The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
|orrICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
" GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
! srATE or LOUISIANA.
SENATE.


vv,utieth Days Proceedings.
sr.rE CHAMBER. STATE OF LOUISIANA,
! l1rIpans. Tuesday, January az. 1879. !
h.rate was called to order at II .9t
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt
isut Governor and President Of the
ali Of the roll the following Senators
IA to their names:
I. Breaux. Bowden, Gage, Cahen, De
Delahoussaye. Ducros. Ellis, Fonte
sj.pd, Ola, Harding, Harper, Heron
q amer, Merkel, Mitchell. Norwood
= Richardson, Sandiford, Scanland
gteven, Stubbs, Sutton. Texada
wells, Wheeler, Williams, Zacha-
Messrs. Benners, Bryant, Landry
tpn OF Mr.. Wells. the reading OF the
ID detail was dispensed with.
bntlon of messages from the House.
pbIl No. So.
n TO amend and re-enact sections g..
n Of act No. 81. entitled An act to In
" Morgans Louisiana and Texas
y and Steamship Company, etc.
bkm up as concurred in by the House,
\ hllowing amendment offered by the
a. ont In last line Of the title the word
urhtion, and insert the word expro-
H.
smendment Of the House was con-
M and the bill was finally passed.
allowing entitled bills, received In
y IIom the House, were read the first
.pwit.
v bill No. 20.
At to authorize the Police Jury Of
mrIsh to levy and collect a special tax
n mills for q term of years, to build
AAmse and jail, and to pledge the same
apurpose, and providing for the collec-
N disbursement thereof" etc.
wbill No. Al.
h@ to authorize the parish of Vermil-
knIse and levy a special tax, not to ex-
INV mills on the dollar. with which to
hmrish jail"
n bill No. a..
NJ to authorize the parish Of Vermil-
mise O special tax to pay its floating
RbIll No. 81,
ksd to empower and authorize the Po-
Hof the parish Of West Baton Rouge
kact Indebtedness for the purpose Of
court house and jail for said par
10 provide for the payment Of the
wbllt No. 10s.
1aking appropriations for the gem
h@es Of the State for the year ending
.y.nrst day of DECEMBER, 1879, and to
lthe moneys appropriated to the Char
tdtal from seizure
Rad the first time.
Constitutional rule being suspended by
thitis Affirmative vote Of the Senate,
|lkaa read second time and referred
MI -nittee on finance.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
! Steven presented the
)lilion Of the Sisters Of Charity In charge
Female Orphan Asylum, Camp street,
Orleans, for relief
! petition was received and referred to
|mmIttee on Charitable Institutions.
Harding presented the
hHcnior the relief Of J. V. Calhoun"
N was received and referred TO the
nltee on Claims.
Heron represented the
tion for the relief OF A. w. Hyatt"
|h was received and referred to the
|Itee on Claims.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ducros, on behalf Of the Committee on
Pldary, reported unfavorably on
pc bill No. go,
vet to establish and regulate the civil
lftion of justices OF the peace for the
POI Orleans. and to repeal all acts in
Ewith this act"
Import was received.
ucros, on behalf of the Com mittee on
siciary, submitted the following re-
Honorable President and Members of
|Senate:
|miority of the Judiciary Committee,
twas referred
kbill No. 62,
n for its object
|stablish and regulate the civil juris-
Il justices OF the peace for the parish
Ens, and to repeal all acts In conflict
u act"
q adversely to the bill and recon-.
3 indetinite postponement.
1Epectfully.
p. A. DUCROS. JR..
On behalf of the Committee.
Garland, chairman Of the Committee
judiciary, reported back without
e bill No. GA,
ict to amend and re-enact sections
QS SO49. 1862. 1854, and to repeal sec
the Revised Statutes Of 1870"
the recommendation that the bin be
to the Committee on Health and
tine.
lotion OF Mr.. Garland the rules were
Jed, and Senate bill No. GA was taken
referred to the Committee on Health
lrantine.
Ellis, on behalf of the Committee on
lclary, reported favorably on
= bill No. 81,
Gt to determine the sufficiency Of the
certain cases of attachment"
Rport was received.
sAoos, on behalf Of the Committee on
nary, reported favorably on