The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-03
oil all the Senators elect having voted In the
affirmative.
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate.

uouse OIL representatives.:
/ am directed 10 inform your honorable
body that the Senate has eoncurred in the
following entitled House bills:
House bill No $50,
IAN act to amend and re-enact section of
mn act entitled An act to repeal act No. "A.
proved February ~, 1869; act No 81, ap-
proved March &, 1885, act No 90. approved
March 9, 1859; act No, a. approved March 1aIa 80,
No. "a, approved March 2e, 1878; net No. 80,
approved February 80, 1871; act No 60, APP
proved March II, 1874, act. No. 16, approved
March "a. 1875; and TO authorize the city Of
New Orleans to establish, organize Hnd main
tain proper and sufficient police force to pre-
serve order aud good government within the
corporate limits Of said city; and to assume
control Of the tire alarm and police telegraph :
and TO pass ordinances providing for the CON
troll. dIrection and pay of the said police
force and to limit the annual expenses Of the
same, and to establish IL Board OF Police Com
tnIssione.s,, approved March 81, 1871"
House bill No. 35i, @
AN act to repeal an act to form u new
parish to be called the parish of Red River"
etc.
House bill No. 3o5,
"An act to re-enact All act to establish q
board h. audit outstanding Indebtedness Of
the parish of Caddo, being act No. 80 Of lsTea'
Also that the Senate has concuried in Ne
following entitled House bills, with amend
ments as attached to the bills.
House bill No 1og,
IAN act relative 10 judicial advertisements
In the parish of Orleans" %
House bill No 1870,
: IAN act to amend and ie-enact sections 80,
80 and Al OF an act providing the time and
manner of holding elections and making re-
turns Thereof, being act No IS, approved
April II, 1877"
Also that the Senate has conculred In the
House amendments to Senate bill No 1876,
An act authorizing Abraham Bass to site
the State"
Respectfully, -...
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary of the Senate
On motion of MIR. Wise, a.
House bill No. 296,
IAN act to Incorporate the city Of shreve-
port, etc. 9
Was taken up on second reading under the
favorable report of the Committee on Cor
porations, with amendments. @
The amendments were read as follows:
First-On page strike out lines Is, 49, II,
and III line IS the words northwest bank of
Cross Bayou" and insert In lieu thereof the
words ito the centre Of Red river, thence up
the centre OF said river to d point on the
north bank of Gross Bayou, at its junction
with Red river
Second On page IA strike out clause seven
aud insert az u substitute therefor the follow
aSeventh- TO establish and regulate all
market places, and to farm out the same ,
atd, jointly with the parish Of Bossier. let out
the limits Of said city, the revenues from the
same to be equally divi led between said city
and the parish Of Bossier."
Third On page 10. IN line 9, after the word
apais insert the words mot to exceed for any
one year one and three-fourths per centum Of
the assessed value thereof"
Fourth-Qn page Is, line 10, add to, section
II, the words, (which license Tux shall y no
instance exceed the license laid by the State
for the same time"
Fifth. On page 25, in line II, after the word
.claim," insert the words, only against
money actually In the treasury
The amendments of the Committee on Cor
perations were adopted.
MIR. Leonhartl moved to amend In section 8.
line 3, by striking out the words ''or appoint
ed" strike out lines 7, g. 9 and 10, and iii
line II fare elected aud qualified
BY rising vote Of 80 yeas to 40 nays the
amendment was lost.
Mr.. Leonard offered the following amend
ment.
Section A, at the end OF page 6, add. PRO
vided the first Board Of Trustees elected under
this act shall have power to fr1ah ~ueis
changes In wards as may be deemed proper
aud necessary"
Section Il. page IT, line Is. strike out the
words twenty eighth day Of. February, and
insert ''ftfSt day OF january.
Section A. III line 2, strike out the Words
land licenses and at the end of section add
provided judgments surrendered under pro-
visions of this section shall not be held conclu-
sive against any one who may enjoy the exc
cution of the same. and that by Injunction
plaintiff thereon may allege and ON trial be
allowed to prove any fact or circumstances
showing that no Indebtedness to the city eX-
, asted At r the time such Judgment was ren-
Section 10, BY. striking out week" and in
sorting month
On the motion of Mr.. Wise the first amend
ment was amended by striking out the word
elected" and inserting in lieu thereof the
word appointed
The amendment was adopted "a amended.
The amendments offered by Mr.. Leonard
were then adopted AZ read.
On the motion of Mr.. Wise the bill was
ordered TO be engrossed.
The following communicatiokowas received
from the Speaker (NIr. Lyons in the chair,
and ordered to be placed upon the journal of
the House:
SpEAKER's Room
House Of Representa- ives. !
D New Orleans, March !. 1878.
To the Honorable the Members of the House of
Representatives: O
Gentlemen Convinced Ms am, that an inn
perative necessity exists of curtaiIing our ex-
penditures within the narrowest limits and
believing this fit occasion to making more
manifest this conviction, heretofore frequent
ly expressed by me, | shall be content with
the -protfer you have made OF remunerating
me for the services rendered during vacation
as member Of the Boards of Liquidation.
Canvassng and Printing and in supervising
the repairs made to the Hall Of the House of
Representatives., and now respectfully and
with thanks decline to accept the compensa-
ton rendered by your resolution OF sc TWEEN
ty-ninth of February.
Your obedient servant
LOUIS BUSH.
Mr.. Newsom ask9i and SXhtained leave 10,
introduce bill, which was read iold placed
upon the calendar. becoming
House bill No 465.