The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17


| COMMITTEES on Pensions
Mr.. Sutton presented tho
Petition Of citizens Of st. Martin, residing
on Belle river, TO have the portion Of the par
sh of st. Martin In which they reside an
| nexed to the parish of ST. Mary"
| Which was received and referred to the
| Committee on Corporations and Parochial
| Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland, chairman Of tho Committee
of Claims, submitted the following report.
which was received, and lies over under the
rules.
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
] am directed by u majority Of tho Com
mittee on Claims to report by substitute,
| upon the
Senate bill No TO- entitled
AN act for the relief OF M, G. Cole. former
secretary, OF the. State superintendent Of
Public Edtication,
And to recommend tho passage of the BILL
wllicl, is presented us Il substitute
Also.
Tavoably by majority,
On House bill No 3,
can act for the relief Of Norbert Lolaqur,"
And recommend It's passage
HENRY L. GARLAND,
Chairman.
Mr.. Boatner for the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Corporations and Paroehial affairs.
submitted the following report, which was re-
ceived and lies over under the rnlese
TO The Honorable President and Members Of the
Senator
Your COMMITTEES on Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs. to whom was referred
Senate bill No 8. entitled
IAN act to incorporate the Napoleonville
olFire Company No. T. Of the town Of NnpoIeon.
vile in the parish Of Ascension, beg lsave to
report fhvoiably
CHAs. J. BOATNER.
Acting Chairman.
Mr. Boaalee chairman Of the Committee on
Lands and Levses submitted the following
report which was received and lies over under
tho rules o o
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
Your committee to whom was referred
House bill No 3d. entitled
Joint Resolution requesting our Repre-
sentatives and instructing our Senators in
Congress TO oppose a bill looking to the
closing OF Bayou Lafourche," etc.
Respectfully report IN same favUrnbly.
Respectfully submitted
CHAS. j. BOATNER Chairman.
Mr.. Demas moved that the rules be sus-
pended in order tn consider at this time the
report Of the Joint Committee to investigates
the affairs OF tho State Treasurer's office.
Mr.. White demanded the yeas and nays
Tho roll being called resulted ms follows
Yeas Messrs Bryant. BurcIl. Dernas. Gin.
Harper. Landry. Stamps, Sutton. Twitchell
and Wakefield 10.
Nays Messts. Boatncr. Dueros Ellis Gat-
end, George, Kelly. Ogdoa, Perkins, Richard
son. Robertson, sandford Jexada. Wheeler,
White and Ihchhrie-15.
Absent Messrs Allan. Brea,,x, se'age, Dn-
mont. Goode, Grover. Mitchell, 4'Donnell.
Steven, Stubs and Young II.
And the rules were not suspended.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OYER.
Senate bill No. to7, entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact section Of
act No 49, entitled An act to repeal m act
to ereate q Board Of State Engineers APP
proved February q. 1871; to vest tho control
and management Of public levses to police
iuries. to authorizes the appointment of en-
gineers: fixing their duties AID compensa-
ton; to authorize the Governor to contract
for the construction and repairs of GER |
tain levees. and to provide for the payment
thereof"
Was taken UP under the favorable ypport Of
the Finance COMMITTEES. q
MrWhite oferedYh following amendment. |
which was adopted;
Add Mt the end Of section / the words |
" Ir0rided. that nothing In this act hallopre
vent the reception for tifths OF the levee
lax warrants not registered as above pro-
vided.'
On motion Of Mr.. White the bill was taken
rs eHgrossod topasseUo its third reading
The constitutional rule being suspended by
! four-tifths affirmative vote Of the Senate.
,he bill was read Pc third tim9S and finally
passed its title adopted and it was ordered to
~ sent 70 the House for concurrence.
Mr. Burch obtained unanimous consent to
introduces ut this time withouto previous
notice o
Senate bill No. 147
"An act to rectfy and confirm contract en-
cred into between the parishes Of East Baton
Rouge and Livingston with r. l.. Pruyer, rel
liver. and comforting certain exclusive prvi-
oges upon said Pruyer.'
Which was read the first time
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-tifths vote of the Senate. the bill was
cad the second time. and with the accompany
ng contract was referred the Committee on
and Parochial Affairs.
House bill No. 30, entitled
can act to incorporate the Attakapas Col
egc,
Was taken up under the favorable report of
he Committee on Public Education,
On motion Of Mr.. White the bill was passed
0 its third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended
" four-fifths affirmative Vote of the Senate,
he bill was read the third time and finally
asscd, its title was adopted, and notice Of
ordered to be sent to the House
Mr.. White moved toercconsider the vote by
which House bill No. 80 was finally passed. {
nd on his own motion tho motion to recon-
ider was laid on the table. !,
Senate bill No. 70, entitled
can act to Incorporate the town of Ieaque-
line; to determine the officers thereof, and L
define their powers and duties to author