The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-08

and preference cases In the Supreme Court

At the end of the BILL strike out the
| words "shal he tried summariy and by
Court OF the State" and Insert "shall be
placed In the summary docket of the Supreme
Court and be called and tried according to
| law"
On motion of Mr.. Parlange the amend
| ment was agreed to.
| The bill was read In full.
| On motion of Mr.. Watkins the bill was
considered engrossed and passed to Its third
| reading.
| On motion of Mr. Parlange the Senate ruls
was suspended In order to place the bill on
Its final passage.
| The bill was read the third time.
| Mr.. Parlange moved that the bill do now
finally pass
| Upon this motion, the roll being called, re-
suited as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Augustin, Brian, Oahen, Gun
Mug ham, Davey, Estopinai. Fontenot, Eos
| ter, Hagan, Kidd, Leake Lucas, Marston,
Montan, Newton, Nunez, Mutt, Parlange,
Pollock, Robertson, Rogers, Settoon, Wat
| kins-23.
Nays-None.
| Absent essrs. Ably, Burlington, Campbell,
| Demas, Harris, Luckett, Perry, Stewart,
Steele, SHINES, Story, Vance, Walton-13.
And the bill was finally passed.
The title was read and adopted.
Mr.. ParlaDge 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.
REPORT OF A CoMMITrEE.
Mr. Hagan, chairman OF the Committee on
| Public Buildings, obtained unanimous con-
| sent to introduce at this time the following
| report:
! To the President and Members of the Senate:
| The COMMITTEES on Parks and Public Build
| ings to whom was referred House bill No.
| 266, beg leave to report the same favorably,
with the following amendments:
Amend section / of the bill by adding at the
end OF 1t the words:
| "Providpd, that no repairs shall be made AS
| provided herein unless they be recommended
| Ivy the State Engineer after an examination
| of the buildings, and unless his recommends
tion be accompanied by an estimate OF the
probable cost OF tho proposed repairs
| JAMES HAGAN, Chairman.
HOUSE Bull ON SECOND READING.
Mr.. Hagan obtained unanimous consent to
take up and consider at this time
| House bill No. 266,
An act to provide for present and future re-
pairs to buildings belonging to the State PEN
itentiary.
| On motion Of Mr.. Hagan the amendment
proposed by the committee was agreed to.
| On motion of Mr.. Hagan the bill was Or
dered read the third time.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
House bill No. 40,
An act to levy an annual poll tax and to
provide for the collection of the same. and to
enforce payment thereof and the settlement
thereof by the collectors,
Was takeu up, and read the third time.
Mr. Fontenot moved that the bill do now
finally pass.
Upon this motion the roll being called re-
suited as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Augustin, Brian, Burlington,
Campbell Cunningham, Estopinal, Fontenot,
Foster, Hagan, Harris, Kidd, Leake. Lucas,
Luckett, Marston, Montan, Newton, Mutt,
Parlange. Perry, Pollock, Robertson, Settoon.
Story, Watkns-25.
Nays-Messrs. Uahen, Rogers.
Absent-Messrs. Ably, Davey, Demas, Nu-
nez, Stewart, Steele, SHINES. Vance, Wal
ton-9.
And the bill was finally passed.
The title was read and adopted.
Mr.. Fontenot 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.
The Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate in the chair
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message, from the House of
of Representatives, was received and read:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. Aprtl 6. 1880. J
To the President aud Members of the Senate ::
! am directed by the House OF Representa-
in. bnnn h1H % hat fhn
House has passed and asks your concurrence
House bill No. 80,
To regulate the number of employees OF
the clerk of the city courts of the city of
New Orleans and to fix their salaries,
And to inform you that the House concurs
in Senate amendments to House bills as fol-
lows:
House bill No. 1852,
An act to put into force and effect article
200 of the constitution, etc.
House bill No $685.
To provide q revenue for the State of Lou
isiana by the levying Of annual taxes upon
all property not exempted by the constitu-
ton etc.
House bill No. $50,
An act to amend and re-enact act No. 10 of
the acts of 1877, approved February 49, 1877.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT.
Clerk of the House OF Representatives.
House bill No. %,
An act to fix the fees of the clerks Of the
civil and criminal district courts for the par
ish of Orleans, the civil and criminal sheriffs
for the parish OF Orleans. the clerks and con-
stables OF the city courts of New Orleans, the
register of conveyances and recorder OF
mortgages for the parish OF Orleans, to regu-
late the collection OF said fees, to organize
system of stamps for the collector of the fees
OF the clerks OF said courts, the register Of
conveyances and recorder of mortgages for
the parish Of Orleans, and to regulate til 9
duties Of the Governor, Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, Secretary of State. State Treasurer
and Fiscal Agent In relation thereto, and to
prescribe certain penalties and punishments
for embezzlement forgery and counterfeit
ing of said stamps
Was taken up and read the third time and