The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-26

! important matters considered and
acted upon by the General Assembly
from the opening of the present SEES
sion to the adjournment of Thursday
evening last:
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bill by Senator Stubs authorizing Judges
in certain cases to sentence conviets TO work
on public roads.
Bill by Representative DeLacey amending
the jury law,
Bill by Speaker Bush relative to poll taxes.
Bill by Representative Voorhees, to pro
vide revenue.
| Bill by Senator Robertson authorizing Au-
ditor to secure payment of rent due the
State by penitentiary lessees.
Bill by Senator George to authorize GER
tain parishes to levy additional taxes to pay
Indebtedness incurred prior to 1877.
Bill by Representative Routon defining
public adultery and providing for its punish
| ment.
Bill by Representative Brice to repeal the
game law.
Bill by Representative Martin for opening
Bayou Plaquemines. Reported unfavorably
and laid OF the table.
Bill by Representative Newsom to amend
the tax law.
Bill by Representative Leonard to remit
licenses and penalties due prior to 1877 and
to rescind all purchases by the State for
lor also, bill to abolish unnecessary offices,
provide for election of Assessors by Police
Juries and the collection of taxes by Sheriffs
Bill incorporating Louisiana Reclamation
Company. Reported favorably by Senate
Committee on Lands and Levees, and House
Judiciary Committee.
Bill by Representative Fitzpatrick to
abolish Louisiana Lottery Company.
Bill by Senator Burch to authorize city of
New Orleans to purchase the gas works
Bills by Representatives Kennedy and
Billieu to fix fees of Sherifs.
Bill by Senator Demas prohibiting sale of
liquor ON Sunday. Reported unfavorably
by committee and indefinitely postponed.
Bill by Senator Wheeler to reorganize and
establish Bureau of immigration.
Bill by Representative Wise to amend act
Incorporating Shreveport and Southwestern
Railroad Company; also, bill to incorporate
the Red River and Mississippi Railroad
Company.
Bill by representative Gaskins to amend
registration law.
Bill by Representative Hammond to ex-
empt physicians from license tax.
Bill by Representative Walker to grant
physicians first lien and privilege.
Bill by Representative Brady authorizing
license payers in country parishes to pay
quarterly. Reported unfayorably by Judi
ciary Committee.
Bill by Representative Washburn making
violation of contracts misdemeanor.
Reported unfavorably by Judiciary Com
mittee
Bill by Representative Fobb relieving
residents of Donaldsonville from payment
OF pdflS1f taxes anu licenses. Reported IN
favorably by Committee on Parochial AT.
fairs.
Bill by Senator White to provide for sale
of overfowed swamp and school lands
also, bill to provide for examination of
floating debt and make warrants of consti-
tutional officers receivable for general fund
taxes; Also bill to provide artificial limbs to
those who lost limbs in the late war also,
bill to authorize Police Juries to fix salaries
of Recorders.
Bill by Senator Wheeler to appropriate
back taxes in the State treasury to the
school fund.
Bill by Senator Boatner to abolish con-
struetive mileage and allow members per
diem while going to and returning from ses
sions.
Bill by Representative Holt for removal
of State capital to Baton Rouge.
Bill by Representative Kelly to authorize
loan of 81, 100000 of State bonds to the N. O.
Pacific r. K. Co.