The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-12

O Weights and measures being subject to al
a inspection, and believing that there should b.
- no discrimination between gas and other ven
% doris, we respectfully submit this suggestion
y Respectfully submitted by your experts,
l. II. WEBER, Expert,
n W. II. YATES, Assistant Expert.
z. w. AITKEN,
d Chairman Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Aitken the report wat
u adopted.
Mr.. Devereaux gave notice that on to-mor
row he would move reconsideration of the
vote by which the report WAS adopted.
: Mr.. Richardson voted "No" on the adop
tion OF the report and protested against
same.
:, On motion of Mr.. Farmer, and under sus
pension of the rules,
Senate bill No. 2o4.
An act to amend and re-enact sections 6S3
GA, 689, 500 and 698 Of the Revised Statutes
> with reference to corporations for works OF
public Improvement,
Was taken up on second reading, read by
its title and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Farmer, chairman, under suspension
OF the rules submitted the following report
To the Speaker and Members OF the House of
Representatives:
Your committee on conference on Senate
Dill No. 90. recommends that the House re-
cede from all amendments. except those to
section 3. Respectfully submitted,
W. W. FARMER,
Chairman on part OF the House.
The report was adopted.
/ MIR. Farmer moved that the House recede
from all amendments, except the one to Sec
ton g.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Farmer moved to suspend the rules In
order to take up Senate bill No..
The motion was not agreed to.
Senate bill No. 204
An act to amend and re-enact sections 6s3,
GA, $50, 692 and 698 of the Revised Statutes,
with reference to corporations for works of
public improvement.
Was taken up on first reading, read by it's
title and passed to second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Farmer, and under q sus-
pension Of the rules,
Senate bill No. 116,
An act to amend and re-enact sections and
of act No. SO of the General Assembly of
1879, being entitled "An act to repeal act No.
Of the extra session of 1878; to create q
board OF State Engineers; to define their
powers and duties; to levy tax of one mill
for levee and public improvement purposes
to divide the State into levee districts; to
provide for the appointment of boards of |
levee commissioners therefor and to prescribe |
their duties and powers; to authorize the i'm
position of district levee tax, not to exceed |
five mills on real estate and taxable property;
to vest the control of levees and completed
public works throughout the State In police
juries; and to impose certain duties on the
Governor Of the State"
Was taken up.
Mr.. Farmer moved that committee of
three be appointed to confer with a like COM
mittee from the Senate In regard to the dis
agreement of the Senate to House amend
ments to said bill.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Buchanan, and under
OF the rules,
Senate bill No. 179,
An act relative to the militia of the States
and to fix the term Of service therein, and In |
the Louisiana National Guard,
Was taken up on first reading, read by it's
title and passed to second reading. Il
On motion of Mr.. Pope, and under sus-
pension of the rules,
Senate bill No. 155.
An act relative to the prescription of debts |
tue to certain charitable and educational In
and funds,
Was taken up on second reading, under the
favorable report Of the Committee on the Ju-
liciary.
The bill was passed to third reading. I,
On motion of Mr.. Billiu, and under sus- {
pension Of the rules,
Senate bill No. 1863, 6
An act to organize the Criminal District !
Court of the parish of Orleans, as estab- {
ished by article 100 Of the constitution of the
State; to create board Of jury commission J
'rs for the parish of Orleans; providing for i
he appointment of the same, and the filling t
# vacancies therein; fixing the number of l
he board; defining Its duties, powers and :,
providing for the manner of
rawing and selecting and impaneling grand, | C
etit and tales jurors for the parish Of Or d
cans: providing for the division Of the
criminal District Court for the parish Of Or
9ans into sections; providing for an annual
acation for each OF the judges of said court; 8
roviding for the transfer OF cases pending
l the Superior Criminal and the First Dis |
riot Courts for the parish Of Orleans to the @
riminal District Court for said parish; pro- 9
idtng for the appointment of shorthand q
9porter for the Criminal District Court for
ne parish of Orleans and fixing his salary; "
nd to repeal all laws and parts of laws In
onfiict herewith. e
Was taken up on second reading, under the
Lvorable report Of the Committee on the Ju-
lcary. +
The bill was passed to third reading. O
On motion of Mr.. BIlliu, and under sus- u
ension of the rules,
Senate bill No. 1876, I'll
An act relative to suits and trial thereof be- 81
re the district courts Of the State, for the G
,moval from Office of district attorneys, lie
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