The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-20

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| passed, its title was adopted and 1t was or
| dered to be sent to the House for concurrence.
Mr. Mitchell moved to reconsider the vote
by which Senate bill No. II was finally passed,
and on his own motion the motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table
Senate bill No. 10, entitled
can act to equalize the compensation Of
members of the General Assembly,"
Was taken up on the report Of the Judiciary
Committee, and. on the motion Of Mr.. Boat
ner, was referred to the COMMITTEES on Re
trenchment and Reform.
HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON
FIRST BEADING.
House bill No. 36. entitled
can act to authorize the parish of CaIcasieu
to raise tax to pay its floating debt
Was read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson. the constitu-
tional rule was suspended by four hfths
affirmative vote Of the Senate, the bill was
placed on its second reading alfd referred to
the Committee on Finance.
House bill No. 50, entitled,
can act to amend and reEnact section 10 Of
Act No. 2G of the Legislature Of 1867"
Was read the first time.
On motion of Mr. Robertson. the constitu-
tional rule was suspended by four-fifths
affirmative vote of the Senate, the bill was
placed on its second reading and referred to
the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform
House bill No. &c. entitled.
can act relative to the civil jurisdiction of
justices of the peace in the city of New Or
leans
Was taken up and read The first time.
ON motion Of Mr. Robertson, the constitu-
tional rule was suspended by four-ffths af-
tirmative vote of the Senate the bill was
placed on its second reading and referred to
the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary.
House hill No SO, entitled
can act to authorize the Governor to ap-
point % commission to confer with the au
thorities Of the State Of Arkansas in regard
to the formation of a separate levee district,
to be comprised between the Arkansas river,
in the State of Arkansas, and the Red river,
in the State Of Louisiana. and from the Mis-
sissippi westward, to include the alluvial
lands therein; to propose plan for the pro-
lection of lands therein from overflow, and
for the submission thereof to the Legislatures
of the respective States for ratification; and
to appropriate the sum of five hundred dol
lars to defray the expenses of the same
Was taken up and read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the constitu-
tional rule was suspended by a four-fifths
affirmative vote of the Senate, the bill was
placed on its second reading and referred to
the Committee on Public Lands and Levees.
House bill No. 101, entitled
"An act relative to judicial advertisements,
Was taken up and read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the constitu-
tional rule was suspended, and the bill placed
on its second reading.
Mr.. Robertson moved to refer the bill to
the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. White moved, Us a substitute that the
bill be referred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
Which latter motion prevailed.
House bill No. 1O6, entitled
"An act to amend and re-enact article 1853
of the Civil Code"
Was taken up and read the first time
On motion of Mr. Robertson the constitution |
al rule was suspended by % four-ffths affirm |
alive vote of the Senate, the bill was placed |
on its second reading and referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
House bill No 100,
Relative to judicial advertisements in the
parish of Orleans"
Was taken up and read the first time.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the constitu
tional rule was suspended by q four-ffths af |
iirmatve vote Of the Senate, the bill was
placed on its second reading and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. White moved that the rules be sls-
pended in order to consider at this time the
report Of the Committee on the Judiciary, |
submitted this morning.
Mr. AsIain demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Boatner, Ducros, Dumont, |
ODonnell Ogden, Perkins, Rich |
ardson. Robertson, Sandiford, Stubs, Texada, |
Wheeler and White-2o.
Nays-Messrs. Allan. Bryant, Burch, De-
mas, Ola, Harper, Landry, Stamps, Sutton,
Twtchell and Wakeiield-11.
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Cage, Steven
Young and Iacharie-5.
And the rules were suspended.
House Concurrent Resolution,
"Providng for the appointment OF joint
committee of the Senate and House of Repre-
to examine the State Treasury, the
financial affairs of the State" etc, .
Reported on by the Committee on the Jul
diciciary,
Was taken up, and on motion Of Mr.. White
was referred to the Committee Oh Finance.
Senate bill No. Al, entitled
"An act relative to crimes and offenses; au-
thorizing judges in certain cases to sentence
oonvicts to work on the public works and
roads, and delegating the power to parochial
and municipal authorities necessaryto enforce
the same"
Reported by the Committee onJudiciary as
4 substitute for
Senate bill No II entitled
''An acts relative to crimes and offenses,"
ETC.
Was taken up and accepted in lieu Of the
original bill.
On motion of Mr.. Demas, further cOnsid
ro4iop of tho hill WAC post ppnp1 until Thurs