The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-22
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 60.
can act to authorize Thomas J. Durant to
sue the State,'
Was taken up on its seeoH reading.
| On motion of Mr.. Garland the bill was
taken as engrossed and passed to it's third
reading.
| Mr. Garland moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended and the bill be read A. third
| time
Mr.. Demas demSnded the yeas and lays
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Ye,asa =, Bryant, Cage, Dumont Gar
land, Goode, Landry. Ogden. Perkins,
Twitchel Wakefield Wheeler, White and
| Young-13.
Nays Messrs. Breaux, Demas, Ducros,
| Ellis, George Harper, Richardson, Stamps,
:, Absen t, Allain, Boatner, Burct,
| ella. Kelly Grover Mitchell A'Donnell. Rob,
er'tson, Sandiford, Steve1e Sutton and Ztxh-
| arie-13.
| And the rule was not suspended
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bill No. 81,
"Arpact to authorize Hornor & Benedict to
sue the State o
Was taken up and read the third time.
Mr. Demas demanded the yeas anebgays on
the final passage of the bill.
TIE roll being cs.le, bresulted as follows:o
Yeas Messrs. Bryant, Cage, Ducros, Du-
mont, Garland, George GOode. Landry Og-
den, Perkins, Twitchell. Wakefield, Wheeler.
White and Young-15
Nays Messrs. Breaux, Demas, Ellis. Cf7a.
Harper, RICHARDSON, Stamps, stubbs and
Absent Messrs. Allan. Boatner, B,1rch.
Grover, Kelly, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Robert
son, sandYjford, Steven, sutton and zacha
And the bill was finally passed and its title
adopted.
Mr.. Garland moved to reconsider the vote
by which Senate bill No. 81 was finally passed,
and on his own motion the motion to recon
slider was laid Oh the table.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
House bill No. $50,
"AH act to amend and re-enact section 2 of
an act entitled An act to repeal act No. IA, ap-
proved September "A, 1868; act No Al, ap-
proved February 81, 1867 act No. 81, approved
March 6. 1869; act No. 90. approved March 8.
1869: act No. o. approved March 30, 1870; act
No, 81, approved March 5, 1873: act No. GA, ap-
proved March &c, 1878; act No. 80, approved
February g. 1874 act No. 60, approved March
II, 1874; act No. 16. approved March "a, 1876;
and to authorize the city of New Orleans to
establish. organize and maintain proper and
sufficient epolice force to preserve order and
good government within the corporate limits
OF said city; and to assume control of the fire
alarm and police telegraph; and to pass or
dinances providing for the control, direction
and pay of the said police force; and to limit
the annual expense of the same and to estab-
fish a Board Of Police Commissioners ap-
proved March 81, 1871 o
Was taken up on it's second reading
On motion of Mr.. White further consdera-
ton of thebilJ at this time was dispensed with
antbthe bill was made the special order for
Friday next at 1-o'clock
Mr.. Stamps moved that the rules be s,ls-
pended in oSder to consider at this time the
report Of the "Joint Committee to investigate
the affairs Of the State Treasurers office"
and on that motion demanded the yeas and
nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allan. Bryant. Demas. Car
land, Gla, Harper Landry, Stamps, Twitchell,
Nays Messrs. Breaux, Burch. Cage. Du-
eros, Dumont, Ellis, George. Goode, Ogden,
Perkins Richardson. Stubs, Wheeler and
Whita-14.
Absent Messrs. Boatner. Grover. Kelly, |
Mitchell, ODonnell. Robertson Sandford |
Steven, Sutton Texada and Zacharie-11.
And the rules were not suspended.
Mr.. Demas moved that the rules be sus-
pended to take up the report of the Joint Com
mittee to investigate the affairs of the State
Treasurer's office. for the purpose of fixing
the report asOhe special order for Thursday |
next, and on that motoloIemanded the yeas
md nays. o
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Bryant, Gage, Demas, Du-
eros Ellis, Garland, George Gla Goode, Har-
Stamps, Stubs, Texada, Twitcbell. Wakefield,
Wheeler. WhittQ,nd Young-22
Nays-Messrs. Brea,lx, B,rch and Du-
mont-3.
Kelly Mitchell 5bonneI Robertson Roberts,, sond,
'ord, Steven, Sutton and Zacharie-11.
And the rules were suspended and the re-
port was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Demas further consider
ltion of the report at this time WAS dispensed
viff and 1t was made the special order for
Thursday next, at o'clock D. m.
On motion of Mr. Demas the Senate adj
burned until Wednesday, February 20, 1878, at
q o'clock m.
JOHN CLEGG,
O Secretary of the Senate.
Thirty-eightb Day.a PrOceediups