The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24

Ia Mr. Porter chairman, on behalf Of the
| COMMITTEES on Public and Charitable Insttu-
tions, submitted the following report.
| COMMITTEE ON Public AND CHARITABLE
Institutions. I
New Orleans February ". 1878.
| TO the Honorable Speaker end Members Of
the House Of Representatives
Your Committee on Charitable and Public
lnstitntims beg eave 70 report favorably on
Senate bill No. al entitled
"A act to aufhurl1s and direct the Louis
lana Board Of Trustees Of The American
Printing House fer the Blind 10 pay certain
funds into the State treasury for tile benefit of
the Louisiana Institution for the Education
Blind; 10 provide the mode u said payment,
and f0t tlln delivery u said money 10 the
treasurer d Sold institution, ard ~ relieve
ftotn responsibility said Board of Trustees
= tha American Printing House for the
Respectfully submitted,
W b. PORTER, ChaIi1nan.
Mr. Lea, elaitinat1, M tahalf VI ttia Com
bittee IN Constitution, submitted tiie fol-
luHtue report
GpMYtttrf IN Gossftrh4roH. |
HeW Orleans, February w. 1873. !
To TIE Hehbtatis Speaker md Members III The
Y5tt COMMITTEES ~ Constitution, h, viitnn
wa5 thfAffed
Hbttse bill Ho. 81f, entitled
the stats m The question N hoidiHe aatdtstitu-
tttaial H.atYehtttdi n The t,tt1,is n the State
atfl Pt4yTKlte ff this eiebtioft NJ del4eat1s, II,
fAatst4filg tAfpaf titat nj u meeting naJjur
~ Htfl5itftt sid stt TIT hjit4uiHg ttatatti mem
thfs NJ gtttf committee. k,4Hit n b. BrE1pnr
F. r. TbiAf mi ltHtles Fl. Len, fsYfred the
aftttiem9 ~ said Till NTH amendment herewith
tteshhtttl attd the ftttitHiftn Hatiad members
Ypposed sad a.l. kswit G@neH Giaeien, W.
II Phralta afi ~. Treffftdiint. C
Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES u. LEA, Chairman
Amendment proposed h. House bill No 8oG
In line q, section |. insert after tie word
"etnveutiotf the following words. "Ftl the
purpose u framing n new constitution for the
State N LJnsiara;" and IN ina d III The title,
utter the words by election, niusert the words
n.for the purpose II framing q new constitute
ton for Che State u Louisiana"
On the mption Of Mr. Kidd the above en-
titled House bill No B9G was made the special
order If the day for Wednesday next, at
O'Clock y. IN.
Mr.. Dupree chairman. on behalf Of the
Committee On Health and Quarantine, sub
mitteti the following report.
COMMITTEE ON HATH AND QUARANTINE.
New Orleans. February le, 1878
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
Your committee, to whom was referred the
consideration Of the annual report Of the Board
Of Health for the year 1877, beg to report that
they have already received three bills en-
bodying the principal measures Of legislation
theteip CALLED for These bills have been care-
fully examined by your committee, have been
approved in their main features. and with
some amendments, have been recommended
to the House for passage. These are desig
mated as
House bill No. 300.
In regard TO gauging and inspecting coal
House bill No. 76,
For creating local Boards Of Health, and
House bill No. 1876.
For amending the Board Of Health act Of
We would add that the committee are unani-
rnoisly agreed that the measures proposed in
the above mentioned bills will conduee TO
great public and private benefits. Bill No. 800
is designed to protect our people from dan
gerous illuminating oils, and We believe will
do 50 effectually. Bill No. 76 will establish the
sanitary system Of our State on stable
and besides operate usefully IN
preventing death by secret violence, as well
as materially aid In establishing the rights of
heirs to SUGGESTIONS. Bill No. 1g6 will correct
the imperfeetions Of act No. 30 of the extra
session Of 1877, as discovered by the experience
OF the past year.
In regard to the appropriation asked by tho
Board Of Health for the repair Of the build
ings and fencing the grounds Mt the Missis-
ssiip , Station, y2ur con,nittee would report
sonat examination OF the buildings, they are
agreed upon the necessity Of immediate re-
pairs for the preservation Of the yellow fever
and SMALLPOX hospitals from decay and dap-
idation. The wharf is in ruinoils condition
and needs repairs. The fences have almost
entirely disappeared. Your committee would
recommend an appropriation OF $4,000 toearry
put the work most urgently needed, namely,
The repair Of the buildings and wharf; and to
iefer to the action Of future Legislature any
appropriation for fencing the grounds of this
station, and for. purchasing permanent sites
md erecting buildings at the Atchafalaya and
= j. w. pUPREE,
Chairman Of Committee.
NOTICE or BILLS.
The following NAMED members gave notice
hat they would at some future day introduce
he following entitled bills, to wit. D
Mr.. Wartnoth
San net to fix II salary for the coroner of the
,atish Of Plaquemine."
Mr.. Detiege gives notice that he will at 81
1ttre day introduce bill amending the Code
# Practice, so us to prohibit Deputy sheriffs
icing appraisers of property In certain cases.
Mr.. Romero:
can act relative TO making an appropriation.
or the purpose OF draining the Grand Maraia
ii the parish Of Iberia9e.and also bill to in
DipDIate lle IlD1y tIOSS tOlItgG HI tbt D'nil
+ New Iberia, parish Of IBERIA
Mr.. De Lacy:
IAN act to provide for the suppl Ssng che.
oss Of the public records OF the parish and
,robate courts of Grant parish, dest royeA ID.
S73 and 1874 and authorize parties to re-es-
ablish judgments and s,seeessions, in said
outts." O O
Also will introduce
"An act exteSiiDg the exempt ion Law to
he laborer as we'll as to the faY1ne ~
INTRODUCTION OF ErEJ IS.
The following named menAae IS, in Accord
nee with previous notice give n, introduced
he following entitled bills vital oh were sever
lily read, and, under IL snsp ension OF the
ules, were passed to their ,eGond reading,
nd were referred to commit ees respectively
s follows:
BY Mr. Martin: