The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY JANUARY Is. 1878


ment Of law calling constitutional conven-
ton. which was referred to the Committee ON
the Constitution.
Mr.. Berry offered concurrent resolution
relative to the New Canal New Basin and New
Canal Shell Road. which was referred to the
Committee on Canals and Drainage.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Jonas. chairman, ON behalf of the Com
| mittee on the Judiciary, presented the follow
ing report.
NEW ORLEANS. january II. 1878.
| TO the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives:
| Your Committee ON the Judiciary have The
| honor to make the following report:
Unfavorably IN Houses bill No. g. an act OK
| planning and amending act No CT Of 1874.
| Favotably on concurrent resolution provid-
ing for the appointment OF Joint conni,ttee
to examine the State Treasury. the financial
affairs Of the State the books and accounts OF
| the State Auditor and Treasurer, TO ASCERTAIN
warrants not vised by the Auditor and paiid
| by the Treasurer, to ascertain clerical force ID
| State Auditors and Treas,Ter's offices. TO as
certain warrants illegally Issued to examine
| Journals vi the two houses Of che Genefal AS
| senllly, to u scerthin disposition nadh of Ger
| tain bonds, to ascertain bonds held In trust ny
| the state, to examine proceedings of Board
| of Humiliation. Offices Of Auditor and Trtns-
urer, and for granting powers to said com
| nittce.
= 4. +. JONAS, Chairman.
| On the motion Of Mr.. Aldige the concurrent
resolution appointing n COMMITTEES to examine
the State Treasury, etc, taken UP under the
foregoing favorable report, was adopttsl.
| Mr.. Waslbutn, chairman In behalf Of the
| Committee on Lands and Levet%, reported ia
vorally by bill on preamble and Concurrent
Resolutions. relative to the levee tax of 1877 10
| the Board Of State Engineers and the appto-
pration Of certain Sums Of money for the con
strtittion Of eyees and for the payment Of eS-
pel,ses Of the Board Of State Engineers"
| Favorably.
| On House bill No. Al, "Jont RESOLUTION n
structing the Board Of State Engineers to on
der survey md estimate If levtes IN the par
| lad, Of Moreho,lse. and 10 build the same, II
advisable" a& Es4&
| Unfayorably, I'm The ground that the bill
| introduced by the COMMITTEES on Lands and
| LBv@s covers the matter.
On the petition of the citizens of Cataho.da
referring To Hibbs' Bayou on Black river.
| #Unfavorably, ON the ground that the bill In
troduted by tho Committee on Lands and
Lcyees covers tho case; hut requesting TINT
tho said petition DO referred 10 the Board OF
State Engineers, rta.a~#I art ~s.ras.
Mr.. Bridger. chairman, on behalf ut tho
special committee to whom was referred the
Governors message, with u view Of It's refer
ence to appropriate committees Of the House
reported ms follows:
TO the honorable Speaker and members OF the
House Of Representatives:
| Ym,r stpaial committee, tn whom was 70
fprrcd the Governors tnessage with view %
| reference to appropriate committees 81 thf
House, have the honor TO make the Following
report.
Recommend:
Tbat portion Of the message relating to thu
Attorney General, be referred to the Commit
tee On Judiciary <
That norton relating to the Secretary o
State, to the Committee ON Appropriations
| That portion relating To finance, To Com
mttee on Ways and Means.
That portion relating to expenses Of the Gen
eral Assembly, to the Committee on Hgtrellch
ment and Reform.
tbt COMMITTEES on Paroeal Affairs.
That portion relating to public education, T.
| the Committee on Education.
That portion relating TO the bonds forlnerl!
belonging to the Mechanical and Agriculture
College, to the. Judiciary Conlnittee.
, That portion relating to tho Board of stat
. Engineers. Ieva@ and public works ana pub
, lie lands, to the Committee Oh Lands ant
Levees. .a5
, That portion relating to public buildings, b
. the Committee on Public Buildings
That portion relating to the Printing Boart
: and public printing. to the Committee o.
That portion relating to the Pententiary
to the Committee on Penittntiary.
That portion relating to the militia, to tn
', Committee on Militia.
That portion relating to criminal law, II
, the Committee on Judiciary.
That portion relating TO the election law, Il
: The Committee on Registration
cial bonds to the Committee on Judiciary.
!. That portion relating TO notaric4 IN the cit!
of New Orleans, to the Special Committee oi
City Affairs. -" jn2ha
That portion relating, to The Board OF Health
That portion relating to the Charity Hospi
| tai, Insane Asylum, Institution for the Dea
and Dumb, and Institution for the Blind, 4
the Committee on Charitable and Public Insti
tItions.
That portion relating to immigration, to tn
Committee on Immigration Agriculture am
| Commerce. u=y s ..-.a ..
That portion relating to the Paris Exposi
ton to the Committee ON Federal Relations
Respectfully submitted -t-.
Il. j.. BRIDGER, Chairman.
lMT. Lyons III VIZ ehhh ) s..
The report was adopted. -..a
: Hon Speaker Bush announced that room
. No. 0 on second floor Of The STATED House hat
been assigned to the Immigration Convention
a-.. NOTICES or BILLS. MI
The following named members gave MOTTO
that they would introduce bills, ut some f,tur
| day. entitled MS follows:
BY Mr.. Lewis: FIX 5te -H
An act to amend paragraph ten Of section
No Of act No. IA, to provide revenue am
collect licenses, etc. t ~ 4
An act to amend section No. OF act No. II
+ relative to the exemption law.
Also to amend section of the same act.
!, BY Mr.. Hammond: gsT fI.
An act to amend the charter Of the town o
{ Bastrop. r7'A t& s@
An act to amend the revenue law, relativ
, to licenses Of physicians.
/, An act for the appropriation Of five THOUSAND