The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Forty-seyenth Days Proceedings.
sHrATn CHAMBER, STATE or Lou1sti

answered to their names
Present Messrs. Alan Boatner. BreauK.
Bryant, Burch, Cage, Demas, Durros. Du-
mont. Ellis. Garland George. ella, Goode, Gro
sandiford. stamps, stnbbs Texada, Twitehell,
Wakefield Wheeler. White and Hachaiie-2S.
Absent Meesrs. Kelly, Mitchell. O'Donnell,
Ogden. Perkins. Steven Sutton, aud Young
B.
On motion of Mr.. Landry the reading Of
the journal In detail was dispensed with.
The special order of tho day for imme-
tijately after the reading of the journal was
taken up. being
Senate bill No. ia,
IAN act supplemental TO an act entitled An
net to authorize the consolidation of connect
ing or interaeuting railroad companies; TO esi-
tablish the form under which the same may
be effected and approved March 9, 1877. to
authorize the sale or transfer OF certain fran
chiaes OF corporate rights from one incorpo-
rated company to another"
On motion Of Mr.. Grover further considera-
tion of the bill was postponed until u o'clock
to-day.
The message from the House was taken up
with notice of concurrence by the House in
Senate bill No 162,
San act to incorporate and facilitate the
construction of the New Orleans Texas and
Colorado Railway
With the following amendment:
tn section G. insert, after the words ''ieal es
late, J" the words "or personal property
On motion of Mr.. Garland tho amendment
offered by the House was eoncurred in. and
the bill was finally passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Goode, chairman OF the Committee on
the Judiciary. submitted the following re-
port, which was received and lies over;
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the senateI
Your Judiciary Committee bog leave to re-
mort asfpllows:
On House bill No. 200,
IAN act to provide for supplying the loss
81 the public records and papers consumed by
the burning OF the courthouse In the town of
Leeshurg parish of Cameron
On tagH2t House bill No. 900,
no repeal sections 5ais a914 9al5. 1916,
9gtT 3pts 1919, 1920. 1921, 9n2J 1924, 3a27 1923.
5000. 1880 3a5l, 1922 $685. 59s4 1896, 5a3B, 3a37,
3gss, sasa and 3p4o of Revised Statutes of
1870, and to repeal act No. 81 of the extra
session Of 1877 etc.
In section |, line ten. after the word Fifteen,
strike out the word thirty and in line
eleven strike out the words mine hundred
and sixteen
Strike out section B.
Strike out section d.
Strike out section 8.
In title In line five, after the word Fifteen.
strike cut the words ''thirty nine"
In line sis strike out the words "hundred
and sixteen"
In line thirty-two. after tho words "April 20,
1877. strike out the word "and."
Strike out all of lines thirty-thren, thirty
four and thirtv-ive.
On House bill No. 29I,
IAN act to amend and re-enact article $50
Of the Code Of Practice,
Favorably.
i. y. GOODE, Chairman.
Mr. TeSada. chairman of the Committee on
Enrolment and Bngrossment, submitted the
following report which was received
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-
grossment respectfully report as properly en-
rolled Senate bill No. 90 and proposed amend
lnent to tho constitution of the State relative
to the removal OF the capital
Respectfully.
LEWIS TExADA. Chairman.
Mr. Richardson, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Agriculture Commerce and Manufao-
lures, submitted the following report, which
was received and lies over under the rules.
TO the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate;
Your Committee on Agriculture and Com
merce, having examined Senate bill No. 1876,
referred to them, beg leave to report the
same unfavorably. as all the powers sought
are now vested in the Police Juries.
Respectfully submitted,
HARDY RICHARDSON.
Chairman.
Mr.. Boatner. chairman of the Committee
on Lands and Levees. submitted the follow
Ing report which was received and lies over
s,ndcr the rules.
COMMITTEES Oh. PuRL1c LANDS AND LEvEEs. |
New Orleans, March 4. 1879.
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Your committee having had under consider
alton Senate bill No. 40, entitled
An act TO provide for the survey and sale
ofthe oyeriiowed and swamp lands and school
lands of tho State
And Senate bill No 2ls, entitled
An act to reorgantgc the State Land Office
and to provide for the sale of public lands
aud TO regulate the issuing of patents there
for"
Beg leave to report the same by substitute.
Unfavorahly on Senate hilllNo 1877. entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact an act en-
Titled An act to reorganiEe the State land
Office etc, approved May 81, 1s71, and to pro-
vide FOR the reimbursement by the State of
moneys paid TO hte State for land entries to
which the State had no title
Favoraby. with amendments, on Senate
bill No, Dos entitled
An act TO create n special levee district in
Gatahoula parish etc
BY substitute on Senate bill No 1877
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES J. B0ATNER, Chairman.
The substitutes became
Senate bin No. ait.
IAN act to abolish the State Land Office: to
authorize and require the Secretary of State
to take charge of the books and archives of
said office: to furnish to the several Parish
Recorders descriptive lists Of the public lands
situated in their several parishes; to provide
for the entry of public lands by application to
the Parish Recorders; defining the duties and
fees of said Recorders. and providing penal
ties: providing for the issue of patents etc
And Senate bill No. ais