The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-01

tives Section % OF this bill appropriates GER
tain funds, provides for the approval and
manner of drawing and by whom. This bill
should have originated In the House of Rep
resentatives and should have been considered
i'm the committee of the whole. For these
reasons believe the bill ia unconstitutional
and should not pass. VIM. VINCENF.
Mr.. Pope, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Public Works, Lands, Levees and
Railroads, reported rs follows:
NEW ORLEANS, March 81 1880.
To the Speaker d Members of the House of
kepres 9nt4tives:
Your committee on Public Works, Lands,
Levees and Railroads, to whom was referred
} uint Resolution of Mr.. T. w. McLeroy, ire
lative to the Improvement OF the navigation
of Bnuf river and It's tributary, Big creek"
have instructed me to report favOrably on
same by substitutes, which Is herewith pre-
scented to your favorable consideration.
N. W. POPE, Chairman.
Mr.. Kavanagh, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Corporations, reported as fol-
lows:
NEW ORLEANS. March II, 1880.
representatives:
Your Committee on Corporations having
had under consideration
House bill No. 80, being
An ACT 10 punish nSnEy III IOHUS 10 6upiDy-
ees OF political corporations"
Beg leave to report the same favorably.
with amendments.
Nj. d. KAVANAGH. Chairman.
The chairman and Mr.. Cosgrove, of Match
itoches, do not concur In the views of the ma
iority OF the committee.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY COMMITTEE.
In line Ia. strike out the word interest" and
Insert Compensation for Pledges" and IN
same line, after the word forfeit" insert ION
said pledge"
Mr.. Biliu. chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported as follows ::
New ORLEANS, March ~, 1880.
To the Speaker and Mombers of the House of
Representatives:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
following bills, beg leave to report on
House bill No. 175,
An act regulating the business of pawn
broker and loan office, etc,
Favorably.
On
House bill No. 300,
An act to provide for the postponement OF
the payment OF taxes In case of overflow
general CONGREGATIONS, etc,
Favorably, with the following amendment {:
Ia line IA, after the word "munictpaF' in
sert ION lands or other property SO effected"
".
An act relative to the clerks OF the district
courts, ex-officlo clerks of courts of appeal,
etc, and the official bond to be furnished by
them, etc,
Favorably with the following amendment
In section 4, lines 8, Q and TO- strike out "by
the first Monday In April, 1885," and insert
within thirty days from the PRONUNCIATION
thereof"
And on
Senate bill No. 1875,
An act relative to powers and duties of
clerks of district courts, etc,
FavorabIy. with the following amendment
In section =, line Is, after the word Seizure
strike out land to grant orders for setting
them aside"
Respectfully submitted,
Mr.. Legendre, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Registration, reported as fol-
lows:
To the Speaker and Members of the House OF
Representatives:
Your Committee on Registration, to whom
was referred Senate bill No. 81, beg leave tc
report favorably on the same.
f. LEGENDRE, Chairman;
J. @. BASKIN,
LANDER FRANZ,
T. M FRAZIER.
Mr.. Feazel, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Appropriations, reported as
follows:
NEW ORLEANS, March 90, 1880.
To the Speaker and Members of the House oil
Representatives:
Your committee, to whom was referred Pc
tition of J. r. Routon. beg leave to report the
same unfavorably, for the reason that there
is no appropriation to pay balance for enroll
ing militia, and should bill pass making an
appropriation to pay balance for enrolling
militia, said Routon can, by proceeding law
fully, obtain the amount due him.
leo n
to the fire insurance policy on the State
House building referred back without action
as the amount has been inserted In the gen.
eral appropriation bill.
Also, Governors message relative to the
suit of the State of New Hampshire vs.. the
State of Louisiana. returned without action
a bill being now before the House which
meets the object OF the message OF the Gov
ernor,
On House bill No 258, favorably with amend
ments.
Respectfully submitted,
MAX FEAIEL, Chairman.
Mr.. Feazel, chairman, on behalf of the Com,
mite on State Arsenal, reported as follows
New ORLEANS, March rs. 1880.
To the Speaker and mem bers of the House oil
Represent aitves:
Your committee appointed to examine the
State arsenal" buildings beg leave to report
that they find the same In great need OF re-
pairs. They recommend that an apprOpria-
ton of $1,000 be made by the General Assem-
bly, for repairs OF said buildings. They report
bill herewith appropriatiDg said amount
Respectfully submitteG.
MAX FEAZEL, Chairman.
A.C. GIBSON,
JOHN s. BILLIU.
Mr. Munday, chairman, submitted the fol-
lowing report Of the committee to examine
into the condition of the Citizens Bank:
To the Senate and House of Representatives OF
the State Of Louisiana:
Your committee, who were instructed to ex-
anime into the condition OF the Citizens
Bank OF Louisiana, have for some time had
under consideration the subject, and have
made complete and thort ugh examination
Of the affairs Of the bank, and respectfully
present this our report.
The affairs Of the bank are In such condi-
ton that to fully lay before your honorable
bodies an intelligent statement 1t Is necessary
to first call your attention to the peculiar
features of the charter of the institution,
which Is without parallel In the State.
The principal feature which we are called
upon to deal with, and one which Is well
known to the State, Is the mortgage stock de-