The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22

pal and interest; to authorize the company
TO make Its mortgage bonds and secure them
by first mortgage Of present and future
property to provide a pledge OF said mort
gage bonds to the State, and the terms there
OF, and to regulate the use OF the proceeds OF
said State bonds"
BOILING WILLIAMS,
Acting Chairman.
Mr.. Stamps gave notice of his inteAtion 10
submit minority report on the bill.
Mr.. Breaux, for the Committee on Rail-
roads, submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
TIE Committee on Railroads and Internal
Improvements, to whom was referred
Senate Bill No. So entitled
"An act to amend an re-enact Sc lions G.
20 and % of ACT No 80, entitled An act o in
corporate Morgans Louisiana and Texas
Railroad and steamship Company etc..
GUS. A. BREAUX,
On behalf of Committee on Railroads and
Internal improvements
On motion Of Mr.. Breaux the rules were
suspended to consider the report of the COM
mittee at this time, and
Senate bill No. So, contained in the report,
was taken up under the favorable report OF
the Committee on Railroads.
On motion Of Mr.. Breaux the bill was taken
as engrossed and passed to it's third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was read third time and finally
passed, and its title adopted, and the bill
ordered to be sent to the House for con-
currence.
Mr. Breaux moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed, and on
his own lotion the motion to reconsider was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Williams, chairman OF the Committee
on Elections, submitted the following report
of the majority of the committee, which was
received and lies over under the rules:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
and Privileges.
New Orleans, January 1S. 1879.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
A majority Of your committee having had
under consideration the contest In the case OF
r. +. Guichard against Will Steven, contest.
ing the election of the latter as Senator from
the First Senatorial District. beg leave to re.
port
That neither the petition, nor notice Of con.
test filed by the said contestant, Guichard, SCI
forth or specify any facts or grounds Of con-
test as required by law and the practice In
Legislative contests and, therefore, your
committee do not feel authorized to take evil
dence or proceed further In the investigation
Of the claim made by said Guiehard. To en-
terrain such petitions, In the opinion Of your
committee, would be triflng with your honor
able body.
Wherefore your committee respectfully ask
to be discharged from further consideration
of the said contest, and recommend that the
Hon. Will Steven be confirmed in his seat
BOILING WILLIAMS, Chairman.
MIR. Stamps gave notice that he would OF
tomorrow submit minority report
NOTICE OF BILLS.
| Mr.. Benners gave notice that he would OF
some future day introduce
| A bill to be entitled
"An act to amend paragraph 8, section 2 o
an act entitled An act relative to jurors II
and for the State OF Louisiana etc, approved
April 80, 1873, and known as act No. "a OF tn
session of 1873"
| INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Wheeler obtained unanimous consen
to introduce, without previous notice,
| Senate bill No. 65, entitled
"An act supplementary to the second sec
! ton of act No 1874 of April 80, 1877, entitled
AN act to vest in the State Board of Educa
tion control of the site purchased for tn,
State, in the city Of New Orleans, for the 10
cation of State Normal School, etc. /; and t.
authorize the State Board to exchange sale
site for other property within the city Of New
Orleans, vacant or improved, and OF equa
value with said lots, and to use the property
so acquired for one or both of the Peabody
State Normal Schools now in operation In
New Orleans"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate
the bill was read a second time and referred
to the Committee on Public Education.
IMr. Stubs in the chair.
Mr.. Delahoussaye obtained unanimous con
sent to introduce, without previous notice,
Senate bill No. Sc, entitled
San act for the relief of the widow anC
heirs Of Eraste Mouton, deceased, Judge o
the Sixteenth judicial District"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate
the bill was read a second time and referred
to the Committee on Claims.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Steven, chairman, under suspension o
the rules, submitted at this time the follow
ing report, which was received, and lies owe
under the rules:
Rooms OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE,
New Orleans January 30. 1879.
To the Honorable President and Members o
the Senate:
Your Committee on Finance have examined
Senate bill No. 80,
"An act to provide for an interpreter OF tn
Superior Criminal Court"
| Also,
| Senate bill No. 80,
IAN act fixing the salary OF the clerk Of tn
| Superior Criminal Court OF New Orleans,
etc.
| Your committee respectfully beg leave t,
report said bills back without action, and re
commend that they be referred to the Com
| mittee on the Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted,
WILL. STEVEN, Chairman.
| Mr.. Ellis obtained unanimous consent to In
troduce, without previous notice,
Senate bill No. g. entitled
IAN act providing for the continuation o