The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-13
BY Mr.. Gillespie:
Hnttse hill No ~.

4s.sl
"Au act to change and fix the time OF holdi
ing the sessions Of the District Court for the
parish Of Cameron. In the Sixteenth judicial
District"
To the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Barron.
House bill No. 50,
"An act to amend and re-snaet section ! OF
act No. ~ Of 1876, relative to the exemption VI
certain property from seizure and salep
TO the Committee on the Judiciary. y
BY Mr.. Huntington:
House bill No. 80:
"An act to authorize James Graham to gue
the State"
To tho Committee on the judiciary.
BY Mr.. Young OF Claiborne:
House bill No. 40,
"An act to amend and re-enact section 6 os
an act entitled An act TO authorize the Gov
ernor to appoiutan Assistant Attorney Cen
eneral, defining bis duties and fixing bis conf
pensation. to fix the commissions which shall
be paid tbs Attorney General upon oil sums
collected by him In liiigated cases, paid into
the State Treasury, and to repeal act No, 80
approved March g. 1874, etc.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. hi
Tho following message was received fre
the Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. March IL, 1878. n
To the Honorable Sneaker and Members OF tn
House Of Representatives:
am directed to inform your honorable bod d
that the Senate has finally passed the follgws
inn md VI
body in same.
Senate bill No. g.
IAN act to provide for the amicable eompoS
sition and settlement Of the accounts existing
between the State and the lessees OF the Stat
Penitentiary, and to secure the rents yet U
become due
Respectfully, -
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate. h
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following messages were received froI 4
his Exeelleney the Governor.
tTATE or LOUISIANA A
Executive Department..
New Orleans, March II. 1877. u
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF Tia.
House of REPRESENTATIVES,:
! have tho honor to inform you that has
this day approved the following bills, origiM
ated in your honorable body, to wit: M
San act to repeal an act entitled An act a#
amend and re-enact section Ut an act en
tied "An act TO form a new parish tO be cali u
the parish Of Rod River" approved JulytSSl
1872 etc. #l
Concurrent Resolutions by the House Il
Representatives, that q joint committee to rs
composed Of seven members OF the House all
five members Of the Senate be appointed ftS|
the following Purposes etc.
FkANC1s r. NICHOLAS,
Governor OF Louisiana. &
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Z
State of Louisiana. i B
New Orleans. March IL, 1878. II
To Honorable the Speaker and Members IL
the House OF Representatives.
have the honor to inform you that hava
this day approved the bill originating in yotl
honorable body entitled IAN act to authoriN
the loan Of State bonds to the New Orlea q
Pacific Railway Company, to provide mea
for the payment Of the principal and interest
etc. u
10 | entertain grave doubts whether this BIZ
does not authorize an increase OF the debt g
the State beyond the Limit fixed by article
Of amendments Of 1874, to the constitution
| ticle III Of the constitution have been ct5ua
piled with. ] have, however, affixed my sia
nature to the bill in Difference to the larpH
majority which 1t received in both houses q
| the General Assembly, and also to the gree
difference Of opinion as to the constitutions
points which exists among the iurists OF tlsI
State; and, also. from the further considered
| ton that the constitutional question involHesl
which most embarrasses me, Ii one not pat4si
on the face OF the bill, but requiring inyestik.1
| ton Of facts and @ decision thereon, nE4
| properly judicial than executive in It's ehb<1
acter. deem it right and proper to inforfs
| the General Assembly that whilst have aL1
proved the bill. my intention is to provoke \
decision by the highest tribunal Of the Stat
on the constitutional questions involved
| therein before signing the bonds provided fed
| in this act.
Very respectfully,
FRANCIS r. NICHOLS. 1
Governor of Louisiana. Il