The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
IMr. Perkins In the ehah

Yeas 49, nays 10, and it Pas so refer, 60: .,,
H. Robe tson presented resosati, - sS a"ato
| shall speak moro han five minutes in ~ o ~,
bate nor more than once on any given = "' fo,
Mr.. Mitchell presented as Q substitute tfe ~ -
| loving: Tint orators be- allotted all the sFh'
| betSs1eu the hour of adjournnf ent and the hpa,
| of conven ing the Senate on the next day to vet'
late their powers OF 9ra9ry the state detiray
The resolution and substitute went over nhder
| the rules. O.
teen minutes IN the discussion Of 0ny one sub
lect uni nss 1t be to explain.
the motion was not putt
ported anor"by Il Ho ,ns
t Nelly Nelly an aef and lhe
small -pox hospital, Referred TO the Committee
| on Health and Quarantine.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on Rhi-
roads, submitted n favorable report on Senate
bill No. 15s, to incorporate and charter the Mon
roe and Bastrop Railroad Received.
A message from the House announced the
passage Of the act granting aid to the New Or
leans Pacific Hallway.
On motion the House bills were taken up with
| a view to reference.
# House bill No. 15o. incorporating tho town of
Pineville Corporations.
House bill No 15s. extending tho charter Of
the, New Orleans Savings Institution. Banks
House bill No. 17s. authorizing loan OF State
credit to the New Orleans Pacific Railway, was
read the first and second times BY title.
Mr.. Robertson moved i!a reference to tho
Committee on Railroads
Mr. White moved rs a substitute that 1t be- re-
ferred to the, Committee on Judiciary (of which
Mr. ,Bnrch demanded the yeas and nays on
the substitute.
Several Senators gave mott 20 that they would
explain their votes
Mr.. Demas made the point OF order that the
Senate rules provided that all bills should be
rod >t hs,n rntn hat
the appropriate committee for this bill was tho
Railroad Committee. and the Chair had the
power to SO refer without action of the Senate.
Mr.. White said the point was not we'll taken:
that judicial matters were involved in tho bill,
and insisted that the proper committee was the
MIR. Mitchell thought that there wero lawyers
on other committees than the Judiciary. and
could see no reason why all such bills should go
first to the Judiciary Committee.
The roll was called.
Mr.. Allnin voted no, Ton Mr.. white's s.nhEti,
tute). thinking the bill should go the Railroad
Committee, and said it had taken that course in
S1r. White interrupted. stating that in the
House tho bill had gone to the Judiciary Com
Mr. Burch voted no. and explained his vote
stating that tho bin should properly 60 = the
judicial questions they would report back and
the Senate would then refer the bill to the Judi
MI. Goode. The chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee. voted no, and. explaining his vote.
considered that the bill should be first referred
to the Railroad Committee, and II they dis
Tho RI call was then eompleted,,yesas 7. nays
1S. and Mr.. Whites substitute was lost
The original motion to o,,fer to the Saire'Sa
Committee was then put and carried,
:, Tho chair announced the following named
Joint eomm,ttee to Examine the books Of the
T Tx, Mitchell : zachario, Allan and Du-
lBl't few Democrats now remained in their
ME-, Young moved to take up the constitu-
tienal amendments reported back from the
House
Objected to. and on motion the Senate Mt 4:1o
p. m. adjourned until II o'clock this morning.
The House.
The HOUSE use was s called to order at u o'cloGo,
Eighty-four members-a Guorum-present.
Prayer.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Jonas presented memorial from the
citizens of the Sixth District, praying that said
district be not separated from the city. City
Affairs.
Mr.. Young. of Claiborne, moved that the
Speaker be allowed additional compensation
for his services "a member of the Board of Ii
Memorial of the Property Holders Union
relative to seizures for rent Laid on the table.
J. NJ. Barkleys petition. Indefinitely post
TGllllpu Ol JUe u lnHUS OI Sllu on, pTbSbuLbu
by MIR. Lyons; Indefinitely post poned
Petition ofthe Mayor and aldermen OF Clinton
Indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Young. of East Baton Rouge. moved to
reconsider the vote by which Mr.. Lyons amend
ment was lost. changing the capital of the State
to Baton Rouge RECONSIDERATION or ieredn.
Mr.. Young moveGo 0 defer the reconsideration
to Thursday at y. M. which was ordered.
BY Mr.. Tremoulet:
Resolved. That the House meet daily at II m.
and rontinue in session till no fixed hour.
Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Lyons called up House bill No. 225. an act
parish Of iberia: fixing the Boundaries etc
Mr.. Jonas called up Senate bill No. 126 au-
thorizing Abraham Bass to sue the State
Passed.
Senate bill No. 90, an act to enlarge the bound
aries and increase the jurisdiction of the parish
OF St Mary. Parochial Affairs.
Mr.Wise called up House bill No. 1854 to author
iSe the city OF Shreveport to collect Is per cent OF
the licenses assessed for 1878 in city scrip or
etc Finally passed.
SPECIAL ORDER
New Orleans Pacific Railroad BILL No. 17s. au-
thorizing the State to aid the New Orleans Paci-
FIG Railroad. was called UP by Mr.. Tremoulet. |
been thoroughly discussed. He would vote, not |
against the railroad but against the means to |
be used In building It,. he agreed with the |
in saying that the bill was unconsti- |
tutional. |
Mr. Bush-I believe that we shall be violating |
State. and increasing our debt 10 over $40 100000
should the railroad bill pass. l said last even
ing that the contract Of the State wit the bond
holders is tor not over $4,000. 900; these bonds
stand pledged to meet and cover the debt Of the
state. BY statute Of 1874 the Board Of Liqui- |
dalton was ordered to fund the debt Of the State |
at go cents on the dollar. and further. that those
whose claims should be rejected were author
lied to present their claims for relief before
any court OF competent jurisdiction.
1t seems to me that il we wish to uphold the |
credit of the State we should say so. and act ac
cording to the spirit and letter of the constitu-
ton il not. let us rise boldly and declare. in the
lace Of Louisiana's creditors. the fact that our
state IS willing to violate sacred contract
pledged by law
Blu, I have heard itsaid that perhaps. when
his debt will be called up. the ,oher bonds will
have been extinguished Perhaps so, but who
,an guarantee that it will not be a further bur-
len our posterity?
THE Speaker having made some remarks on
he attitude taken by the Democrats relative to
he bill he was Interrupted by Mr. Dinkgrave,
gho asked if the Speaker wished to insinuate
hat only the Democratic, members of the
House took to heart the credit of the STATED
Mr.. Bush resumed-Jf l have thus spoken
t IS only with the conviction that as represen
i've IF TO +el