The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22

following bills, to wit:
House bill No. 70,
can act to empower and authorize the Po-
lice Jury Of the parish OF West Baton Rouge
to contract indebtedness for the purpose OF
buildings courthouse and jail for said parish,
and TO provide for the payment Of the same"
House bill No. 115,
"An act to amend act No. "a, to incorporate
the town Of vidalia, approved March 16,
$780,
And
House bill No. III,
"Joint Resolution in relation to the sugar
tariff BILL"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to introduce at this time
without previous notice. the following entl
tied bills. which were read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended as to
each bill. It was read second time and re-
ferred:
BY Mr.. Breaux-
Senate bill No. SO, entitled
IAN act to enable the st. Charles Hotel
Company 10 contract for loan and to give
proper security therefor
10 tne OOmulIteo Ou OOIpOiotiouo oiAu
Tarochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Harding
Senate bill No. &c. entitled
IAN act to repeal an act entitled An act to
Incorporate the city Of Kenner, in the parish
of Jefferson, left bank OF the Mississippi
river, State Of Louisiana, and provide for the
government OF the same approved March
%, 1873"
To the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Delahoussaye-
Senate bill No. 70. entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact section 1903
Of act No. 96, approved April 20. 1871"
To the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rOchial Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. A. entitled
can act to authorize the purchase Of three
hundred copies OF Louque's Digest OF the
Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of Louisiana,
and making an appropriation to pay for the
same"
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
Of the Committee on Libraries.
Mr.. Harding moved that the bill be taken
~ engrossed and passed to its third reading.
Mr.. Steven moved as substitute that the
report Of the committee be adopted, and that
further consideration OF the bill be indefin-
itely postponed.
Mr.. Harding moved to lay Mr.. Stevens
motion on the table, and demanded the yeas
and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Ola, Harding. Harper. Mer-
knl Sutton.
Nays-M essrs. Breaux, Benners. Bowden,
Bryant DeBouchel, Delahoussaye, DucrOs,
k Es Fo Nsp%co Hsf Perkins, ke kch ken1s
6andiford, Scanland, Steven, Stubbs, Texada,
Wales, Wells, Wheeler, Williams. Zacharie-
Absent Messrs. Cage, Cahen, Garland.
Landry. Stamps.
And the motion to lay on the table was lost
The motion that the bill be indefinitely
postponed prevailed.
Senate bill No. 4,
.An act to fix the salaries Of the Crescent
City Police force Of the city of New Orleans,
and requiring the City Council to provide
special fund for the prompt payment Of the
same and authorizing any person to proceed
by writ Of mandamus or Injunction to carry
out the provisions OF this act"
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee on Crescent City Police.
Mr.. Wells, in accordance with previous no
tice given, submitted the following minority |
report of the committee on the bill:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON CRESCENT Cry POLICE, |
New Orleans. January ~. 1879. J |
To the Honorable President and Members of |
the Senate
The undersigned members Of your com
mittee, to whom was referred
2apntSa hill M
Fixing the compensation of the Crescent
City Police and providing for the payment
Respectfully dissent from The majority re-
port OF said com mittee on said bill, and beg
leave to report that In our opinion said bill
ought not to become law because 1t pro-
poses an undue Legislative interference with
the powers and duties Of a municipal corpora
In said corporation by its charter. We fully
realize the imperative necessity OF providing
ways and means to secure the prompt and
null payment OF the salaries Of the officers and
q the city police No class Of pub
power and the duty Of providing that relief
ARE vested by the city charter In the NUM-
,ipal corporation OF the city, and we think the
Dill referred to, being not merely directory
but mandatory In Its provisions. Is calculated
10 establish the dangerous precedent Of strik-
Ing blow at the doctrine OF the right Of local
self-government. II
We therefore respectfully recommend that
he bill do not become a law.
GEO. H. WELLS,
P. A. DUCROS, JR.
Mr. Harding moved that the majority re-
,ort be adopted, and that the bill be taken as
and passed to its third reading, and
demanded the yeas and nays
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Benners Bryant, Cage De-
3ouchel, Delahonssaye, Ola, Harding, Har-
YER. Heron, Kenner, Landry, Merkel
stamps, Steven, Sutton, Texada-16.
Nays-Messrs. Breaux, Bowden, Ducros.
ellis, Fontenot, Kelly, Mitchell, Norwood,
'erkins, Richardson, Sandiford, Scanland,
!tubbs, Wales, Wells, Wheeler, Williams,
.acharie-1S.
Absent -Messrs. Cahep, Garland.
And the motion was lost.
Mr.. Wells moved that further consideration !
4 the bill be indefinitely postponed.