The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
~ SECOND SESSION F0RTf~sEC0Nn |
o. DAYS PRGCEUHEsss.
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- fay Nv 4, Ut Coy. WIZ; twenty i've Senators
present tna am veling 10 iheii naHeas
M FONTS tF COMMITTEES.
Judiciary Fnyoraby on kenaie bill No. a.
q annrf Ma llta police ihrY of tho parish of
Oh. sprlnta n temit md Hbatp certain fms Or
WI" a,.rpliy Wv majority % Tioss Hll
4. .rr n0 aHt fnniye 10 evidence ~ pinal
ptua,ts tCna ahl in nll proceeding ~ the nq-
turp OF ,timi 81 proceedings, WIN amend
ments. tho minority reporting unfaynrnhly
Tinanco- Without action House bill No. 1913.
q recommending liz ref renee 10 the Committee
on Health and Quarantine
AlBn, Without action Tho Senate bill rela'iS to
Aleo ihnt Tho COMMITTEES had examined tho
accounts sc the contingent expenditures Of VA
rous state officers and found them correct.
Public education Uniavorahy on Senate bill
No &c. npptoptiaing certain back taxes TO tho
school funA. IL
nrt 10 amend the act untitled An net 10 regulate
public education in the State OF Louisiana; to
provide revenue for the same; to impose cor,
tain penalties: 10 repeal sections of the Revised
Statutes from section 1917. inclusive, to section
1902 Inclusive and % repeal ar no 9 9f lhn acts
ton in lie State Of Louisiana and city Of New
Orleans. and TO raise n revenue for that pur-
pose" approved March 20. 1877, being An act
10 vept certain powets In and impose duties on
tho State Banta Of Education. touching vaean-
clos nud appointments Of directors. and the com !
pnriah Md district Observation-Disclosures, limit their
romlensation and prescribe their duties. to
rnisa cert in revenue for the support 81 parish
and town schools In tho city OF New Orleans,
and 10 provide for the professional training Of
white and eolored teachers for tho btate
schools 49, .
Also, unfavorably on Senate bill No, III. an
nrt to Incorporate the [ tdtod Sons OF Lighg AS
Al rfayornbly on Senate bill No. 70, an act
TO repeal section Of net No. 30 Vf tho extra sos
sion VI 1871.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Perkins,: An act to almond an net reor.
gan3ng and making more efficient the Board
of Health Of the State Of louisiana. defining
ita powers, duties, etc. providing for tho dis
position Of incs for recording births, DEATHS
marriages. rtr Ordered printed aud referred
TO Tia Committee On Health nni Quarantine.
Ey MIR. Btuhba: An act to promote i1migra-
By Mr.. Perkins. An act to authorize police
lurlns h. levy taxes for parish purposes on nll
pnrisbpbe property. parochinl Aft tira.
By M. Perkins for Mr.. BoatnelG An act nu-
thnaing police 5urie, 70 maEs snfa r resulI
Of liquors or merchandise on tho Sabbath.
raroehol Atratra. 49, .,
The district court OF tho Ninth Judicial District
Tor tho parishes Of Rnpidea ind Grant.
rho rulos were suspended and the bill was
Nlr. Grover. from the COMMITTEES on Corpora
tons, reported fnyorably, with amendment,
Senate bin No A., incorporating the Pladuemine
Alao, lavorably upon tho petition Of tho cii-
zonE Of thu parish Of Iberia. aaltingnnthority TO
lew tax to build d Courthouse Received
Mt Mitchell from The OJmmttce on Rail-
roads, reported favorably on senate bill No. 100.
ratityiug the consolidation OF the N o., j. and q.
NJ with connecting lines,
.Alao, favorahIy. with amendments on Senate
Ill No S anhgt.,ns Ta nasIy.a % consolidate
[hlr. Ogden in the cbair.l
M RobGrtson BY r re- T., introanoed an act
ALSO AN act to increase the revenues by lioens-
Ing gambling houses. Finance.
Mr.. Hacharis presented connurrent rssolu-
ton requesting tho Louisiana representatives.
III Congress to secure tho passage OF an act
having for is object tho payment to the Charity
Hospital OF the Marine mosp',a az iuna Collected
moved II susnension OF the rules, that the reso-
luton might be acted upon.
ion WAS made. and tho resolution went
over under tho rulaa,
Lieut. Gov. Witt III the chair.l
Mr., Goolo, from the Judiciary COMMITTEES,
ments, uuon Senate bin No. is9. An net to rem
dor Liable to the payment OF patish taxes the
Clinton mud Port Hudson Railroad. and to
repeal oil laws or parts OF laws In conflict with
this act
ACTION ON COMMITTEE REPORTS
Senate bill No. 1sa. An not TO incorporate and
facilitate tho construction Of the New Orleans,
Texas and Colorado railway" with tie amepd-
monts submitted by tho o,mmittee. was taken
M ..anh, nttar tho adoption Of the amendments.
the bill was finally pissed.
Senate bill No la. inattuoting the State Board
OF Engineers to ascertain and report to tho next
locking Bayou Plnuuemine. with amendment.
was takon w and finally passed. Tho amend
Provided the board shall make careful ex-
animation Of the bottom Of the rauuemine
where II II proposed to place locks, ~ order to
other causes tho construction of locks would
not be fraught with danger OF overflow; and
nher that The eoarh 1ha mak9 h
watsr Witch q the ocis Would Sssnred q
Assembly ia possession of all the facts neces.
enry for them to decide whether the work can
be done without danger of overflow to the
senate bin No. 1as ordering tho State En-
gineor to survey Bayou Teohe and report to the
Same aud rendering IL nayigablo into Bayou
Geurtableau, was taken un aud. under the
favorable report of tho Judiciary Committee,
House bill No 2so. an net relative to tho mode
Of cponing and making pubic roads IN the
parishes Of Vernon and Caleasieu, was taken
Tho concurrent resolution relative to the ap-
pointment of ajoint committee to examine the
hooks, G O. of the Auditor and Treasurer of the
Stnte. was adopted.
SENATE MILLS ON sECoND READING.
Senate bill No, 1s4, an act to donate to the po-
Iiee Iurtes Of tho parishes Of Lafourche and
rerrebonne all heswamp and owe flowed lands
belonging to the State lying between the Bayou
I,afourche and Tsrrebonne; to provide for the
appointment OF Il board OF commissioners, and
by section.
Several amendments were adopted when Mr..
Richardson moved 10 recommit tho bill with in
structons to the committee to draw II general
law upon the subject. Lost. and the bill was
finally passed.
MIR, Ellis in the chnir1
Senate bill No. lit. appropriating $4,000 to re-
imhursa the city Of New orleans for moneys
paid out for police purposes during January,
February, March and April. 1877, was taken up.
Mr.. Ogden urged the passage Of the bin,
stating that tho testimony taken before the
Committee on Claims. including that of tho
Governor. Gen. Ogden. and others, was conclu
sivn proof that ,hs police was. during the time.
under control Of the State government.
Mr.. Garland chairman OF the Committee on
Claims. stated that although the committee had
at first reported unfavoraby on tho claim. he
was now satisfied that tho claim was Just and
he would advocate tho pasaage Of the bill.
Mr.. Goode opposed tho BILL claiming that tho
testimony taken before the COMMITTEES did not
prove conclusively that tho police WAS u part Of
the State government at the time, aud was used
as much TO benefit the city as the State.
"a message from tho Governor announced his