The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
The President announced that there had
bseti ne election.
On molten, the ssnete Withdrew.
AFTBR 50tNr SESSION.
The aall nf The roll was disnensad with.


am dfe1tad TO Inform yonr honorable body
that the Senate Inns finally passed and asks
your concurrence In the following Senate
bills:
Senate bill No. q, entitled
An oct Tor the relief Of the Board u IrnH-
tees for Presbyterian Publications In New
Hsaate bill No. %, entitled
IAN got TO authorize The meyer and select
men VI the town III Plaluemlnes 70 provide
Tor funding the ffoated indebtedness VI said
town: 10 verify the legality " said indebted
bees, and u provide Tor the payment u the
principal and Interest thereof by special tax
tor that purpose, and 10 limit the rate OF In
tefest on said indebtedness
Etf,ats bill No. 90. entitled
"Ap act for the relief Of John, Lucy, Kate,
and Minerva Hays, the. minor children and
hsrs III the late Harry IL Hays, by the re-
mission Of State and municipal taxes ON Ger
tain real estate In ths city Of New Orleans.
belonging 10 said heirs, for aud during the
time the said real estate was held by its purs
chasers ut It's eonilsUation sale. The said es4
tate having besfl eohflseated and sold Under
the uUhilscation laws Of the United States as
ths property Of said Harry z. Nays end
him until July. 1878, without paying the State
Or city taxes aeerning on said estate during
that time."
senate bill No. %, entitled
IAN act ~ anend act No. LOG of 1879
ffsaNHbe Hitt MI Sss t1sltibihH
"An. act for the relief Of Daniel RELY, and
10 authorizes hln 10 sue the state"
Senate bill No, IA. entitled
'Joint Resolution Of the General Assembly
0f the State 0f Louisiana, fetufniBg the thanks.
III the psuple pf Louisiana 10 these eitizans uf
the other States Of The Union, and Of foreign
countries, who contributed 10 the rellsf uf the
Louisiana sufferers from the yellow fever ep-
idetnie of 1878"
Senate bill Mo. 100, entitled
IAN act for the relief OF the heirs OF ChaTle
M Conrad. deceased"
John CLEGa,
Secretary Of the Senate,
Mr.. Billie,i. chairman ON Elections and
Qualifications, moved that the report OF the
committee ON the case Of Fl. r. Gilmore, CON
testing the seat Of II. @. Wafmoth, Of the
parish Of PiaauHmines be adopted.
Under suspension Of the rules, the report
was adopted.
On the further motion Of Mr.. Billieu, the
accompanying resolution 10 the report was
adopted
Mr., Blliau moved to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution was adopted, and. on
his own motion, the motion b. reconsider was
laid on the table.
The special order Of the day being
House bill No. IA.
IAN act to amend and rszensUt section n
act approved March II. 1878, entitled An act
to atithorizs the loan Of State bonds to the
New Orleans Pacific Hallway Company; TO
provide means for the payment of the prin-
cIpal and interests TO authorize the company
10 make it's mortgage bonds and secure them
by first mortgage Of present and future
property; TO provide pledge Of said mort
gage bonds to the State, and the terms there
Of and 10 regulate the use Of The proceeds OF
said State bonds"
Was taken ~.
Pending the amendment offered by Mr.. Hy-
land. Mr.. Potts moved that the amendment
offered by Mr.. Hyland be laid on the table.
The motion to lay ON the table waa lost, and
the amendment. on motion Of Mr.. Lyons, was
adopted
Mr. Potts moved that the bill be taken as
engrossed, and on that motion the yeas and
nays were called for, with the following re-
suit;
Yeas Messrs. Armstrong, Brent, Bour.
geois, Carter, Coco, Cotdill, Davidson of Red
River. Demas, Geafey, Gordon. Hammond,
st. Landry. Mprfell, Pope. Potts. Ross.
Ryland, Seratchlsy. Behumpert Torrey
Vance, Walton, Warmoth, Wstson, Wise 49,
Nays Messrs.. Arneuld, Barthemy. ILL
lieu, Bienvenu. Brown OF Jefferson, Csrrun,
Vile, Detiege, beouir, Ducote, Durio, Esto-
plnal, Fitzgerald, Hart, Hawkins. Hay, iIits,
Hightower. Holzhalb, Jones, Laisr, Liddel,
Lott, Lyons, Matauez, Nixon, MoElroy,
NeHley. Nettlss, o. Bryan, Parmelea, Habotiin.
Heaney. Bobesot, Smart, Smith Of vt. Mary,
vidrina. Young Al.
The motion 10 consider MS sngrossed was
lost.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER. /
New Orleans. January 3d. 1879. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate eoneurs III
House bin No. 100,
IAN act 10 enable owners Of immovable
property to test the legality Of any mortgage
or privilege claimed by the State"
House bill No. %,
IAN act TO authorize r. A. Flanagan to sue
the state"
with IN amendment as annexed 10 the bill
Also 10 inform you that the Senate eoncurs
In
House Concurrent Resolution,
Relative to ths Improvement Of the naviga-
ton Of Lake Bistensau and It's tributaries"
Respectfully, JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary.
HEPoBT or COMMITTEE.
Mr. Smart, for Mr.. Brldger. chairman, N
behalf Of the Committee on Enrolment, sub
mitted the following report
Rooms COMMITTEE ON EMBODIMENT.
New Orleans. January 80. 1879.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of tbs
House of Representatives:
Your committee beg leave TO report as cor
rectly enrolled
House bill No. %,
San act In relation 10 appeals 10 the Supreme
Court OF the State from The parishes Of Caddo
| Bossier and DeSoto
Il. r. SMART.
Acting Chairman.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
| The following messages were received from
the Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
State Of Louisiana.
New Orleans. January 49, 1879.
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