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

"An act to create q mechanics and builders
lien and to provide for the manner OF record
Ing and enforcing the same"
TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Kenner-
Senate bill No. 95, entitled
can act for the relief Of G. G. Hartwell"
To the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. Kenner-
Senate bill No. 96, entitled
IAN act to amend act No. LOG OF 1873"
To the Committee on Finance.
By Mr.. Sandiford-
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
IAN act to determine the sufIiciency OF the
bond In certain cases OF attachment"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Richardson
Senate bill No. 90, entitled
Gan act for the relief OF Samuel Kelly"
To the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Steven In the chair.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
"An act amending act No. so OF the extra
session OF 1877, reorganizing the Board OF
Health Of the State OF Louisiana; extending.
defining and prescribing Its powers and du-
ties, and those of quarantine and other Off
GERS under its CONTROL revising and establish
ing the rates of quarantine charges and main
tenance of quarantine; providing for it's
expenses; for the recording Of births, deaths,
and marriages, and the issuing OF marriage
licenses In the parish OF Orleans; for the in
spection OF live stock and meats In the
slaughter-houses in the parishes of Orleans,
jefferson and st. Bernard; prescribing the
duties and obligations OF masters of vessels
and others arriving at quarantine stations;
establishing penalties and remedies for the
enforcement of this act and for violations of
the same, and of the ordinances and orders
made in pursuance thereof, and giving effect
as evidence, to certain certificates of quaran-
tine physicians, and to the sanitary ordinances
of the city OF New Orleans and the Board OF
HEALTH"
Which was under consideration at the time
of adjournment on yesterday, was taken up
on its second reading, under favorable report
of Committee on Health and Quarantine, with
the following amendments offered by the
committee:
In lines one and two of the title, strike out
the word Amending" to the figures "1S77"
inclusive; and In line ~ OF the same add the
words land repeating all provisions of laws
and parts of laws in conflict Herewith" after
the word health.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the amendments
offered by the committee were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the bill was taken
up section by section.
Section was read.
Mr. Harding offered the following amend
ment to the section: i" In lines 7, and strike
out all words commencing with chosen and
closing with system"
Mr.. Harding moved the adoption Of the
amendment, and demanded the yeas and
| nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Benners, Bryant, Cahen, De-
| Bouchel, Delahoussaye, Garland, Harding,
Harper, Merkel, Mitchell, Stamps, Sutton
Nays-Messrs. Breaux, Bowden, Ducros,
Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford, Scanland,
| Wheeler, Williams, Zacharie-2O.
Absent-Messrs. Cage, Ellis, fla, Landry.
| And the amendment was lost.
| THE President Of the Senate In the chair.l
| The hour OF IL o'clock m. having arrived,
the Senate proceeded in a body to the House
| OF Representatives.
| JOINT SESSION.
The Joint Assembly OF the Senate and OF
the House OF Representatives OF Louisiana
was called to order by the Hon. Louis A.
Witt, Lieutenant Governor and President Of
| the Senate, who announced that the object of
the joint session OF the General Assembly was
the election of a United States Senator for
the term commencing March A. 1879.
| The President directed the Secretary to call
| the roll of the Senate and it appeared the
| following named Senators were present:
| Messrs. Benners, Delahoussaye, Ducros,
FOntenOt, Garland, Harding, Heron, Kelly,
Kenner, Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins, Sandi-
ford, Scanland, Steven, Stubs, Sutton,
Texada, Wales, Wheeler, Williams, Zach
arie-22.
Cage, Cahen, DeBouchel, Ellis, Ola, Harper,
Landry, Merkel, Richardson, Stamps,
Wells-14.
The Speaker directed the Clerk to call the
roll Of the House, and it appeared the follow
ing Representatives were present:
Hon. j. o. Moncure, Speaker, and Messrs
Allen Armstrong, Arnauld, Barthelmy, Brent
Billier, Bienvenu, Board, Bower, Brown OF
Tensas, Brown Of Jefferson. Carron, Carter.
Davidson Of IbervllIe, Demas, Decuir, Du.
cote, Durio, Frazier Gordon, Hammond,
Hasam,. Hawkins. Hay, Hite. Hightower,
Holzhalb, Jenkins, Jones, Lauer,, Liddell,
Lott, Martin OF st. Landry, Munday, Muir
rell, McElroy, Mckee, Nealey, O'Bryan, Par
melee, Pope, Potts, Rabouin, Redon, Renwick
Robson, Ross, Ryland, Sharp, Smart, Steele
Stechmann, Smith Of Jackson, Smith Of st.
Mary. Scott, Schumpert, Taylor, Torrey
Veazey, Vidrine, Walton, Watson, Young
The President announced that there were
present ninety-one members Of the General
Assembly, and q quorum.
Nominations for United States Senator
being in order,
Mr.. - nominated Mr.. John Yoist,
OF Pointe Coupee.
MIR. Hightower nominated Hon. L. B. Wat
kins, Of Red River.
Mr. Zacharie nominated Hon. f. S. Goode,
of Terrebonne
MIR. -- nominated Mr.. John Mccall,
of Orleans.