The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20

over ullItI tIle IuleS.
To the Honorable President and Members of
Your committee having had under conaid-
GRAFTON House bill No. IS beg leave TO report
the same favoraby, with the following
amendments lines numbered according to
printed.
Bill viz: article 5, line 134 strike out tho
words 'close up and after word "stream, in
line LAB insert the following: "And provided
that no dykes or dams shall be constructed
so as to impede or impair tho drainage of any
lands not included in the grant aforesaid.
ii section 4, after word acres III line Il,
insert the words ''of lands now subject to tidal
RESPECTFULLY submitted for majority Of com
mittee. CHAS. J, BOATNER,
Acting Chairman.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to. Introduce. without
previous notice. the following entitled bills,
which were read the first time; the constitu
tional rule was suspended as to each BILL and
follows:
BY Mr. Wheeler
. Senate bill No. 14s
IAN act to atgend the act entitled an act to
regulate public education in the State of Lou
isiana; to provide q revenue for the same; to
impose certain penalties: to repeal sections
Of the Revised Statutes, from section 1917 in
elusive to section 1890 inclusive and to repeal
Act No. 6 of the act Of 1870 entitled an act to
regulate public education in tho State Of Lou
isiana and city Of New Orleans, and to raise
revenue for that purpose" approved
March 26th, 1877, being
;,,
pose duties on the State Board Of Education
touching vacancies and appointment of di-
rectors and the compensation of teachers; to
create tho Office Of parish and district super
intendents limit their compensation and pre-
scribs their duties; to raise u certain revenue
for the support Of parish and town schools III
the city of New Orleans and to erovide for
the professional training Of white and colored
teachers for the State schools o
TO the Committee on Public Education.
BY Mr.. Landry:
Senate bill No. 149,
AN act to re-incorporate tho town of Don
jacksonville: to TX It's boundaries; to provide
for It's government, and to croeate Il Mayors
court for the same"
To the Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs. o
BY Mr.. Boatner
Senate bill No. $50,
IAN act regulating the fees OF District At
torneys and District Attorneys pro tenn
10 the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Breaux:
Senate bill No. 151,
can act fixing tho boundaries Of the Eighth
Ward in and for the parish Of Pointe Coupee.'
To the Committee on Corporations and
Pnrochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Robertson:
Senate bill No. 152, o
"An act for the relief Of J B: Bcattie, of The
parish Of Orleans.
To the Committee on Claims
Mr.. zacharie in The chairs
INTRODUCTION OF REsobuT1oNs.o
0 On motion Of Mr.. Wheeler the rules were
in order to consider ut this time
the following Concurrent Resolution offered
by him:e
BE Il resolred by he Senate Of The state Of
Louisiana. The House Of Representatives. con-
curing. That we heartily endorse the memoir
tai to- congress OF the Southern Educational
Convention, that meeil the city Of Atlanta on
the 9th OF February, 1878. and thatoye request
the earnest advocacy of our Representatives
in the National Congress of the objects set
forth In said memorial, looking to the promo
ton Of the cause Of popular education in the
Southern States, and that q copy Of the reso-
luton be forwarded to the Representatives in
the National Congress from this State.o
On motion 81 Mr.. Wheeler the resolution
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell the rules were
to allow himeto intfsluce at this
time the following resolution:
Resolped, by the Senate Of Louisiana: That
the }. two extra porters employed by the Senate
law for the regular porters, and that the com
mittee on auditing and supervising the ex-
penses Of the Senate issue vouchers in con
[or1nty with the above, In payment of their
salaries as porters for the regular session of
1878, and that the Lieutenant Governor be
authorized To approve the sqme.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell the resolution
vas referred to the Committee on Retrcnch-
ncnt and Refoen.
UNFINISHED BUS1NESS.a
Senate bill No. ZIG,
"An act to remove the seat of governmental
rom the city Of New Orleans, and to estab-
ish the same in tbs city ofoBaton Rouge, and
o appropriate the sum of ten thousand dol
airs to remove the furniture, archives, records
md papers belonging to the General Assem-
lily and to the several offices requiretlaby law
% be kept ut the seat of government, and to |
provide suitable buildings therefor"
Was taken up, the pendingemotion being to
ldopt section 1 Of the bill. Q
On motion of Mr.. Burch further considera-
ion of the bill at this timeewas dispensed |
With, and the bill was made the special order
or Monday next at o'clocke u
On motion of Mr., Landryethe rules were
uspended in order to take up at this time
Senate DILL No 80,
An act to repeal an act (Ne- IS, approved
1arch 16, 1870, granting ferry privileges to
lark Schonbarg and William Murren, their
eirs and assigns, acSoss the Bayou La
ourche, at Donalsonvale Louisiana
The bill was taken up under the favorable
oport of the Committee on the Judiciary and
n motion Of Mr.. Landry the bill was, takeno