The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-01

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ment, and 1t was lost.
The House amendment was then voted on.
Au Amendment Il, new one, by the House.
granting the legislature authority to exempt
from taxation $500, worth OF household goods.
3, and that concluded the amendments or new
amendments added by the House. -,
MIR. Robertson moved q reconsideration OF the
vote by which the amendments had been con.
cured in or adopted. and moved to lay that
motion on the table, calling the yeas and nays;
yeas "a nays o.
Mr.. r bertson introduced y concurrent reso
luton creating Joint COMMITTEES Of two from
the Senate and taree from the House, to sci ct
sh ,uld have preference, and after the disposi-
ton Of such bills by the committee they shall
have preference Lies over.
Action on reports Of committees was resumed
The judiciary Committees favorable l r ,'
or limbs Of bystanders with or without intent to
kill, and to give damages r injuries suffered
with the following amendment; :.
insert the words wantonty or Intentionally" -,
The amendment was adopted and the bill
finally passed.
Senate bill No. 1877. an net amending an act
relative to the reorganization of the Land Office
was, upon q committee recommendation, re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Lands aud Legees
Lieut.. Gov. Wiltz In the chair.]
Senate bill No IS (Mr. White'sl, to amend ar
tile 80 Of the Code of Practice. was indefinitely
postponed.
! Senate bill No 1T9, substitute for Senate bill
| No 13, the former being an act for the amicable
composition of the accounts md affairs OF the
was taken up. road, ana with an amendment
offered by Senator Mitchell, was made the
special order for Friday at y. M. besides being
Senate bill No. 1903. making it a misdemeanor
to sell or barter property on which a lien exists,
WAS taken up and finally passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bill No. 81. an act to provide for the
examination of the outstanding floating debt:
providing for the classification of said debt:
iorbidding the further, payment by the Ire -
urer Of said debt until the examination be made
| and the General Assembly act thereon max ing
the warrants of constitutional officers receiva-
BILE for the general fund taxes aud licenses in
tho years for which they were Issued. was
taken up and finally passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
House bill No. $50. authorizing the city OF New
Orleans to establi- h police force, increase the
budget therefor, etc, was read.
Objection was made TO its further considera-
ton when Mr.. Grover explained that under the
present law the City Council found it impos-
sible to patrol the city proper ~. but that with
authority to increase the budget 1t could be
done.
Mr. Twitchell submitted an amendment pro.
viding that the entire police force and office of
Immediate control of tho Administrator Of Po-
MIR. White made the point that the amendment
| was not germane to tho subject.
/ Ruled not well taken.
1 Mr.. ogden opposed the amendment as it
would give the entire police machinery into the
police would be ALMOST useless. Tho PEG
Die, could elect an administrator Of DO ice,
B ,wer TO suit himself. It would be more proper
to put it under control Of competent mon. and
the superintendent Of polic' should be compe-
tent. and the present one was. He would moi
abolish that Office, as without properly quail
fled superintendent the force would be Of no
&C count.
Mr. Hacharie opposed tho amendment an,
hoped it would not pass. or it would be nee s.
sary TO go over all of the old police laws. This,
ent under the control ex,lusively of the Ad
ministrator of Police. At the last session much
time was 81 ent over the bill, and o cry prnvi-
of both houses was embodied in the law now
? on the statute books. This almond ment is cal
culated to revoutionizs The, whole police sys-
the Administrator Of Police tower that he
the speakefl was not will ng to, place
In the hands OF any man in the city Of New Or
leans; The police Was now in tho hands. Of a
board. and was, under the direction Of the
Mayor and Board Of, City Administrators. with
a Police Board for the Immediate govern ment
Of the force. He would not change that and
place the force under one man. and hoped the
would be should The amendment be adopted.
Mr.. Twitcheil did not. he said. think when he
offered the amendment that it would provoke
of reform only. He knew the Administrator of
Police had no work to do. AID had asked the
old Chief of Police. who said the only work the
Administrator had to do was to draw h S salary
He wanted to consolidate tho two offices, and
saw no reason why it would be dangerous cen
treing Of power.
amendment was lost Yeas H. nnys 49,
Among those who voted for the amendment
were Senators Allain RreauX, Bryant, Demas
Ellis, Gil, Grover Harper. K.lly, Landry
O'Donnell. Stamps Twitchel, Wakefield and
Tho bill was then finally passed.
House bill No. ;s51, repeating tho act creating
the parish of Red River and changing the
boundary lines between Red River and DeSoto
was finally passed.
The calendar was then exhausted.
House. hill No l26. authorizing Abraham Boss
to sue the State in any Of the district courts
parish OF Orleans. was taken up and went on
Mr.. Demas introduced q bill relative to open
ief ferr pa''' io'' " ''' % ISL u ''' on 'es
Mr.. Stamps introduced petition for the re-
lief OF Joseph Girod. Referred.
t House bill No 800 was taken up. being an act
to establish q board Of audit for outstanding
claims against the city of Shreveport. etc
Mr. Breaux from the Committee on Corpora.
tons. reported BY substituted nate bill No 15l
fixing the boundary lines Of the Eighth Ward
parish OF Poinle Coupee. Received.
Mr. Demas moved TO take UP Mr.. Robertson
, resolution relative to the appointment of a com
mittee to select preference bills.
Mr. Cage opposed the resolution, thinking il
unnecessary, and moved to table it. Yeas 10
nays 10.
CONSIDERABLE discussion enSued those opDoS
ing claiming that it would place in he power Q
the com nittee 10 pass over or hold any bill:
f they saw fit. The Senate they thought could ge
. through the work of the session without q com
, mittee.
t A motion to adopt tho resolution was lost
, , Yeas 10. nays 10.
A number of House bills were taken UP anc
referred
t Executive session was called and LASTED
. fifteen minutes. when the doors were opened
and the Senate adjourned until to- day at II M
The House.
: The House was called to order at II O'Clock
Speaker Bush in the chair.
. Ninety-three members, q quorum, present
j, Prayer
BILLS CALLED UP.
Mr.. Lamars called up House bill No. 2o5. ar
! ! act to incorporate the Battalion of Washington
Artillery of New Orleans. Passed.
By Mr.. Wood: House bill No. 1856. an art *
amend an act authorizing the police Jury 0