The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-16
.0FFICIAL JOURNAL
Il -oT THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
:Tifty-F First Days Proceedings.

:rihy.First Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans. Saturday. Maj oh Is 1880
The Senate was called to order at Ia o'clock
m. BY the Hon. s. D. McEnery. Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate.
on the call OF the roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs. Brian. Burlington, Cahen, Camp
ball. Cunningham, EstOpinal, Fontenot. Eos
tr, Harris, Leake, Lucas, Luckett, MassIon,
Pollock, Perry, Robertson, Rogers: Stewart.
9eftoOp, Story, Walton. Watkins-N.
Absent Messrs. Ably, Augustin. Davey,
Demas, Hagan, Kidd, Steele, SHINES, Vance
..
On motion OF Mr.. Fontepot the reading Of
tho journal in detail was dispensed With.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The President of the Senate laid before the
Senate the following communication:
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND a. AND N.
College. Office Of the President:
Baton ROugs. La. March 10. 1891
- Hon q. d. McEnery. Lieutenant Governor
81 louisiana and President Of the senate:
E4y-There has been go much misunder-
standing and intentional MISREPRESENTATION
Of the organization and management OF this
institution, pending the consideration Of the
70 and M r. Goeae thai
Do think q sense OF fairness and justice. with
IN earnest desire to get at the whole truth
and TO base wholesome Legislation thereon.
should prompt the Senate ana House o. hnp-
reeentatives TO suspend further action until q
iOjnt committee OF both houses can thorough
" examine all the affairs, workings and con-
dition of the institution, and for such COM
nittee do mOet respectfully ask.
"A n-A aud SstxNnN1 pttnf
4 college charter, and 1t should not be done.
only after the fullest and most mature de-
liberation.
am, very respectfully. yonr obedient ser.
want, p. y. BOYD, President.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. Parlange obtained unanimous consent
to introduce at this time without previous
notice, the following entitled bill:
Senate bill No. 1877,
An act relative to the trial OF summary and
prefereuce cases In the Supreme Court OF the
state.
The bill was read the first time
RESOLUTION LYING OVER.
The following resolution by Mr.. Leake:
Resolved, That the subcommittee ap-
pointed to examine the charitable institutions
be authorized and instructed to examine and
report upon the financial condition OF the
Louisiana State University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College,
Was taken up.
Mr. Robertson offered the following amend
ments:
Strike out the words "the subcommittee"
or two from the Senate and three from the
House OF Representatives be-"
Insert before the word financial the
words general and"
Add after the word "ReuOIued, the words
.by the Senate, the House of Representatives
.C0McsUring," and strike out the worda, TO ex-
anime the charitable institutions be, and In
eert In lieu the word "and."
The amendments were agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the resolution
% amended was adopted.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins, chairman Of the Committee
ON the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
70 the. President and Members OF the Senate:
am instructed by the Committee on the
judiciary, to whom was referred Mr.. Demas's
resolution, relative to the carrying OF con-
coaled weapons by the officers Of the Crescent
City police, to report the same unfavorably.
House bill No. I'll. being
OF the recorder OF mortgages for the parish OF
Orleans; fixing their salaries; establishing
office hours for the recorder Of mortgages and
fixing his bond and prescribing hts duties,
To report by returning the bill to the Sem
ate, with Recommendation that it be referred
to the Committee on City Affairs.
Senate bill No. 131, being
An act to provide q privilege book 10 each
parish In which to register ali privileges and
pledges on growing crops and movables,
To report the same favorably.
Senate bill No. 151. being
An act to amend and re-enact section 3545
OF the Revised Statutes. relating to prescrip-
ton In favor Of sheriffs and their sureties,
To report the same favorably, with the fol-
lowing amendments:
Flrst-In title. strike out section 3545" and
insert 70 lieu thereof the words sections 2S16
and 3546"
Second-In body Of the bill. line Q. after the
word that" strike out the word and figures
section s545" and insert In lieu thereof "sec-
Third-In body Of the bill, line 10, strike out
all after the word provided" and insert "that
actions against sheriffs and their sureties to
recover moneys, property, or the value OF any
property which the sheriffs or any Of their
deputies may have come ., into the possession
may have failed or refused to account for,
shall be prescribed In five years from the ex-
piration Of the term OF office of the sheriff
during which such moneys or property was
received by him or his deputies"
Senate bill No. 104 being
An act fixing the burden Of proof upon rail-
road companies when sued for damage done
to persons, stock or property.
To report the same favorably by substi-
tute.
Senate bill No 1852. being
An act to amend and re-enact articles 2S49
and $3.50 Of the Civil Code,
To report the same unfavOrably.
Senate bill No. 100, being
An act to amend and re-enact section 472 Of
the Code Of Practice, relative to the compen-
eation OF witnesses In civil cases,
To report the same favorably, with the fol-
lowing amendment:
In body Of the bill, lines IA, Is. 16 and II.
strike out the words, provided, no witness
shall be entitled to mileage unless he resides
over twelve miles from the place where the
court Is held"
Respectfully submitted.
j. ID. WATKINS, Chairman.
MESSAGE FRoM THE HOUSE.
The following message received from the
House of Representatives yas read: