in the future. In concluding they say
that The Treasurer. by comparison, certainly
deserves commentator for having accounted
for all moneys coming into his hands, being in
this particular remarkable exception.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
4 tifb,, ptp thn nj
ment of additional police jurors. parish Of Bos-
sier was llnally pas ed.
At 3 y. M. the Senate adjourned until II a. m
| to-day.
The House was called to order at noon b,
Speaker Bush; 1903 members and quorum
Prayer
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND REsoLu TIoNs.
BY Mr. Steele Petition from citizens of por
| lions of Morehouse, Union and Ouaehita. ask
! ing for the creation Of 9 new parish with the
parish seat at Ouachita City, Parochial Affairs
BY Mr. Berry Es55outloa regaesN tn tn
| 1877. to report Immediately. Lies over.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
| Judiciary Unfavorably on House bill No. 1873
| authorizing the Auditor TO issue certain war
railroads: on House bill No. lbs. giving phys
| ieians a lien on growing crops: on House bill
No. 29s, to amend section 1910, Revised Statutes
/ on House bill No. 32b, nbolishing tho office oil
Favorably, BY majority, on House bill No. 17s
| to authorize the issue Of bonds to the New pr
lieu filing q minority report: favorably, witt
amendments. on House bill No -27s, fixing the
terms ct court in tho Fifth Judicial District
| House bill No. 2os. donating. certain swamp
| lands to the y irish of Lafourche, was reported
back and recommitted to the Committee on
Lands and Levees. Favorably on Senate bill
/ NO. 90.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY on House bill No
DOG, incorporating the city of Shreveport.
Hoq 3 Will bill
hasse and On House 1s bin No. s Su %
The police jury, Of the parish OF Livingston tc
levy q tax for the same purpose.
Lands and Levees-Favorably or the me-
mortal asking an appropriation to improve the
The petition for the relief Of A. s. Landry
was reported back az belonging to the Commit
tee on Claims.
Mr.. Leonhard submitted a supplemental re-
port from the committee to Investigate the De-
partment Of Education. exculpatng Rudolph
Grant, of Ascension. from charges OF defalca-
Mr. Hill, Of Orleans. submitted special re.
port and Mr.. keeting d minority report from
the special committee to Investigate The books
of the Treasurer.
REPORTS ON THE TABLE.
The resolution reported by the Committee on
Qualifications and Elections seating A T.. Milon
as Representative from Plauuemines. was called
Memorial asking the amendment of the act
creating Red River parish reported by bill from
the Committee on Parochal Affairs. Passed to
second eadng.
Resolution relative to old desks, reported by
the the Committee on Education: Passed to second
9 Mr.. Fitzpatrick called up tho resolution au-
thoriHng the Speaker to lend to the Polytechnic
school thirty of the old desks stored in the State
House, which was adoptedo
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
BY Mr.. Bowden: For relief of VIM. L. Rapp,
Claims.
By Mr.. Wise: TO authorize the city Of shreve.
port to collect a certain proportions of licenses
and taxes in city scrip, Judiciary
BY Mr.. Young, Of Baton Rouge: With refer
ence to working Of roads. Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr. Tremoulet: 70 amend section las OF
Revised Statutes Ways and Means.
By Mr. D'Avy: To procure lG5 copies Of the
Revised Statutes for use of the State. Judiciary.
Also. bill for the relief of Bernard Martin.
BY Mr. Brown: For relief of T. Dolhonde
By Mr.. Drury: To provide for the protection
Of parties to whom valuable packages are
Mr.. Young OF Baton Rouge by consent intro
duced a memorial from citizens of Iberia. Ju-
Mr.. Stewart sent up resolution nstructIng
the Superintendent Of Public EDUCATION !, e, 70
regarded and the public schools kept open on
Lincoln's birthday. Lies over.
House bill No. 30s. the special order of the
day. was reassigned for Monday at p. m.
GENERAL ORDER
The Senate resolutions proposing amend
ments to the constitution were taken up, on
tho motion OF Mr.. Kidd to strike out the enact
ing clause.
Mr. Bridger rose and explained that when
he first came to the city he was in favor of
amending the CONSTITUTE ion in the manner pro-
posed He was a member of the Joint commit
tee from which these amendments came. He
had not attended many meetings of the
committee before he became convinced
that it was impossible for such amend
ments as the people demand to, come
from It, For this reason he had changed
his opinions. and now he is emphatical lily in
favor OF convention. He denied the charge
that the last Legislature had not done all that
was in its power in the direction of retrench-
ment and REFORM They had done ALL or very
nearly all. that could be done under the existing
constitution. Yet the work done had utterly
failed to satisfy the people. They demanded
the alteration of the constitution to the end
and practsed. His own constituents demanded
a convention: but when he explained that per-
haps their desires might be complied with by
the more economical process of amendments
they left the matter to the best judgment OF
himself and the Legislature.
These desires, however. must be grati1ed-
these amendments certainly are most unsatls-
factory and a convention is a necessity.
The amendment bearing upon the mileage
and per 1iem of members of the Legislature