The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-28


Mr.. Mitchell offered the following resolu-
ton: g
Resolred by The Senate Of Louisiana, That
the three extra pages employed by the Senate
be allowed the same compensation as fixed by
law for the regular pages, una that the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising the Ex-
p6nses Of the Senate issue vouchers in CON
| formity with the above in payment Of their
salaries as pages for the regular session Of
| 1878. and the lieutenant Governor be author
lied to approve the same.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform.
| On motion Of Mr.. Boatner the rules were
suspended toronsider aE this time the
| Resolution instructing the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses of
| the Sennte to pay Senators for expenses in
| Cured as members Of the joint committees
| appointed at the extra session Of 1877"
On motion Of Mr. Boatner the resolution
| was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Tho report of the Fk,ance Comrsittee on
reports of expenditures of the contingent
funds of the Governor, Superintendent of
Public Education, and Supreme Court" =
Was taken up. O
Tho committees reported tho same as cor
| rect. :
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the report was
adopted
Senate bill No Sc,
can act approprating the back taxes now
in the State Treasury to tho credit Of the
school fund to paramount Of interest now due
in the several townships for the years 1871,
1879 and 1879, and prescribing che manner in
which the Auditor shall warrant for the
same"
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
of tho Committee on Public Education.
On motion of Mr. Ogden, further considcra-
tion of the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill No. 1856.
"An act ratifying the organization of the
New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad
Company and It's consolidation with the Mis-
sissippi Central Railroad Company, and with
the Chicago st. Louis and New Orleans Rail
road Company, and incorporating said last
named company,
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee on Railroads.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell the bill was
taken as cngrossed and passed to it's third
reading.
Tho constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was read the third time and finally
passed, its title was adopted, and it was
ordered to be sent to the House for concur
renee. s..~a.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to RECONSIDER the vote
by which Senate bill No. 155 was finally passed,
and on his own motion the motion to recon-o
slider was laid on the table.
Senate bill No 154,
"An act supplemental to an act entitled An
act to authorize the consolidation Of connect
ing or intersecting railroate companies; to
establish the forms under which the same
may be effected; to authorize such consoli
dated companies to issue bonds and SECURE |
the same by mortgage, and to enumerate |
and confer certain powers on such CONSOLE |
dated companies, approved March 8, 1877;
authorizing the sale or transfer of certain |
franchises or corporate rights from one incor-
porated railroad companyt to another"
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on RAILROADS., with the follow
ing amendments offered BY the committee:
Section 1, line %, after the word sit, insert
the following words: O
Subject to all membranes and liabilities
franchises and rights, and 40 restrictions and
regulations imposed by original charter, OF
The company or companies SO transferring
such railroad and franchises.
'sSEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted etc, That this
act shall take effect from and after it's pas
sage.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell the amendments
were adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Demas further considsera-
tion of the bill at this time was dispensed
with, and the bill was made the special order
for Friday next at o'clock.
House BIZ No. 1876,
"An act to incorporate the town OF Colfax
Ia the parish Of Grant, to provide for the cleo
tion of it's officers, to define their powers and |
duties, and to provide for the government of
the same"
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Boatner the bill was
passed to its third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-tfths affirmative vote Of the Senate,
the bill was ssad the third time and finally
concurrence ordered to be sent to the House.
Mr.. Boatner moved TO reconsider the vote
by which House bill No. 166 was finally
passed. and on his own motion the motion to
was laid on the table.
Senate blu No. 7e,
IAN act to repeal sections Of act 30. 80 Of
extra session of 1871"
Was taken up under the snfavorable report
Of the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs. O
0On motion of Mr.. White further consider
alton Of the bill was indefinitely postponed. .
Senate bill No. 112, ca
can act to incorporate the United Sons of
Light Association Of Louisiapa,"
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
o0the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rochal Affairs. rs r
On motion d Mr.. Grover further considera-