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

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The bill was read the first time.
On motion Of Mr.. Richardson the constitu-
| tonal rule being suspended by q four-ffths
affirmative vote of the Senate, the bill WAS
placed on It's second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Richardson the bill was
considered engrossed, and passed TO it's third
reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
n four-hfths affirmative vote Of the Senate,
the bill was read the third time and finally
passed, it's title was adopted, and 1t was
| ordered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
Mr.. Richardson moved to reconsider the
vote by which this bill finally passed, and
on his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent !
to introduce ut this time, and without pre-
vlous notice, ua"
Senate bill No. $780,
Gan act for the relief Of james Longstreet.'
The rules were suspended and the bill was
read the first time.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson, the constittl-
tional rule being suspended by fonr-iifths
affirmative vote Of the Senate the bill was
placed on It's second reading and referred to
the Committee on Claims
Mr.. Ogden obtained unanimous consent to
present ut this time the following supple |
mental report by the Joint Committee ON In
vestgation Of the Department Of Education:
To tho Honorable the Members of the Senate
and House OF Representatives OF the State Of
Louisiana:
The Joint Committee Of investigation OF
thf,n nrn tfr fFE len
fully submit this their supplemental report.
Your committee represent that at the time
that 1t made It's report 1t had received no
statement from the parish of Ascension, and /
the amounts received by Rudolph Brand, ESQ,
as treasurer, are charged against him as UNI
accounted for.
Your committee has since received from
Edward n. Pugh, secretary Of the School
Board OF Ascension, the statement that Ru-
doph Brand, Esq, has accounted In full FOR
all funds in his hands. Regretting that the
evidence WAS furnished too late to amend
their former report, they feel 1t TO be their
duty now to correct the erroneous charge made
against Mr.. Rudolph Brand as treasurer.
Ii. D. OGDEN.
THOS. CAGE.
LOUIS LEONHARD.
.-.. JOHN FITZPATRICK.
VIM. KERN. a
Mr.. George In the chair
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
IAN act to provide for the examination Of .
the outstanding floating debt, etc, a
Was taken up under the favorable report Of .
the Committee on Finance.
On motion Of Mr.. White the further con-
sideration of the bill was made the special (
order Of the day for Thursday next, imrnedi- j
ately after the reading Of the journal.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 1876, entitled
"Joint Resolution requesting our Senator ,
aud Representatives in Congress to secure the p
transfer of certain bonds now In the United |
States Treasury, belonging to the Free School !
Fund OF this State back TO the proper clsto-
dian thereof"
Was taken up on It's second reading.
Mr.. Burch offered the following amend
ment which was adopted
Tn section | strike out the words our Sena-
tor and Representatives In Congress-" and
insert In lieu thereof sthe Representatives Of
the State OF Louisiana in both branches Of
the National Congress"
On motion of Mr.. White the bin was con
sidered engrossed and passed to its third
reading
On motion of Mr.. White the constitutional
rule was suspended by four-ffths affirma-
tive vote of the Senate, the bill was read the
GnlTu Liiue huu IlIlhlly ph75tbt I'D piei' "'so
adopted, and 1t was ordered to be sent to the
House for concurrence.
Mr.. White moved to reconsider the vote BY
which this bill was finally passed, and on his
own motion the motion to reconsider was laid
on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the rules we're
suspended in order to take up and consider ut
| this time,
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No. 81, entitled
"An act to change the time Of holding the
terms Of the District Court In the parish OF
Sabine, In the Seventeenth judicial District
Was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended BY
| four ffths affirmative vote of the Senate
| the bill was placed on It's second reading anc
| referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House bill No. 80, entitled
"An act to authorize the Auditor OF Public
| Accounts to enter on his books the cash bal
ances as reported by the State Treasurer on
the first day of january, 1871"
| Was read the first time. .-
| The constitutional rule being suspended BY
four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate, thd
| bill was placed on it's second reading and re
| ferred to the Committee on Finance.
House bill No 100, entitled
"An act to amend an act to incorporate the
| Shreveport and Southwestern Railroad Com
pany, approved April "a, 1874"
| Was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended BY
| a four-ffths affirmative.vote OF the Senate, the
bill was placed on Its second reading, and REL
ferred to the Committee on Railroads and In
ternal Improvements.
| House bill No 1873, entitled
s.An act to provide for separate books for
the recordation of privileges on movables,"
| Was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-hfths affirmative vote of the Senate, thief
bill was placed on its second reading, and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
| House bill No. 1876 entitled