The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
VI GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIRST SESSION.
THE SENATE.
wenty-First Days Proceedings.

the State Board Of Engineers. Lands an
House bill No. ias. relative to the state prlnte,
House bill No. ISL, relative to the lndemnit
due the state upon certain swamp lands. Land
House bill No. 1Bs to amend act No. 90 OF tn,
extra session OF 1877. Judiciary.
| COMMITTEE REPORTS
Judiciary: rnfayorably on Senate bill No. 10
Allowing the parishes e. levy five mills tax t
the reiet Of J. calhoun nsna 0 NO '00' 'o
F Fe 49, for the relief Of George w. paDt9 STATE
The committee report recommends the strlk
the Treasurer to pay The warrants amounting
| tn $40. 100 already issued the payment of which
| has been ipjoined In the United States Circuit
/ would provoke an unseemly conflict between
| the Legislature and the Federal courts, which
The report also recommends tina. the allow.
anee OF $4,000 damages arising out Of the depre-
citation Of state warrants be stricken. out, on
The GROUND that all contracts with the State are
Lands and Levees. Favorably on Senate bill
No. &c. recommending that the Governor take
measures to recover certain swamp lands be-
longing to the State.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
BY Mr.. DeBouchel: An net to incorporate the
Athenee Loulsianals. Corporations
by Mr.. Brea1x; ", An act CHANGING The time
when taxes and lie nses become exigible In
New orleans. judiciary.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Breaux: A resolution providing for the
payment Of messengers, Ordered to lie, over,
Mr. Steven: A resolution atlthoriz ng the Ser
nt-at- Arms to employ clerk.
= UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. o. to amend section OF act No.
90 Of 1873, the New Orleans Pacific bill, came M
and was made the special order for Thursday
al o'clock
ACTION ON COMMITTEE REPORTS
Senate bill No. q. to exempt from taxation the
house no. - Camp street. used BY the Assoeia-
ton for Presbyterian Publications, was TAX on
70 on ~ ta,vor ,a, report: with amendments
Pending discussion Of the bill the hour OF
noon arrived. and the Senate went Into Joint
session to ballot for United States senator.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
Consideration of Senate bill No was re-
sumed and the bill finally passed.
House bill No. IS. relative to appeals to the gu
prt me Qonrt from the parishes Of Qaddo. Bos-
sler and DeSoto. reported favorably from the
judiciary COMMITTEES. was taken up and finally
passed.
THE LOTTERY BILL.
House bill No. 1903. to repeal the charter OF the
Louisiana Lottery Company was taken up.
Mr.. Zaehariei moved the adoption Of the
amendment recommended by the majority re.
after March 81. instead of from and after It's
passage.
Mr.. Breaux asked. for information merely.
u there had been q majority report upon this
The President ruled that there had been.
MIR. Ellis moved as Q substitute that the
amendment to the amendment. offered by him
This amendment l., that the bill take effect
Rs a5tsr be s al " tbs first
quarterly instalment Of the $40, 900 paid yearly
by the company for It's privileges, he thought,
precluded the abolition Of Its charter prior TO
the end Df tho The nrtViIp0aa
granted yearly. aud not quarterly. He was
satisfied that the bill would not be sustained by
Mr.. Zacharie SUPPORTED the bill In an eloquent
and mastery speech which will be found. In
The amendment offered By Mr.. Ellis was lost
The amendment recommended by the COM
Mr.. Brea,lx offered TO amend by excepting the
premium bond plan from the operation Of this
law.
reason that its passage would identify the pre-
mi um bond scheme with the lottery which was
abolished In this net because OF It's immoral
Mr.. Brsaux did not propose to enter into the
discussion Of this question. but he hoped that
gentlemen In passing this act would not be so
i'm peds The financial policy Of The city.
Mr. zschsrie persisted In his opposition It
would cucumber the bill with extraneous
matter.
The amendment was lost yeas II. nays 49,
Mr. Harding offered an amendment repeating
Waterworks oomuany, the Gas Company and md
the act relative to public printing and creating
a State Printer.
Mr.. stubbs made the point Of order that the
amendment was not eermain to the matter
under consideration, and could not be received. |
The point was maintained.
Mr.. Iacharie moved to engross the bill,
Mr.. Garland asked leave to explain his vote. |
He was now and had always been. opposed to
IBIS, his bill Il, Senators bad grave duty to per;
The public mind and should be dafinitively set
tied. There should be q square issue made. |
voted Yes"
The motion to engross prevailed BY vote Of
A motion to suspend the rules and place the |
bill on Its third reading for final passage was
voted down bya vote OF % yeas to ID nays, not
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Bill to regulate the jurisdiction of justices of
the peace in New Orleans. reported on unfavor- |
ably by the Judiciary Committee. was tndef |
Bill prescribing the bond In certain cases
OF attachment was also indefinitely postponed. |
House BIZ 70 authorize real estate owners TO
test the validity Of mortgages or privileges held
By the State, Finally passed.
House bill to amend act No. log OF 1873. re-
ported favorably with amendments BY the FL
nance Committee. the same being the charter |
Of the Gas Company. was finally passed.
House bill No. 142, to impose 9 license tax.
pIc.. reported IHvOrADlV Win amendments by the |
Finance Committee. was taken up, and, after
the adoption Of a number OF the amendments, |
further consideration Of the bill was postponed |
I'LL 12:4o D. m. Thursday.
Bill to chart the Red Chute Navigation Com |
pany. reported on unfavorably by the Commit |
Tee on Corporations. was. on motion Of MIR. |
recommitted.
The bill to Incorporate the Charitable Society |
Of 1T. Barbe was indefinite postponed.
The bill to incorporate the Lafayette Young |
Mems Charitable Association was taken 40
Mr.. Harding moved to amend so as to require |
he association to pay the costs OF promulgating |
The act.
On motion OF Mr.. Perkins the whole subject |
matter was indefinitely postponed.
AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The bill to authorize the town Of Plaauemine |
70 fund Its floating debt was taken up and final
" passed.
Bill to authorize J. A. Flanagan to sue the |
State for services rendered the State as attor- |
ney, reported favoraby by the Committee on |
Claims. The bill was finally passed
Senate bill to authorize Horner 4 Benedict to |
sue the State. reported favor8bly by the Com
mittee on Claims.
Mr.. Stamp. moved It's indefinite postpone
ment. Yeas IA. nays Ia. The chair voted no. |
and the motion was lost.