The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
@EC0Nn SESSION FOHTY-sECOND
NAYS PROCEEDINGS.
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The eScnate.
Tho Senate met Al lSm, and was called to or
der by Lieut. Gov wi y: twenty weight Senators
present ana answering 30 'h"'f names.
REPORTS or aoMMITTEE'C
Judiciary-lS turned without action Senate
bill No. 1915, IN act TO ineretse the revenues Of
the State by lev, ing n ircns tax on al gamb-
ling houses. and imposing penalties Tor viola.
ton OF such regulaiion r tht reason thmi II
created iOevenue, and under the constitution
ceved.
Senate Il III No H. authorizing tho settlement OF
tho accounts bat tween tho Stae and 1eas.es OF
the Penitentiary for the re ison that blll coy
erng the ground was now pending before the
Health and Quarantine avorably. with
amendments Senate bill No. 1872, creating local
boards Of health throughout tho State Re-
eeyed. nm,
No 1916, d recommendation for correction OF
clerical errors omissions, and when rOrfect-
cd the committee report favornbly on the bill.
xh makes ahS ay f aw o e H. dsnr lie
manner IN which returns shall be MADE etc
Received.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Goode. An act to amend actions 70.
Is. ~ &C. 40 and others, of an ct regulating the
mode of assessing eollec ing taxes through
out the State, approved April "a. 1877. Finance.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Mitchell: resolution authorizing
the payment of salaries to three extra pages.
Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform.
izing tho Committee on Cont ngent Expenses to
pay the expenses Of the Joint commit tees Of
1877. and on his motion the resolution was
adopted.
ACTION ON COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Finance Committee report on the Gov
ernors message, submitting an account OF the
expenditure of his contingent fund. as well as
n ilIl
tendept of Public Education. was taken up and
adopted.
port on Senate bill No. h6. an act appropriating
the back taxes now. in tho state treasury to the
credit Of the school fund. was adopted and the
Tho favorable report Of the Committee on
Railroads on Senate bin No. 1856, m act ratity
ing the Organization Of the Now Orleans. Jack
son and Northern RAILROAD company and its
consolidation with the Central Mississippi
Railroad Company. with the Chicago, st. Louis
cooperating the said last named company. was
adopted and The bin Wa = finally ,, passed
ne tayopthl report OF the nt same e"mm'e 70
All act ntitled An act TO authorize he consoli,
dation Of connecting or intnrsecing railroad
companies. to establish the form under which
the same may be effected and approved March
3. 1877, to authorize the sale or transfer OF GER
tain franchise or corporate rights from one in
corporated company to another. WAS taken up
with the following amendment submitted by
the committee: Subject to all neumbrances and
such franchises and rights, an all restrictions
and regulations imposed by original charter Of
the company or, companies 50 trSsferring
The bill as amended was road
MIR. Boa'ner said he would oppose the bill.
There were now, he said. on tho statute books
several paper railroads. which the lncorport-
tors e build b Some were in
would permit them to sell their charters and
allow them to speculate upon them He thought
the parties who obtained such charters should
surrender them to the State.
Mr. Mitchell said there was not n charter on
the books on which the time was not specified
in which the road should be built. This bill,
he thought, simply permitted the incorporators
OF roads TO buy connecting lines or sell
:. Mr. Boatner said there were several ct these he's,
Brown" Bob Jones" or Jenkins" had come to
the Legislature and got q charter when they
never Intended t. build the roads chartered;
their rights which had never cost them a cent,
but had cost the State much in the way OF legis,
e. es
let men take hold of them who would build the
roads,
discussion; he therefore. moved that tho bill be
printed, and that 1t be ma le the special order
for FRIDAY at p m. Carried.
House bill No. 166, incorporating the town Of
Colfax, Grant parish, providing for the elec-
ton of officers. etc, was taken UP and finally
passed
Senate bill No. 76. an act to repeal section Of
act No 80 Of the extra ses sion of ls77awith the
report of the Committee on Corporations, I'M
been indefinitely postponed WIS taken up the
report adopted. and the bill indefinitely post-G
poned.
Sons of Light Association of Lou sana with
the report of the same committee that 'legisla-
tive action not being necessary, the general
laws goysrning the incorporation Of benevolent
societies giving amue relief" was taken up,
the report was adopted. and the bill was. on
,~tt.N,, ,,,.l, al,
Senate bill No. ll3. relative to the New Orleans
Stock Exchange, granting that corporation GER
tain p0Wers pr0egeS fnnense s etc and
and under the favorable report of the Commit
tee on Corporations the bin was finally passed.
Senate bill authorizing the oice jury of the
parish of Iberia 10 levy special X to build
courthouse was taken up and finally passed.
Senate bill No. IS an act to incorporate the
the favorable report of The Committee on Cor
porations and the following amendments by
that committee:
Strike out the whole Of section IL: section IL
to become section IL. In the title strike out the
words and to exempt its property, capital and
stock from State and parochial xation."
The appointments were adopted, and the bill as
Senate bill No. 1873. an act to render liable to
the payment Of parish taxes the Clinton and |
Port Hudson Railroad. and to repeal laws or |
parts of laws in conflict with this act. was taken
up with favorable report. and an amendment |
And Senate bill No. 50. an act authorizing and
empowering the police jury of the parish Of
Morehouse in certain cases to abate or remit !
the amount Of fine and judgment on forfeited |
bond, was taken up with favorable majority, |
and unfavorable minority. report OF the Judi |
ciary Committee. |
Mr.; Garland submitted substitute for the |
bill that provided that the police juries in the |
several parishes Of the state be authorized to |
abate or remit the amount of fine and judgnen: |
on forfeited bond.
Mr.. Stubbs submitted an amendment making |
It necessary for a two-thirds vote OF the polics |
Jury or lnries to make such abatement. Adopted. |
MIR. White submitted an amendment making
it necessary that the Governor. Attorney Gen
eral and district attorney Of the district shall |
consent to the action Of the police jury He |
also opposed the bill remarking that it was
tantamount to abolition of all forfeited
bonds.
Mr.. Bnatner urged the indefinite postpone.
nent of the substitute, as did Mr.. Ellis, the
latter making motion to that effect. Lost
yeas 4. nays 81.
Mr.. Viii els amendment came . as the pend
ing queston-on Mr.: Garlands substitute.
Mr.. White In the chair.l
;. Mr.. Demas moved to amend by striking out