The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-13
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION or Isss-F0URFH
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.


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The senate.
The Senate was called n. order ct Il a. m. by
T1fptitpnart Governor Wtfiz twenty. four Sen
atofB being present and answering to their
The city charter bill. AN act to provide add
ffunaI regulations for The government of the
said city III New Drltals; to define the duties
repeal all laws and parts a. laws ia conflict with
the provisions Of this act" was taken up sec
ifen bs section.
The ilrst section was read ~ follows:
.SEG11uN 1. BE Il tnucted bu NE Senate and
Honsep Of Reptsselttntttes ~ hstedl. assembly
new Ufleaps and liz a aaminst alton II IL Al I
fairs ehall be vested la Common Council, to
I DO composed pf a Mayor. Board Of Admins
traitors aud d Board Of Aldermen.
Mi. Ogden. moved rs an amendment TO strike
out "a Boatd Of Aldermen.
Mr.. Iaeharie urged the adoption Of the
Mr.. White opposed 1t.
Mr.. zaeharle followed In another speech
favoring the adoption of The amendment,
Elr. Ogden following In support Of the amend
ttaent.
The yeas and nays were called ON the amend
Yeas Messrs, Bryant; Gage, pueros, George,
Wheeler and Haeharie-it,, ,,
mont, GARLAND, Harper, Kelly 0,Dohnel, Per
kIi,s, RICHARDSON. ,sansa9iord Stamps, stubbs
Absent Me Mess rtaa Breaax. Demas. Ellis Ola,
Landry. Robertson. Steven. lwitehel and
MI. ufoyer moved that the bill be committed
To the Committee on Corporations and spoke
Iii. favor Of his motion.
w HI kd oppSasd h hs ss 99n Is da wan mr.
hill agreed .npon by Joint committee appointed
I'LL the regular session OF 1877.
The motion was lost yeas II. nays q.
The first section was then adopted,
The second SECTION WINS read AZ follows:
That the Board Of Administrators shall be com,
four Administrators, to witt One OF Finance.
one Of Public Accounts, one qt lmpf,o,yeinents
and one of Commerce q, end Public BUILDINGS,
seiting and an Administrator Of Police" He.
howeyer, withdrew that and submitted another
trators. and after The word "eolnmerce' Insert
I 1..and ali Administrator Of Police which Mr..
Haehafie said was necessary, rs. the position
the police, etc, and that, ms The Administrators
Df Commerce. had 80 much 10 do. 1t would take
The public buildings from him and give It to tue
The ssas and nays were called on the amend
Inent. Yeas h. nays 10. Lost,
The section rs read was then adopted.
The third section wns read as follows:
Tint the Board Of Aldermen shalt be com
posed Of fifteen members, elected from the diff
VIII Four for Tia Fist, three ior the Second
three for the Third, two ior the Fourth, one for
te fI,h gne for the Sixth and one for the Sew
Mr., stamps amended by making II three for
The First District and two for the Seventh Dis
MI. STAMPS moved that Tie bill be indefinitely
postponed. Lost-yeaa 7. nays 81.
phe section WIS adopted % read.
Mr. Stamps moved that the bill be referred TO
the yommittee on Corporations and Parochial
AIIaifa.
The yeas and nays we're called; yeas a. nays
MI. White moved the adoption Of the third
SECTION az rpati. Carried.
Ks The fourth section was read and Mr.. White
Iran al "A n jn,in
auction.
Mr.. stamps said his amendment had been
every means in his power to defeat the bill.
Mr. White said he called the previous uues-
bipn merely to cut of dilatory motions,
Mr. Stamps called foE the yeas and nays on
The motion FOR the previous question.
The previous question was orderea-yeas 1s,
Section was then adopted az read and ne
suggested by The ioint committee.
enction was read
& MI Stamps moved that the bill be referred to
the Gomnittee on the Judiciary.
Mf. White moved 70 table the motion.
AZ Stamps called ,s iorthe yeas and nays Yeas
Mf. White moved the adoption Of the section
and Vailed the previous question.
Mr. stamps demanded the yeas and nays
--veas, aes nays, lo-and the main question was
MI Stamps called FOR The yeas and nays on
the adoption of the section yeas "A, nays, =
and the section was adopted
Mr. stamps called for executive session.
n The doors were opened In ten minutes.
Il MIR. White moved to reconsider the vote
Whereby the bid was taken UP section by sec
tiun, Carried.
Mr.. Burch moved the bill be engrosaed and
read 9 hird time, Lost. and the bill goes over
Mt, Stubs from the Committee on Elections
and hesistfa inns reported favorably Senate
Bill No. go "a preferred bin, act to amend and
re- enact section IL of net No sa. approved ApriI
III 1877 entitled an act to repeal an act entitled
an act to regulate The conduct and maintain The
nf1I AZ 40, t,,l
referring solely TO the redistticting of the city.
the comtnittee recommending that 1t be passed
The rules were suspended aud the bill was
taken UP and went to its third reading. when IL
& House bin No. II, the general revenue bill was
taken up and referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
The preferred calendar being exhausted the
regular order wa taken un.
Mr. Ogden, from the Committee OH Public
Ndneation, fepnried Senate bill No. ib, an act
which provides for the g tablshment OF aehen-
sity and Agricultural and Mechanical College;
the committee indorsing the idea, but reporting
that that, e. s. the seApsnse TO BE- incurred would be
mend the passage OF the bill. Received.
Mills INTRODUCED.
by Mr.. WALES An act 70 authorize the Police
Jury of the parish of West Baton Rouge to
scale. consolidate aud bond tho debt of the eaid
parish. Referred to the Committee on Corpora
Also. an act----senate bill No. aa-to authorize
the parish Of lherville 10 pay its outstanding
Indebtedness. Referred TO the Committee on
CORPORATIONS,
Mr.. stahbs introduced Senate bill No. 81, TO
define and punish the offense of being IA yaga-
bond, vagrant. etc. Lies over.
tIhe provisions OF the bill are confined ex-
clgsivs,y 70 towns and cities in the S'ate.l
Mr.. TeSafa presented the following concur
rent resolution:
AMENDMENT NINETEEN.
Strike out the fret part of article l42 of the
constitution OF 1868, which reads:
university shall be established and MAIN
tanned In the city of New Orleans. 1t shall be
composed of law, a medical and collegiate de-
paftmeat, each with appropriate faculties. The
GENERAL Assembly shall provide by law for ia
organization and maintenance"
And insert
The University of Louisiana shall be main