The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-07
SU PIP L EM E N II.
And, az thus amended. your committee
would recon mend itH passage.
NJ w POPE Chairman.

And. az thus amended. your COMMITTEES
~ n. ". POPE. Chairman.
Mr. Buchanan, on behalf Of the COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary. presented the following re-
port:
Your Committee on tho Judiciary after due
consideration. beg leave to report:
Favorahly on
An act to fix the time and place for holding
sessions OF the Supreme Court, etc.
Favorably on
Senate bill No. >,
An act to amend and re-enRCt section lll4 OF
Rays Revised Statutes.
Unfavorably on
House bill No. Is,
An act to define and regulate tho trial OF in
junction suits Ia country parishes, etc;
Acting Chairman.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The following message was received from
the Senate.
SENATE CHAMpER. I
| New Orleans, February +. 1890 !
To the Speaker and Members OF the House OF
| Representatives..
| body that the Senate Conours In HOUSE, Con"
current Resolution appointing Joint com
mittee to examine the officers Of Nil banks
and banking institutions In the parish Of Or
leans, with al amendment, "a annexed TO the
resolution; and to inform you that the Presi-
dent OF tho Senate has appointed as the COM
mittee on the part Of the Senate, Messrs. W.
A. Robertson, Il. M. Mutt, M. Cahen.
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Heidenhain in accordance with pre-
vlous notice, introduced
House bill No. 1ol.
| An act to amend article 527 Of the Code OF
Practice.
| The bill was read by It's title and ordered to
be placed on the calendar
Mr.. Dudenhefer, IN accordance with pre-
vious notice, introduced
House bill No. 1o2.
An act to repeal all laws and parts OF laws
creating drainage districts in the parish Of
Orleans md certain portions OF the parish Of
Jefrersons and cancelling and annulling oil
acts and liens and privileges and all judg.
ments arising therefrom, and all outstanding
obligations incurred for drainage under said
acts, and all obligations Of the drainage com.
missioners remaining unpaid, and all claims
for moneys paid for the drainage OF lands
that have not been drained. recoverable FOL
want OF drainage. to be imposed upon the city
Of New Orleans.
The bill was read by its title and ordered t.
be placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Quinn offered an act establishing pc.
lice court for the Fifth District OF the parish
OF Orleans, with powers as q committing mag
istrate, etc.
The Speaker ruled that this bill could moi
be entertained by the House at this time, as
It was local and special law, and, In accord
ance with article AZ OF the constitution, the
act must show that notice Of the intention tx
propose tho same tnthe General Assembly
had been published for thirty days In the To-
cality which was to be affected by the bill.
Mr.. Quinn cited article 1885 as giving author
ity to the Legislature to establish such
courts.
The Speaker ruled that article 1856 was moi
q mandatory article, and did not make 1t the
duty Of the Legislature to establish such
courts, and did not, therefore, exempt such
bills from the provisions OF article 4S. which
was mandatory, rs also WAS article 195.
Mr. Quinn appealed from the decision OF
the Chair.
The Speaker put the question: "Shall the
decision of the Chair stand as the Judgment
OF the House2 r
Which was decided by q rising vote. yeas
Is, nays 16.
The ruling OF the CHAIR was declared the
judgment Of the House.
Mr.. Phipps asked and obtained leave to In
troduce bill entitled
House bill No. 1903.
An act to amend and re-enact article 1854
OF the Code Of Practice.
The bill was read by Its title and ordered
to be placed upon the calendar.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE TABLE.
OFFICE BOARD OF STATE ENa1NEERs. |
New Orleans. February 8. 1880. !
To the Speaker and Members Of the House Of
Representatives.
Gentlemen-The following Is an extract from
the minutes OF the Board Of Levee Commits
sioners OF the Third Levee District, which
met at Philharmonic Hall. Algiers. February
| 8, 1880.
[Extract.l
ION motion OF Victor Beaud, unanimously
adopted, 1t was
"Resotrsd. That the Legislature be respect
fully requested to pass law forbidding, I'M
der heavy penalty, the cutting 81 PUBIC
except under the control and supervision Of
the Board OF State Engineers; and that the
secretary be requested to furnish copy, OF
the above resolution to both houses OF the
Le0islature.o
Very respectfully,
The memorial was taken up, and on motion
referred to the Committee on Public Works
Lands, Levees and Railroads.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
Senate bill No Is,
An act to amend and re-enact article 237 o
the Code of Practice,
Was read for the first time, and placed OF
the calendar for second reading.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The following Senate bills were taken up OF
second reading and referred, as follows:
Senate bill No. 10.
An act to amend and re-enact. act No. Is
General Assembly, 1877, approved March %
1877
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