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

vault were ever made. t
The Auditors books show that
In 1876 The warrants Cancelled
amounted to- .......s... $4,000 90
| In 1877 the warrants Cancelled
amounted to Observation-Disclosures. 1000 90
In 1871 The warrants found in
Auditors vault, not issued -. ? 6.6oe Ot
Leaving balance Of warrants. ..... 10000 0t
Total. $500, 600 OC
| rants ,......,.....,.......... .s18e, 400 ot
Il Notes assumed by State ......... 1s4,000 &C
| Total warrants issued and notes as
/ sumed observation-disclosures 1904, 400 OC
\ Amounts paid.
Amount of warrants cashel blythe -.
| Treasurer. :. ..s... ........,. .$115,7oo oC
Amount Of notes paid previous TO
1877 Observation-Disclosures. 54.4oo OC
| Amount of notes paid during 1877 24sOO 90
| Amount of interest paid during 1877 GIG 81
| Total. Observation-Disclosures. $1g5, SIG 81
| Total amount assumed or for which
| warrants issued l....!.. $304. 400 90
| Amounts paid exclusive Of INTEREST," $4,000 0O
Balance due on purchase -. :. ,.$1og500 90
Joseph Lula purchased at sheritf's sale, on
| the twenty -ninth OF October. 1877, at the suit
Of the Citizens Bank in New Orleans Building
Association thelgr,,eperty known as the bank.
ing house OF the Citizens Bank, in the rear OF
the st. Louis Hetel, together with all Of the
buildings, appurtenances etc. The dimen-
with those In The act Of sale by the bank to
| the association. Your committee, to expedite
their report, caused a plan to be made by
Louis Il. Pile, surveyor, and by said plan,
| which Is made part Of the report, 1t appears
| that the title to the State does not embrace
| the whole OF the rear building. The line runs
| two feet and nine i1ldhes In the rear OF the
r,o1. 1sr&i totp I'm
pied by the Iieutenant Governor and those
occupied by the Sergeant at Arms, the re-
mainder of the back room Is on the property
| acquired by Lula. Your committee would
I recommend the appropriation OF twenty-five
dollars to be paid ito Louis FL. Pile for the
survey.
The Committee on Parks and Public Build
ings, to which WIS referred an act to author
| ize the Auditor Of Public Accounts. under the
| direction OF the Governor, to insure the State-
| House, etc. respectfully report favOrably with
amendments. viz: To strike out section 2, as
your eemn1itteeshas already reported that 1t
| Is ineypedient ito repair the State House by
contract, and have recommended how said
| repairs. ii ordered. should be made.
| Section to become section and section Y
| to become section 8.
Il. d. OGDEN, Chairman.
| The report was received and lies over under
| the rules.
/ NUIlCE OE BlUIS.
Mr.. Bureh gave notice that he would ON
some future day Introduce bill
For the relief Of james Mccormick of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
| The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to introduce, without pre-
vious notice. the following entitled bills,
| stitutional rule being suspended by q four
| fifths vote Of the Senate. were read the second
time and disposed Of, as follows
By Mr.. Bryant: .u
Senate bill No. t1s, entitled
"An act fixing the terms of court in the Dhir
teerth Judicial District
TO the Committee on the Judiciary,
By Mr.. George:
Senateibill No. 119, entitled
IAN act ito authorize the State Librarian
and the Librarian of the State Uni
versty and Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, where any volume. book or pamphlet is
held in duplicate by either library, to transfer
a copy of such duplicate to the ether library
On motion Of Mr.. George, the bill was taken
as engrossed and passed to its third reading
The constitutional rule being stlsp9,dedby
four ffths affirmative vote Of the Senate, the
bill was read the third time and finally
passed, it's title adopted, and it was ordered
to be sent to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. George moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and on his own motion the motion
to reoea,siderMas laid on the table.
By Mr.. Young:
Senate bill No 100. entitled
"An act to. provide for the oalserr aimee of the
Sabbath day as day OF rest
Was referred to the Committee en- the
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Garland:
Senate bill No. 121, entitled
"An aGt,relating to suits to annul tax sales
and sales biased on tax sales to which the
State Is O necessary party; authorizing the
State ODE sued therein by making the Dis
triet Attorney or District Attorney pro tenn
pore party defendant to represent the State
therein; and to authorize all persons sued by,
or in the name of the State to make any and
all defenses or pleas they may have against
the State whether by way Of reconvention or
otherwise"
Was referred to the Committee on tire
judiciary.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. 4S, entitled
AN act to incorporate the Plaquemines
Parish Canal Company etc, VI
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs, with the following amendments offer
cd by the com mittee:
At the end of section add the words:
Provided said company shall not be en-
powered to eolleettol1s foT the passing. Of any
vessel ,luggers, Ibarges, sdhooners, RATS and
other Water craft until the entire completion
Of the work, according. to the dimensions
heretofore set forth and prescribed" Also,
strike out the entire section II; also, sec
ton u to be section II also strike out in the
title the words. ''and to exempt it's property,
capital and stock from State and parochial
On motion of Mr.. White the amendments
were adopted sefiatim.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the bill be taken
as engrossed and passed to it's third reading.
Mr. Demas moved, as a substitute, that fur
ther consideration of the bill at this time be