The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-19

An act to amend and re-enact act No. Is,
General Assembly of 1877. approved March
%. 1877.
hat the Senate has passed. and renuests
your concurrence In the accompanying
Concurrent Resolution.
To appoint u joint sub committee on charis
table institutions
Respectfully,
Secretary of the Senate.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. I'illiu. chairman. on behalf OF the Cora.
mttee on tho Judiciary submitted the fol-
lowing report:
New Orleans, February 1G, 1890.
To tho Speaker and Menbors of the House OK
Representatives.:
Your committee to whom was referred tho
following bills beg leave to report. Us folowss
Senate bill No 60,
An act to prevent judicial and ministerial
officers from giving ball for or becoming
surety on the appearances bond OF any person
In any prosecution or criminal proceeding,
etc,
FavorabIy.
House bill No. 1876,
An act to carry iuto effect article 100 OF the
constitution Of this State,
Favorsbly, with an amendment to the
title; Continue after the word STATE" In
the title prohibiting the sale or giving away
any Intoxicating drink or drinks on election
day at or within ono milo OF any city, town
| or precinct where elections may be held"
On
House bill No 10,
An act to amend and re-enact article 342 OF
ths Revised Code of Practice of Louisiana.
| etc
Bv substitute, and recommend that they do
finally pass.
On
House bill No. 1870,
| An act to ainsni section 1850 Of Rays Re-
ht.,t
| No action. Referred to the Committee on
| ParoChal Affairs.
| On
Petition OF Y Mcnamara,
| No action. Referred to the COMMITTEE on
Claims.
Respectfully submitted,
| JOHN s. BILLIU. Chairman.
Mr.. Pope. chairman, on behalf or the Com
mttee on Public Works, Lands, Levees and
Railroads. submitted the following report:
| New ORLEANS. February H. 1880.
To the Speaker aud Members Of the House OF
| Representatives.:
Your committee to which was referred
| House bill No. 12i, introduced by Mr.. Ogden,
OF Bossler, beg loavo to report favorably by
substitute
| On House bill No.Il3. favorably and recon-
mend It's passage.
| Mr.. Ives. chairman, on behalf OF the Com-
mittee on Federal Relations, reported favora-
| bly, on
Concurrent Resolution asking for an appro-
priation by Congress for the purpose 81 deep
enng the channel In Calcasieu river, etc
On motion, tho rules were suspended to
consider the concurrent resolution at this
| time
Mr. Henry moved to amend the concurrent
| resolution by inserting the word "Mermen-
tau after the word "Calcasleu."
Tho concurrent resolution rs amended was
adopted.
Mr.. LeQendre, chairman, on behalf OF the
Committee on Registration, reported Us fol-
lows:
To the Speaker and Members Of the House OF
| Representatives:
Your COMMITTEES on Registration, to whom
was referred House bill No 104. relative to
registration b,x leave TO report favorably
upon same. with the following amendments:
IN section 1, line 10, strike out the words
flour thousand dollars and insert tho
words twenty seven hundred dollars per
annum payable monthly on his own war;
| rant"
| Section T. In line 3d. after the word exceed"
strike out tho words "hfteen hundred dol
lars" and insert the words twelve hundred
dollars per annum, payable on his own war;
rant"
Section 2, in line 10, after the word "from'
strike out the word ten" and insert the
word mine" In lieu thereof.
Section 2, In line 2G. after the word ''exceed"
strike out the words "twenty-six'' and insert
In lieu thereof the word "twenty.'
Section 2. in line 30, after the word "then''
strike out the words three dollars and In
sert Ia lieu thereof two and a half"
Section 10, In line s. after the word with
curlties'
F. LEGENDKE, Chairman.
/ RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE
The concurrent resolution offered by Mr..
Deverearx, as follows:
| Be 1t ResOtued, That the General Assembly
appoint a joint committee composed of two
members from the Senate and three from the
House OF Representatives. In compliance with
section No 1880 OF the Revised Statutes OF
the State Of Louisiana,
Was taken up.
On motion the resolution was adopted.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Aiken,
Relative to the employment of q clerk by
the special committee appointed to investi-
gate the affairs of the New Orleans Gaslight
Company,
Was taken up.
| The Speaker ruled the resolution out OF Or
der, for the reason that the constitutional
limit for the clerical expenses Of the House
had been reached, and any resolution for the
employment OF other clerks could not BIO en-.
tertained.
| NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following named members gave notice
that they would, at some future day intro
duce bills on the subjects named:
BY Mr.. Jones
} An act to amend and re-enact section 932 OF
Rays Revised Statutes.
BY Mr.. Richardson
An act to regulate the duties OF the con-
stables OF the city courts Of New Orleans In
relation to costs and fees collected by them.
An act entitled IAN act providing for
the payment and satisfaction OF the judgment
rendered against the State In the suit entitled
r. G. w. Ellis vs. the State of Louisiana, No.
993l Of the Sixth District Court, parish OF