The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-12

/ have the honor to be, sir, very respeetIul-
~ 'o"A ''l>'''-N' go JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.
The resolution OF the Senate was read to
the House, as follows:
Resolved. That the Secretary OF the Senate
be instructed to request the House OF Repre-
sentatives through its Speaker to cause TO be
returned to the Senate all Senate bills OF the
regular session Of 1873, now In the possession
of the House OF Representatives anu HOT
finally acted upon
On motion of Mr.. Billieu leave OF absence
was granted Mr. Kennedy for six days, COM
mencing from Monday next.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
The following named members gave notice
that they would, at some future day, intro
duce the following entitled bills:
Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo:
"An act making the tenure Of certain offices
independent of the mere pleasure of the Gov
ernor."
Mr.. Gillespie:
.An act to change and fix the time Of hold
ing the sessions of the District Court for the
parish of Cameron in the Sixteenth judicial
District"
By Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo:
"An act instructing the Secretary of State
to refrain from publishing or submitting to
the people at next general election, the con-
stitutional amendments adopted at regular
session of General Assembly OF 1873"
can act to provide for the better police of
| the State and to guard society more efficient
| ly against public nuisances, declaring GER
| tain acts to be crimes and misdemeanors, and
denouncing penalties against any one guilty
of such crime or misdemeanor."
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No.2,
can act to provide for the examination OF
| the outstanding floating debt and claims
| against the State" etc,
Was taken up on second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Keeting, the House re-
solved itself into committee of the whole
| House.
| MR. Leeds in the chair.
The committee, on rising, reported through
it's chairman that it had considered the bill,
and agreed to recommend its indefinite post
ponement by the House.
Mr.. Keetng moved that the report Of the
committee of the whole be adopted.
On that motion Mr.. Tremoulet called fol
Yeas-Messrs. Aldige, Barron, Barrett
Brice, Briggs, Brown, Bosley, CarIoss, Car
Vile, Como, Cole, Davidson, DAvy, Dayrles
Dejoie Detiege Dickinson, Dinkgrave, Duke
CAN'T, Gary, Gaudet, Gracien, Gillespie.
Hahn, Huntington, Jones, IL. NJ goah Is,a
Million, Newsom, Raby Randolph, Romero
Shakespeare Smart, Snaer, Stagg, Semme'
Tolliver, Vance, Warmoth, Washington, Wat
son, Wilde and Young Of East Baton Rouge
SO.
Nays-Hon Louis Bush, Speaker, an,
Messrs. Aycock Brady, Berry, Bell, Breard
Bridger, Billieu, Bowden, Buck, Cressy, De I
yigne, Fitzpatrick, Gaskins, Hammond, Hill
of Ascension, Hill of Orleans, Jonas, Kelly o
Orleans, .Lamare, Leeds, Leonard i OF Gao Caddc
Richardson, Ryland, Sartain, Self, Sellers 3,Ie
SpilIer. Tremouiet, VOORHEES,, Washburn, Wise
Wood and Young of Claiborne-4O.
The report was adopted and the bill wa
1 postponed indefinitely.
House bill Nos,
: "An act to provide for the speedy colectio
! Of delinquent city and State taxes and license
{ in the parish of Orleans; to divest justices
Q courts of jurisdiction and invest distrit
Z courts with full jurisdiction"
t Was passed to it's second reading and wa
y referred to the Committee on the judiciary.
I House bill NOD,
: can net to increase the revenues Of tt
State by levying license tax on all gambiln
q houses; to regulate SUCH houses, and impo
, ing penalties for violations OF such regul'
tions,"
:, Was passed to its second reading, and r
Il ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House bill No s,
IAN act to enroll nnd organize the militi'
+ to organize and equip special militia fore
to appropriate $4,000 for arming and equi
" ping and paying the same"
Was passed to it's second reading and I
= ferred to the Committee on Militia.
J. House bill NoG
Us "An act providing for additional regulation
for the government Of the city OF New
III leans. to define the duties Of the officers al
boards herein created and to repeal all lay
ID or parts of laws In conflict with the provisio
e. of this act"
a. Was passed to it's second reading and ]
" ferred to the Committee on City Affairso
r, House bill No. TO-
IN can act to authorize the police iuries OF
parishes OF Tangipahoa, Morehouse q
Rapides, to levy special tax to redeem tn
~ outstanding Indebtedness"
~ Was passed to it's second reading and
III ferred to the Committee on Parochial Affai
10 House bill No. II,
can act relative to q public road from Bou
- Station to Bayou des Allemands, in the p
:" ish of st. Charles"
Was passed to its second reading, and
er referred to the Committee on Paroch
~ Affairs.
The question recurring on the motion OF
ne previous question oby Mr.. VOORHEES,, the p
vious question was seconded by rising W
w. OF 81 yeas to q nays.
is On ordering the main question, the yeas a
y, nays were called with the following result:
IN, Yeas-Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, a
IN, Messrs Aldige, Aycock, Brady, Berry, b
lss' Breard, Brice Briggs, Bridger, Billieu, DC
~, den, Buck, Carloss, Cressy, Delaylgne D II