The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29

was taken up under the favorable report OF
the Committee on Corporations and parochlal
Affairs.
On motion Of Mr. Steven the hill was taken
as eDgrossed and passed to it's third reading.
Mr.. Steven moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended and the bill read a third
time.
Mr.. Stamps demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breanx, Benners, Bowden.
DeBouchel, Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot. Garland
Harding. Heron, Kenner, Mitchell, Norwood.
Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford, Scanland.
liams Zacharie-H.
Nays-Messrs Bryant Delahoussaye. HAIR
per, Landry, Stamps, Sutton, Wheeler-7.
Absent Messrs Cage, Cahen, Ola, Kelly,
Merkel-5.
And the rule was not suspended.
| Senate bill No 49, entitled
"An act to change the name OF William
Henry Dark
| Was taken up, under the unfavorable report
OF the Committee on the Judiciary, and ON
motion of Mr.. Garland. further consideration
OF the bill was indefinitely postponed.
| Senate bill No. 76, entitled
| "An act to incorporate the st. MartinsvilIe
Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies'"
| OF the Committee ON Corporations and Paro-
chial Affairs, and on motion OF Mr.. Garland
further consideration Of the bill was indefi-
nitely postponed.
| Mr.. Ellis moved that the Senate do now adj
journ until Monday next at II 80 o'clock o. m.
| The motion was lost
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
| Senate bill No. 81,
"An act to provide for pro rata payments
of the interest tax fund to the holders OF all
coupons OF consolidated bonds In cases where
said interest tax fund Is insufficient to pay
said coupons in full"
Was read the third time
Mr.. Steven moved that the bill be finally
passed.
Mr.. Ellis moved that the further considera-
ton OF the bill be indefinitely postponed, and
demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas essrs. Bowden, Bryant, Delahous-
saye, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland, Harper, Mer-
KEEL, Mitchell, Scanland, Stamps, Sutton-12.
/ Nays-Messrs: Breaux, Benners, DeBou-
chel, Ducros, ella, Harding. Heron, Kenner.
diford. Steven, Stubbs, Texada, Wales, Wells,
i Wheeler, Williams. Zacharie-21.
Absent-Cage, Cahen, Kelly-3.
And the motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
The question required on the motion OF Mr..
Steven that the bill be finally passed.
Mr.. Ellis demanded the yeas and nays, and
a call Of the roll resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breaux, Benners, DeBou-
chel, ella, Harding, Heron, Kenner, Landry,
Norwood, Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford,
Stamps, Steven. Stubbs. Texada, Wales.
Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Zacharie-21.
Nays Messrs. Bowden, Bryant, Delahous-
save, Ellis. Fontenot, Garland, Harper, Mer.
KEEL, Mitchell Scanland, sutton-1l.
Absent-Messrs Cage Cahen, Ducros,
Kelly-5
And the bill was finally passed and It's title
adopted, and the bill ordered to be sent to the
House for concurrence.
Mr.. Steven moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed, and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid ON the table.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No. $50,
"An act to enable owners OF immovabIe
property to test the legality of any mortgage
OF privileges claimed by the State"
Was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-fifths affirmative vote Of the Senate,
the bill was read second time and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House bill No. 80,
"An act donating certain lands to the Red
River and Mississippi Railroad Company, and
declaring the forfeiture Of said lands by the
vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad
Company"
Was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-fifths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was read second time and referred
to the Committee On Railroads.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Bowden obtained unanimous consent
to introduce at this time, without previous
notice,
Senate bill No. 90,
"An act to authorize the Governor to take
the necessary steps to recover five hundred
Thousand acres Of swamp land, more or less,
which have been rejected and disallowed by
the general government"
Which was read the first time
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was read second time and referred to
the Committee on Lands and Levees.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Mitchell, chairman on the part OF the
Senate of the "joint committee of the House
, and Senate to investigate the affairs OF the
State Printer" by unanimous consent submit
ted at this time the report Of the committee,
which was received and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Mitchell, chairman of the committees
appointed under resolution OF the Senate
''for the purpose of examining into the rela-
tions between the State and the North Lou
isiana and Texas Railroad Company, and re-
porting to the Senate what legislation, II any.
is needed In the premises to protect the inter-
ests of the State" by unanimous consent sub
mitted at this time the following report,
which was received:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
) the Senate: