The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29

tbe tlommittee on Corporations: Majority re-
part q gta he Board Of Under
wf bs Substitute On House h No u.s. relative to
tb sy co Mfi sa on parochial Aars Tavora
bly, with ameqa a on g. ot an rsat've TO
sp Hv Mr. III Ryland of West FeiieI ana. chairman
of The Committee on Agriculture and Com
merce: Favgrably on Senate bill No. 49, for the
Mr.. Aldige. of Orleans. on behalf Of the. Joint
special committee to inquire into the ailairs OF
the late Auditor, took the floor to say that the
renort Of the committee was ready, and would
be presented "a soon "a 1t could be signed py
Sen ator steven. who was still confined 10 MS
Mr. Leohnara. of Orleans also informed the
House that the special COMMITTEES on education,
which sat during recess, would have been ready
TO present their report but for new evidence
brought before 1t this morning.
On motion of NJ Drury all special eel'nr commit
Mr. Berry, Of Orleans. to point 81 ihIotm ny,
ton asked what the special committee on city
charter had done and why they had not already
ihs Chair informed Mr.. Berry that all special
committees had just been granted furthef time
MIR Berry being satisfied with what the
Speaker said. took his seat.
Mr. Aldige, OF Orleans, said, as member OF
the committe on city charter, that the report
was ready. and would be presented very soon.
needing only the signatures of the members OF
the committee before being presented 10 Inc
Legislature. - --.-.
By Mr.. Singleton, of st. Landry; bill rela-
tive to the larceny of hogs, etc.
BILLS INTRODUCED,
BY Mr.. Kennedy. OF Jefferson: For the relief
OF Thomas 0Malley. TO the COMMITTEE on
By Mr.. VOORHEES,. OF Orleans: To renew the
charter of PbHnix Fire Company No. 8. 10 the
og Hv Mr. Vance, Of Bossier: bill to amend
| section sl2 Of the Revised Statutes. To Judi
| eiary Committee. ,.,.s.,.
By Mr.. vo9rbles, Of orleans: bill 10 ihgt ease
ana define he Ion OF tee t he Wss5e
ton of Il the Superior Criminal court. TO Judi
e ier - Committee. The bill provides for the
| trial of cases of assault and battery aud carry
| ing concealed weapons by tie First District
| Court instead Of the Superior Criminal Court.
| BY Mr.. D'Avy, of St Landry: bill to amend
| act No. 81. of 1916. 10 the Committee on Corpo-
By MIR. Huntington. of Orleans: TO repeal q, act
No r. Of 1s" to hne Ufes9sht ol''
| By Mr. VOORHEES,. of Orleans: 70 ratlfy the,
consolidation Of the New Orleans Jackson ana
r"aj nomnnnies 10 the COMMITTEES on Rail
roads.
article 255 of the Code OF Practice. 10 the JUDI
| By Mr. Hahn of St. Charles: For the relief of
Is. =. Labranche. TO the t0mmlttee ON Staiihs
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. AZ; defining adultery in this
State.
MIR. Lewis, of Natehitoches moved to, lay the
amendment on the table. but withdrew his mo-
| tion to permit Mr.. Meaehee. of West Feliciana
MIR. McGehee opposed the passage Of the bill
| which he said would interfere materially with
4 thn aoria
| should have been rec lived more seriously. He
| would suggest that In order that members
| should materially consider the bill, 1t be post
Mi Ill., W lgl Of Plaauemnes. spoke In favo,
of the bill, q similar one to which he said was IN
lug undertaken to refute certain allus-
ions of i'm moralty among the colored people
Mr. Deiege of st. Marin inserru1tea od MI
could take care of themselves without his
assistance. little set-to occurred between the
from paanGm IN sa apd b s M hab
| order, Mr. Warmoth acknowledging that h.
| STOOD corrected.
sition to the passage of the bill. that thousand
upon thousands of the citizens In The rural dis
tricts would become criminals by the simpl
ment OF Mr.. Jonas that 1t would create number
less cases of criminal prosecutions, provoked
bv malice. jealousy. etc.
| MIR. Detiege took grounds against the bill say
ing that 1t should be entitled bill to increase
the revenues of the houses # ill-fame.
| Mr. Rvland of West Feliciana. was In favor o
the bill The law he thought. was good one
Dilatory motions and desultory debate FOL
lowed.
House bill No 81, to amend the charter of tn
New Orleans Waterworks Company,
| The bill gave rise to a debate similar to tina
which characterized the passage of the origina
Mr.. Tremoulet, Of Orleans. offered to ament
by requiring that the improvements in tn
Waterworks shall be done under the super
vision Of the City Council. He repeated his ar
gument made at the last session against tn
| indefinite character of the requirements of tina
Company shall provide an ddegnate supply o
water to the city Under the bin, Mr.. Tremou
let said, the company were the only judges as t
what constituted the adequacy of supply o
water for the city.
Messrs. VOORHEES, and Jonas, of Orleans, op
| posed the Amendments which would have tn
effect of interfering with the organization o
Mr., Drury. of Assumption. discussed the
feature. of the bill which gives to the outsid
subscribers a majority OF the directors owe
the bill the city could never have majority {
the board, although the bill intended that
should during the first year Of the existence {
| the company.
Mr. Leeds explained at some length the prin
cipal features of the bill, which guarded the In
forests OF the city fully.
Mr. Berry, OF orean 49, 91ierea an amenamen
that the city shall be authorized to specify b
notarial contract the kind of work to be per
formed by the new company. Pending discus
Ten days. leave of absence we're granted
. Messrs Desmarais and Leonard of Caddo.
] (The Waterworks bill comes up again as I'm
finished business1
The House adjourned.