The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-20

| Rooms SENATE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS
i and Internal improvements,
New Orleans. January II, 1878.
| To the Honorable President and Members o
| the Senate:
| Your committee to whom was referred Sen
| ate bill No. II, entitled
| "An act to amend section II Of article 3 O
| the charter confirmed by act No. IA of 1876
| entitled An act to confirm the notarial chal.
| ter of the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
pany, with amendments thereto: to extend
the terms of pXiStnnCe of said company. and
to confer thereon certain powers and to en-
power said company to mortgage all its future
rights, properties and franchises to secure it,
bonds
Beg leave respectfully to report favorably.
H. G. MlTCHEL
Chairman of Committee.
Which was received.
Mr.. Demas obtained unanimous consent to
introduce without previous notice
Senate bill No. a. entitled
Gan act to amend and re-enact section 3 Of
act No A. entitled An act relative to iuries in
and for the State Of Louisiana. the parish of
Orleans excepted etc, approved March s.
1877
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-tifths affirmative vote Of the Senate.
the bill was placed on its second reading and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Texada in tho chairl
Mr.. Demas obtained unanimous consent to
introduce without previous notice
Senate bill No. 30. entitled
"An act to prohibit the keepers of bar
rooms, drinking saloons, groggcries and coffee
houses from selling and barterng intoxi-
liuuore. IN Go1l,at h J,,-
Which was read the first time
The constitutional rule being suspended by
% four-iifths Affirmative vote Of the Senate
the bill was placed on its second reading and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Wheeler obtained unanimous consent to
INTRODUCES without previous notice
Senate bill No 36, entitled
can act authorizing the passing Of notarial
acts before the clerks of the several district
courts where the recorder of the parish is
party to the act, and prescribing the mode of
recording the samc.''
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-tifths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was placed on its second reading and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
The majority and minority reports of the
Committee on the Judiciary, on
Senate bill No. IL, entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact paragraph 5.
article 17o of the Code of Practice, and to
amend ands re- enact article $50 of the same
CODE
The reports were road
The majority reported the bill favorably
the minority unfavorably.
Mr.. Stubs moved that the bill be taken as
engrossed and read the third time.
Mr.. Goode moved as a substitute that the
minority report of the Committee on the Judi
oiary be adopted.
Mr.. Demas called for the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allain, Bryant, Burch. Cage,
Demas, Ellis, Garland, George, Ola, Goode,
son, Robertson, Sandiford, Stamps, Stubs,
sutton, Texada, Twitchel, Wakefield and
Lacharie-24
Nays Mcssrs. Boatner, Dueros, Dumont,
Kelly, O'Donnell, Ogden, Perkins and White
g,
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Steven, Wheeler
md Young
anu tlt5 illidoiiby l'I'ib Wd- u'oput,l.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
Tho Following message was received from |
he House of Representatives:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, | |
New Orleans, January II. 1878 J |
o the Honorable President and Members Of |
the Senate State of Louisiana:
| am directed to inform your honorable |
ody TINT the House of Representatives has |
A 4
ltion and asks the concurrence of the Senate
4 the same
Concurrent Resolution relative to the New
anal. New Basin and New Canal Shell Road.
Also. Concurrent Resolution relative to fur
fishing fuel to the engineer of the State
louise.
N'Spe'1 PEfER G:c J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Allan moved to reconsider the motion
Y which the minority report of the Commit
" on the Judiciary on Senate bill No 70 was
dopted and moved to lay the latter motion
n the table, ..-.
Mr.. White demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas Mcssrs. Allain, Bryant, Burch, Cage
Iarand, ella. Goode, Harrer, Landry,
Itchell Richardson, Stamps, Sutton
witchell and Waketield-15.
NayS-MeSSrS. Boatncr, DemaS, DucrOS, |
,umont, Ellis, George, Grover, Kelly. O'Don-
ell, Ogden, Perkins, Robertson, Sandiford.
tubbs. Texada, Wheeler, White, and Zach
rie-1S.
Absent - Mcssrs. Breaux, Steven and
oung-3.
And the motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr. Stubs gave notice that he would, on
)-morrow, move to reconsider the vote by
'hich the minority report of the Judiciary
was adopted, on Senate bill No. IL
Mr.. Wheeler obtained unanimous consent to
ltroduce without previous notice
Senate bill No. 81 entitled
can act to organize and establish a Bureau
immigration to prescribe the duties and
overs thereof; to provide for the expenses Of
le same, and granting certain rights to i'm
Migrants.
Which was read the first time
On motion of MI. Wheeler the constitutional
lie was suspended, and the bill passed to its
,cond reading.