The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
sTsGOND SESSION TWENTY. FlasI
IlAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Tl,e senate.

1he OhaIr. submitted message frotri the Err
Rentlye tsheftg e report Of the State Super
Izel account Of hls contingent EXPENSES. lie
tefred 10 The Finance Committed
NJ. apoas p,r,e.setlted petition and memorial
,sy ,s W. Wagn astlng ay,ent lg a7.
Referred.
REPORTS or oMMtTTBEs.
judiciary Favorably on Senate bill No. 80,
AMI tavofably with amendments, on Honse bill
Claims Unfavorably On the petition 81 Thos.
j. Spears asking that $500 bs appropriated TO
Also III ,infaverabe Maturity report on the
claim 2f siseoYb ~ the city. the minority report
Unrporatpns and paroehal Affairs Favorably
jury Of The parish 81 ST. Tamnisny " 10 levy
a,specin Tux for cerlaih purposes. An unfavcr-
snis .tep,n,rt was also presented as signed By
Parks and Public Buildings ON the reaolu-
ton that the eo,nniltee be instructed to lnyesti-
gate az TO the amount required 10 repair the
nte-Hpuse at Baton Rouge, the committee
thihh, the EXPENSE necessary TO be incurred
Tould be ,',nnefie1nsary atd return The resol /,
chathge II the capital be settled before they take
BILLS INTRODUCED
py Mr. Sutton: An net en,!arglng. the bound
Of st, Mary, iseterred 10 the COMMITTEES on Pa
totbial Affairs
IoINT trsoIurtoNs.
Bv Mr.. Geode: A resolution requesting Con
etess to extend liberal protection tp and en-
eoutage the production Of rice by. maintaining
the duty On rice. and requesting The, Louisiana
representatives. IN Congress- 10 Use their efforts
to secure that object Finally adopted.
INTRODUCTION or Bttfs.
~, Mr.. Landry: An pet gsing the time for
Fourth judicial District Referred.
ny Mr. Harper: Az, act relative V the unll
ess a. sss Ss ps
Mr.. reilly, from the 1fnrellr,ent Committee.
,anep Y nrodassd '1 aol I proy
beprlned; AdspIed. 49,, -. $500,
having for s Object The removal p 81 ths seat o
sa9vs .tI,n to nston Rouge and moved Its
Laee VI Oatabqu!a or tn. ,.atahoula Vs,rs.j
saskiue payment fot the publication Of the de-
aegse fssh ps ssff fe the e
sens Of Bcssler, asking authority to levy a
snseaIIy Aax to pay past indebtedness. Referred.
pointed OF the Last session of the Legislature
TO Investigate the affairs OF The Auditors oiIlee.
submitted fepnrt from that committee. and
moved that 500 copies be printed. Carried.
AGrtor on coMMtFfHB REPORTS.
On Senate bill No. "A, MI oct To amend the
third section Of an act Approved May al. 1911.
entitled MI act to amend and re-enaet an act en-
titled al act to reprRanize the state Land ONES
lands. and for the. survey Of uhsurveyed ap-
proved swamp lanls, and to make apprpprla-
tons therefor. and e leaalise entries Heretofore
favorable, Mt. Robertson moved Its postpone
n,ent Until l'hursday next. and that it be- made
VI, ,.,s special order for that day at p. M
On senate bill No az, nm act ts repeal act No.
1879 of the second seasion u the third Leeista-
MP ,s, psa"h ah has new h New Dreahs
eetved and the bill was referredto the Judiciary
enact section OH q ths REVISED Statutes Az ~
thorising aud regulating the organization Of
IRE companies and other corporations, for Ger
tain purposes. report being favorable. Finally
:, Oh Senate bill No. "A. en act to AUTHORIZES Pc
lice inrias to Issue. certificates OF Indebtedness
references of the bin to the judiciary Commit.
tee 1t was go referred.
HOUSE Bills ON v1nar RRAp1ra.
House blll ~. ~. to attach 4 portion Of !he
parish q oatahoula to tho parish OF franklin.
House. Bill No. a.. relative 10 the Superior
atn,aa 9GSur parsa II orlesns st9yans
Ting calendar belnR, exhausted, Mr.. White
called w tbe II House as BILE brought Ii.
a ssna sa III No asg e vim ~ nas q
amendments, unimpertant. was taken up and
Che amendments eoncurred In.
Hase s r. 81 Na s shsn o9 mi aena
Ina section 474 Revised statutes) The commit
.ee amendments were adopted and the bill final
M. wheeler. BY request, offered resolution
authorizing The Committee on Charitable Insti-
tuttons te send sub-csmmlttee 10 visit the
deaf and dumb, blind and insane asylums.
ppuIjnp ilp Htuntpatpn thu hpur al 1 n n NJ
rived and the Chair announced
THH SPECIAL ORDER.
That being Senate bill No. "a. TO strengthen
the Insurance companies chartered under the
lava OF the State"
:, Mr., Grover moved its ,postponement uaVl
Monday nj 1 y. m. Carried.
Mr. White offered an amendment to the reso-
that the members OF the COMMITTEES on Peni-
Tertiary, who arc members Of the Committee on
Charitable Institutions, be detailed to net ON tho
this would save considerable expense. As
amended the resolution was adopted.
:, Tho report OF the judiciary Committee on
Turns. netleee,. ete., tfavorableJ, was taken up.
!, Mr.. Garland amended by making 1t apply 10
The country parishes, Adopted
aey at =. m, and that i be. printed. Carried.
Parks and Public buildings, on the instruetlag
hs necessary TO repair tho capitol at Baton
Rouge. was taken up, considered and The reso~
luton ordered TO lie over, subie ct 70 call.
The Committee on Claima' adverse ma
iorty report on tho oty's claim for 90, 900
used In establishing the government. was taken
w.
Mr.. Garland moved the adoption OF tho re-
port.
Mr. Gage, As substitute, moved that both re-
ports be printed. and that they be made the
special order for Wednesday next Carried.
Tho unfayorahle report on the claim Of Tbos.
J, Spears was taken UP and postponed inden-
nitely.
The report, favorable, Of the Committee ON
Corporations on House bill No, ia, authorizing
tho assessment OF a tax in st. Tammany to
build court house, sto.. was taken UP, and The
bill finally paased.
Mr. Wakefield presented memorial from the
citizens of the parish OF iberia. asking that an
act be passed authorizing them to levy a tax.
etc. Referred.
Adjourned.
The House.
The House mot nj noon; Speaker Bush In tho
chair. eighty eight members and quorum.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RRsoLurroNs.
BY Mr.. Wise, OF Caddo; resolution In
structing our representatives to press upon
Congress the passage of bill introduced by tho