The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20
The roll being called resulted AS follows

Yeas Mess,t-. Allain. Brea,,x, ls,,rch. dage
Demas Duetos. Ellis, Garland. Ola. Doodle
eSsay nsss J m's ssps oHs saaa rsWst ais
field. Wheeler, white, Young anIgaehatie- a.
Nays Messta. Btyatt Sutton and Twltoh-
| ell 4
Kelly, Landry. U'Duhtel, Richardson. Steven
aud ktul,'ieaA
And the bill was finally passed.
lis title was adopted and notice Ut concur
renee was ordered sent 10 the House,
Mr. Grover moved to reconsider the vote
L. which Hofee bill No ~ was final! passed.
and on his own motion the motion to recoli-
slider was laid 81, The table.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS,
Mo Tesada presented tho
Petition Of eiti5ens of Vernon parish
against tlle levy Of special tan to pay past
/ Indebtedness
Petition was received and referred to the
Committee Oh 1Tinanoe
Mr.. ella presented tho
Petition Of citizens Of West Carroll praying
| for the passage Of All act submitting the
question Of dividing tile parrish 10 the voice
Of the people
ol'hc petition was received and raferted to
the Committee en Corporations and tareehial
Affairs.
| The President laid before the sanata tho
| Petition III the mayor and rulnaima and
ttizeSs of the toSyn Of rousl,atta against the
passage Of q law abolio|'ing The charter Of
| said town
| The petition was received mud referne1 10 the
COMMITTEES on Corporations anl Estuehal
| Affairs. o
hHroHrs Or COMMITTEES.
Mr., Goole chairman Of the Committee on
the judiciary. snhnttatl the fpllnwln4orepo,t.
which, was received aud lieH over untlat the
rules;
- tho Honorable President ante Members Of
Tho aanatn! o
yout Judiciary tnnpanaee beg leave leafra,
the following report
On Senate bill No. tHG
ITO authorize the Council Of tho city rf
New Orleans to I'LL alQ vacancies IN uI1lrea.'
Tavo'ably by substitute. entitled q
IA, act to amend atra ,e-enast section Of
act No. %. approved April 4. lsI7. e mv
oflaana tn I'LL vacancies Ia offices. under tho
charter OF Haid city. othH than these Of Mayer |
and Administrators.
On Senate bill No Ia entitled 1
AN act relative to tho kHa Of pptishhhn /
proper tr SEIZED under conservatory process" |
Fasplably. with the following amendment 4 |
Section !. j. limo =. after tho word creditor"
insert the words the defendant. intefwa,of or |
amy party to the record"
Also, favuiahlNpn
Senate bill No. 100 entitled
IAN act regulating the fes@ of District At
thfhaNs and District Attorneys ptn tom
Y. y. dOUpE. Chairman.
INTRODUCTION or BtJLs.o
Tho t@llowinge named Senators obtained
unarin.alH consent TO Introduce without pra-
viuns notice. the following entitled billie,
whieh were read the frat etine. tho conatit,,-
tional rule was suspended as to each bill. and
j was read tlte oerond time and referred. as
follows,
By Mr., Mitchell
Senate bill No ia.
An act supplemental to an act entitled AN
act to authorize the consolidation Of connect
Ing o. lnterHaeting railroad companies: TO ,ts-
tahlisE the foina under which the same may
he effected. tn authorize such consolidated
companies to ss,lo bonds and secure the same
by mortgage. and tp eunhlnrate and confer
certain powers on such consolidated com
panieH, approved March 4. ts77: authorzinge
the sale or transfer of certain franchises or
corporate rights from one Incorporated rail
road company 10 another"
TO the Committee ON Railroads.
BY Mr.. Mitchell
Senate Eli No t5h.o
"An act ratifying tho organization Of the
New Orleans. jackson and Northern Railroad
Company. antPita consolidation with tho Mis-
piaaippi Central Railroad Company and with
the Chicago. st. Louis and New Orleans Rail
road Company. and Incorporating said last.
named company
TO thSCommttee ondiuilron,l4.
BY Mr., Bureh .
Senate hill No 1876. a.
An net to provide tho Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege wtlV Apparatus and laboratory, and to
establish method for analyzlsy soils. for
tili5era. hagnasc. and other matters. useful in
the agriculture and manufactures Of the State H.
by the appointment of n State Chemist
To tho Committee on Finance. 1
BY Mr., ella; /
Senate bill No. 1877
An act TO provide for the apnontmcnt of
live members Of the Police Jury In the parish
Of East Carroll. in addition to those to be
elected"
To the Committee ON Corporations and
Paro'hial Ailaars.
BY Mr.. ella:
. Senate bill No. 15S.
An act TO abolish tho Tnrisl Of Vest Car
roll. TO provide for an election TO ascertain
the sense of the qualified voters of said parish
'rs to whether thev desire to abolish II, and to
change thoon''mo Of East Carroll to Carroll
PARISH
To the Comm,,tee In C,rnor,,ions ind p,
roehial Aflairs.e Q
by Mr. Wheeler
Senate bill No. 159, !
An act charterng the Monroe and Bastrop
Narrow Gauge Rairead Company; defining
the powers and dE'ties Of said company, and
authorizing the Company to issue its bonds
and to mortgage the property Of the company
to secure the payment thereof. and author