The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-11
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, MARCH H. 1878

Respectfully,
LEWIS TEyADA. Chairman.
MESSAGE FROM THE HoUsE.
The following message was received from
the House.
H1usr or HEtHEs rrrArfyrs. |
New Orleans. March I, 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the ssnHte;
| ain directed 10 Inform your honorable
body that the House has passed and ask
your concurrence In
House bill No. $50,
"An aet to authorize the Police Jury of the
parish Of Caldwell to levy speeial tax," etc.
am directed to Inform your honorable
body that the House has passed finally
Senate bill No l75,
IAN act to efeate Il Buard of Health In and
for the cities Of Baton Rouge and Shreveport,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Mr. Ogden In The ehairl
Consideration vas resumed of House bin
No dGs.
Mr.. stainps demanded the previous u,les.
ton
Mr., Goode made the point Of order That this
bill WIS House bill OH first reading, and
before the Senate as no motion had been
made 10 suspend the fnle to place the bill on
second rending.
The Chair ruled The point of order we'll
taken.
Mr.. Bureh made the point of order that the
appropriation bill, having preferences over
other bills, could be considered without the
same motion as another bill would require to
bring II before tho Senate
Tie Chair ruled the point NJ order not we'll
taken, and that the bill could not be eonsid-
bring tbafore the Senate
I1'he President of the Senate In the ctalr.l
Mr. Dennis moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended and the bill be read the
second time with view 10 It's flnal rassage,
Mr.. Robertson demanded the yeas and
nays.
The roll being CHILLED resulted MS follows.
Yeas Messrs. A Hahn Bryant, Bureh, Cagh
Denas, Dufnout Ola, Harper. Landry, Rich
nroson, Stamps, Sutton, Wheeler and Young
H.
Nays Messrs. Breaug, Ducros, Ellis. Gars
land George, Goode Grover, Kelly, Mitchell
O'Doinell, Ogden. Perkins, Robertson. Sandi-
ford. Stubbs, 1exada, Twitoiel WALES.
White and IaCharie 10.
Absent Messrs. Boatner and Steven.
And The rule was moi suspended.
Mr.. Texhda moved to suspend the epnstitu-
tlonal rule to read the bill the second time
with view 10 It's reference.
Mr., Denas made the point u order that the
Senate had Just refused to suspend the rule,
and ths motion WIS not now In order
The President ruled the point Of order not
we'll taken, inasmuch MS the first motion to
suspend the rule was with view To the final
passage of the bilA and the last motion was
for the purpose Of referring the bill 10 com
mittee.
The rule was suspended.
Mr.. Taxada moved that the bill be- referred
to the Finance Committee, with instructions
to report the same by 10 o'clock
Mr. Deuas demanded tiie previous ques-
ton.
The main question WINS ordered
Mr.. Btrch demanded the yeas and nays on
the question.
The roll being called resulted us follows:
Yeas Messrs. Breal.x, Bryant, Dueros, FL
lis, Garland. George, Goode, Grover, Kelly.
Mitchell, O'DonnaIl, Ogden, Perkins, Rich
atdson, Robertson, SaHdiford, Btubbs, Tex
a,da, Twltchelt, Wales, Wheeler, White and
Lnehnlin4 2a.
Dumont, ella, Harper, Landry Stamps, Sut-
Ton aud Young
Absent Messts Boatner md Steva-2.
And tbs bill was referred to lIe Flu.0ee
Committee with instructions to report by 10
,'cIock p. m.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
ybe House:
HOUSE or HBpHEsENrATtvrs
New Orleans March 7, 1878. !
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Ssnates
! am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House bus concurred with
Senate bill No. tR4.
can act to donate TO the police jutics Of Ter
rebonue nfd Iafourche parishes certain
swamp md overllowed lands," etc.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT, @
Chief Clerk.
On motion Of Mr.. Cage, the rules we're sus-
pended in order to take up ut this time mes
sage from the House. just received, con
taining Senate bill No. 1874.
Senate bill No. 1874,
"An act 10 donate to the police juries Of the
parishes Of Lafourche and Terrebonne all the
swamp and overflowed lands belonging TO the
State, lying between the Bayou Lafourche
md Tcrrebonne to provide for the appoint
ment Of q board Of commissioners, and 10 de-
line Its powers" etc,
Was taken up, with the following amend
nents offered by the House:
BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
10 SENATE BILL NO. 1874.
First-At the end OF section /, add the fol-
lowing words: provided that in case the
work Of recaiming these lands is not com
menced within twelve months after the pas-
sage Of this act, and conducted continuously
as rapidly rs the funds raised
ny taxation to be hereinafter provided for
md by the sale of reclaimed lands will per-
nit, for the term of ten years, or until the
work Of retaining the said lands is com
1eted, then and in that case this donation
shall be null and Of no effect"
Seeond-At the end Of section 2, add the
words: provided that all contracts shall be-