The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02
st Martin BE- stricken from ths bin and allowed

Mr. Hahn OPPOSED ths resolution. He did no
se ya s Rs s srss ngsh i n n2F
court In this State, and the complication Of ou
court system. involving the appointment b
naea clerks and Oil the expense OF sepa
Gen. Young. In reply, urged that the FIRST dut
q g9vernIm,,eut was to afford cheap and speed!
justice. This was not done with but one eouf
| in Louisiana The hardship was very great Ii
eivfi processes. and deubly go In criminal. AM
should be corrected. The resolution wa
The Gommttttee on Enrolment reported on
rollmeht OF bills.
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
The mileaee and per diem bill, from the Com
| up by Dir. Lyons.
u NJ Puck offered as . substitute for the en-
tire PHI bil which had been prepared by thu
MI. Stewart. the author Of the original bill 40
eented the substitute.
Cen; Young thought, that the. BILL being AT
| every members desk before coneideratjop III
mo me- that It be printed. The motion prevailed
! aud the bill was made the special order fo
| tuesday next at D. m.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
| Internal improvements Unfavorsby on tht
petition q ,eittzens OF ST. Tammany fer The
orenlng Of Tchefnnea river
ZOE. to INCORPORATE Battalion Washington Artil-
lsry and. on bills to incorporate Phnnix No
| NO. |. And the committee repottsi baek with :
out action the bill to amend the charter Of Baton
Rouge.
No Pqes {, s blouse bill
| Public Printing Submitted an net relating te
sg P Pba t PRINTER as report Mr. Cressy mott
.Parochial Affairs reported unfavorably on
House bill No; 50, to authprize the police jury p
No. 40 to authorize Tie police Jury # iberia 10
levy Q special tax aud on bill No 1886. to author
lze tbs police jury Of Washington to levy a
Lands and Lsvees- Favorably ON bill No. 2a7
to create a general levee fund. etc.
Pefitlon from uatahoula referred to the Board
:, Unfayorably on the petition from parish OF
Pointe Coupee for opening road
NOTICE OF BILLS
by blr. CrsssY: A bill providing Tor the pre-
servatlon Of notarial records In New Orleans.
BY Mr.. Washburn, OF Morehouse. For closing
bar rooms On Sunday.
BY Mr.. Singleton. A bill TO order hydro
graphic survey OF Bayou Bnuf.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
BY Mr.. Greasy: An act to regulate uualtfica-
tions OF coroners throughout the State. Judi
BY M. Gary, Of st. Mary: Bill compel tutors
TO. send children to school. and making the
failure 80 to do q misdemeanor.
BILLS ON THE TABLE
House bill No. t0t, relative to judicial adver-
tlshing, Ordered to lie on the table subject to
BILLS FROM THE SENATE.
Senate bill No. 30. requiring all officers Of the
State TO take the oath OF Office. give bond when
required. etc Reported uplayorably BY The
and passed to Its third reading.
:, Senate bill No. a, to. amend article $50 Code Of
Practice. reported unfayorably from the Judi
Senate bill No. O., to authorize suits to test
suffleieney Of sursties on official bonds report.
ed fav0rahy from Judiciary Committee. En-
crossed and placed on calendar on third read
ing.
Tho w.ta s1a1s on h THtHD READING
Mr.. Hahn offered letter from the Mayor. ex.
planning The discrepancy Of $4,000 noted by him
Yesterday.
The bill was paeed on its final reading and
passed.
HILLS ON SECOND READING.
Bill No. 25e, su hstltute for bill No /, for the
relief Of T. II. Moore. sheriff OF HIGHLAND. rs-
ported favUrably from the Com mittee on Appre-
prtations, was taken up. but no action taken.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 40, to repeal acts Nos. Q and 10 Of
1874. relative to The unlicensed sale OF lottery
tgfstsw Tas called nsaa np na.onsv ostno..
A motion to 10y on. the table was made but
Withdrawn to allow Mr.. VOORHEES, to explain the
purposes Of tho bill He stated that It's. object
than Louisiana lottery tickets q criminal of
Tense. He objected to these laws because they
the law threw the burden proo on he
accused. The bill did not interfere with The
contract OF the lottery. company with the State.
lottery company. in considerations Of tho $4,000
paid by II yearly to the Charity Hospital, de-
served protection. Playing lottery. like intsm-
was one that could not b. suppressed, and Ii
was but the part of wisdom to make the lottery
source Of revenue to the State. To this pur
tered rights. The bill would encourage the
sale OF lottery tickets that paid the State moth
The motion to indefinitely postpone was car
RED
mqtion to reconsider WAS laid on the table.
taken uR. the special order, OF the day having
been called pending motion that the House
resolve itsef into committee 99f the whole for
the consideration Of the bill. Tho motion was
After conside alton the committee of the
whole, arose and reported favorably, and 1t was
House Bill No. 4. providing for the formation
of g new constitution. indefinitely postponed.
House bin No 9, NJ Flzpatriek's, police BIZ.
Affairs. It was passed to, its third reading, and
went over TO be epgrossed.
House bill No. 80, to regulate the mode Of col
the Committee on Ways and Means.
House bill No. 81, for relief of John r Moreau.
moaa bi s r. 70 aborze Of
the Supreme Court.
TO consider the bill. and reported back to the
House favorably, Engrossed and passed TO
third reading.
House bill No. 81 for relief of taxpayers. re-
mission OF peuHtigs, vto. Reported Hfff+#ess
ably from Judiciary COMMITTEES. Laid over till
the return of Mir. Leonard.
House bill No. 90. to permit increase Of town
tax of Bastrop and exempt property therein
from parish taxes. Reported favorably from
the Committee on Corporations Engrossed
and passed to third reading.
House bill No. CT. to repeal the lottery act.
Reported favorably from the Judiciary Com.
mittee.
message from the Governor announced his
approval OF acts allowing the Cover nor to en-
ploy private secretary also bill No. 81 auhor-
izing the ex penditure Of an unexpended balance
of levee tax. etc, and the Joint resolution with
reference to United States Senator.
Mr.. Wilde moved that the bill be Indefinitely
postponed
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved that 1t be made the special
order of Thursday. which motion was 10 I.
NJ. Fitzpatrick very urgently. opposed the in
definite postponement of the bill denouncing
the lottery company as nm organized robb ,ry Of
the people of New Orleans, born In ayowed
corruption and devoted to plumber and shame.
He spoke at length In opposition. to the. in.
definite postponement. He said that the history
OF the passage OF his bill was disclosed by Mr..