The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-07
OFFICIAL sTOU HffAI
or THE
FIRST GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
EiKty4eighth Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER, New. oRhHAS


Meesfs. Ably, Augustin, Brian, Burlington
Campbell, Cunningham, .Fontenot,. Foster.
Harris. Iyealse. Lucas. Luckett, Mafatun,
Newton. Nunez, Mutt, Perry, Pollock, Rob
ertson, Rogers. Steele, settoon. SHINES,
Vance, Walton, watkins-2e
Absent Messrs. .Cahen, Davey, Demas,
Estepinal, HagaD, Kidd, Montan, parlange,
Stewart, StBry@i0.
On motion of Mr.. Leake the reading of the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION.
Mr. Walton obtained unanimous consent TO
Introduce nc this time The following resolu-
tion.
Resois,e,i tu Inc ss,,nfe. That the merubers of
the House OF Representatives are respect
fully and cordially Invited TO seats upon the
noor of the Senate at all times when IL suits
their convenience.
On melton Of Mr. Walton the resolution
was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr. Watkins. chairman of the Committee
on the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port
10 the President and Members OF the Henate
am directed by your judiciary Commit
tee, TO whom was referred
House bill No. 2e5 being
An act to empower the Governor TO contract
for the employment. of special. counsel In GER
tain cases now pending In the Supreme Court
of the United States, and which are OF may
be pending, or which he may deem proper TO
Institute or prosecute and defend In the courts
of this State and Of the United States TO
etipuate for the payment Of certain feea con-
tingent upon the success therein; TO appfo-
priata $4,000 for the payment OF the costs Of
courte and for the travelling expenses Of said
special counsel when employed on purely
contingent fees,
To report the same faverably.
House bill No. 2Ag, being
An act to provide for the stamping or
exchange OF the consolidated bonds of the
State OF Louisiana, in accordance with ordin-
ance relative to the State debt,
To report the came favorably, with the fol-
lowing amendments;
airy" insert "the fret"
sescndaseetion 2, page q line 10, strike
Third--Section 3, page 9, strike out all
after the word "coupona" In line "a and lnsert
leach of said cuupons on each of said bonds
shall be for elk months interest on the
amount OF the bond to which it is attached.
and one coupon on each of said bonds shall be
payable on the first day of July and on the
first day of January OF each year from the
urHt day of July, 1880, to the first day Of
January, 1914, both inclusive. The principal
OF aaid bonds shall fall due on the fret day Of
January, A. ID. 1914. Said new Issue of bonds
shall be eigned by the Governor and State
Treasurer. shall be payable Go bearer. and
ehall bear the date of the approval Of thls act,
and they shall be designated az the Uonatitu-
tonal Bonds OF the State of Louisiana"
Eosirth--Section 4, page 3, line 40, after
: Treasurer Insert through the Auditor" At
the end Of the section add: "And the Auditor
shall charge the Treasurer with the eaid
new bonds SO. delivered to him.
OF, insert ''or which had been attached there |
3D." At the end OF the section add: "And the
Treasurer, before delivering said new bond or
bonds shall designate In a, blank 10 be kept
Der OF the old consolidated bond or honda for
which said new bond or bonds were given In
exchange"
Sixth Section Y, page 8, strike out all after
leach" Ia line q and Insert quarter showing |
consolidated bonds stamped az aforesaid, |
and the names and residences of the peraons
presenting came TO be stamped, and with |
said report ehall forward to the Auditor tine |
said January coupons surrendered TO them |
as aforesaid, duly Cancelled by them. The |
State Treasurer at the end of each quarter |
shall also make report TO the Auditor chow
ina the numbefa and denominations OF all |
consolidated bonds exchanged, and the num-
aeeued In exchange therefor, and the names |
ami residences OF the pereons 10 whom issued,
which said report shall be accompanied by
the consolidated bonds and coupons eur
rendered 30 the Treasurer 10 exchange for the
new bonds as Aforesaid, which shall consti-
cute his vouchers for the new bonds issued |
by him, The Auditor shall give his receipt |
~ the Treasurer and the bond agents for all
Che old bonds and coupons received n ON
them respectively. and shall retain the same
~ his possession until destroyed az herein
after provided"
Seventh Strike out section 10.
House bill No. $50, being
An act 10 amend and re-enact act No. of
nc aFs
10 report the same favorably.
Senate bill No. 1Ta,
10 report the same by substitute. the
original being misplaced,
Respectfully submitted,
j. ID. WATKINS, Chairman.
Mr.. Robertson, chairman of the Committee
on Finance. submitted the following reports:
NEW ORLEANS, April q. 1880.
10 the President and Members of the Senate:
Your committee. TO whom was referred
House eill No. 24n, entitled
An act making appropriations to pay the
balance of salaries due parish Judges for the
Beg leave to report the same rayorablv
with the following amendments.
First-Amend title by striking out the
words balance of salaries due parish
Judges. and insert In lieu thereof the words
deficiencies due by the State"
second-In lines $ and 9. strike out words
and figures '.two thousand five hundred~-
sssoo'-and insert in lieu thereof the words
nineteen thousand seven hundred and forty.
TWO dollars and fifty cents"-SIs,gA2 SO,
Third--In lines Ia and 15 strike out words
balance OF salaries due the parish Judges
throughout the State and insert "desicien-
Mes due by the State"
7. kourth-At end OF section l, add the words.
said amount to be divided and appro-
, q as above provided for the following
no pay deficiencies due parish judges. 1879
twenty-five hundred dollars 2sOo. ,
To pay deficiency due office of Secretary OF
ttate, 1879. one thousand one hundred and
|ignty.two dollars and forty-four cents
10 pay country assessors enumeratiur the {
|lllitia i've thousand dolars-s5OoO.
To pay clerks of registrar Of voters-couu- ]
~ parishes--ntne thousand dellars-Saona Is
10 pay deficiency In Treasurer's otiica~to
Hy Tor repairs, new books and attorneys l
les In United States Court. eight hundred
kd seventy tive dollars and ninety-six cents
'Ss75 So.
10 pay Joseph Lula for rent OF portion of
kf&finy nrfs1lnfa1 as Sfafa-Hauso f>,. thtrs,- u