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


on this subject of great Importance; and In
furtherance OF this object present the accom-
paDylng act, with recommendation that the
same be passed
Signedl G. W. MUNDAY,
w. +. BUL4ER.
b. GARDNER,
w. A. ROBERTSON.
The bill was taken up under suspension OF
the rules, read first time and placed on the
calendar for second reading, becoming
House bill No. 322,
An act to enable the Citizens Bank OF Lou
isiana to make compromises and settlements
with its mortgage stockholders; to enable
said stockholders to free their real estate from
ssid mortgages; to secure the application of
the amounts realized from said mortgages to
the payment Of the State bonds issued In aid
OF the bank, and to use the legal liabilities
and necessary expenses of said mortgage
stock department; to increase the directors
for the State on the board OF said bank, and
to confer on them certain duties and powers
with reference to said compromise: to pre-
scribe the conditions on which this act Is
passed and Is to have effect, and to require
and prescribe the mode In which the benefits
of the act shall be accepted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following named members, In accord
ance with previous notice, introduced bills
entitled as follows which were read by their
titles and placed upon the calendar for second
reading:
BY Mr.. Bulger-
House bill No. 3t7,
Joint Resolution relative to erection Of
buildings which are not connected by hydrant
and pipe with the water mains, etc.
By Mr.. Mahoney-
House bill No. 31S,
An act to compel the removal Of the Mel
pomene draining machine.
BY Mr.. Lancaster
House bill No. $40,
An act making an appropriation to cover
any deficiency OF the appropriation OF the
year 1879 to pay costs of court for said year
arising In ordinary suits in the several dis
trict courts of the parish of Orleans In which
the State was party.
BY Mr. Baskin-
House bill No $50,
| An act providing how the police jurles OF
this State shall levy parish taxes, how the
| tax collector shall collect the same and how
| the parish treasurers shall keep their ac-
counts and pay out the different funds as
provided by the police iuries, and penalty
for violation of same,
By Mr.. Atkins
| House bill No. 32f,
| An act to authorize the Auditor OF Public
Accounts to draw his warrant on the
balance OF school fund now due and unpaid
for the year 1879, In favor Of all the teachers
In the State, and make the same receivable
for the school taxes for 1879.
| MEMORIALS FROM THE TABLE
The memorial Of J. s. Copes was taken up
and referred to the Committee on Public
Works, Lands, Levees and Railroads.
The memorial of j. Benz. Chandler was
taken up and referred to the Committee on
| Claims.
| SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bill No.2,
Joint resolution requesting the Senators
and Representatives from the State OF Louisl-
ana In the Congress OF the United States to
use their influence to have article IA OF the
statutes of the United States amended so ae
to change the time for the election of United
States Senators to the session of the General
Assemblies next preceding the time at which
such Senators are to take their seats in the
Senate of the United States,
Was taken up on third reading and read In
full.
The yeas and nays on the final passage OF
the bill resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aitken, Allan, Archer, At
kins, Baskin, Billiu, Buchanan, Bulger, Blu
Grain, Curley, Davidson, Deibel Devereaux,
Dtckerson, billiard. Dudenhefer, Essex,
Faulkner, Feazel, Franz, Frazier, Gardner,
Heldenhain, Herring, Ives, jackson Of S. &
Mary, jackson of Nachitoches, Joffrion,
Jones, Kirk, Kleinpeter, Lancaster, Legendre,
Letten, Lucke, Lyons, Nixon, Morel, Nor
gan, Munday, Mccain, Mccullough, McLe-
| roy, NewsOm, Phillips, Pollard, Pope, Prtch-
ard, Quinn, Richardson, Robertson, Roche,
Schneider, Shaiffer, Shepherd, st. Clair, Tai
| ton, Varnado Vaughan, Vincent, VOORHEES,,
| Williams of Terrebonne, Williams of More
house, Wise, Yell, Young Of st. Landry-77.
| Nays-Messrs. Mcdowell, Verret-2.
| Absent-Messrs. Armstrong, Barry, Cade,
Farmer, Harris, Henry, Kavanagh, Landry,
Mahoney, Mllaudon, Ogden Of Bossier,
Pearce, Phipps, Stringfellow, Weems, Young
| Of Iberia-16.
The bill was finally passed.
| The title of the bill was adopted
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
| The following messages were received from
the Senate
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. March 30, 1880.
To the Speaker and Members Of the House Of
Representatives.:
/ am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident OF the Senate has signed duly enrolled
Senate bill No 70,
An act relative to sheriffs er o6fcio tax col
lectors and to the bonds to be furnished by
them, the parish Of Orleans excepted,
And to ask that the Speaker OF the House
of Representatives affix his signature to
the same.
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.
The above entitled Senate bill No. 70 was
read to the House by Its title, and signed by
the Speaker without delay.
SENATE CHAMBER, I
New Orleans March 30. 1880. !
To the Sneaker and Members of the Houae of