The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-11
EnNArE CHAMpER. New ORLEANs.
Saturday. February 7. 1880.


Judiciary, 10 whom was referred
Senate hili M. 10, being
An act TO facilitate the trial Of causes on the
ordinary docket OF the Supreme Court OF the
To report the came favorably. with the FOL
lowing amendments.
I. Id section l, line I. strike out the word.
''assign,ng" aud insert the word fixing"
$50 assigned"
5. Add at the end Of section the words
provided all cases In which the State is
pfAintfi have preference
4. htrike out section :.
senate bill No. 81. being
An not ~ amend and re-enact act No. % ~
the General ASSEMBLY, nf 1915. being entitled
"An act to amend and re-enAct section $40
Of the Revised Statutes"
To report unfavorAbly.
Also, ."
Senate bill No. ~, being
An act 10 amend and re-enact section 1891
OF the Revised Statutes OF Louisiana,
To report fAvorablv.
On Senate bill No. 81, being
An act tu amend section g32 OF the Revised
10 report unfavorably.
Respectfully submitted,
J. ID. WATKINS. Chairman.
The report lies over under the rules.
Mr., Ably. chairman of the Committee on
Health and Quarantine. submitted the follow
ing report:
TO the President and Members Of the Senate:
Your Committee on Health and Quarantine.
70 whom was referred
Senate bill No. "A, entitled
An act defining the duties OF coroners.
Beg leave to report 9 mm,,, .n HY the
Chairman.
Tho rapport lies over under tho rules.
NOTICE OF KILLS.
Mr. Watkins gives notice that he will on
some future day Introduce tho following ell
titled BILL
IAN act to amend section e97 OF the Revised
statutes In regard to challenges to jurors In
State casee"
MOTION or NOTION TO cHANaE THE SENATE
RULES.
Mr.. Watkins gives notice that on Monday
next or at some future day he will move to
amend rule ~, 80 that bills aud acts required
by the constitution TO be passed at tho hrst
session or the General Assembly shall take
and have precedence OF all matters except un-
finished business.
RnroRrs or CoMMITTHEs LYING OVER.
The report or the committee on ventilation.
relative to the removal OF the Senate Cham
Der aud fixtures to the Governors ante cham
her aud cost Of same. WAS taken up. together
with tho resolution by Mr.. Ably:
Resolred, That tho Sargeant-at-A Arms OF
the Senate he aud IL hereby required to move
the Senate Chamber and axturaa tn the ante
chamber OF the Governor: proridtd. that the
seats Or Senators shall sustain their same
relative Positions.
Mr.. Ably moved the adoption OF the report
Of the committee aud the resolution.
Mr.. Fontenct demanded tho yeas and nays.
The call belng seconded BY more than one
NTH Of the Senators elect the roll was called.
with the following reeuit:
Yeas - Meesre. Ahv. Brian. Cunningham.
Estopirkl. Harris, Kidd. Lucas. Marston.
Mutt Rogers. Stewart, Settoon, SHINES.
story. Walton Is.
Naya-Meesrs. Au0,ietin. Burlington. Cam p
hell, Davidson. Foptenot. Laake. Luckett,
Newton, Nunek, Pollock, Rlard, Robertson,
Steele. Vance Watkins-15.
Absent Massrs Cshnn. Demas, Davey
Foster. Haxan, Parlange~6.
The Senate being equally divided OK tiie
question. the President OF the Senate wood
''yea," and the resolution and report of the
committee was adopted.
Mr.. Marston moved to reconsider the vote
by which the report and resolution WAS
adopted. and moved to lay that motion on tha
table.
On demand Of Mr.. Foussnot the yeas and
nays were ordered.
The roll heing called. resulted a. follows:
Yeas Messrs. Ahv. Brian, Cunning ham,
Davpy Harris. Kidd. Lnekett. Marston, New
ton, Mutt. Rogers, Stewart settoon, Story.
Watton-l5.
Nays-Messre Augustin, Darlington, Camp
hell, Davidson, Estopnal. Fentenot. Leake,
lucas, Nunez, Pollock; kisSd, Robertson.
Steele Simmee. Vance. Watkins l6.
hbeent-M essrs. Cshen, Bcmas. Foster.
Hagan, ParlanRe-5.
And the molten to lay on the table the mo-
tIon to reconsider was net agreed to.
On motion or Mr.. Kidd. the Senate went
into executive session.
AFTER ExpcurTyE SESSION.
Upon the opening Of the doors, the Presi-
dent Of the Senate la the chair, the following
named Senators were present:
Nessrs Ably, Auaustin, Brian. Betflngton.
Estopinal, Fontenot. Kidd. Lfaka. Lucas,
Luckett, Marston. Newton. Nunex. Mutt,
Pollock, Ktard, Robertson. Rogers, Stewart,
Steele, Settoon. SHINES, Story, Vance, Wal
ton, Watkins-3o.
Absent Meesrs. Cahen. Demas, Foster,
Hagan. Harris Parlange-6.
Mr.. Lucas gave notice that on Monday he
would move q reconsideration Of the vote by
which the report Of the Committee on ventt-
lation, together with the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Kidd moved to reconsider the vote by