The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-14
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND sEssION--rHIRTY-s
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Sen ate.

The senate.
Tho Senate met ut II A. m. Lieut. Gov Witt
presiding, and . quorum present. =, H.,
Legislative Investigating Treasurers ofllct
camnlitee.
by Mr.. Robnsoh-An net TO incorporate the
Luke Charles Lousinpa) and Orange Texas
railroad. Referred to The Railroad Conmittee
BY Mr.. Harpsr-An act fer tho relief 81 o. "
hn,o,ne 'ne hnnra nity Of
Shreveport. Claims -,
By. Mr.. stnbbs A memorial from HEATH ZIP
pey X Iihra for relief. Claims. 80
Mr.. White moved the recensideratlon o. the
vote by which The report Of the Treasufei = ~
yestigating committee was ordered printed
Mr.. White moved that m additional $50 copies
be struck OH. Carried.
ACTION ON COMMITTEE REPORTS
Senate bill No. i29, legltimatisng certain chill
''Hg on sa b if No si, changing tie time of hold
Ing the District Court In the parish OF sabine,
seyenteeah judicial District Fin n y,gR' atssetd,
enter Oh his books the cash balance renorted
by the State Treasurer on January 1877. Final
tthe act relative to the charter Of the New Or.
leans Waterworks Company was taken UP and
Senate Bin No. 80. relative to tho service and
return of certain notices md orders In judicial
proceedings In the courts of the parish of Or
leans. Finally passed '.t"
SPECIAL ORDER. .
Senate bin No. 1oa the Sunday labor law, was
taken up under an unfayofable committee re.
Tho first section was rehd,
Mt. Stamps moved Its adoption
ME-. white called for the yeas ana nays yeas
Mr. Allan called for the readipg of the, un.
favorable committee report. an1 \ was read. ,
MIR Wheeler In tho chair.
MIR; Young our (, moved tho indefinite postpone
MI. stamps urged tho adoption q the pi
Mr.. Young said the bill. II pissed. would have
no "foee," and he called for the previous aues-
tiop but withdrew tho gall.
MI z1sh .s opposed e sw H. 9Ss se ndn,r
nifty to pass without hsallng myself Of II to
place myself on record against al such legisla-
lion, SIR. the very basis, Of republican govern.
Ills Ills principle. THAT tIe Church and State
pre- perpetua!lly divorced; that leelslatiye atl-
thority ls without right ", force, upon any
our L formed or Jew and ae
alike. and am ut a loss to.understand by what
minority d religious observance. II this be
proper, know not what may be, the next step
y may be law Spmp,nlsory " forcq people 70
very genius Of christianity consists In winning
H way By aGo aes soa ~ msr me
DDS. and g lend tho sword Of Justice to enforce
upon unwilling conHciences seInblnnre
do not desire. IN eighteen, centuries by those
methods q gentlene,sa saichibg, its splrt from
tors Of the habitable globe. Those aro no true
friends of the religion d Christ who seek now
son MO 10 lib doctrines Of ubseryanses. Iavo
trusted air. Tint such ideas should never pre-
Sn 4 b ss fea 4 t ss SSsR .,6 bsTS es
SssS % MI Iy.s s ;Ss Hs,s
would neyor DO Touched. bpt should remain for-
ever inylolate, that each oitisen should be left
to worship God according TO his own con.
cl9nGS a wt rern et 81 hindrance Or control
Mr. pn W, urged t4e adoption Of the bill IN q
r sr eal % an h9as n ab lep mn
MI. Demas thought Y strange that the honor,
hee senao paator OF J ii haa
course IN IVA when 10 urged the ' passage s d
stronger bin, and GOULD only account 10Y HE
change from The fae hat ho had store u Con
With a Tho eno a Sd spad obo wSete
they Ind Sunday law, and where The two az
a' HHSaa ss T y ys fa t. t ssq ten
MI. STAMPS psaid that hc introduced tho bill
did not think Brother young's course CON
MI. Young replied. stating 10 had tried for o
lsiainps and namas u follow tbs path q right;
eousness and get them awny from bnso .ball
went to. Ile only went North once with the
senator 0sstamnpsi ana that was when p they
no found his fricnd behind q fast tonrn on the
way e = certain street. to take some ladies over
Mr.. Gage thought Sunday Inv unconstitu-
tional. and the people wouldn't obey the law II
\ was p'a,s s, I, 4 \ was good bill however,
oath would vote Tor q bil that no thought un-
Mi. Gage said he didn't know exactly. but oven
II he was sntisled within himself he might then
vote for i, He believed tho bill ought TO be re-
Mr.. ,Alaln moved with Mr.. Youpgs consent.
that the bill be recommttod to the Judiciary
Mr.. White suggested that It DO qualified 40
not to express any opinion. The motion pro-
Mr. Demas introduced an act directing the
Board OF State Engineers to close the Bonnet
Care crevasse. md appropriatng $4,000 for
that purpose. Referred to the Committee on
Mr.. zacharie introduced an net to authorize
and direct the Board Of Trus 81, Of the Lonis
ana sppntng House 9n ahe Hun to pay into
support OF the blind. and to relieve tho trustees
from any. further responsibility. Referred to
the Judiciary COMMITTED
Mr., Kelly, from the Committee on Metropol-
tan POLICE. submitted favorable report on
Hou o Dill NO. 2bg Lies over.
SECOND SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill No. 116 removing the scat Of gov
crnment to baton Rouge and appropriating
$4,000 for the removal OF archives. was taken
up. ,
day next at p. m. stating that n commission
report was due which would give information
on the subject E
Mr.. Goode thought Il should be acted on now
MIR. White thought. in justice To the chairman
of the Committee on Public Buildings who was
absent. 1t should be postponed. He said also
that the chairman alluded to had sent him a
letter written by Engineer Harrod. In which he
estimated the cost Of repairing the public build.
ines ut Baton Rouge at $4,000
The bill was finally postponed until Friday at
2p. m. and made the special order, several Sem
ators giving notice that they would press the
bin to n vote at that time.
Mr.. Grover called up House bill No 81 relative
to the charter of the New Orleans Waterworks
Company and II was taken up. with favorable
report from the committee but wont over with
the understanding that IL come up this morning
Adjourned until Ia m. to-day.
The M0llsc.
The House met at noon, Speaker Bush in the
chair: log members and a quorum present
Prayer.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS,
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