The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20
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FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1893.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
ThIrty-Hfth Days Proceedings.
OF THE.

VII u tftI vi tHt Avn WIZ tohoHhas ''Nt""''A'
answered to their names:
Mrssrs. Allain Bohtner, Bryant, Burch,
R" o Esnf2 f T e esa' f S2Rys
Ts sS',s'"so'f witeheli, Wakefield, Wheeler
White and Iacharle %.
Absent Mcssrs. Breanx, Gage. Demas, Du-
mont, ElIisoe Kelly. O'Donnell, Robertson,
Steven Stubbs and Young--1l.
On motion of Mr.. Harper the reading Of the
journal III detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
o Mr. Goode, chairman of tho Committee on
the Judiciary submitted the following report.
which lies over under the rules:
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY. I
New Orleans February i6. 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Judiciary Committee beg leave to
make the following report:
On report of State Board of CanvasseUs that
II is impossible las decided by the Board of
Ganvassers) owing to the condition Of the re-
turns to take any further action thereon.
Fayoraby on
Senate bill No. 3. amending and re-enacting
section 3373 Of Revised Statutes Of 1870, with
the following amendment:
Strike out NIL after line 20 and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
"Shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanDr
and on conviction thereof either upon indict-
mont Or information. slal be fined d sum not
less than one dollar and fifty cents per day. for
each day of work omitted, and not more than
fifty dolnrs, and in default Of payment OF fine
and costs to be imprisoned not more than
twenty days
Add the following as section 3:
SEC. 2. BE il further eancfed, etc, That this
act take effect from and after its passage.
Senate Bib No. 90, entitled %
AN act to repeal an oct NO. 35, approved
Marx Schomberg and William Murrcll, across
Bayou Lafourche, ut Donaldsonville.
TnavOtnhly on
Senate bin No. 1873,
Relative to sale days of public or jndicnle
sales made by sheritfs or Other persons under
decree Of court"
Your Judiciary Committee. to whom was
referred
Senate bill No 1872.
Relative to agricultural privileges"
Bog leave to report fnvorably on the same,
with the following amendments: Q
Strike out all Of section2
Amend tho title so rs to read as follows.
IAN act to allow sugar makers, engineers
blacksmths and cOopnrs, working on plnnta-
tons, the same privilege on the crops Of the
year MS allowed to other laborers, and giving
them the same rights and legal remedies to
enforce the said privilege as are Possessed by
laborers under existing laws.
+. 4. GOODE, Chairman.
Your Judiciary Committee offer the follow
ing report:
Tavorablyon Senate bill No. 127, authoriz-
ing and directing tho police juries Of the sew
eral parishes To levy, impose and collect taxes
Tor expenses in criminal proceedings, under
the limitation of existing laws.
On Senate bill No. III. regulating the ex-
penses incurred in criminal proceedings In
this State, and providing for their payment.
Favorably by substitute entitled
AN act regulating the expenses in criminal
proceedings ~ this State and providing for
their payment.
f. s. GOODE Chairman
Mr.. Garland chairman of the Committee on
Claims, submitted the following report which
was received and lies over under the rules:
To the Honorable President and MemIesrs of
tho Senate:
Your Committee on Claims to whom was
referred
Senate bill No. III, being
-, "A substitute for report of Committee on
Claims on petition of New Orleans
Beg leave to report that, according to in
strllctions 80 inquire and report to theSSen-
ate ut an early day how many additional pp-
lice were employed, and by whom employed,
n @ no now long' your committee an, have taken
/ persons who, it was thought, could throw
y light upon the subject.
il These dispositions are. filed with the report. |
4and will give the Senate the information re- |
nuircd for it's action.
IouieCommittee on Claims haveaconsidercd |
! House bill No 2G6, entitled
An act authorizing Thos. G. w. Ellis to
/ sue the State of Louisiana
majority q said committcS have directed |
me to report, that, without admitting the re- |
sponsibility of the State, as detailed in the |
. memorial presented oto. the House of Repre-
sentatives, It iseust and equitable to allow the
mcmorialist to resort to the tribunals Of the |
State to make his claim. They therefore |
report favorably on the bill.
Your committee also report on Senate bill
\ AN act to authorize Horror & Benedict to
sue the State
Having had said act under consideration.
have by u majority directed me TO report that k
without admitting any responsibility Of the
state for the services rendered by the memo
r1alsts, rs by them detailed in statement an
nexed hereto, it is but justice and equity to
permit them to establish their claims through
the tribunals of the State 0 o
The majority of your committee, therefore,
report .favorably ,e,on said bill, and recon-
tncnd its passage with the amendment stated
''''"' HENRY I. eAn1 4A',
At the end Of the first section the words in
amy of the courts in thoparish of Orleans hav
,lng jurisdiction.
/ majority Of your Committee on Claims
have directed me to report that without adj
hitting any responsblity.of the State for the
services alleged to have btHn rendered bv the
memoralist, MS detailed in statement annex
cd hereto, Y IS Just and equitable to open to
him the tribunals Of the State to establish his
claims.
Tho majority of the committee therefore
report favorably upon the bill No 60 of the
Senate, entitcdo
An act to authorize Thomas J. Durant to
sue the State, with the amendment stated
below.
HENRY l.. GARLAND.
Chairman. ,
At the end Of first section, add the words ,
having jurisdiction
Mto Mitchell, chairman a the Committee |
on Railroads, submitted the following reporte (
which lies over under the rules: 8
Your committee, to whom were referred Q
Senate bill No. l42, entitled 0 >
An act to Incorporate the Lake Charles !,
Lao and Orange Railroad Company"
And House bill No. 100, entitleio TX