The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29
VI GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIRST SESSION.


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Mr., Garland moved to dispense with Thu
Mr.. Wheeler objected. The journal SHOULD
be read to avoid such mistakes as occurred thu
day before, whereby false Legislation came verl
), Mr.. Garland withdrew his motion. and Mr.
Iacbarie renewed II, and the residing Of th'
journal was dispensed with.
i MESSAGES FROM THE HodsE.
House bill making general appropriation
Tor the expenses OF the State for the curren
yeHr. Finance.
PETITIONS.
/ Mr.. Steven. Petition of Sisters Oh Charity In
charge OF the Camp street Orphan Asylum
| Charitable Institutions.
Mr.. Harding: Petition for the relief OF J. V
Mr.. Heron: Petition Of A. W. Hyatt for re.
lief. Claims.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
/ Judiciary: Unfavorably on Senate bill No "a
| to regulate the jurisdiction Of Justices Of the
| peace In New Orleans. Mr.. Harding made 3
minority report by substitute.
The committee also returned the bill amend.
Ing certain sections OF the Revised statutes re.
| lating to quarantine. with Recommendation
| that II be referred to the Oonmittde on Health
and Quarantine. It was 90 referred.
Also. u favorably on the bill regulating the
pond 20 pc given In certain cases OF attachment
Favorably on House bill No. 1860. finance.
Favorably. with amendments. on Senate bill
Claims: .Favoraby on bill for the 4 lief Of the
minor children OF Harry T. Hays. Also. on tbs
bill for. the relief Of the heirs OF Charles M.
Conrad. Also. on the bill to authorize Benedict
Also, on the bill 70 authorize 7. A Flanagan
to sHe the State .s WIN am9 r., !,
Also, on the bill for the relief Of Daniel Kelly.
Corporations and Parochial AfYairsE Uniayor-
ably on the bill to incorporate the Lafayette
Young Mems Benevolent Association. Favor
ably on Senate bill TO authorize the town OF
Plaquemine to fund It's floating debt. Unfayor.
ably on Senate bill No. 90; also on Senate bill
No. 80. granting ferry privileges lat Mount
Pleasant plantation; also on senate bll No. go.
10 incorporate the Red Chute Navigation Com
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. Kenner: An net to provide for the levy
and collection OF taxes In Ascension parish.
Mr.. Wells: To amend the act for relief of
Charles II. Walker. Claims.
Me-. Harding: For relief of J. V. Calhoun.
Claims.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Texada introduced tho following resou-
ton protesting against Federal interference In
Resoired b. ne Senate and House .of Repre-.
Assembly conpeaed, That the State government
H. fully equal to the discharge Of the duties for
which governments are organized. the protec
ton Of life. liberty and property. That the In
reference OF the general government In osr
internal affairs Ia reflection upon our oiviliza-
sd t
by intermeddllng with domestic affairs which
can we'll be adjusted by the people Interested
Resoiped. That n copy of this resolution be
furnished our senators and Representatives In
the Congress. OF the United States, to be pre-
scented to their respective houses.
Mr.. Texada moved to suspend the rules. In
order to refer the resolution to the Committee
on Federal Relations. The Senate refused to
The Senate went into Joint session to ballot
for United States Senator
AFTER JOINT neutrality-suspicious..
Mr.. Delahoussaye: Joint resolution calling
upon the Board OF State Engineers to make
report Of photographic survey of Bayou Teche.
Mr. Mitchell called w his resolution author
proceed against The North Eousiana Railroad ID
on beh alf Of the State. and asked a suspension
Of the rules with view 70 It's passage. 4 he
Senate refused to suspend the rules. and the
resolution was ordered to lie over
Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution authorizing
TIE payment q y per AK apiece to I've po
Mr.. Harding called UP his resolution calling
issue State bonds under act No. es Of 1918 to the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad. 1t was adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The bill sppropriating certain proper.
ton OF the school tax to-, the use of
the public schools r,, in New Orleans.
The Committee on Education. was taken up.
The original bill makes an appropriation Of
sl2o 600 e pay The s. unpaid raares ot public
lc school fund. The amendments Of the COM
mittee reduces the appropriation to 600. and
rants to swear that they performed he service Vice
for which they were issued. The object of this
H. to pay the teachers, but to ex-
ciude the brokers and money changers. who
have apecu lated in the necessities Of these peo-
pie. from the benefit OF this act.
Mr.. Stubhs urged the passage Of the bill as
10 relieve were most deserving.
Mr., Wells also favored the bill In an earnest
Mr.. Williams opposed the measure He was
not willing to take s6O0t0 from the general
school fund for local PURPOSES; Ii would be a
great Injustice to the country. where there are
Mr.. Breaux said that the bill did but meagre
Justice to the city. from which nearly Ill the
fund New Orleans got but a small proportion,
and In fact she relied upon 1t but little In keep
ing up her schools. Besides paying the larger
special tax for her schools. There were very
few of the country parishes that manifested
such an interest In education. Objection came
In bad grace from parishes that got more than
they paid to the school fund and which levied
Mr.. ,stubbs said the question was on the
amendments Senator'S might vote for these,
and then vote against the bill.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor submitted the report OF A. Du-
buclet, state Treasurer.
Mr.. Stubbs moved that the bill be ordered en-
crossed. Lost-yeas H. nays IS.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill No. 6. to amend section of act No.
6s. OF 1878 the New Orleans Pacific railroad bill.
reported with amendments by the Committee
on Railroads. was taken %.
Mr.. Kenner moved the adoption of the
reported by the committee.
MIR. Harding objected.
Executive session was called.
AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The amendments made by the committee
were finally adopted
Mr.. Kenner moved to engross the bill Lost.
Mr.. Bowden moved to reconsider and lay on
the table. Lost.
Mr.. Merkel moved to adjourn.
By adjournment the Senate was prevented
from clearing Its calendar. and thus the bill re-
pealing the charter Of the Lottery Company
was compelled to go over till another day for
The following is the vote on the question of
Yeas-Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bryant. Cage.
Cahen. DeBouchel, Delahoussaye. Garland, Ola.