The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24

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| Members.
Mr.. MeGeiiee moved 10 reconsider the yot.
just taken on his motion In relation to assem-
bling and adiourning Of the House, and Oh
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
| laid on the table.
Mr. VOORHEES, In the chair.
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
The special order Of the day for this ho,lt
being
| House bill No 30g.
! An act to amend and re-enaet an act fin
Guiding the title thereof entitled Aniant f.
provide Tor gauging and inspecting coal oils
and Illuminating oils derived wholly oil In part
from coal or petroleum. to regulate the sale
aud disposition Of the same; to prohibit In
| certain cases the sale or disposition Of llumi-
Mating oils or fluids dangerous to life Of prop
| etty, and to prescribe penalties for violations
Of this act
And
House bill No. $40.
IAN act to regulate the sale Of eoal oil and
oils anu illuminating fluids derived wholly Ut
In part from coal u petroleum: 10 provide
penalties for the sale Of certain kinds Of oils
and illuminating fluids, and TO repeal an act
entitled An act to provide for gaugitg and
Inspecting coal oils and illunininating oils or
iluds derived wholly or In part from coal OF
petroleum; to regulate the sale or disposition
OF thosatne: to prohibit III certain cases the
sale or disposition Of illuminating oils or
iluos dangerous TO Life and property, AMI to
prescribe penalties for the violations Of this
act, =" approved April .. 1877.
The bills were taken tip.
House bill No 300 was read
Mr. Wise moved to amend ln.sactim by
inserting after the word stIn,,isiaua" In line
I the words. land In the city of Shreveport
the Mayor thereof"
Pending the consideration Of the amend
me,lt,
Mr.. Hill, Of Orleans. moved that both bills
Nos. 300 aud $40. be recolnmittt,d to the Com
mittee on Agriculture, Immigration and Com
lnerce.
Mr.. Dupree moved. as 81 amendment to The
motion OF Mr. Hill. that House bill No $40 he
feeominitted to the COMMITTEES on Health and
Quarantine
The motiah of Mr.. Dupree was cartied.
Mr. Hill. of Orleans. moved to reconlmit
House bill No 800 to the COMMITTEES ON Health
and Quarantine.
Mr.. Bowden moved to lay the motion Of
Mr. Hill on the tsble
Bya rising vote Of 80 yeas to 81 naS the
motion to lay on the table was carried
The question recurring OH Mr.. Wise's
amendment. Mr.. Stewart, Of 1nnsas moved TO
strike out section O. and on that motion called
the yeas and nays, with the following result
!, Yeas eMesssrs.. Billieu, Bosley, Caryille,
Davidson. Deioie. Dickinson. Fobb, Gary,
Hahn. Hill of Orleans, Holt, II. M. johnson.
Martin, Million. Stewart, Toler and Walker-17.
Nays Messrs. Aldige, Ayeock. Barbin.
Berry, Bell, Breard .Bridger, Bowden. Car
loss. Greasy Como, DAvy Delayigne. De-
tiege, Duke. burden, Dupree Gaskins. Hunt
ington. Kelly Of Orleans, .Keeting, Larnare,
Lea. Leeds, Leonhard Of Orleans. Lyons,
Magloire. Mettehee. Nunes. Raby, Randolph,
Richardson, Shakespeare, Smart. stagg Self.
f fsfit5 sVSg ante S VRogs Ie WESbr1s waist
llngton,.. Watson, Wilde. Williams, Wise,
M Mg"d Ronng q I. Claiborne and Young of East
TheYaotion to strike st. section was lost.
House bill No. 3p1,
IAN act to authorize the passhoof Tensa#
to levy and collect q spec al t. for levoe pur-
poses, and to provide fos the administration
thereof
Being the special ort1eS of the day for this
hour, 9 o'clock D. M. was. on motion ofaMr.
Walker. taken UP under IT, favorable report
of the Committee on Lands and Levses, by
substitute
Consideration Of House bill No. 800 was re-
sumed
The substitute was reea and ordered to be
phced upon the calendar becoming
House bill No 429..
IAN act to aus,or9e the Police Jury Of Ten
sas parish to levy special tax for leyes p,,r-
poses O
The bill was passed to its second reading.
and under suspension Of the rulx 1t was
considered engroossed and read q third time
and passed.
The title was adopted. a |
a Mr., Kidd moved to reconsider the vote on
Che final passage of this BILL and on his own |
'notbn the motion to reconsider was laid upon
The table.
Mr.. Wise moved to amend by inserting In |
line "a the words cor mayor after the word
health"
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Wise moved to amend by inserting in |
ine,43 after the words New Orleans" the
words "and the Board of administrators Of |
be city of shrevSp port"
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Deavigne moved to amend section 2by
inserting in line 81, after the word ''chosen."
he words unless they be removed for cause"
The amendment was adopted.
Section 3, on the motion OF Mr. Delayigne,
was amended by inserting In line Is, after the
word Figures" the words "not less than
,htee-fourths Of an inch in length
The amendment was adopted.
. Mr.. Berry moved to amend section by
striking out, In line 15 the word "twenty-
i've and inserting in lieu thereof the word
ten
Mr. Dinkgrave moved to amend same sec
ion, in line Is, by striking out "one-half' and
Inserting "one-fourth.'
The amendment wis accepted by Mr..
Berry.
Mr.. HILL Of Orleans, moved as substitute