The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-05

Wnen nc 0erOunGeu anu repu0lateu tne lleH
contained In the article that they desired
convention for the purpose Of repudlating the
| honest debt of Louisiana.
| Mr. VOORHEES,. chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Railroads, reported rs follows:
To the Honorable Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives.
Your COMMITTEES. to whomoyas referred
Senate bill No. 1862,
"An act to incorporate and facilitate the
construction of the New Orleans. Texas aud
Colorado Railway"
Suggest an amendment, as follows:
Insert after the words "real estate the
words, cor personal property" and with this
bill. ALBERT VOORHEES,,
Chairman Committee on Railroads.
The amendments were read and adopted.
Mr.. Hahn moved to amend in section T.
after the words principal office" by inserting
the words "and domiciIe."
Adopted.
Under u suspension Of the rules, the bill
was passed to q third reading, passed, and
tho title was adopted.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and on his own motion the mo-
ton to reconsider was laid upon the table
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. o
On motion of Mr.. Kidd,
HOUSE, bJl NO. 5JD,
"An act to take the sense Of the people Of
this State on the question of holding consti-
tutional convention Of the people Of the State
! Of Louisiana by election, and providing for
the election of delegates to such convention il
ordered by the people, etc,
| Being the unfinished business OF the day.
was taken up and made the special order Of
the day for tomorrow at II o'clock III.
House bill No AT,
| IAN act to enroll and organize the militia;
to organize, arm and equip u special militia
force; to appropriate ten thousand dollars for
arming. equipping and paying the same"
| Was taken up and rcassigned as the special
order of the day for Wednesday at u o'clock
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
| Mr.. Lyons, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mttee on Corporations. reported rs follows:
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS,
New Orleans. March l. 1873 !
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
| Your Committee on Corporations have the
| honor to report
FavOrably on
| House bill No 454. entitled
| IAN act extending the charter OF the
Alexandria and South Arkansas Railroad
| Company"
| Favolably, by majority on
| Senate bill No. 49, entitled
IAN act to incorporate tho Plaquemnes
| Parish Canal Company" etc.i
| Unfayorably on
| House bill No. 440, entitled
IAN act to incorporate the Washington
| Louisiana. Fire Company No. L." for the rea-
| son that by recent legislation fire companies
may be Incorporated by private or notarial
! act.
! Unfavorably on
| House bill No. 367, entitled
| "An act to incorporate America Fire Com
| panv No 2 Of New Iberia, for same reasons"
| Untavorably on
| House bill No. II, entitled
IAN act to create the parish Of 81. Joseph
| Unfavoraby on
| House bill No 44o, entitled
San act to amend third section Of an act to
| Incorporate tho town Of Martinsvlle.'
| :. Unfavorably on co
House bill No. Ms entitled 0
IBERIA O
| untavorably on
| House bill No. ILL., entitled
| IAN act to incorporate the Rapides Grove
Lodge No. l. Benevolent Association of Ra
pdes parish" ~
Respectfully submitted
| T. b. LYONS, Chairman.
Mr.. Leeds. chairman on behalf OF the Com
mttee on Public Education, submitted the
| following report:
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION.
New Orleans. March l. 1878. !
To the Honorable Speaker aud Members of the
House OF Representatives.:
Your Committee on Public Education has
the honor to report on
House bill No ll5,
Favoraby, with amendments, on
House bill No 36S, by substitute.
CHAS. j. LEEDS. Chairman.
...- NOTICE OF BILLS
Mr.. Dcjoie gave notice that he would Mt
| somb future day introduce the following en-
titledbill:
''An act to incorporate the Cherubim Be-
! nevoont Association No. 2, of New Orleans,
Louisiana"
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr. Hahn introduced the following bill.
which was ordered to bo placed on the calen-
dar becoming
House bill No 467.
IAN act to provide for the speedy collection
Of delinquent city and State taxes and
licenses in the parish of Orleans; to divcst
justices courts of jurisdiction and invest dis
trict courts with full jurisdiction
The bill was passed to its second reading
and was referred to the Committee the Ju
dietary.
House bill No. 33i,
can act to provide revenues for the State
from licenses on occupation of dealers in and
sellers Of vines, spirltuous and malt liquors,
and keepers of bar-rooms, and from a tax on
the said wines and liquors; to provide for the
asccrtainment and collection of said tax; to
prescribe the use of the register; to define
and punish sundry o1enses; to prescribe the
duties of the Auditor and the tax collectors
under this act, and the disposition Of the pro-
cecds of licenses and taxes collected hereun-
der"
Was taken up pursuant to motion and or
der, pending the motion of Mr.. Delavigne to
strike out section 2.
On this motion the yeas and NAYS were