The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, MARCH g. 1879

On motion Of Mr. Demas the bill was finally
passed and It's title adopted.
Mr.. White gave notice that he would move
ut a future time to reconsider the vote just
taken.
Senate bill No. t54 entitled
'An net supplemental to an act entitled
An act to authorize the consolidation Of con-
Meeting or intersecting railroad companies; to
establish the form under which the same may
be effected, and approved March 5, 1877, TO
authorize the sale or transfer Of certain fran
chises or corporate rights from one incorpo-
rated company to another
Was read the third time.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell the bill was
laid on the table subject TO call.
On motion Of Mr. White the vote was re-
considered by which Senate bill No. 20s was
finally passed
On motion Of Mr.. Demas, the vote was re-
considered by which Senate bill No. 2D8 was
taken as engrossed, and by which the consti-
tutionaI rule was suspended and The bill read
the third time
Senate bill No. 20s,
Relative TO Il public road from Botltte Sta
st. Charles
Was again taken up on its second reading.
Mr.. White offered the following amend
ment to the bill, which was adopted:
Add Mt the end Of section l. the words "pro-
vded, that no increase 81 taxation shall be
imposed upon the parish for the purposes Of
building tho road
On motion Of Mr. Dernns, the bill was taken
t,, ,trI
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-fifths affirmative vote Of the Senate
the bill was read the third time and finally
passed, it's title adopted and 1T was
ordered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
Mr.. Demns moved to reconsider tho vote
by which Senate bill No. 2Os was finally
passed, and on his own motion tho motion to
reconsider was laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr. Boatner, the rules were
to allow him to submit at this
time the following report of the Committee
on Lands and Levees, to whom was referred
Senate bill No 14O,
tAn act directing the Board Of State En-
gineers to close the Bonnet Care crevasse, in
the parish Of st. John the Baptist, and appro-
priating the sum Of fifty Thousand dollars out
Of the Ievee and drainage fund for that pur-
pose" etc.
/ am directed by the Committee on Public
Lands and Lcvees to report the same unfa-
vorably, in consequence of the inability OF the
State to provide the necessary means to close
the crevasse.
CHAS. J. BOATNER, Chairman.
The report was received and lies over under
the rules.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No. 418,
can act re-apportionng the State into Sen
atorial and Representative districts, and
and re-enacting section 4 OF act
No. /, approved january 81, 1876"
Was taken up and read the first time.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. 105, entitled
"An act relative to evidence in criminal pro-
secution and in all proceedings in the nature
Of criminal proceedings"
Was read the second time.
Mr. Iacharie moved to amend by striking
out section B.
The amendment WAS adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the bill was
passed to it's third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the constitu-
tiona rule was suspended and the bill read
the third time.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the bill be finally
passed.
Mr.. Cage demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Ailain, Bryant Cage, Car
and, Mitchell, Ogden, Robertson, Wheeler,
White, Young and Iacharie-11
Nays -Messrs. Boatner, Burch, Demas, Du-
;ros,, Dumont, George. Gln, aoode, Harper
Landry, Perkins, Richardson, Sandford,
md Wakefield TO-
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Ellis, Grover
Kelly, O'Donnell and Steven-6
And the motion that the bill be finally
passed was lost.
House bill No 1856,
San act entitled AN act to authorize the Po-
ice Jury Of the parish OF Washington TO levy
sp ecia tax Of five mills" etc,
Was read the second time.
On motion Of Mr. Richardson the bill was
passed to it's third reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate,
he bill was read the third time and finally
passed, its title was adopted. and notice Of
concurrence was ordered to be sent to the
House.
Mr.. Richardson moved to reconsider the
'ote by which House bill No. 1856 was finally
,assed, and on his own motion the motion to
reconsider was laid On the table.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
House bill No. 453,
'An act to repeal an act entitled AN act to
eguate the private markets in the city Of
Jew Orleans, and for other purposes being
,ct No. 81 of the session Of the General AS
emily of 1874, and to authorize the Council
# the city of New Orleans to pass ordinances
nd make regulations Of private markets in
said city"
Was read the third time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the bill was
nally passed.
Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
" which House bill No. 453 was finally
'assed, and on his own motion the motion to
ccOnSder was laid on the table