The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

sideration of the bill was indefinitely post
poned
Senate bill No s5, entitled
"An act to amend and re-enact section of
net No. 81, approved March "a, 1876, entitled
AN act to provide an annual pension for tie
surviving veterans of the war of 1912 to 1885,"
etc,
Was taken up on its second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Burch tho bill was laid
on the table subject to call.
Senate bill No. 49,
San act to reiDcorporate tho town Of Don
hldsonvlle; to fix It's boundaries; to provide
for its government, and create mayors court
for the same
Was taken up ON Its second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Burch the bill was laid on
the table subject to call.
Senate bill No. 200,
"An act to change the boundary between
the parish Of Pointe Coupee and the parish Of
West Bnton Rouge
Was read the'second time.
I Mr. Robertson moved that the bill be passed
to its third readlng.
Mr.. Allan moved that further consideration
Of the bill be indefinitely postponed,
Mr.. Stamps demanded the yeas and nays.
| Tho roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. A1ain, Bryant, Burch, Cage.
| Dcmas, Dnmont, Garland, Goode, Harrer,
Richardson. Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell Wake
| field and YouDg-15.
Nays Messrs. Boatner Breaux, Ducros,
Ellis, George, Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins,
Robertson, sandiford, Stubbs, Texada, Wheel
or, White and Iacharie -16.
Absent Messrs. Ga Grover, Landry,
O'DonnelI and Steven-5.
And the motion to postpone indefinitely was
| lost.
Mr.. A lain moved that the bill be laid on the
table subject to call
The motion was lost. Q
Mr. Allan moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Corporations and Paro-
chial Affairs, with instructions to report the
same tomorrow, and on that motion de-
manded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted rs follows:
Yeas Messrs Allaln, Bryant, Burcl, Cage,
Demas Dumont, Garland, Goode, Harper,
Richardson, Stamps Sutton, Twitchell, Wake
field and Young Is
Ellis, George Kelly. Mitchell, ogden, Per.
kins, Robertson, Sandiford Stubbs, Texada,
| Wheeler, White and Iachnrfe-lG
Absent Messrs. ella, Grover, Landry,
O'Donnell and Steven-5.
And the motion was lost. 0
Mr.. Robertson demanded the previous
question on the motion to take the bill us en-
crossed and pass it to its third reading.
The main question was ordered.
The bill was taken Us engrossed and passed
to It's third reading.
| Mr.. Alain moved that tho constitutional
rule be suspended and the bill be read the
third time, and on that motion demanded the
yeas end nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs Boatner, Breaux, Ducros
Richardson, Robertson, sandiford, Stubs
Texada, Wheeler and White-l5.
| Nays-Messrs Alnin, Bryant, Burch, Cage
Demas, Dumont Ellis. Garland Goode, Hur-
Young and Zacbarie2
Absent Messrs Ga Grover Landry,
O'Donnel and Steven-5.
And the rule was not suspended.
Senate bill No. 49,
can act to provide for the amicabe compo-
sition and settlement of the accounts existing
between the State and the lessees OF tho State
Penitentiary, and to secure the rents yet to
be become due,
Was taken up on its second reading the
pending question being the following amend
ment offered by Mr.. Mitchell:
That all the rights, GLAZING and earnings
by virtue Of any lease of the machinery now
in the Penitentary on the part of the lessee
to sub-lcssees shall be subrogated to the
State or falling due by present lessees to
the State, shall be liqlldatcd.
That this amendment become section 6, and
section as now exists become section 7.
On motion Of Mr.. Mitchell the amendm cnt
was adopted.
Mr.. Mitchell offered the following amend
ment. which was adopted:
SEC. T. BE IL FURTHER cnnctcd, etc. That in
case the Penitentiary should on any account
be left without proper custodian and keeping
by the abandonment of the same by said
lesSees in violation OF the contract or other |
wise, then the Governor Of the State shall
have authority to take such measures for the /
safe Keeping, maintenance and employment |
Of the convicts therein rs may be necessary, |
which authority shall cease within twenty |
days after the assembling Of the Legislature
at it's next regular or called session there
after
This amendment to be section and section
7.bGcOmc section 8.
Mr. ZacharIe offered the following amend
ment to the bill, which was adopted
Amend section 3, lines 10 and IA, by striking
out the words Gin the next five years" and |
after line %, same section, insert the
words (which contract the said s. l.. james
Il Co. shall not be allowed to change, alter or
abrogato or Hnnul until the same shall have
been fulfilled or the said railroad completed
or becomes unable to comply with the CON
tract on their part"
Mr.. Mitchell moved that the bill be taken as
cngrossed and passed to its third reading.
Mr.. Stamps moved that further considcra-
tion of the bill be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Mitchell moved to lay that motion on
the table, and demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Bryant,
Ducros, Dumont, Ellis, George, Grover,
Mitchell Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robert
son. Sandlford, Stubs, Texada, Wheeler,
White, Young and Iacharie-2O.
Nays-Mcssrs. Burch, Cage, Demas Gar
land, Gla, Goode, Harper, Landry, Stamps,
Sutton, Twitchell and Wakeiield-12.
Absent Messrs. Allain, Kelly, O'Donnell
and Steven-4.