The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-25

The constitutional rule being suspended by
| four-fifths affirmative vote Of the Senate,
the bill was read second time and referred
| to the Committee on the Judiciary.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
| Mr.. Wales obtained unanimous consent to
introduce at this time, without previous no.
ice,
Senate bill No. 85, entitled
"An act to authorize the mayor and select
men OF the town Of Plaquemine to provide
for funding the floating indebtedness Of said
town; to verify the legality OF said indebted
ness, and to provide for the payment OF the
principal and interest thereof by special tax
for that purpose, and to limit the rate OF in
terest on said Indebtedness"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate,
the bill was read q second time and referred
to the Committee on Corporations and Paro-
chial Affairs
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Mr. Zacharie, chairman OF the Committee
on Claims, obtained unanimous consent and
submitted at this time the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members Il
the Senate: /
Your Committee on Claims, to whom wSs
referred the petition Of Ant. Dubuclet, askiD,
an appropriation OF $143 80, his commission
as receiver Of the State Land Office, beg leave
to report favorably on the same as due, and
present herewith a bill providing necessary
relief, and recommend the passage OF the
same.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
f. O. ZACHARIE,
Chairman Committee on Claims.
The report was received and
Senate bill No. 86, contained therein, entitled
IAN act for the relief OF Antoine Dubuclet,
and appropriating the sum of one hundred
and forty-three dollars and eighty-nine cents"
Was read the first time.
On motion OF Mr.. Landry the rules were
suspended, and
Senate bill No. At,
"To incorporate the town OF Donaldson
vile; to fix it's boundaries, provide for It's
government and to create a mayors court
for the same"
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on Corporations and Paro-
chial Affairs, with the following amendment,
offered by the committee:
Strike out the last word OF the bill, ZAP
peal and insert In lieu thereof the word
repealed
was adopted.
Mr.. Landry offered the following amend
ment to the bill. which was adopted:
Strike out the words Roman Catholic
Church of Ascension" and insert In lieu
thereof "Petavin plantation"
On motion OF Mr.. Landry the bill was
taken as engrossed and passed to It's third
reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate, the
bill was read third time and finally passed. |
and Its title adopted, and the bill ordered to
be sent to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Landry moved to reconsider the vote |
by which the bill was finally passed, and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider was |
laid on the table.
On call of Mr.. Sandiford, at $50 o'clock D. |
m. the Senate went into executive session.
Executive session was raised at 80 o'clock |
p. m, and on call OF the roll the following
Senator's answered to their names:
. Messrs. Breaux, Bowden, Bryant, Cage.
Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland, Ola, Hard.
= NJ, Harper Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Landry,
scaniand, Stamps, Steven, Stubs,
sutton, Texada, Wales, Wells, Wheeler
Zacharie- 81.
,Absent-Messrs Benners, Cahen, DeBou-
,hel, Delahoussaye, Merkei-5.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDITOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
Auditors Office.
new Orleans. January %, 1879.
Hon: L. A. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and
PRESIDENT OF the Senate:
iSu-In accordance with section of act No.
OF the extra session Of 1873, requiring an ac-
count TO be rendered OF all moneys expended
~ TINS once on account OF contingent ex-
oenses, and which money was appropriated
1nder said act, say $500, beg to inclose
herewith full and detailed statement of such
expenditures. The vouchers are at your dis
)Osal
ully, ALLEN JUMEL. Auditor
The communication and papers were re-
'eiyed and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
The rules being suspended, Mr.. Steven gave
lotice that he would at some future day intro
luce bill for the relief OF John, Lucy, Kate
IND Minerva Hays, minor children OF Harry
[. Hays, deceased, to remit the taxes on
ertain property which was confiscated under
he acts OF Congress confscating property.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER
On motion Of Mr.. Wheeler the rules were
suspended in order to take up at this time
he following resolution:
Resotoed, That the Finance Committee OF
ne a Senate be directed to report by bill, or
xpedient to give to the creditors of the T,m,-
slana State University as it existed prior to
Is union with the Agricultural and Mechani.
al College.
Mr.. Stamps moved to amend the resolution
y striking out the word directed" and in.
erting In lieu thereof the word requested. .
The amendment was adopted.
Inc resolution as amended was adopted.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST RrAnINn