The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-10

The title was read.
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
amendment to the title:
Strike out OF the title the words "to reneak
act No. 10i, approved April 30, 1877
The amendment was agreed to.
Title as amended was adopted.
Mr. Robertson moved to reconsider the
vote by which tho till was finally passed. and
on his own motion the motion TO reconsider
was laid on the table,
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Burlington obtained unanimous consent
to INTRODUCES at this time the following reBol1ls
ton:
Resotued. That on tomorrow ut 10 m the
Senate DO proceed to elect the commissioners
10 superintend tho repairs OF the State House
Mt Baton Rouge, under ths provisions Of SEM
ute bill No. 146
On motion OF Mr.. Burlington, and underL@
suspension OF the rules, the resolution was
considered ut this time.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Kidd obtained unanimous consent to in
troduoe at this time the following resolutions
Resotucd, That thirty dollars Of the unex-
pended funds allowed the Senate employees,
be allowed the Com uiittee on Enrolment for
the purpose OF employing additional clerical
force ut the end OF tho session, and that The
Committee on Contingent Expenses h8 re-
qnired to retain seid sum for said purpose,
provided said additional force becomes
necessary
On motion Of Mr.. Kidd the rules were sug~
pended to consider the resolution ut this
time, and on motion OF the same Senator the
resolution was adopted:
Mr.. Luckett obtained unanimous consent to
int I,n., I,oF ,,ll ojy
Be it Resotyed By The Senate of Uts Generns
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, That the
sum vi $50 each ls hereby appropriated out OF
the balance Of tho unexpended fund of the
contingent expenses of the Senate to p.
O'Brien, James Kathman and James Mex.
Richards, portrrs OF the Senate, for their
faithful and dilRent attention to their duties.
That tbs chairman OF the Committee on
Contingent Expenses OF the Senate Ia hereby
authorized to Issue warrants to the porterg
of ths Senate for the amouu1 stated.
The resolution lies over.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING REPofgFED
BY COMMITTEES
Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent
to take up and consider ut this time bills re-
ported by committees this day.
House bill No. 81,
An act to regulate the number Of EN- plogeea
Of the register of conveyanees for the parish
Of Orleans, and to fix their salaries,
Was taken up, read the second time and
In full.
On motion OF Mr.. Augustln the bill was or.
dered to Its third reading.
House bill No. IS.
An act to fix the salaries OF the deputies
clerks and other employees Of the Criminal
Sheriff OF the parish OF Orleans,
Was read the second time La full.
On motion OF Mr.. Rogers the bin was
ordered to be read third time.
House bill No. 40,
An act to fix the salaries of the minute and
other deputy clerks and employees of the
civil and criminal district courts and courts
OF appeals for the parish Of Orleans,
Was read the second time and In full.
On motion OF Mr. Rogers the bill was
ordered to be read third time
House bill No. 229,
An act to provide for tho appointment Of
superintendent and other officers and en-
Dloyes Of the New Basin. Canal and Shell
Road; prescribing his duties, fixing hig sal.
airy and limiting the expenses OF said New
Basin, Canal and Shell Road,
Was taken up, under the favorable report
OF the Committee on Internal Improvement
with an amendment by the committee.
The bill was read the second time and Id
full.
Mr.. Hagan moved to lay the amendment
proposed by the committee on the table.
BY rising vote Of yeas 10, to nays not
counted. the motion to table the amendment
proposed by the committee was agreed to.
nn ~ NJ IL
dered to be read a third time.
House bill No. 1913,
An act to amend and re-enact article COS Of
the Revised Statutes of the State of Lonist-
ana relative to telegraph companies,
Was taken up, under the favorable repostor
the Committee on the Judiciary, with amends
ments.
The bill was read the second time and In
full
On motion OF Mr.. Rogers the amendments
proposed by the committee were adopted.
On motion OF MIR. Rogers the bill was or
dered to be read third time
House bill No. 267,
An act to authorize the police jury to pro-
vide for funding the floating and outstanding
Indebtedness OF the parish Of East Feliciana
to verify the legality OF said Indebtedness
and ascertain Its amount, and to provide for
the payment of the principal and interest
thereof by special tax for that purpose, and
to limit the rate OF interest on said indebted
ness,
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee on the Judiciary with amend
ments.
The bill was read the second time, by title
On motion OF Mr.. Cunningham the amend
ments proposed by the committee were
adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Leake the bill was or
dered to be read third time.
House bill No. 300,
An act to provide for the postponement OF
the payment of taxes In cases OF overflow
general confiagration, general destruction OF
crops, or other public calamities, az provided