The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-11

tho vote on the resolution. inaemuch az an
other Senator had given notice Of al inten-
ton To make the motion.
The Chair ruled the point OF order not well
taken.
The question recurring upon the motion Of
Mr.. Kidd by rising vote of ~ yeas to nays
none, the motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr.. Robertson moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole subject matter.
Mr. MaratOn moved to ivy the motion to
indefinitely postpone on tho table.
BY rising vote Of IA yeas to "A nays the
motion to table was not agreed to-
Mr.. Cunningham moved az substitute Tor
the motion OF Mr.. Robertson, to indefinitely
postpone, to postpone further consideration
until Monday next
Mr.. Robertson made the point Of order that
q motion to indefinitely postpone takes pre-
ceience Of motion to postpone to day GER
tain.
The Chair ruled the point Of order we'll
taken.
The question recurring on the motion OF
Mr.. Robertson to indefinitely postpone.
by rising vote Of 10 yeas to II nays the
report OF the committee and the resolution
was indefinitely postponed.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 20,
An act entitled IAN act to readiust tho State
Land Office: appointment Of register and
chief clerk; to TX their salaries, and the time
and manner OF paying said salaries; to define
the powers and prescribe the duties Of the
register; 10 fix the fees for certificates and
patents, aud disposition thereof: the price OF
lands, and disposition Of the proceeds; duties
Of the Auditor Of Public Accounts, State
Treasurer Attorney General and the Gov
ernor; register to sell school lands fixing
the price thereof and disposition Of tho pro-
ceeds: to provide for tho payment OF salaries
and expenses incurred In the State Land
Office: to repeal act No. IS 81 1870. and sec
tons 1914 to 1918. inclusive, Of the Revised
Statutes and all conflicting laws"
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee on Agriculture and Public
Lands, together with the amendments offered
by tho committee.
On m ction Of Mr.. Walton the bill Was taken
up section by section.
The FIRST section was read.
On molten Of Mr.. Walton section l was
adopted.
Section was read. with the following
amcndments proposed BY the committees:
Ia line 9 after accounts" insert said sal
airy to be paid out Of the swamp land fund
only"
Ii line u strike out Fifteen aud insert
ten"
Mr. Walton moved the adoption of the
amendments proposed by the committee.
Mr. Story offered the following amendment
to section a:
In line strike out two thousand" and In
cert twelve hundred
SPECIAL ORDER.
The hour OF o'clock having arrived. the
special order being the report Of the Com
mittee on Elections In the contested election
case Of Mr.. J. N. Luce against Hon. b. +.
Brian, Senator from the Twenty-Fourth Sem
atorial District. was taken up. and.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton. II was made the
special order for Saturday. the fourteenth In
slant. at o'clock.
Consideration OF Senate bill No. 40 was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Marston offered the following amend
ment:
In section 2, l,ne7, strike out the figures
$1,000" and insert "l0o0.'
On motion Of MIR. Walton, and by rising
vote Or ~ yeas to ? nays, the amendment was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
amendment to Mr.. Story's amendment:
Strike out twelve hundred dollars" and In
sert Fifteen hundred"
On motion OF Mr.. Marston the amendment
to the amendment offered by Mr.. Cunning
ham was laid on the table.
On motion " Mr.. Walton the amendment
offered by Mr.. Story was laid on the table.
The question recurring upon the motion OF
Mr., Walton to adopt tho amendment offered
by the committee, the amendment was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton the section as
amended was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House Of Representatives.:
HOUSE OFF REPRESENTATIVES |
New Orleans. February Q. 1881. J
T. the Senate OF the State Of Louisiana:
/ ami directed w the House Of Represents
tivee to Inform YOU that the House has passed
finally
House bill No %,
An act to Tx the first terms Of the district
House bill No. 81,
An act to provide for the transfer OF GER
tain cases pending and undetermined before
the Justices OF the peace OF the parish 81 Or
leans and before the Third District Court for
the Parish " Orleans TO ths city courts Of
New Orleans.
Aud to ask your concurrence In the same.
Also, that the House has eoneurred In Sen
ate amendment to concurrent resolution ap.
pointing a com mttteo to examine the banks
/ Of the State.
Respectfully,
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL RESUMED.
Section 5 was read, together with an amend
ment from the committee striking out the
section.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton the amendment
offered BY the committee Was adopted. and
the section was struck out OF the bill.
Section 4lnow become section 81 OF the bill