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

An act 10 further regulate the trial OF ap-
peals In the Supreme Court
Favorably, by majority, on
House bill No. 60, entitled
can act to create a mechanics and builders
lien, and to provide for the manner Of record
ing and enforcing the same"
With amendments.
House biil No. 1o1. entitled
IAN act to reduce the expense of appeals"
etc.
FavorabIy on
House bill No. 122,
IAN act to amend and re-enact article 245 of
the Code OF Practice"
Your committee reports originally,
IAN act to promote the commerce OF the
T. b. LYONS, Chairman.
Mr.. Liddell, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Corporations, submitted the
following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Bepres entatives:
Your Committee on Corporations ask to
submit the following report:
They have considered
Senate bill No. s, entitled
IAN act to incorporate the New Orleans
Board OF Underwriters"
And report the same iavorably, with amend
ments.
Respectfully submitted,
M. j. LIDDELL, Chairman.
Mr.. Murrell submitted the following mi
nority report on
Senate bill No. s,
IAN act to incorporate the New Orleans
Board Of Underwriters"
| object to the passage of this bill for the
F1sLBecause it is part and parcel OF the
war Of local insurance companies on foreign
agencies, being simply the creation Of another
monopoly for the benefit Of the favored few.
Second The Legislature has not the power
to delegate the sovereign act OF levying taxes
to private corporations for the support Of
anything, as Is the case with this bill.
| therefore look upon Its passage as uncon-
stitutional and think that il it Is passed it
will be the source OF great deal OF litiga-
ton. and will In the end become dead letter
on our statutes.
hope this bill will not pass.
"sSDS0''a WILLIAM MuRREL1.
Mr.. Lott, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Public Education, submitted the
following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House of Representatives:
am directed by the Committee on Public
| Education to report
"An act to amend and re-enact act No %.
to regulate the public education in the State
| of Louisiana" etc.
Which they request the House to take up
and pass
Also, am requested to report to Won two
joint resolutions which refer to the welfare
OF the educational system Of the State, and
request your concurrence In the same.
II. X. LOTT, Chairman.
On motion OF Mr.. Lott, after suspension
Of the rules, the bill referred to in the above
report was taken up, passed to It's second
reading, and placed upon the calendar, be-.
coming
House bill No. 1872,
IAN act to amend and re-enact act No. %;
to regulate public education In the State OF
Louisiana; to provides revenue for the same
to impose certain penalties; to repeal sections
Of the Revised Statutes, from section 1917, in
elusive, to section 1897, inclusive; and to re-
peal act No. Of the acts Of 1870, entitled An
act to regulate public education In the State
OF Louisiana and city Of New Orleans, and to
raise revenue for that purpose approved
March 26, 1877; to reduce the quorum Of the
State Board Of Education, and to provide for
filling vacancies In parish boards; to en-
power the State Board to furnish books and
forms Tor teachers and school officers; to
defer the enumeration OF youth, and en-
power the State. Board Of Education to correct
errors In the enumeration Of 1877; to
create two boards for the parish OF
Jefferson; to reduce the number OF citizens on
parish boards, and require the appointments Of
ward or school district trustees and special
boards Of trustees for cities and towns; to
require secretaries Of school boards to be ca
pable OF acting as examiners and inspectors
for the greater efficiency Of the school sys-
tenn; to vest discretionary power In school
boards as to months for school SESSIONS, and
ages OF children entitled to free instruction,
and to reduce the expense Of maintaining the
schools Of New Orleans; to provide for re-
leasing school lands"
| On the further motion Of Mr.. Lott, the
Joint Resolution referred to In the above re-
port was taken up, read and placed upon the
calendar, becoming
House bill No. 1853,
Joint Resolution instructing our Reure-
sentatiyes In Congress to procure aid for edu-
cational funds"