The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08
Twenty-atxth nays Proceedings.

Megsrs. Allain, Boatier, Bryant Burch,
Cnge, Demas. Ducfos, Ellis. George, 3ln
tslt,9ode, argver narger Ik,el,ly, MITCHELL = u
arIson. SAndifofd, Stamps, Htubbs. Sutton,
Wheeler White and Young 27.
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Dutnont Garland,
Landry. Steven, Tesada. 1witehell, Wakefield
and Iaeharie %. tA = fE
On motion Of Mr.. Cage the reading Of
the journal Ia detail WINS dispensed with.
MrssAag FROM THIN GOVERNOR.
The following message from His Excellen-
cy, the Governor, was read:
EXECUTIVES DEPARTMENT.
State Of Louisiana,
New Orleans, Februhryb &. 1878
10 the Honorable President and Members Of
the benate:
herewith transmit the annual report Of the
Donr1 Of Health Of the State of Louisiana,
fnvotably calling attention TO Its recon-
fnendHtions.
Very respectfully, -....
FRANCIS T.. NICHOLAS.
Governor of Louisiana.
On motion Of Mr.. White the message WINS
referred to the Committee on Health md
Quarantine with instruction to report by bill
or otherwise. @
lsEpoHrB or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Grover, chairman OF the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs, presented
the following report: ~
~ tho Honorable President and Members Of
the senate ~ R
Your committee, to whom WINS referred
II Senate bill No. ID, entitled
s'Au act to amend and re-enaot an act to In
corporate the town Of Providence" etc.
Report that after The words special pur-
poses N limo IA, section 1 insert the words
inot To exceed five mills and flyorably on
tho bill with the amendment.
On Senate bill No 3D. entitled
Marx schonlbufige and William Murrel.s etc D.
Respectfully report back tho sumo without
aetipr, and request the bill to be referred TO
tho Judiciary Committee
On Senate bill No. 4s, entitled
An net 10 incorporate the Plaanemites
Parish Canal Company otc., a..
Respectfully report that ut The end Of Sec
tiun . hld the words: provided said company
shall not BIO empowered TO collect tolls for the
achoofiera, Rats, and other water craft, until
the entire completion of the work according
To the dimensions heretofore set forth and pre-
Bcribed.' Also, strike out the entire section
No, III; also, section II To be section II I; also,
strike out In The title the words, rand to ex-
enpt It's property, capital and stock from
Stntc aud parophinl taxation and report fa-
vorably upon the bin with these amendments
On House bill No. 49, entitled
An not TO attach a portion Of the territory
" ths perish Of catahoula TO the parish Of
Respectfully report favorably upon the
same.
4 Also. on
kenate bill No. 80, entitled
"An act 10 authorize the city Of New Or
leans to purchase gasworks," etc,
Respectfully report unfavorably upon the
Autne. >
JAS. ii. GROVER, Chairman.
The report was received and lies over under
the rules.
On motion Of Mr.. Grover Senate bill No. 90,
mentioned til the report, was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr., Robertson, chairman of tho Committee
on Finance, submitted the following report
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate.
Your Committee on Finance respectfully
report TINT they have had under cunsidera-
ton the following bills and report, as follows,
VIZ.
House bill No. N. entitled -M....-..
"An act to refund TO The general fund" etc,
81 lJntavornbly.
Senate bill No 80. entitled t-
IAN net TO strengthen the insurance COM
Reported back without action, owing to the
limited time allowed your committee to re-
port 5Hi
The reports of the expenditures Of The con-
tingent funds Of the Auditor OF Public Ae-
counts and State Treasurer were carefully
examined and found correct.
Respectfully suemi Rn ty,,prson
~ Acting Chairman.
The report was received, and lies over
under the rules.
Mr.. George, chairman of the Committee on
Public Libraries presented tho following re-
port.
TO the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
Your Committee on Public Libraries. to
whom was referred the report Of the State
Librarian, respectfully report.
That they have examined the account Of the
State Librarian accompanying the report
and find the same correct; that The contingent
fund of five hundred dollars, appropriated by
the State, has been used by the State Libra
rian in most iudicious manner, aud solely
with u view to public interest. They have
visited the State Library roomsand inspected
tho condition of the library, and take great
pleasure In bearing testimony to the evident
order. neatuess and system enforced by the
State Librarian and her assistant. The State
Librarian seems thoroughly conversant with
all the duties OF her position,
Your committee find many val,iabe@oook
some very rare and invaluable works. In such
condition that immediate rehinding Is neces-
sary for the preservation OF the same, and re-
commend an appropriation for that purpose.
We recommend also the purchase by the State
Of forty copies each nj the twenty-oighth and
twenty ninth Annual Reports Of the Supreme
Court decisions of this State, for the purpose
OF enabling our State Librarian to reciprocate
the exchange OF similar State reports from
other States. %
We also recommend an appropriation OF six
hundred dollars to cover the contingent and
incidental expenses of the State Librarian
They, however, recommend that in the gen.
eral appropriation act Of State expenses for
the year 1878, that the following appropria-
tions be included, viz, For binding valuable
works IN the State Library, to be done under
the supervision of the State Librarian, two
hundred dollars; for purchase of forty copies
each Of twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth An
nual Reports, for exchange with other States.
four hundred dollars: for contingent expenses
of State Librarian, six hundred dollars.
: While concurring with the report OF the
State Librarian, with reference to the impor-
tanoe Of purchasing additional literary and
scientific works and the seeming necessity OF
mating on the floors Of the, library rooms,
x,y;,,.p IA fhn nYnSanf financial condition Of the