The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1879

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countries, who contributed TO the relief Of the
Louisiana sufferers from the yellow fever ep-
idemic Of 1872
| Was taken up on first reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill was
read second time.
Under further suspension Of the rules,
the bin was read third time and passed.
The title was adopted.
Senate bill No. So, entitled
IAN act to authorize the mayor and select
men OF the town Of Plaquemines to provide
for funding the floating Indebtedness of said
town; to verify the legality Of said indebted
ness, and to provide for the payment of the
principal and interest thereof by q special tax
4 for that purpose. and TO limit the rate Of In.
terest on said indebtedness"
| Was called up, and on motion Of Mr.. Billleu
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Jeffries moved that committee OF
three be appointed by the Speaker to inform
the Governor That the House would adjourn
at u o'clock midnight, and that the House
awaits any further communications FROM his
Excellency.
/ lHC hiohfpt WINS Jbttfous tUb pUphHhI
appointed Messrs. Jefrries, Cunningham and
warmoth ON said committee.
Mr.. Biliieu called up
Senate bill No. 80.
IAN act for the relief Of David Kelly"
The bill was taken up on It's first reading.
Mr.. Billieu moved TO suspend the rules to
place the bill on Its second reading.
MIR. Walton moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely.
BY rising vote Of 40 yeas TO % nays the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
| Mr.. Lyons, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on the judiciary, reported as follows
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives.
Your Committee on the Judiciary have the
honor to report on sundry bills, petitions and
memorials referred to IL, as follows:
| Unfavorably by majority on
| House bill No. 146, entitled
| can act TO provide for the recording of
births. deaths and marriages" etc.
Favorably by majority on
| House bill No. 1GG, entitled
IAN act to protect the health of the city Of
I! New Orleans" etc
UnfavUrably on
| House bill No. 14g, entitled
AN act 70 repeal sections and of act No.
| tt8 Of 1862" etc,
| For the reason that It's provisions are COW
cred by House bill No. 1GG, reported above.
| Favorably on
Senate bil No. "a, entitled
An act to authorize L. Huguet to sue the
State
| Unfavorably on
| House bill No. "a. entitled
AN act to amend section Of net No % OF
1878"
House bill No. lit, entitled
An act TO authorize ID. Bloomfield 30 sue
the State," and recommend that the same be
referred 10 the Committee on Claims.
House bill No. 81, entitled
4 IAN act providing that priority Of registry
shall give preference to privileges"
| House bill No. 81, entitled
| IAN act regulating costs"
Statement OF contingent expenses of the
Attorney General
LYONS,
Chairman
Mr. Jenkins, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Claims, reported as follows:
| Rooms COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS. |
New Orleans, January 81 1879.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives:
| Your Committee on Claims having had
under consideration the following bills petit
tons, etc, beg leave TO report as follows,
viz.
| Favorably on
Senate bill No. %.
An act for the relief Of John II. Lamon, Of
| the parish Of East Baton Rouge"
Favorably on
Senate bill No. %,
An act for the relief Of John, Lucy, Kate.
ana Minerva Hays, the minor children and
heirs q the late Harry I; Hays by the re-
tain real estate In the city Of New Orleans,
belonging TO said heire, for aud during the
time the said real estate was held by Ito pur-
chasers &c Its contlscation sale; the said es-
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the confiscation laws Of the United States as
the property Of said Harry Il. Hays. and
bought by Rufus NAPLES In 1865, and held by
him until July, 1878, without paying the State
Or CITY taxes accruing on said estate during
that time"
Favorably on
Senate bill No 100,
An act for the relief of the heirs Of Charles
IA: Conrad deceased"
Favorabiy on
Senate bill No. 66,
AN act for the relief Of the widow and
heirs 81 Eraste MOutoD, deceased, Judge OF
the Sixteenth Judicial District"
Favorably on
Senate bill No. "a.
An act for the relief OF James Lula, and
appropriating the sum of seven hundred dol
airs (S7O0l."
Favorably on
IAN act for the relief of Antoine Dubuclet,
and approprating the sum Of one hundred
and forty-three dollars and eighty nine cents
($143 s9)."
Favorably on
Senate bill No. 70,
IAN act for the relief OF Geo. w. Lee, Of Or
leans. and appropriating the sum OF 1876 80,
enormously paid into the State treasury"
Favorably on
Memorial OF Mrs. G. Bourke, praying for
relief"
Your committee return without action the
petition of j. j. Gidiere, and ask It's reference
TO the Committee on Militia.
Respectfully submitted,
b. f. JENKINS, Chairman.
Mr. Hammond, chairman, on behalf OF the
Committee on Contingent Expenses called up
the report Of that committee.
The report was read, as follows:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Contingent Expenses,
to whom were referred various resolutions
from the House, have the honor to report as
follows:
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