The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
VI GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIRST SESSION.
THE SENATE.



THURSDAY, January 30. 1879.
Il Tbe senate met at II 40 a. M. Lieut.. gov. VIII.
:" a'0 oha'r' ana s2 Senators present.
4 House ELLIS ON YrRsT BEADrse,
scbos sg saana gsll N? Y so T. enable the people and
reeovsr ea,d eesn ot mes. Carroll to bring sufi 10
House bill No. S. to EXEMPT thsy = t,.rnss,s.s
ot householder from seizure and SALE Jmdi1
Hoase BIN No 30 e supply the dsslepey
pt5.flot Sn, Judges m OF Orleans. Judiciary.
.ravspg expenses Of members % of the hea ae.s nsrs
Assembly. COMMITTEES on Auditing and supea.
House bi silDSs No. los .ns 70 eenss Tsa,,a. ,r,.
peals to thesuprems Court. Jniiciarv.. u "p-
eonegrrent Tssolution relative TO the improye-
nent Oh Lake bisteneau. Adopted.
ooMMprTEE IMPORTS.
a1diciarys Unfavorably on the petition cftt,e
nanns ne ana Eeyees: Unfavorebsy on the bilto
eers. '' 4'0"ao Va 1hsiH
INTRODUCTION or BILLS
Mr. Steven To reduce the interest on I'M,
00nded debt on the State from seven 10 four psT
bo9dhelders ETC. ORDERED printea ana rasar, ,g
70 Finance COMMITTEES. A0 io'oiiou
BEsobuTroNs.
r. Mr. Merkel: TO compensate Jasper pvmons.
Uenaas II sbo oe s anaiting and Supervising Elk.
ACTION ON REponrs
@. senate bill for the relief OF Geo. w. Dunre
state sn,1 Prrin,sr r Teported favoraby with amend
Pending Constellation Of tRis ;I Eli tbe ssns..
s,as Wens l5.o Joint session to ballot for United
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
p OqnsIderation q the bill for the relief OF Geo
y. W: DmpFe dn was taken up and finally passed.
sensts bl for the relief ofJ v. Calhoun, re-
mlttee on Claims. ~ Ooa"-
The bill was finally passed.
sPBcIAE. ORDER.
:, House Dill No. a2. the revenue bin 1xinr
nrdaT s s1a ~ was taken up as the special
after u, me sdopu N Of portion Of the amend
cnssisn .ns @ senate h entered into prolonged dis
moved that the bill be printed as amended an9
nnsd ptiner t r5d of the bin be post
81 se journal m 'o1y Tbs Immediately s after reading
House bil! No. 80. declaring the forfeiture of
certain lands M granted to the Vicksb1rg, shreye-
same 70 the Mississippi and Red River Raiiroad'
The bill was finally passed.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senats PHI No. 90, resolution authorizing the
swamp lands belonging 10 the stats % Adnn5sa a0eS
= senate ,s, Pill No. s6 for relief OF O. O. HartweIi.
ehairnan u ~ ~ te m at the request OF the
- senate bill NO 100, to authorize the Governor
sIas = PROCEED agains, the North Lou llama and
:
sary The bill was finally passed.
Sena.e bil No. 1l2. ret oIution protesting
mis neoetal inter,erence ia the affairs of
nj isnt ~ csi IL was oroered TO lie on the table
ss ss9ste 9t Dill 70 amending act So OF 1879 the
he special order for Friday at o'clock.
sEsAvE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bi! No., 35, to define and punish ya.
'rancy. The bill was finally passed
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. 20. to authorize the pariab ~
ueria os,a 10 collect special tax. The bin was
ndsss aSsse q p Na No Z to provide for the yearly
1nance. 'oo oH
THE LOTTERY BILL.
House Dill NO. 1o3. repeating the charter Of the
s9udSlans I, oa lana. Lottery Company came up on lis
"A letter was read from Senator Desoucbe,.
10 Senate to east bis vote on the bill 10 repeal
ls 2 cnarter 81 t OF the louisiana Lottery Company.
AZ, MI Nv Wes asked that the sergeantat Arms be-
MT. Texada asked q call Of the Senate. Tbir-
!. ,a,, SIX senators answered to their names. He
MI Garland said that when he took his aest
~ he, ooay he took solemn oath to perform,
.ne Hs ReSI of MS aonhy ability the duties OF sena
= ~ ees 70 90 the best that could have been done
1asr 1rsa y, tne circumstances. Yet he had endea-
ten ,te mon % ar svsrv consider and conseentiously
i.eed .L y, 10 MIN. His oath also imposed upon.
m gIa,1 .ne g. duty Of considering all measures with
support the constitution OF the Uaited States
"a Oh the State. Senators cannot absolye fheno
Ives ,ss IRON 7, this obligation; Senators cannot
2 cons'itufionality of acts they are called 10
\ 70 ,hs' nhDen and that a they have to is to re-
he 70 Of hs udlseisay They are
Of ali legislation they may ens ane
ge 10. II is prinefple oonsecrated by all
Institutional question, the feeislsturysU yUa sbonjd
stsan .,a. where A there is any doubt. The consti-
slon y Ine shield Of the citizen and his prop
y. ana ne barriers 1t erects against power
ould not bethrown down.
n I the application Of this principle we shouId
i look TO the persor whom we wish TO strike.
1e meanest and lowest In the land are az fully
] titied M 70 the protectionof the constitution as
10 any legislative measure ne first thing to
n nsidsr u k 10 II the thing proposed Is wss and
sils ~ DIE as matter OF public polio5: II zen
mes @ the great overriding aossfioafs5 q
wnat is proposed under the cDns4tutt -
Tvs snouid conform to public sentiment I'D
,rais p OF the community. otherwiel .g9s can
gs which conform to the peculiar morals and
Ws 9 os the so, Of ha
nal ofYense could be enforced In this State.
uld convict for such an onense. Can We.
IN, reacn any other conclusions than that we
ul0 Dc enacttng n dead letter In passing tbia
?? Everybody will violate 1t. and thus will ia
iuced to violate other laws. which win tend
bring the government into dfsres pect and Ia
sen Its authority. This is not the tina ana
8 is not the people that demand the enact
mt OF a lav TO punish the sale of lottery tiek-
I this be true what Is the next best thino "a
To restrain 1t by imposing heavy iicansas
the enactnent Of laws that win proIecf
lety: rs " nor doing this TO prevent In
to sustain this onea Another conai lerao
L. s thas all II be impossible to Suppress. but
pied which would pay the State fhe Sruass ~
snqe: silp fpr fn1s reason he was oppdsed TO
~ 4. snlhg w me Lottery Company II We destroy
llstit ntlon what shall We erect In lie placea
Y I. IN II down We are dealing death blow
4 nas H Hgnerisned institution. the Charity Hos
'oo NJ 1aow uow viii y De possible to supply the
~ yearly paid to this institution bv tta lot
IL !, n5om tns people OF the State By general
'sivn sI ~ ~ VIII be impossible. The constitu-
81 Omcers nave not received a tenth Of fbe