The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-03-14

parishes, municipalities and town corpora
tions certain restrictions, prohibitions and
regulations regarding assessment; to repeal
all acts inconsistent Herewith
The bill was read tho first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
o. four fifths affirmative vote of the Senate, tho
bill was placed on it's second reading aud re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ogden, chairman of tho Committee on
Public Education, submitted the following re-
port, which was received
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate.
The Committee on Public Education have
had under consideration
Senate bill No. Is. entitled ..
"An net to provide the State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College with ap-
palatus," etc.
And The majority would respectfully report
that they recognizes tho Importance Of the OBJ
ject to be attained by the bill, nevertheless,
they arc constrained TO recommend the post
ponenent Of It's consideration Tho bill pro-
poses an Immediate expenditure OF nine thou
sand five hundred dollars, and the employ
inent Of an officer ut an annual compensation
of two thousand dollars. which your commit
tee does not feel to be justiahle Mt present.
.....". II. ID. OGDEN. Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Ogden the rules were
suspended in order to take up at this time
Senate bill No Ii.
"A,n act to provide the Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural and Mechanical
College with apparatus and laboratory. and to
establish method for anal wing soils, fertii-
2ers. bagassP, ,s1nd other matters, useful In the
agriculture and manufactures of the State. by
tho appointment Of State chemist"
The bill was taken up, under the unfavora-
bic report of the Committee on Public Ed,l-
cation
On motion of Mr.. Ogden further considera-
tion of the bill was indefinitely postponed.0
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. WALES Obtained unanimous consent to
INTRODUCES at this time, without previous no
tice, the following entitled bills. which were
read the first time: the constitutional rule
was suspended as to each BILL and it was
read the second time and referred, Ms follows
Senate bill No. 81,
"An act to authorize md empower the
Police Jury of tho parish of West Baton
Rouge to scale. consolidate and bond the in
debtednes~ Of said paNsh
To the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rochial Al fairs @,
Senate bill No. %,
"An act TO authorize the parish of Tberville
to pay itE outstanding Indebtedness"
To the Cammittce on Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs.
Mr.. Stubl~ obtained unanimous consent to
introduce, without previous notice.
Senate bill No. %,
SAn act to create, define and punish the
offenso Of being anidle and disordarIy person
to create. define and punish the oirense of be-
ing a rogue and vagahond. to create, define
and punish the ofrense Of b&ing an incorrigi-
bic rogue TO provide for the supmary trial
| and punishment Of offenders against the psS-
visions Of this act. and OF constabes and
other peace officers for failing or neglecting
to perform the duties imposed upon them by
this act. to make all the provtsions of this
act part of the police regulations Of towns
and cities throughout the State. and to make
any otfense herein provided for violation o.
the police regulations of such towns anc
cities: to regulate tho requisite of q record o
conviction for violating any of the provisions
Of this net: and to repeal all laws inconsist
eilt Will tils pttNlslthlS III tlilS Htb.
Which was read the first time.
Mr. Burch moved that the constitutions
rule be suspended and that the bill be reat
tho second time, and demanded the yeas ant
nays:
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas -Mcesrs. Boatncr, Cage. Ducros, Gar
land, George. Grover. Kelly, Mitchell O'Don
nell, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robertson
Gp .,rI Gt,rl,t Wall, ~,
Nays Messrs. Allain, Bryant Burch
Goode. Harper, Stamps, Sutton. Texada
Twitchell and White 10,
Absent -Messrs. Breaux. Demaa. Dumont
Ellis, ella, Landry, Steven, Wheeler anc
Young 3. O
And the rule was not suspended
Z 1NrnoDucrtoNooF RESOLUTIONS.
Mr., Texada introduced the following Con
current Resolution. which lies over under tht
rules: o
Concurrent Resolution proposing an amend
mont to the constitution of the State of Lou
isinna.
BE Il resolved bA The Senate the House o.
Representatives. Of the State Of Louisiana con
| curing ttwo-thirds of the members of eacl
| house 2s,rccing thereto, That the following
| amendment boproposed and entered upon The
| respective journals of tho Senate and House o
| Representatives. with the yeas and nays taker
| thereon, ana the secretary OF state Shal
| cause the Same to be published three months
before the next general election for Repro
| scntattves to the General : Assembly in al
| least ono newspaper in ev~ry parish Of the
State in which II newspaper shall be pub
| iishcd. and said proposed amendment shal
be submitted to the people at the same tint
| and in the manner as other proposed amend
meuts adopted by the General Assembly a.
the regular session OF 1873.
AMENDMENT "
| Strike out tho first part Of article t42 o
| the constitution of 1868. which reads: "A
university shall be established and main
| tanned in the city of New Orleans. 1t shal
bo composed Of % law, a medical and q col
| logate department., each with appropriate
| faculties. The General Assembly shall pro
! vide by law for its organization and main
! tcnanco,' and insert: "The university shal
be maintained. 1t shall be composed Of law
a medical and an academcal Department. anc
| such other departments na may be eStab