The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31
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Tor 1876. W.
Brawn m I'm he tP b Tor fof e res q T.
| Tannihill, sheriff OF VIM.
COMMITTEE ON PARoCHtAL AFFAIRS.
reported .nnfavorably on the bill granting to
Ben. l., White the right to establish Terry
| across the Mississippi at Bayou Sara.
.,on the. memorials from the police 1urles Oh
Vim and Caldwell.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By, Mr., snaer, ,oi IBERIA bill to incorpo-
A 81 10 amend md re enact sections Il and
| AZ of act No. 90 OF 1917
| BY Mr. Stewart, OF Tensas A bill to amena ana
| e-enaet section of the game law
1 SPECIAL oRpRa or THE DAY.
A The Watsrwofks bill, being the speciM or9sr
81 the az was called up and on mo 1asr 81 The
das ior T"f G ,Pi ''a0
| A motion OF Mr.. Drury to, postpone till
"Wednesday February ., was laid On the table, tab
concurrence of that body. In, House bill No. o..
relating to the Board of Engineers. and in the
eoncprnssns re- ouian rslaing 70 sbs ne ro ae
nounced as members. Of the comnittee on the
Of tho s9nats mh9 ohar IN n". Of the
| House. Messrs. Berry. Brady and Fitspariek
Mr.. draeien, Of Orleans presented petition
from citizens Of Algiers in reference TO the sun
day lay. Judiciary Commitse. 80,
Mr.. Drury. Of Assumption, presented PHI
| to amend and re-enaut section Of act NO: gu OF
| foNVh%'N ''NN'
Mr.. Aycoek. OF Orleans, presented bill TO
| divide the Fourteenth Representative District
| Of Orleans, making thereof two districts Ju-
Mr.. MoGehee. Of West Fsliciane, offered a
| concurrent resolution instructing our Repre-
.entatlyes in Congress to urge the passage oil the
M. Wise, of Csddo. moved to amend by add
I'm R hsd alsY b bae passage OIL inc oo''herh r"
The amendment was accepted. and the rese-
unp Me- Y or aess M s s
| the teachers Of pubic schools In New Orleans
COMMITTEES on Education.
Mr.. Wilde. Of Orleans, presented Joint reso-
| lutlcn instructing our Senator's and requesting
| our Representatives., IN Congress- to urge the
completion OF the public surveys in Louisiana.
Ordered to lie over under the rules.
SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No. 4. to amend section 81 act No,
a of 1877. relative to compensation of jurors.
senst. Si II So 49, for the relief of Beverly
Barranoo, keeper Of the State House at Baton
Senate bill No, Al. relative to crimes and Of
lenses tknewn rs the chain gang bill."1 Jsdi-
Senate bill No. 4s, to amerd and re. enact 500
| tion ase7 Of the Revised Statutes. Judiciary.
| Senate bill No. As. to amend and re-snaot sec
| ton 7so Revised Statutes. judiciary.
Senate bill No -. TO amend and re-esaet SEQ
| ton 800 Revised Statutes. Judiciary.
Senate bill No SO. to punish the unlawful do
tenticn. mutilation. ETC., Of public records. Ju-
SEN ate bill No. 90. to prevent and punish
bribery In offc~. Judiciary.
Senate bill No. II, to amend section 1871 Re-
s sns sst Eli No. % 70 nrs,on and punish poi
soninR and destruction OF Ash. Reported on fa-
vorsbiy by COMMITTEES on Agriculture, etc. Or
dered TO lie on tho table subject to call.
Senate bill No. 2s, to amend act No. "a Of 1870
relating to the powers Of tho police jury of ST.
Landry. Reported on favorebly viii, amend
msnis by the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
The bill az amended by the committee passed.
Senate bill No. A. for the relief OF Albert Lee
more. Reported on favorably by the Committee
Tho House resolved itself int committee
Of the whole for the purpose OF considering the
Mr.. Tremouiet explained that the bill was to
provide by appropriation for the payment of
vouchers issued 10 contestng members at the
Of the appropriation for that purpose. and
which. for that reason remain unpaid.
On ,b motion 81 Mr. the n9qs9
iavorably upon the bill. The bill was accord
ingly passed.
Gle OF the charter OF the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad SO us to authorize the Company to
mortgage ifs property and franshiscs to secure cur
eiary Committee. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS.
House bill No r. relative to p the Superior
reIiei Of the Fruit Growers Association Of the
Gulf States, reported on favoraby by the Com
the Uouse resolved itself into a COMMITTEES of the
whole to consider the bill.
Gen. Young had serious doubts as to the ap-
purposes as Contemplated In tho bill At any
rate, the bill should be amended so as to re-
auire the disbursing officer OF the Fruit Grow.
ers Association to make sworn statement OF
tho manner OF expenditure OF the fund.
Mr.. Berry accepted Gen. Young's suggestion,
I'm mr. N Rnrry "a m 4 q
whole rose and reported favorably on the bill.
and the bill was passed as amended by the com
House bill No. 1873 was taken up and made the
special order of the day for Friday. at p. IN.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Senate announced the passage OF Senate
Of Senate bill No. 30. incorporating the town Of
Napoleonville; and Of Senate bill No. 60. re-
80
the Senate in the House appropriation bill
Mr.. .Carloss asked leave to take up a bill
cd the attention of the House to tho immense
accumulation Of bills on the docket, and urged
the House to dispose Of the docket In order or
1t would find 1t impossible to dispose of the &C.
cumulated business within sixty days. Mr.
Carloss then withdrew his request upon the un-
Outstanding that the rule should prevail OF fol-
lowing the regular order Of the House.
House bill No. 8, to amend the charter Of Baton
Rouge reported on favorably with amendments
by the Committee on Corporations. was taken
On motion Of DR.. Dupre the bill, after the
passage Of the amendments except the first,
which was tabled was recommitted to the Com
mitee on Corporations to be properly drafted.
House bill No. II. to refund to the general
fund $4,000 expended therefrom by the Board of
Liquidation, reported on favorably by the Com
m ttee on Appropriations. was taken up
On motion of Mr.. Keeting the House went
into committee Of the whole to consider the bill
After consideration It was reported back to the
House favorably and was passed
House bill No. 1s. relative to the Board of
Liquidation, reported, unfavorably by the
Committee on Appropriations. was takenup and
made the special order of the day for Wednes-
day next at p. m.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.
Mr. Voorh les asked leave to make report
from this committee out Of order. The com
mlttee reported favorably. with amendments.
on House bill No. 100 incorporating the Shreve
port and Southwestern abroad.
The report recommended the reference OF
House bill No. 17s. relating to the loan OF the
credit OF the State to the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad. to the Judiciary Committee. The bill
was 80 referred.
On House bill No %. relative to the opening
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