The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-25
VI GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIRST SESSION.
THE SENATE.


The Senate met at ii 100. Lieut.. Gov Wilt II
the chair. and thirty one members present.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr. Ducros,. by consent: Petition Of DAME
MI. Zacharie: Petition Of Sullivan y Bulger
Referred to the Committee to Audit the Expenses
OF the Senate.
REPORTS or CoMMITTEHs
Judiciary: Unfavorabiy on the bill to change
the name OF -; also on the bill to fix the saar,
OF clerk OF the Supreme Court Ia New Orleans
n ths VIII - Hnts
t Incorporate Napoleonyille and New Iberia
Honr r nna 3be
Collegiate. Institute for Young Ladies'.
Railroads: Fayorably. with amendments, on
leans Pacific Railroad. Mr. Ellis gave notice Of
. minority report.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. Benners: An act relative to public print.
Hr. Heron: Al act extending ferry privi.
leges across the Mississippi river to h. b. Trip
letL Corporations.
Benedict 10 sue the State. Claims.
:. Mr.. Hcanland: To incorporate Red Chute
Navigation Company. Corporations.
RESOLUTION.
Mr. H!a n, Requesting The Governor 70
lng to exchange State bonds for bonds Of the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad. Lies over.
ACTION ON BILLS.
Senate bill for the relief Of Thos. =; Handy.
smsndments by the be- Go Committee On Claims,
WE taken up; .,.,..
after an examination 81 MI, Handy's books and
comparing his expenses during the period Of
the conflict between the Nichols and the Pack
q s o lse fer e. the s same Length # tine
under his predecessors had discovered that
me Eexcess Tor extra force. necessttated BY
the ex1gencies Of the occasion amounted
70 MI 295. They also discovered that he had ex-
pended Ia cash $500 and mat ne had incurred
0sne I'M e1pshsgs lneluenaa. 10 tne es.aDisnment
S6ooo. The annronriaiion asked for was saa oo NJ
hut the COMMITTEES could not And that the claim
was just beyond the sums named. whicn aggre-
rate 1895. This cum was iustly due Mr..
atte exnended ~ II wa bv him Il II III nnt MI
Ctfc devotion to the maintenance OF the exist
Ing government.
the hour Of noon arrived. and the Senate pro-
1See9ea 70 Tue LOUISE O. representatives 10 pal
Aos lor onitea states SENATOR.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
Consideration of the bill for the relief OF ThOa
the oor. He said HIM IN act II lsY7 mate N
name III Thos III. Handy. bnt The COMMITTEES
was satisfied that while his name was used in
that act he had derived no benefits therefrom,
but that the appropriation had been used to nav
Court building. He hoped the bin. az amended
Nv tha Committed would nnss Tho hiil was
finally passed. - -'- '''''
The Bin authorizing Frank Huouet to sue Tia
1tatf was taken M Ofl n favorable ranort from
fhe1(yommittee on tJaima
Mr. Texada was opposed to the bill. The
Committee on Claims should Investigate ali
clainns and allow or refnse fham Ha vas on
posed to allowing any one to sue the State. In In
al sMch sllts the State was leff ont in ina coid
Mr. Heron combatted Nh. Texada;s doctrine.
He Thought III wiset Ia ailnw nartias hauinI
ciaims Ia make n,,t leral shnw|, d This s M
safer than dispensing money On d plausibie
Showing before committee. e.""eAoAo
The Bill was finally passed,
,,r.a., ,r ,,.o,r rr,r, .,,rnn,1a,
MI -..-. 4,.As Al.
Directors al the Institnte ~ the Rlini and aIao
the report 81 the Suparintendent al Public MI
ssrafinn INV tha sishn psamanr M hia cantinnnnt
fund. - 80 80 9o-oA1S = 80 80
ACTION an RrrIa.
m,,a h,u -. - No. n..A.,.. p.,.
III the Land Offfce was fakan mn and Gnallu
passed.
COMMITTEE REPORT.
Finance: Mr.. Steven by consent reported on
hahalf m the 1nm mittaa iYavnrahiv IN snhati-
t,ts nn House bilI No al "a amthopya IN nqn AT
tn navmant ~ tia JanI1nry cnnnnns nnt III tha