The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-03-16

ktKtM Way q proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER, STATE OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans Thursday March IA, 1873. J
The Senate was called to order at Ia o'clock
m. by the Hon Louis A. Wilt, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Allain, Boatner. Breaux, Bryant
Burch, Demas, DuGros, Garland, George
Goode, Harper, Kelly, Q'D9nnell, Ogden, Per
Rims, Robertson, Sandiford. Stamps, Stubbs
Sutton, Texadn, Twitehell, WALES, Wheeler
White and Iacharie-26.
Absent -Messrs Cage, Dumont, Ellis. Gla
Grover, Landry, Mitchell, Richardson, Steven
and Young 10.
On motion of Mr. Kelly the reading Of
the journal in detail was dispensed with.
Reports OF committees and bills on the sub
iects contained in the preferred calendar were
called for, and none were presented.
On motion of Mr.. Zachara
Senate bill No. 4,
"An act to provide additional regulations
for the government Of the city OF New Or
leans: to define the duties Of the officers and
wards herein created and to repeal all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with the proyis-
ions Of this act,
Being preferred bill was taken up on its
second reading.
ment to the bill:
In section 2, in line T. after word *'corn-
1nence'' insert "and one of police" And in
line 7 strike out the word "and.' In line 4
strike out word "four" and insert "tive,"
Mr.. Zacharie demanded the yeas and nays
on the amendment
The roll being called resulted as follows
Yeas - Messrs. Allain Demas. Dumont,
Goode Grover, Harper, Kelly, O'Donneli,
Stamps, Sutton, Tsxada, Twtohell, Wheeler
and Zacharie-14
Nays = Messrs. Boatner, Bryant, Dueros,
Garland, George, Perkins, Richardson, San
Absent-Messrs Breaux, Burch, Cage, Ellis,
ella. Landry, Mitchell Robertson, Steven and
Young
And the amendment was adopted,
Mr. Alain moved to reconsider the vote just
taken, and on his own motion the motion to
reconsider was laid on the table
Mr. Zachare offered the following amend
ment, which was lost:
In section 8, line 4. strike out the words
"from the different districts" and insert "by
the city ut large
Mr. zacharie offered the following amend
In line 49, section 5, strike out "and public
words 'fpubIic buildings" in line 1s, and insert
"the Administrator Of Police shall be vested
with all the powers and duties now imposed
by law ON said department and the depart
| ment OF public building in line strike out
'ffour' and insert five
Mr. Zacharie offered the following amend
nients to the bill, which were adopted seri-
atm:
In line 10, section s. after the word assess
ments" insert "and the Department Oh
Waterworks and Public Buildings and in
line q strike out the word "is,, and insert
fare"
In section 6, lines 10 and IA, strike out the
words "to nominate for appointment by the
Board of Aldermen and insert the words
"to appoint
In section strike out lines 20, 81, %. %, "a
25 and the words provided for and' in line 26
And in line 2G, strike out the words fthe
same" and insert in lieu thereof the words
"all appointees for cause"
And In line 81 strike out the word five,
and insert the word eight
Section 9, line IL, after the word definite
insert Except in cases Of great emergency,
such as inlndation, confiagration, riot or
other pressing necessity, when the same may
be done by q unanimous vote OF the Board of
Administrators"
In line II. after the word 'tshall" insert
Except in the cases hereinbefore mentioned .
Section 10, line 13, strike out the word
Unanimous" and insert after the word "of'
the words 'ttwo thirds Of"
Strike out paragraph g. lines 1G, IT, 18, 10
and 90
In line "a strike out the word unanimous
and insert the words 'four-fifths.'
Section II, line d. strike out the word
"four'' and insert the word Give in lieu
thereof.
In line 6, section Is, now 10, after the words
"1s71" insert ''and other laws regulating the
financial affairs of the city
Mr. Zacharie offered the following amend
ment TO the bill:
Insert as section Is.
SEC. t8, Be ii further enncteo, etc., That the
Council shall so arrange and provide, in it's
annual budget by ordinance and regulation
that all administrators, officers, clerks and
other employees of the city government,
shall be paid st the end Of each month, and q
sufficient amount Of the first revenues coming
into the city treasury shall be laid aside, re-
served and devoted to the payment Of said
salaries.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
The following message Was received from
the House:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES
New Orleans, March IA, 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
l am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House has passed and ask that
the Senate concur in the same:
House bill No 33,
'An act to authorize Jas. W. McCracken, Of
the parish Of Orleans, to sue the State
House bill No. 10,
"An act to locate the seat Of justice for the
parish of Livingston, in the State Of Louisi-
ana"
heSpe'ttIifKtfs PEER fs' J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
[Mr Perkins in the chair.
Consideration was resumed Of Senate bill
No. 4, the pending question being the amend
ment offered by Mr. Zacharies