The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-19
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND SESSION THIRTy-sIxTH
nays PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.


The special order Tor the hour was Honse bill
No. H. amending the charter Of lie New Or
eans Y en- 3, nn was take"
PETITIONS.
BY Mr. Texada: OF the citizens Of VIM par
ish protesting against the passage 81 q laW
levyinR special tax to pay past inuebtea-
~ Mr., Ola: From tie citizens q West Gar,
coil. protesting against the recent division OF
The parish Of Carroll asking thpt The same be
submitted To q vote Of the people of West Car
foil Ia, urotest from tbe citizens Of osusbnta
parish u hai River against he abolition Of
the charter OF the town Of Conshat'a.
nlils INTRonucEp.
Bv Mi Miahell-An net ~ establish forms by
which railroad onpanias can consolidate with
n ,ssonnpetlng lines issue bonds, etc. Referred TO
Also an act ratifying the consolidation of the
New oreans jackson and Great Notthl H. .it ra
RAJ with a ~ gnnsn a Hss y 1s ny :"
By Mr. Butch An net to proyide The Lpuisi,
as Yoyss ana abgaGfv el es aau
and p,."vlng lor State dhemist. Finance.
me M Ave- s., % j he po fHs Jury o
parish 81 ti7ast Carroll in addition to those to be
ef Nlsa an aa to ab" 81 parish Of West Gar
roll BY vote Of the puali1ed voters q the par,
ish aud restoring i TO the original parish OF
submited q favorable repprt by substitute, Oh
II the eity ii New Orleans ID iii vacancies,
Fayorably, with amendments, Senate b Az
Inc the pes 81 district attorneys and district At
:. air Wheeler INTRODUCED an net eha,ering the
Monroe aud BastrDp Marrow Gauge Railroad
Company, authorizing tho issue IL bonds by The
company. ahd authoriang 'he parishes al,pn II
the construction Of The road Railroads.
COMMITTEE REPORTS LYING OVER.
On Senate bill No. 49, Amending sect lon 3a7a,
fedistt"tins. wards In the parishes, providing
o that the police juries appoint overseers Of
reads compelling work on roads and prord-
ing penalties for violation OF the law. ueen-
MIR Durch presented his views, the minority,
on Senate bill No. it2, relative to the ineorgpra
lion, q the shreveport and southwestern Rail
roah, the objection being - the property quail
tration required of voters who voted I or
against the issue Of bonds TO said railroad.
Senate bill No i27 authorizing the police iu-
ries Of the several parishes to levy end collect
ceelings. Fnay passed.
Senate bill No 49, relative TO agricultural
priyileges, giving cert,in privileges on crops to
engineers. cOppers blacksmiths aud sugar
makers. Finally passed.
senate Bill No; iao, relative to sole days Of pub
lie sales Indefinitely posponed.
potatiug the. Shreveport ana Southwestern
Mr. Denas objected TO property qualification
required uf voters IN the city oI Shreveport WHO
@ are entitled T. vote for or against aid to the
% motion the. Bill was reeommi'ted to the
Judiciary COMMITTEES.
House bill No. SO, to authorize Jhos. 9. ".
ELLIS to sue the State Finally passed.
Sen t b IN No q anth9 ,ai Horq q Ben
sional services, was taken uD.
Mil White submitted an amendment provid-
ing that no waiver Of any defense shall be con
Tending discussion Of the bill. which lasted
some time, n message from the Governor an
nounced his approval Of senate bills Nos. ii. o..
az, log. 80 and 49,
The hour for the special order the bill re-
IN hp Fpat
moved that II lie postponed until Tuesday at /
IN. asas r. Nays ap san ha Teh SDsr
place the bili On its third read ing was lost. two,
Eve 'sus - ~ ''eo"o's NV S0'''S = wy SUI ~
senate RIll NJ O. aohogi2'ag a rhos g. a pa
was taken up with the favorable report Of the
Committee on Claims. .
na III ~ M anna h M ~ ann 4 Mas a sI
Mr., ,Hoode thought that all these matters
shond 81 osef bn nn Il the bill creating The oas
the idea that all claims such AZ these should
40 TO board of audit or Court Of Claims. and
parish would be occupied all of the time in the
deposition Of these preference claims.
Mr.. penas moved the bill 90 on the calendar.
Carried
III; Burceh presented . petition t oiothe suear
planters In support Of the bill introduced dur
ing the morning. Ordered printed.
Adjourned.
The House, met at noon, Speaker Ouch irothe
chair. ono hundred and one members and
quorum. Prayer,
FErOtONs, MEMORABLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Baeu, Petition asking State aid to
Improve bayou Lafonrche.
nv MI. Ranaolph For the relief Of J. 0. Lay
Mr., CreRsys resolution fixing the sessions of
the House from y m to ~. m. and from y. IN.
o Nv McGehee moved TO amend 80 az to meet at
II n. M.
As amended the resolution was adopted
T. Berry called M his resolution calling for
"Snmitep of seven to examine the calendar
and select vel: therefsom the most important meas
D The ,souer- Barhin, contest for The scat from
Ayoyelles was called up.
Mr.. Dinkgrave moved the adoption of the
minority report aud spoke In favor 81 It.
Mr.. Wise replied IN oppeeition TO the seating
81 as MT |. nsGG Of
n stated s SS Ssgn that hh Mr.
rented house an1 where his family had re-
sided continuously for years,
Mr. Wiee dwselt with great ,pathos on The fam,
a. be called from his home for years, he might go
down e the sea N ships but he always re-
his only home soer had a resSea IN New
Orleans and nowhere else As for his having
the fact that this was done by eonnivanee and
D The suit was brought " his most intimate
friend in the parish court.
Gen; Young and Gov, Warmoth argued in be.
half of SOuer.
Jonas.
Cd MI. Jones desired 10 know how II was that the
gentleman from Claiborne tGeu Younsl had
changed his mind He had voted Tor tho mn
iNritv report md in favor Of Batbn yet he had
risen on the floor and spoken in favor of Souer.
Mr. Wise moved to lay on the table the motion
oi Mr. DinkgrAve that the resolution reported
by the minority Of the committee be adopted
Tho motion prevailed. Yeas 60 nays g. %
Mr.. Wise then moved the adoption Of the my.
jority report declaring Mr. Bathin entitled to
bis seat. which prevailed by a vote Of yeas ~
nays ~
The Democrats voting IN the negative were
Speaker Bush feralta Wilde, and Young of
Claiborne.
Mr.. Barhin was sworn in a. the member from
Avoyelles.
CoNsTtTr TloNAL AMENDMENTS.