The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05

And provided that this section does no
affect any rights or franchises heretofore
granted by the city and which are now In us'
and operation, which are hereby confirmed
REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Rogers, In behalf of the Committee OIL
Enrolment and Engrossment, submitted ths
following report
NEW ORLEANS, April /, 1880.
To the President and Members Of the Senate:
The Committee on Enrolment respectfully
report
Senate bill No. 13s,
An act empowering police juries to declare
hedges and fences made of posts, plaDks and
| barbed wire to be lawful, and empowering
police. .juries to authorize the use OF the
same"
AS duly enrolled
| WYNNE ROGERS,
| Acting Chairman Committee.
| SIGNING OF ENROLLED BILLS.
Senete bill No. 1876 was read by title, and
the Lieutenant Governor and President ol
the Senate affixed his signature thereto In
open session and without delay.
| oITF CHARTER BILL.
| Consideration OF
| House bill No. 225,
An act to reorganizs the local government
of the city of New Orleans,
| Resumed.
Sections 38 to 81 were read.
| The pending question being on the adoption
Of Mr.. Harris's amendment to section 81.
| Mr.. Davey moved to lay the amendment on
the table.
| By rising vote Of yeas 1S to nays the
| amendment was laid on the table.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
April 1. 1880.
To the President and Members of the Senate:
am directed by the House of Representa-
tives OF the State of Louisiana to inform
your honorable body that the House has con-
CURED in the report OF the joint conference
committee on House bill No. ESQ, and has
agreed to the amendments as proposed to the
bill by the conference committee.
That the House has finally passed and
asks your concurrence In
House bill No. BOG,
An act to enforce the provisions of the ord-
nance vi the constitution relative to the in
debtedness of the State to it's fiscal agent,
by providing for the due ascertainment and
liquidation thereof, according to the require
ments OF said ordinance and by the issuance
of bonds OF the State and Auditors warrants
for that purpose, and by appropriating the
sum OF SIG, 500, or as much thereof as may be-
necessary, to pay the interest due the fiscal
agent up to April l. 1880, and to appropriate
the sum of $4,000 for the purpose of paying
the bonds to mature April 1. 1881, and April
l, 1882, to pay the interest for two years on
the bonds to be issued under this act and re-
naming unpaid.
Respectfully. ETC.,
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Clerk Of the House OF Representatives.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the rules were
suspended to consider at this time House
bills received In the Senate this day, and 1t
was ordered that the House bills this day
read for the first time In the Senate should
be referred to their appropriate committees.
House bill No, 40,
An act to provide for the collection of the
poll tax, and the settlement thereof by the
collector,
Was read the first time and on motion of
Mr.. Robertson referred to the Committee on
Finance.
House bill No. 235,
An act to regulate public education In the
State of Louisiana and city OF New Orleans,
and to raise revenue for that purpose,
Was read the first time, and on motion of
Mr.. Robertson referred to the Committee on
Public Education.
House bill No. BOG,
An act to enforce the provisions of the ordi
nance of the constitution relative to the In
debtedness of the State to Its fiscal agent, by
for the due ascertanment and
liquidation thereof, according to the require |
ments of said ordinance, and by the issuance
Of bonds of the State and Auditors warrants |
Tor that purpose, and by approprlating the |
sum of $16,500 or as much thereof as may be |
necessary, to pay the interest due the fiscal |
agent up to April 1, 1880, and to appropriate |
5he sum Of $4,000 for the purpose of paying |
,he bonds to mature April 1. 1881. and April |
|, 1882, to pay the interest for two years on |
,he bonds to be issued under this act and re- |
naming unpaid,
Was read the first time and on motion of |
Mr.. Robertson the bill was referred to the |
Committee on Finance.
CITY CHARTER BILL.
By consent, consideration OF
House bill No. 225,
An act to reorganlze the local government |
# the city of New Orleans,
Was resumed.
Sections S8 to 1853 we're read.
IMr. Robertson In the chair
Sections 159 to t79 were read.
Mr.. Rogers moved the adoption Of the COM
nittee amendments to section 161 written
ILL:
In line after the word SIN" In lines, strike
ut the word May" and insert the word
November" and after the figures 1885," In
Inc 6, Insert the word "and."
Mr.. Walton moved to lay the amendment
N the table.
By rising vote of 13 yeas to Is nays the
senate refused to lay the amendment on the
able.
The question recurring on the adoption Of
he amendment,
Mr.. Davey dem anded the yeas and nays.
The call having been sustained, the roll
vas called, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Ably, Augustin, Brian, Es-
rtson, Rogers, Steele, Story, Vance, Watkins
IA.
Nays-Messrs. Burlington, Cunningham,