The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-22
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY FEBRUARY o. 1873

tloh Oh the OIL at this time be dispensed with
/ and that the bill be made the special order
for Thursday nextimmediately after the read
ing of the journal.
Mr. Allan moved to lay that motion on the
table
Mr.. Demas demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas !. Messrs. Alain, Breaux, Burch. Du.
eros. Ellis. ella, GoOde Grover Harper
Landry, OgTIen, Wakefield and Wheeler~15.
!, Mays hslgn Boatner, Bryant, Cage De
O'Donnel, Perkins, Richardson, Robertson.
Sandiford, Stamps, Stubbs, Texada Twitchell,
White and Yollng-19.
;, Absent-Messrs. Kelly. Steven, Sutton and
Iacharie-4.
And the motion to lay on the table was lost.
The question required on the motion of Mr..
Demas, on which Mr. Burch demanded the
yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
y, Yeas Messrs. Boatner. Bryant Burch,
Cage Demas, Dumont, Ellis Garland.
George; Gla Goode Grover, Harper, Landry,
M y ,l, ODon,nel Perkins, RICHARDSON,
da, Twtchell, Wakefield, white and Young
%.
Nays -Messrs. Allain. Breaux, Ducros and
hl'Stllt n6s'SIS. hEUy. STEVEN, sutton ana
ZacharieO4.
And MISUNDERSTANDING of Senate bill No.
11G at this time was dispensed with. and the
bill made the special order for Thursday next
Immediately after the rsading Of the journal.
Mr.. Goode, by unanimous consent presented
petition of citizens Of the parish of St. Mary
antpa map accompanying.
On motion of MIR. Goode the Secretary evas
instructed to place the papers with Senate
bill Noo9D to be sent to the House of Repre-
sentatives
sUMED.
Senate bill No 15O entitled
IAN act regulating the fees of District At
torneys and District Attorneys pro tem'
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on che Judiciary.
On motion Of Mr.. White the bill was taken
as engrossed and passed to its third reading
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-tifths affirmative vote of the Senate, the
its title adopted, and it was ordered to be sent
to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. White move to reconsider the vote by
which Senate bill No $50 was finally passed.
and on his own motion the motion to recon
slider was laid on the table
Senate bill No. 1874, entitled
can act relative to the sale of perishable
property seized under conservatory process"
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary. with the fol-
owing amendment offered by the committees
Section limo nff nr tbn y,,rJ cr''
insert the words "the defendant. intervernOr
,r any party to the record"
On motion Of Mr. Goode the amendment
vas adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Goode the bill was taken as
and passed to its third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
| four-ffths affirmati i've vote Of the Senate, the
ill was read the third time and finally passed,
is title was adopted e,nd the bill waso or
Tered to be sent toetla House for concur
enCe.
Mr.. Goode moved to reconsider the vote by
which Senate bill No. 194 was finally passed,
md on his own motion the motion to recon
ider was laid on the table.
Senate bill No. LAG. O
"TO authorize the Council of the city of New
Orleans to fill all vacancies in Office
Was taken up under the favorable report of
he Committee on the judiciary. by sulsti- |
ute. being
Senate bill No 165.
IAN act to ame1d and re-enact section of
ct No rs, approved April II, 1877: to author |
se the City Council of the city of New Orleans |
fill vacancies in offices. under the charter of |
aid city, other than those of Mayor and Adj
On motion of Mr.. Goode the substitut9was |
ccepted. becoming Senate bill No. 1855, in leu
original ebill, was taken as engrossed |
nd passed to its third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by |
four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate the
i'll was read thethird tine and finally passed.
s title adopted, and it was ordered u be sent
} theqIouse fg concurrence.
Mr.. Goode moved to reconsider the vote by
'hich Senate bill No. 1G5 was finally passed,
nd on his own motion the motion to recon-
der was laid on the table.
Mr.. White obtained unanimous consent to
resent at this time the report of the Joint
o1nlf1ttee on tie City Charter, whi@h was
eceived.
o the Honorable President IF the Senate |
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
and Members of the General Assembly:
Your joint committee, appointed under
oint Resolution No. of the extra session for
'7, to consider ehe necessity of new char
u fog the city Of New Orleans, and to leake
rs to said charter should
1ey deem one necessary, have the honor to
erewitb submit
"An act to provide additional regulations
VI the government of the city of New Or
ans; to define the duties of the officers and
oard herein created. and to repeal all laws
parts OF laws in conflict with the provisions
this act
This project Of law which is submitted,
hilst not technically q new charter EN-
races a new form of government, leaving il1-
vet the powers of the government as cSonsti-
tied under the present charter. Owing to the
lrely transition state of the affairs of the pf
ty, your committee have concluded that it ]
ould be impossible, 81 this time, to put on S
e statute books a new charter withoutotgis- \
lively determining. many questions which
e now pending in the courts and therefore {
at it was wisest to simply endeavor to
AXE such economies and create such cheeks
would enable the city to pass through the !.