The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17
rhIrty-third nays Proceedings.

SENATE CHAMBER STATE or LOUISIANA
New Orleans, Thursday. February ~. 1878.
The senate was ealleu 10 order ut u o'eocl
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenan
Governor aud President Of the Senate
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered I'd their names:
Mess,s. Boatner. Brea,lx. bryant. l3ureh
Gage. Ellis Garland, George ella, Goode
Harper, Kelly, MITCHELL, ODonnel o IF. e.,
Stamps. Stubs, Sutton, Tsxala, Jwitcl,ell
Wherlai' White Young and zanhafio ~.
Absent Mcssis. Allan. Demas Dncros
Dunout. Grover. Landry, Steven ana Wake
field r.
On motion Of Mr. Kelly the teadingoof the
o journal IN detail was dispensed with.
con motion Of Mt. Goode the apecial com
mlttee to investigates the charges against par
\ isb officers Of Madison parish was permitted
30 sit during The session Of the senate
Mr. White obtained leave Of absence for
twenty minutes.
The special order Of tho day was takon up,
being a
SENATE bill No 81, entitled
"An act to provide for the examination Of
tho outstanding floating debt; Providing for
tha classification Of said debt, forbidding the
further payment by tho Treasurer Of said debt
until the examination DO made and the Cen
elal Assembly acts thereon: making the war
ratlts Of constitutional officers receivable for
The general fund taxes and licenses ia the
years for which they were issued"
ON motion of Mr.. Robertson the following
amendments offered by tho COMMITTEES on ri
nnt,ce were adopted:
Section |. line y after ''State." insert tho
words. "and all outstanding claims against
tho State due prior to tho first day Of Janu-
airy, 1871
section O. line 3. Ter debt INSERT cor out
standing claims Ms aforesaid"
Section q line "A. after bills add Fourth
and all the outstanding claims"
Section 8, line 10, after odebt insert "or
Section ., line 22, ssftor debt insert "or
Claims"
Section .. line a. strike out was" and in
Section j, line %, after ISSUED" insert cor
Incurred"
Section 4, line 4, after claims insert 'or
outstanding lloating debt"
Section I, line after PRONUNCIATION insert
provided that nothing In this net shall DO
construed as covering any llohting debt
coming within tho provision Of the act pro
viding for the funding of the debt Of the State,
numbered -. OF the session OF 1871"
O On motion of Mr. Ellis further consideration
Of the bin was postponed for thirty minutes
REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
Tho President laid before the Senate the
o following report of tho Chief State Engineer:
SrATH or LOUISIANA.
ONCE Board of State Engineers
Now Orleans. February a. 1878
10 tho Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate.
Under instructions contained in u Concur
reilt Resolution from your honorable body. ]
have estimated the sum required to restore
IA tp- HAITIAN II
ono hundred and seventy -sx thousand dollars.
b. M. HARROD.
Chief State Engineer.
On motion of Mr., Burch the report was re-
coived and madn the special order fototo-
morrow ut o'clock to DO considered at the
same time with Senate bill No il6.
a. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Sandiford presented the memorial of
The citizens Of the town of C0,iahatta, asking
that The net No. 20 Of 1879. incorporating the
same. bo repealed.
1hn memorial was rcceio,d and referred to
fhe Committee on Corporations and PaIoehial
Affairs.
REPORTS or dOMyTrrEEs
Mr. Goode chairman of the Committee on
the Judiciary, submitted the following report
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate. @
Your Judiciary Committee beg leave 10
make the following report:
Favorahly On
Senate bitl No. al. entltlc,o
AN net to authorize and direct the Iouisi- |
ana Board OF Trustees of the American Print |
intp Tho Stato treasury for the benefit Of tho
IpiIlgann Institution for the Education Of the
Blind and Industrial House for the Blind
+. s. GOODE, Chairman
Tho report was received and lies over under |
The rules.
MIR. Robertson, chairman Of the Finance
Committee, submitted 4 favorable report on
Senate bill NJ. to7 entitled
AN act to amend and re-enact section G |
OF act No 40. entitled An act 10 repeal an
act to create u Board Of State Engineors ap-
proved February "a, 1871; to o,st the control |
and management Of public levee4 to police
jurios; to authorize tho appointment OF on
Eineers, fixing their duties and compcnstS
tion. to authorize Tho Governor TO contract |
fol the construction and repairs Of certain |
lrvcea and to provide for the payment thore-
or"
Tho report was received and lies over
under the rules
Mr.. Ogden, chairman Of the COMMITTEES on |
Public Education. submitted the following re-
port:
10 the Honorable President and Mombors of
% tho Senate:
Tho Committee on el'ublc Education, to
which was referred
House bill No %. entitled %
AN act to incorporate tho Attakapas Col
lcge,'
Beg leave to report favorahly.
II. ID. OGDEN,
90 A. j. GEORGE,
g. b. WHEELER,
J. HENRI BURCU,
II. l.. GARLAND.
7. A. DUCROS,
CHAS. J. BOATNeGK
l.. G.. PERKINS.
The report was received and lies over under
tho rules
Mr ErnNnl nhairmnn ~ tho Cnmmittnn on |