The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-12
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION or ls7s -- THIRD
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Tho senate.

Tho senate.
rrhe Senate was called to order at Ia m. by
Lieut.. Gov Wiltz; twenty Ave Senators present.
The preferred calendar was called seriatim
by the Chair. and there being no reports or bills
the regular order was proceeded with.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCES.
1a ny r Wssteqn hais sos dompany Re
ferred to the Railroad COMMITTEES.
relative i 70 The Louisiana State University and
Agricultural College, making an approximation
for the establishment of aschemical department
an act appropriating q sum 70 aid In the incor-
poration Oh the Louisiana Historical Society,
and reintrgduced both. Referred. with Q memo
rial from the Sugar Planters Association.
SENATE BILLS, THIRD HEADING
Senate bill No. Q, an net aboishing, the jury
commissioners. parish Of Orleans. and creating
q board of jury commissiohers. was taken up.
that Tie Bill be finally passed, Yeas 10, nays I.
The Republican Senators voted In the negative
Me-. ~ Mo HsR from the Committee On Cor
BE o. Senate Bill No. il. al act amending an
Allah ana Burch dissenting, Lies over.
Mi. Ogden. from tho 0oinmittee on Public
I'm IN
to regulate public education Ia the State; pro-
vlding Tor the manner q filing vacancies s;
a aa,s lie b i SS Inaliy pissed. ''
The calendar WINS exhausted. when Senate
eineers Gre to define their powers and dqIiesi to
provenen PURPOSES g divide the STATE into to
seetion. considered, several sections were
Amended and swdopted Y na eaa t flaaise
n. Mn M a pYn aection:
n HEu ID, BE il further. enacted ETC.. That when
ever three quarters OF tho amount required to
Goss s4e y Nun Ua1te sa have bsen
subscribed or appropriated BY parties or cor
fy \ u It. a Sasg aHr thS he
owners Of lands oyerilowed thereby, the owners
oil riparian counties In Mississippi, and the
that the Com mon Council Of the city Of New Or
leans shall be and are hereby authorised to ap-
proprate the remaining quarter and g.. Ct the
State Engineers In closing said crevasse.
e h b s sas n MY p paapad seas anu
The BILL as finally pasted reads eg follows:
d deflne ci theip powers and Duties; e levy
tax OF one mill for levee. and public Inn
provement pq, poses; to divide the State
o egss " bSara to y pT eyea 9e e
aionera therefor. and to prescribe their
duties and powers; to authorize the IMPOSE
MIL Mil q IN property and ave mills on produots.
except IN the Fourth District. where ten
militia on products may be imposed; to i'm
State. etc.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by he Senate and
nsass y krsss.a..sss 3 s sts AZ y Ioais
es XIII KIN Mi ID crease Board Of State I'm
inaare hnnrayed NAV 3. is71 ia and The same
~ hereby Fgep J, se e,oo,ea ec That tbe
xanvernor 81 The state shaii BE- authorized to ap
MINI three efsineers one 81 whom shall Be
nsnae ~ vhnaa ierm al iae stalI be four
vesra from the day Of their appointment. The
the imfy ~ sajd enainaera, Ia make n careful
s,,rvau IN yrnsar conraas and nnhlic works and
OF ene th ~ Ie afa es
sn1antinahlas In order thatthe contracts for work
NM, he leh ont and commenced al the earliasf
sss,,,,as,t nosaihla Thsy ahall report fn the
ssg3nyerror n the Hfate the in movements neces
sassrv ma thc ieyasa ia he eonstruoted which are
q prime Importance TO the State ct large End
mey sna asso w au ~ M orL
to l BE- done 3 ~ Il a,,,ne, oaaotsa e,s That
tha 4evernor of the Stnte. upon The re-
eeipt of the report OF The State Engi-
nnara With aalimntaa and observation-disclosures
~ n.rovidaf IN = ma nreeedihp sentinn,
sRal, ndvertise FOR pronosals to- make such I'M
and eoanastrot such J e Ss as are
the nnntrnnts thersfnr Ia thn lowest rasnonsihle
bidders. who shall rive such bonds Tor the per-
n q sh ha 90 tha toa
M,o "A }svaa wcrt = rnctad FOR nn2er the
a,nyiaion M of this act shal NOT exceed The
pennt ~ thn INV baraoflar prnv;aad Ana IN
th aart ths amn,,nf AMI ht IA smf,ciant Ia
nny, Al I'M mnrk rpahrn rnan.iad IN ha dana Nv
pixa AT in ~ fha Invarnnr ahaIj nnnt,act fny
Sssnh ,,,s,E rasnm ,nanded Nv than "a ha ahnIl
nnsniS VA. ~ tSa graatssk mnnranee Ia iha
arrnst nran ~ tarsitn.v trha aaid enpineers
ahaii rannrt r. tha noiiaa ;itias al eanh nariah
~ mhieh s,,rveva "a inveea are nae fhe extant
~ rnaira naaeasarv M he nasla bw said naiae
Max Win estlmataS a. and aneodeatinnap and
ashaiI ~ ~ faitian "a Tho duifsu nc atata itnui
% IN ulnh ~ ervevs ana ner}nrm sneh
sa,ros a. NAV Ia raanired III naroehiai MI,
th., ,I II fha rana3r ana eonatruetinn of
z tnuaaio, N. Mt al nnhie wnrIa u'''i VI
s.pa - H. II h,,sha,. enannd etc That tba ,r
ayecuted under contract made as aforesaid
shnil when Completed. bs examined and meas
@ w W. w sheii II wnrk haa haan exncntad
~ n antrant issue 10 fhe nnnfraators
MI orrertif,este showing the "a amount Of work
laya onansdinu In ennfraef and snnn nresanta.