The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17
NOTICES OF BILLS.

Q " DoIlIlell.
Q Sutton.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Landry gave notice that he would al
some future day introduce
San act to exempt the merchants of Don
jacksonville from payment of parish licenses.
Also,
"An act to authorize the police jury Of thu
parish of Ascension to provide means tC
liquidate the Indebtedness of said parish
Mr.. White obtained unanimous consent II
introduce without previous notice Senate bill
No. 81, entitled
"An act fixing the per diem and mileage o
the members of the General Assembly; pro
vding for the election of officers by the Gen
eral Assembly and their compensation; pro
viding for the manner of paying the members
of the General Assembly, and the officers and
employees thereof; providing for the appoint
ment by the Governor of keeper of the
State-House, and defining in whose charge the
State-House shall be during the recess OF the
General Assembly"
Which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. White the constitutional
rule was suspended, and the bill read second
time.
Mr.. White moved to refer the bill to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Wheeler moved as a substitute that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform.
Mr.. Demas called for the reading of the bill
The Secretary proceeded to read the bill.
The hour of / o'clock having arrived the
special order of the day was taken up, being
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
can act to confer additional powers upon
the judges of the district and parish courts :"
etc.
On motion of Mr. Demas the special order
was postponed fifteen minutes.
The Clerk continued reading Senate bill No.
q as far as section 10, when, on motion Of Mr..
Demas, further reading of the bill was dis
pensed with, except the last two sections of
the bill, which were read.
Mr.. Boatner moved to lay the substitute on
the table.
Mr.. Demas demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Burth asked to be permitted to explain
his vote
The President ruled that pending call of
the roll on motion to lay on the table, the Sen
ator could not explain his vote.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Boatner, Burch, Cage. Du-
eros, Garland, George, Goode Grover, ODon-
nell, Perkins. Robertson, Texada, Twitchell,
White and Zacharic-15.
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Bryant, Demas, Ellis,
Gla, Harper, Kelly, Landry Ogden, Richard
son. Sandiford, Stamps, Stubbs, Sutton, Wake
field, Wheeler and Young-l7.
A l.
and Steven-4.
table was lost.
Mr.. Demas moved the previous question.
The main question was ordered, and the
melton to refer the bill to the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform prevailed.
Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent
TO introduce, without previous notice, Senate
bill No. 2s, entitled
"An act to amend and rc-enact act No 81 of
she regular session Of 1870"
Which was read the first time
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the constitu-
'ead the second time.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the bill be re-
erred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Ellis called for the reading of the bill.
Mr. Grover moved as a substitute that the
Jill be referred to the Committee on Corpora
ions and Parochial Affairs.
Which motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Goode obtained unanimous consent to
introduce without previous notice Senate bill
70. 20, entitled
IAN act to incorporate the town Of Houma,
n the parish of Terrebonne defining its limits,
nd providing for its better police; to regulate
nd limit taxation by said corporation; guar
nteeing said corporation certain powers and
to provide revenue for the same;
o regulate the prescription of actions against !
purchases at sales made by said corporation; |
0 repeal act No. 224, approved March 16, 1s4S,
ntitled an Act to incorporate the town of
Iouma, in the parish of Terrebonne and for |
Their purposes
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by |
four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate, the |
Ill was placed on its second reading and re- |
'rred to the Committee ON Corporations and |
arochial Affairs
The hour OF Is o'clock having arrived, the
,ecial order, being Senate bill No. q, was
lken up.
On motion of Mr.. Goode the special order
as postponed fifteen minutes.
Mr. Goode obtained unanimous consent to in L