The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-15


ON City Affairs.
Mr.. Smith, of Jackson, presented the mono.
rial OF the Police Jury of the parish Of Jack.
son. recting the destruction by fire Of the
parish court house, and asking that the priv.
lege be granted Of retaining the amount Of
State taxes for 1877 and 1873 for the purpose of
rebuilding the same.
The memorial was referred to the Commit
tee on Parochal Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Smart, chairman on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Corporations, presented the follow
ing report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives:
/ Your Committee on Parochial Affairs bog
leave to report favorably on the following
bills:
House bill No. "a.
| "An act to confer additional powers npon
the justices of the peace of the parish of
| CoDc0rdia."
House bill No. 10.
IAN act to provide for supplying the loss Of
public records, and other papers, consumed
| by the burning Of the courthouse In the par
| ish OF Jackson"
| House bill No. 6.
IAN act to authorize the Police Jury Of the
parish Of Franklin to levy special tax In said
parish sufficient to build parish jail"
| On the motion Of Mr.. Smart the above en-
| titled House bill No. 6 was taken up under 4
suspension of the rules, and the amendment
recommended by the committee was adopted.
as follows:
Add the word parrish after the word
"said," in the second line Of the title
On the motion OF Mr.. Smart,
House bill No.2
San act to confer additional powers upon
~ h. =
cordia,"
Was taken up under suspension Of the
rules under the foregoing favorable report.
Mr.. Martin, of st. Landry. offered the fol-
lowing amendment:
"Amend so as to include the parish OF st.
Landry, after the parish of Coneordia."
On the motion OF Mr.. Lyons, the bill and
amendment we're referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Mr. Smith, OF Jackson, moved q suspension
of the rules, in order that the bill, No. 10, be
now taken up under the foregoing favorable
report.
The motion to suspend the rules was lost.
Mr.. Lyons, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported as fol-
lows:
NEW ORLEANS, January Is, 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on the judiciary beg to re-
/. Unfavorably ON
House bill Not,
"An act to amend and re-enact section No.
1893 Of the Revised Statutes"
q UnfavOrably on
House bill No. g. entitled
San act to further regulate the trial OF APP
peals In the Supreme Court"
Favorable with m pndnaYrfa !
House bill No. 125, entitled
IAN act In relation to appeals to the SUI
preme Court from the parishes OF Caddo.
Bosser, De Soto and Red River"
TB. LYONS, Chairman.
The Speaker announced the following
SPECIAL COMMITTEE:
Special committee on House bill No. 30,
IAN act for the protection OF fish, partridges
and quails,"
Messrs. Potts. schumpert. Vance, Garter
and Billieu' NOTICE or BILLS. :.
The following named members gave notice
that they would at some future day introduce
the following entitled bills, to wit:
BY Mr.. Brown, OF Jefferson
IAN act to locate the seat OF justice Of the
parish Of Jefferson and repeal all laws on the
same subject matter"
By Mr.. Demas-
IAN act to authorize and empower B.
Bloomfield Il CO., or their assigns, executors
or heirs, to institute suit and to sue the State
OF Louisiana"
By Mr.. Taylor
"An act to provide for the assessment OF
In the parish Of Orleans and city Of f
New Orleans; providing for the manner Of
appointing and electing State Assessors In
the parish OF Orleans and city Of New Orr
leans; defining their duties and powers; fix
ing their salaries and necessary expenses; and
prohibiting the city Of New Orleans from
making assessments hereafter In this parish;
for the correction Of errors and ex-
orbitant assessments: and providing REM
edy for relief to the Taxpayers; making an
appropriation to pay the salaries and neces-
sary expenses OF the officers herein constitu- u
ted. and repeating all laws or parts Of laws
contrary to or In conflict with the provisions
Of this act"
BY Mr.. Taylor
IAN act to provide additional regulations
Tor the government OF the city OF New Or \
leans; to reduce the expenses thereof; to con-
solidate, abolish and reorganize the several
departments OF the city government existing
under present laws; to define the duties Of
the Common Council, officers and Board Of
Aldermen herein created, and to repeal all
laws or parts OF laws In conflict with or con-
trary to the provisions OF this act"
By Mr. Taylor
An act to provide for the speedy collection
OF State taxes and licenses, and CITY taxes and
licenses, In the parish Of Orleans"
By Mr.. Jones'
AN act to amend and re-enact sections
ana Oh an act entitled AN act to charter
ene alexandria and South Arkansas Railroad
Company, approved March %, 1871"
By Mr.. Ducote-
An act to allow Rev. j. Z. Chauvin the rieht
70 dispose OF certain property belonging to
Catholc institutions of the parish of Ayoy-