The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-22

Was taken up on its second reading, under
the favorable report of the Committee on
Corporations.
It was passed to it's third reading, and, I'M
der suspension of the rules, it was . read q
third time and passed.
The title was adopted.
Senate bill No. 81,
| "An act to authorize and require the police
juries of all the parishes of this State where
there exists any Indebtedness created prior to
January |, 1877, the payment of which is not
now provided for by special law, to examine
and inquire into the legality and validity of
all such warrants and certificates of indebted
ness; to authorize any taxpayer or taxpayers
in such parish to contest in the courts the
legality and validity Of such warrants and
certificates of indebtedness; to authorize the
police jury to levy a special tax Of two and
one half mills, to be applied exclusively to
the purchase or liquidation of said out
standing Indebtedness; to authorize tho po-
lice jury to purchase said outstanding war
rants or certificates Of Indebtedness within
Certain limitations, and Gin certain cases to
issue parish bonds to the holders of such
warrants or certificates Of Indebtedness, in
liquidation Of the same, and to provide for
payment of same"
Was taken up on its second reading, under
Tia, favorable report, with amendments, from
the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
Mr. Dinkgrave moved to postpone the fur
thur consideration Of this bill until Saturday
next, and that it be made the special order of
the day for that day at 3ooclock p. m. The
motion prevailed.
On further motiore It was ordered that the
bill be printed with amendments.
Senate bill No. %,
can act fixing the time Of holding the Dis
trict Court for the Fourth Judicial District"
Was taken up on s.second readingo under
the favorable report OF the Committee on the
Judiciary. it was passed to it's third reading,
and under a suspension of the rules it was
read third time and passed, and the title
was adopted.
Mr. De Lacy moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and on his own motion the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table. Q
Senate bill No. l04,
"An act for the relief of Julian FL. Levy, OF
the parish of Orleans, making an appropfia-
ton for saitbpurpose,'
| Was taken up on its second reading under
'A'
| Claims
| Mr. Tremoulet moved the the House re-
| solve Itself into a committee Uf the wf1Ut6 t0f
| the consideration of the bill.
[Mr. Hill, of Orleans, in the chair.
The committee, on risinge reported through
it's chairman, recommending the passage Of
the bill.
| The bill was passed to it's third reading I'M
der suspension Of the rules, it was read q
third time and passed; the title was adopted.
Mr.. Tremoulet moved to reconsider the
vote just taken, and on his own motion the
motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
On the motion of Mr. VOORHEES,:
House bill No. 26s,
| San act relative to the State Printer, to the
official journal of the State, to the public
printing, etc, O
Was taken up and was made the special or
der OF the day for Thursday 3 o'clock p. m.
Mr. Lyons moved that the Clerk of the
House be instructed and required to inform
the Senate that the House had concurred in
the first, second, th1o, fourth, fifth, sixth,
eighth, NINTH tenth and eleventh amendments
to the constitution of the State, with amend
ments," and had adopted separate amend
ment to the constitution of the State and
asks the concurrence Of the Senate in the
amendments to the Senate amendments and
to the amendments to the constitution pro-
posed by the H0lse.
The motion was carried.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. 18,
. "An act relative to the Board of Lquida-
tion,' etc.
Was taken up on its second reading under
the unfavorablc report of the Committee OF
the Judiciary and ordered to lie upon the
table subject to call.
House bill No. 60,
Gan act to reorganize the courts of justices
of the Peace in the parish of Orleans, and tc
reduce their fees,"a o
Was taken up on second reading under the
favorable report by substitute from the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
The substitute was read and ordered to be
placed upon the calendar, becoming
House bill No. Ais,
"An act to reorganize the Courts Of justices
of the Peace in New Orleans, and to reduce
the1' fees and those of their Constables, ant
fix their compensation
Under a suspension Of the rules the bill was
passed to second reading.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved to postpone the fur
ther consideration Of the bill until Monday
next.
The motion to postpone was lost.
Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to indefinitely post
opone the bill
/ The motion WAS lost.
On the motion that the bill be engrossed
Mr. Fitzpatrick called for the yeas ag
mays, which resulted as follows:
Yeas essrs Aldige, Aycock, Brady, Der
ny, Breard, Briggs, Bridger, Billieu, BoWden
Carloss, Carvi1Ie, Cressy, Cole, DAVIDSON
D'Avy, Dinkgravc, Duke, Dupree Cobb, Gas
kins, Hammond, Hill of Ascension, Hill of Or
leans, Holt, Kelly of Orleans, Leeds, Leon
hard Of Orleans sLyons, Msrtip Ban Me ans
, ter, Baby, Randolph, Romero, Ryland, Shak
speare, Smart Snaer, Stagg,u Sellers, Steele
Stewart singetoe, sgiller,, Taylor Tre N; ~