The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-03
isBrArH CHAMBER. EfATE oF LbutHfANA
MAa Htlaana. EEilaR. EhLlEt1arR 4 1919

| H. by the Hon Louis A. Witt. lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate.
On - coll of the roll The following Senators
answered to their names.
| Messrs, Bryant Bureh. Denas Ductos.
| Ellis, Garland, George, Ola, Gopde, Grover.
s Has d'e np osf Psf sd h' 4essS@
| Twitcheil, Wakefield, Wheeler and White "a.
| Absent Messts. Altaiu, Boatner. Bteatlx,
Cage, Dnmuit, Rely, Mitchell, ODonnell
| Richardson, Steven, Young md Iaeharie ii.
| On Motion Of Mr.. Stamt,s tbs reading Of the
| Journal In detail was dispensed With.
PETITIONS AND MBMoRtALs.
The President laid before the Senate copy
| 81 the resolutions adopted by the State
Grange Of Louisiana,
Requesting the Legislature 10 enact law
embodying the suggestions tnade for the f,s-
tering and encouraging 81 the agricultural III
terests of the State
Which was received and referred to tho
Committee ON Agriculture, Commerce and
Manufactures.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Goule, chairman of the COMMITTEES on
the judiciary, submitted the following re-
port. ...-....-.... ......
Countries or ritz JUDICIARY |
New Orleans. February t. 1915 !
10 the Honorable President and Members Of
Your judiciary Committee 10 whom was
referred
'sPetititn Of citizens II Bossief parish. ask
ing aqth,oiity, 10 levy a special tax 10 pay old
Indebtedness
Beg leave to return the same without ar
tom The committee having already reported
favufaby on q Till covering the safne subject
matter.
Also. ON
l. It, r. lit
IAN act fixing the time Of holding the Dis
ttiet Court Ut the Fourth judicial District III
the State VI Louisiana"
Favorably.
InfaYufablv IN
Senate bill No 55, entitled
IAN aet to amend and re-gtact article 1874
OF the REVISED Civil Code Of Louisiana"
u. s. GDODE, Chairman.
Which was received end lies over under the
rules.
% INTRODUCTION OF BtIt4s.
The following named Senators introduced
the following entitled bills Without previous
notice, which, under n suspension Of the
constitutional rule, underwent their first
and second readings, and were referred 10
committees respectively, as follows;
by Mr.. Texada:
Senate bill No 81, entitled
IAN act to amend and re=enaet section and
section Of act No. 7, approved March 81, 1871
entitled An aet to regulate and limit the lia-
biitv Of parishes Of this State the parish Of
Orleans eEcsptedl for costs and fees In Grim.
ina proceedings befre Justices Of tho pence
and in parish and district courts"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
by Mr.. George.
Senate bill No. o5. entitled
IAN act In relation TO application for par
dons. aud to authorizes the Governor to mp
point commissioners to inquire into and report
h. him III relation to the facts and basis of such
applications"
To the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Georgs:
Senate bill No. o6. entitled
AN net to dispense with preliminary OF
committing trials Of parties charged with
commission IF tnisdetneanors, and TO define
the duties md powers Of justices Of The peace
ana district attorneys and distri 1t attorneys
pro tenn. In relation to the arrest and trial Of
parties charged with the commission Of mis-
dsneanprs.'
To the Committee on the judiciary.
By Mr.. Ogden
Senate bill No. ~, entitled
"An aet supplementary TO the second sec
ton Of net No. 124 Of April 30. 1877, entitled
AN act TO vest in the State Board Of Eluca~
tion control Of the site purchased for the
State in the city Of New Orleans, for the loea-
ton of u State normal school etc. and to
anthorizs the State Board to exchange said
site for other property within the city Of New
Orleans, vacant or improved, md Of equal
tf.
so acquired for one or both Of tbs Peabody
State normal schools. now in operation in New
Orleans"
To the Committee on Public Education.
by Mr.. White:
Senate bill No gs. entitled
IAN aet to amend and re-eunct article $50 Of
the Code Of Practice"
TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. White:
Senate bill No. 30, entitled
"An act TO repeal I'm act No. 81, approved
March 1e, 1907 granting ferry privileges to
Marx Sehombtirg md William Murreii, their
heirs and assigns, across the Bayou Lafourche,
at Donaldsonvile, louisiana
Mr. White moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on the judiciary
Mr.. Grover moved as substitute that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Corpora
tions and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. White demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Bryant, Burch Dernas, FL
U.s. Garlaad Ga G9ode' Gf9yhr hWaL dks
field and Wheeler--15.
Nays-Messrs. Boatner, Ducros, George,
Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, San
diford, Stubs, Texada and Wtite-11.
Absent Messrs. Allain Brealx, Cage, Du-
mont, Kelly, Mitchell, ODonnell, Steven.
Young and Zacharie-10.
And the motion to refer the bill TO the
Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs prevailed.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the Senate
agreed to. take up at this time
the special order for the day at O'Clock, be-
ing
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
"An act to authorize and require the
RHO Of oil tba tuI,c aF fhia