The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04
Nineteenth Days Proceedings.

SENATE CHAMBER. NEW ORLEANS.
Monday. February 2. 1880. !
The Senate was called to order at IL O'Clock
m. by the Hon. s. d. McEnery, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate
On call OF the roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs. Ably, Augustin, Brian. Campbell,
Hagan. Harris. Lucas, Luckett, Marston
Newton, Nunez, Parlange, Pollock, Rard
Robertson, Rogers, Stewart, Steele, Settoon,
Story, Vance, Walton, Watkins 81.
On motion OF Mr.. Luckett the reading Of
the journal In detail was dispensed with
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins chairman OF the Committee
on the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
am instructed by tho Committee on the
Judiciary, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 26, being
An act giving to sellers Of agricultural
products a special lien and privilege thereon
to secure the purchase money.
To report the same unfavOrably.
Respectfully submitted,
J. ID. WATKINS, Chairman.
The report lies over under the rules.
Mr. Robertson chairman OF the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following report:
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
Your Committee on Finance. to whom was
referred the report OF Gov. Nichols, showing
the expenditures of his sinking fund, respect
fully report that they Dave examined the
same and found 1t correct, and recommend
It's approval, and that the balance unexpended
be turned over to Gov Wilt.
w. A. ROBERTSON, Chairman.
The report lies over under the rules.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr. Nunez, In accordance with previous no.
tice, introduced the following entitled bill:
Senate bill No. so,
An act relative % sheriff5, &c onicio tax col
lectors, and to tho bonds to be furnished by
them, parish OF Orleans excepted.
Which was read the first time.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to introduce, without pre-
vious notice, the following entitled bills:
By Mr.. Marston-
Senate bill No. 81,
An act requiring the Auditor and Treasurer
to hold the money accruing to the general
fund by article OF the State debt ordinance
for the expenses Of 1880, and to enforce the
same.
Which was read the first time.
By Mr.. Dayey- -..-=. ..
Senate bill No. 50.
An act to authorize Thomas Brady to insti-
tute suit against the State OF Louisiana.
Which was read the first time.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Parlange offered the following resolu-
tlon, which lies over under the rules:
Resolued, That the Judiciary Committee be
and Is hereby instructed to report whether
the General Assembly has the power to re-
Iieve and exempt Incorporated towns from
the payment OF future parish taxes.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No. 48,
An act to regulate the proceedings Of the
Criminal District Court Of the parish of Or
leans In the matter Of grand and petit iuries,
and to provide for the division of the court
into two sections. etc.
And
Senate bill No. 40,
An act to provide for the trial OF appeals
from the parish courts, and to provide for
the removal of appeals In the district courts,
under the constitution of 1868, into the courts
to be organized under the constitution OF 1879,
and to provide for the removal OF causes In
the parish courts to the courts to be organ
lied under the constitution Of 1879, and to
provide for the trial thereof.
We're each read the second time, and,