The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-03

This time the following petition
sPetlHot Ut citizens 81 I,ossier parish ashiDy
for authority to levy special tax to pay oil
indebtedness.'
Which was received and, til ttiDtiGn uf MI
GeBfge, was referred BIZ the COMMITTEES on TIL
judiciary.
Mr.. Wheeler In the absences III the chair
nati tMr. steyetl 1T tile Joint committee t.
Investigate the affairs of the office u TIL
Auditor If Public Accounts under the late ad
ADMINISTRATION Of tile State government. Sub
mitted The report Of the committee. as re
dlired by Jpint Resolution No. 1874 OF thu
extra session OF 1877.
The report WAS received, and ut, motion o
Mr. Wheeler five hundred copies uf The teput
and correspondence were ordered to be printed
Mr.. Goode called up the following resolu
ton introduced by hin OH yesterday viz;
f1esottef, That The Judiciary Committee be
requested IL prepare aud report q bill ptuvld,
Ing for the removal 81 the seat Ut government
! to the city Of Baton Rou to-.
| On motion Of Mr. Gople the resolution was
adopted.
| REPORTS or COMMITTEES hytNg OVER.
| Senate bill NJ. ~, entitled
'tAi, act 10 amend the third section OF III
act approved May 81, 1871, entitled All mel
10 amend and te-etact an net entitled "An act
| TO reutgatiize The State Land Office, and to
provide for the disposition Of public lands. and
| for the survey VI uns,trveyed approved swamp
| lands. and 10 make appropriations there
| fot, and to legallae entries heretofore made
under said third section"
Was taken NJ, under the favorable report ui
the Committee III, Lands aid Levees.
Mr. Boather moved that tie bill be taken as
engtossed and read the third time.
MESSAGE FROM THE HoUst.
The following message was received from
the House Of Representatives
HnttsE uF REPRESENTATIVES, [
. New Orleans Januty 81. 1878 !
To the Honorable President and Members ot
the Setlatn:
am jre,tfntl by Tile House Of Represents
lives To inform yutt honorable body that The
HOUSE has conetitred III the following Senate
bills;
Senate bill Nu.4 ........
"An act for the relief Of Albert Leinofe. Of
tile parish Of Orleans
Senate bill Mo. III.
"Atl act To amend section II Of article OF
the charter confirmed BY act No. IA If 1876.
entitled All act to confirm the nUtatial char
ter Ut the New Orleans Pacific Hallway Com
patF, with amendments tleretU 10 extend
to confer thereon certain powers, aud to EN-
power said company to mortgage all It's future
rights. properties and franchises to seot'fe It's
honds'f
Senate bill No. go.
IAN act tu amend and rezenart Get No. ID of
the regular session u $780,
with amendments as annexed tn the bill.
atn also directed To inform your honorable
body that the House OF Representatives has
finally passed the following House bills and
aalt tho concurrence tF vf,tI' hpH,faIjlh biy
In the same.
House bill No. 81,
"Ah act relatiye TO tho Superior Criminal
Court Of the parish Of Orleans
Also. House bill No a2B
IAN act to attach a portion VI the territory
Of the parish Of Eatahpula to tile parish If
Franklin, and TO provide for the collection Of
the taxes and transfer ct Stills
a. pETsGR ]. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Robertson moved Ms a substitute for
Mr. Boatiler's motion that further consideta-
tiop Of Senate bill No. "a be postponed. and
that the bill he n,atie the special order for
Thursday next at o'clock.
And II was 50 ordered.
Senate bill No Gs, entitled
IAN act to repeal act No. 1870 orothe second
session Of the Third Legislature. begun and
held In New Orleans January &, 1874"
Was taken ~, under the report ef the Com
mttee Oh Corporations and Paroehial Affairs
asking that the bill be referred to The Com
mittee Oh the Judiciary
On motion Of Mr.. White tho report II the
committee was adopted. and the hill was re-
fel'red to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No, 70, entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enaet section GIT
of the Revised Statutes. authorizing and regti=
lating the organization of fire companies and
other corporations for certain PURPOSES
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee On Corporations and paroehial
Affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. Stublis tho bill was taken
Us engrosBed and passed to its third reading
The constitutional rtilo being suspended by
u four-fifths Affirmative vote Of the Senate. the
bill was read the third time aud finally passed.
Its title was adopted and 1t was ordered to BIO
sent to The House for concurrence
Mr.. Stubbs moved to reconsider the motion
by which Senate bill No. 70 was finally passed.
and on his own motion the motion 10 recon
slider was laid on tho table.
Senate bill No. IA, entitled
All htt w HHIHbIEe ponce lHlltH NJ lSsUG
certificates Of Indebtedness in certain cases"
Was taken up under tho report Of the Com
mittee on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
asking that the bill be referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary
On motion Of Mr.. Grover. the report Of tho
committee was adopted, and the bill was re-
fcrred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
1In1rau mira 1N trInuT ttra
House bill No. 223, entitled
Gan act to attach u portion of the territory
of Catahoula to the parish of Franklin"
Was taken up and rend the first time.
Mr.. White moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended in order TO read the bill II
second time, with u view to It's final passage
Mt this time.
Four-iifths Of the Senators not having voted
In the Affirmative the motion was lost.
Mr.. White moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended in order that the bill might
he road n second time with a view tn refer