The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-01
sixty-fourth Days Proceedings.
Secretary OF the Senate

SENATE CHAMBER, New ORLEANS.
| Tuesday. March 80 $780, !
The Senate was called to order OF II o'clock
a. m. by the Hon. s. D. McEnery, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate.
On the call Of the roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs Ably, Brian, Burlington, Caben.
Campbell, Cunningham, Davey, Estopinal.
Fontenot, Hagan, Harris, Leake, Lucas,
Mutt, Parlange, Perry, Pollock, Robertson.
| Rogers, Stewart, Steele, Settoon. SHINES.
Story, Vance, Walton, Watkns-32.
>, Absent-Messrs. Augustin, Demas, Foster,
Kidd-4.
On motion of Mr.. Marston the reading of
the journal In detail was dispensed with.
| APPROPRIATION BILL.
| Mr.. Marston moved to suspend the rules to
take up at this time
House bill No. 260, appropriation bill,
AID act making. an appropriation to defray
the ordinary expenses Of the government; to
pay the interest on the public debt; to sup
port the public schools and public charities
| In the State OF Louisiana, for the year ending
December 81, 1880, and for the year ending
December 81, 1881.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Leake the vote by which
House bill No. 26O was adopted as a whole
and ordered read third time was recon-
sidered.
Mr.. Leake offered the following amend
ment:
wherever the amount Of the appropria-
tions appear In figures that the amount be
written"
The amendment was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Leake the vote by which
the Item contained In lines 73 to rs, inclusive,
was stricken out, was reconsidered.
On motion of Mr.. Leake the item as con-
tanned in lines 70 to rs, inclusive, as originally
reported In printed bill. was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers the vote by which
lines 1888, 334, 335 and 336 were stricken out
was reconsidered.
Mr. Rogers offered the following amend
ment, which was agreed to:
In line 1856, after 1885," insert ito be paid
out OF the current school funds apportioned
to the city OF New Orleans"
The item as amended was reinstated and
adopted
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the bill was
ordered read the third time.
Mr.. Robertson moved to suspend the rules
to place the bill on Its third reading, and fsnal
passage.
The motion was agreed to.
The bill was read the third time.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the bill do now
finally pass.
The roll was called with the following re-
suit:
Yeas Messrs. Ably, Brian, BURLINGTON
Campbell, Cunningham, Davey, Estopinal'
Fontenot, Hagan, Harris, Kidd, Leaks. Lucas,
nSf
Mutt, Parlange, Perry, Pollock, Robertson,
Rogers, Stewart, Steele, Settoon, SHINES
Story, Vance, Walton-31.
Nay-Mr. Watkins.
= Absent-Messrs. Augustin, Cahen, Demas,
Foster.
And the bill was finally passed.
The title was read and adopted.
Mr.. Robertson 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.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Harris, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on City of New Orleans, SUBJ
mitted the following report:
To the Speaker and Membeis of the House of
Representatives:
Your committee. to whom was referred
House bill No. 225, entitled
An act to reorganize the local government
Of the city OF New Orleans,
Beg leave to report the same favorably,
with the following amendments:
In section 2. after the enacting clause,
strike out all to the end OF the section and In
sert, 1.-THE boundaries of the city of New Or
leans shall remain as they are now fixed by
existing laws"
In section 8. strike out after the enacting
clause all to the end OF the section and insert,
the subdivisions of the city of New Orleans
shall remain as they are now fixed by exist
ing laws"
Section Sin line "a, strike out "31" and in
sert '23;' after the word council" insert
shall nave the same qualifications as mem
oers OF the General Assembly of the State,
aDd.''
In line 81 second pagel, strike out all down
TO the balance of the section.
Section 7-line II, strike out the word
same" and insert sits mem bers;" line %,
after the word "same" strike out down to and
including the word member In line Second
page; In line Is Second page, strike out
after the word "such' the word "a
Section 10-In line Is, strike out the word
weekly" down to the end of the section, and
insert ION the first and third Tuesday of
,very month"
Section lin line 10, after the word "of."