The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-12

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the State was taken up and referred to the
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform.
Mr.. Lea, Of Vt. Helena. presented Joint res
olution relative to United States Senator,
which was ordered to lie over under the rules
On motion Of Mr.. Aldige, the concurrent
resolution providing for the appointment Of
Joint committee of the Senate and House Of
Representatives to examine the State Treas
uryTetc. was taken UP and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Aldige presented preamble and con
current resolution relative to the levee tax Of
1877 and the payment of the Board of State
Engineers. etc.
Which was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Lands and Levees.
Mr.. VOORHEES, presented petition Of the citi-
zens Of the parish of NAvoyelles, praying for
the seating of l.. Barbn in place of l.. J. Souer.
Referred to the Committee on Elections and
Qualifications.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Tho speaker ex-officio chairman of the
Committee on Rules, submitted the following
report:
Rooms COMMITTEES ON RULES,
The Committee on Rules beg leave to report,
for the guidance Of the House, the rules df the
lust session. with the following amendments:
Ordered: That rule thirty-five shall be and
is hereby amended 80 as to inreats the num-
Der Of members on certain committees, w:
q The Committee on Claims tn consist Of
nine members.
3. The Committee on Judiciary to consist Of
nine members.
q. The Committee on Internal Improve
ments to consist OF nine members
I. The Committee on Corporations to con
sist Of nine members.
H. The Committee on Banks and Banking to
consist of nine members. A.
H. The Committee on Public Printing To
consist Of nine members.
IT, The Committee on Public Lands and
Leveps to consist Of nine members. '5s
49, The Com Inittee ON Contingent Expenses
to consist Of nine members.
%. Tho COMMITTEES ON Agriculture to consist
of eleven members e..
"a. The Committee on Public Health, etc. To
consist OF nine members.
26. The Committee ON Canals, etc, to consist
of nine members.
+ a. The Committee on Appropriations TO CON
sist of nine members.
Which was read and adoptt6
Mr.. Leonhard, of Orleans, from the special
committee appointed at tho extra session Of
1877 to examine the books and accounts Of the
Superintendent Of Public Education asked m
extension of fifteen days further time to make
Il final report, which was granted.
Messrs Aldige and Tremoulet. from the
special committee appointed at the extra ses-
sion Of 1877, under act No 1874, to examine the
books and accounts of the Auditor and Treas
,lrer, also asked for IN extension Of fifteen
days time to make q final report.
On motion of Mr.. Lyons an extension Of
time was granted Ill the special committees
appointed under act No. 1874, extra session Of
1877, to make their final reports.
NOTICES OF BILLS
The following named members gave notice
that they would on some future day, intro
d,cc bills to be entitled, respectively, as fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Brico:
An act to repeal an act entitled can act for
the protection Of game, birds, etc, approved
April 10, 1877.
An act to amend section fifty three of act No
O6, entitled "An act regulating the mode OF
assessing and collecting taxes" etc, approved
April 20, 1877
An act to amend section of act No. A, e1f
titled "An act relative to jurors etc, ap-
proved March g. 1877.
By Mr.. De Lacy:
An act TO relieve the town of Alexandria from
paying parish taxes.
An act to incorporate the Rapides Grove
Benevolent Association of Alexandria.
BY Mr.. Drew:
An act TO authorize the defendant In suit
for separation from bed and board, after GER
tain delays to proceed by rule in such case
and obtain final decree Of divorce dissoving
the bonds of matrimony.
BY Mr.. Wilde; a
An act to inquire into the franchises of the
Western Union and Atlantic and Pacific Tcle-
graph Companies in this State, and to regu-
late their rights.
An act to increase the revenues of the State
by the collection Of a tax ON alcoholic and
malt liquors ut the place of consumption, and
to authorize the use of the Moffett punch.
An act to suppress vagrancy in the State, to
punish Migrants and to provide for their trial
BY Mr.. Smart An act. to allow the police
jury of the parish Of Vernon to levy special
taxes TO pay old indebtedness.
An act to amend and re-enact article 1869 OF
the Revised Statues of 1870.
BY Mr.. Washburn: An act amending the
charter of the town Of Bastrop, in the parish
of Morehouse.
Also an act for the more cffectual enforce
ment Of contracts.
BY Mr., Toler: An act relative to the ex
pcnses for printing blanks, books and station
cry procured by the late State Registrar Of
Voters for registration and election purposes
for the late presidential and State election, helc
November 7, 1875. t@...
BY Mr.. VOORHEES,:
An act relative 70 article 1858 of the Civ
Code.
An act relative to monitions and notices o
application for administration of success
sions.
An act relative TO judicial advertisements ii
New Orleans.
An act relative to the Office of Assistant At
| torney General. r.. s..-
By Mr.. Drury:
Joint resolution providing for the election
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