The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-27

FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
BEN
Thirty-aisth Days Proceedings.
prsArH CHAMBER. Nav oRhrANa
vuaa,lay, February "a laan

prNArp CpAMpra NEW upIEANa. |
Tuaedsy, Fahtuary "a laan.
The He,,ata waa called to order AT y o'clock
m. bv the Hon. r. y. MrEpery, Lieutenant
aoverpor and rreeidant of the Senate.
On a call or the roll. the following named
Senators were present
Meaaya Ahv. Aua,,atin, Brian, burlington.
Uahen, Campball. Cunningham. Uavey.
EAtop,nal Fopten"t. Foater, Hagan. Har,,a,
Newtcn. Mutt. rarlanae. Pollock. Perry.
Nim,naa, Story. Vance. Walton. Watkins m
Absent Meeera. Demaa, Kidd and Nunes
3
On motion Of Mr. Ably the reading 81 the
Journal In detail was dispensed with.
RFroRrH or COMMITTEES
Mr.. Roaera. on behalf o. the Committee on
ENROLMENT. auhm'tted the following report.
To the President and Memhere Of the Henste:
The Committee on Enrolment respectfully
Senate bill No te,
An act 10 pruvi,ie for the trial OF recuaed
cAeee In courta 1T appeal.
Az correctly enrolled
Acting Chairman Committee ~ Enrolment.
The report llea over
Signing or ENROLLED Nib,
Henata bill No. ~ waa read by Ito title. and
the Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate affixed hta signature thereto in open
eeee,on and without delay,
nEroRrs OF COMMITTEES
MIR. Walton. chairman nt the Committee on
Commerce and Agriculture submitted the
following reno,tS
70 the President and Members " the Ranate
Your committee, 10 whom was referred
House bin No ~,
Authorialng the aovernor To Institute pro
ceatlinga FOR the recovery ot swamp lpn,ia do.
mated to the State.
Have had tho aa,ne under cnnalierati tiu,.
and am instructed to report fav"rably. with
amendments
GEO, l.. WALTON. Chairman
AMENpMENyu
I. strike out tho preamble including ''jatnt
resolution and inncrt AN act anthotising
the Governor Ut the state " Louisiana to
employ calnaal u Rnaart tho rights nf tho
State to lands donated to the State lpy the
Federal government, or t. recover the value
0f natd lands In money Ot srItp.
2. Strike out tho enact1ng clauae and insert
"Be II euaeted by the General Assembly OF
the State OF Louisiana
:. In line II strike out aforesaid. and
after "landn.' In line H. inaort ''aituated
In the State nf Louisiana and donated by
several acta Of Gnnaraea tn the State fnr
divers purpnaea. aOma nf which have hann
Illegally diapoeei of hy the Federal govern
mnnt. and other rnrlona. though lated IL the
State, have been improperly suspended nr re-
jected by the Federal government and the
ss1wsypvat to the State rnt,laasi =
Strike out "thetr' IN line ~ and lnaert ''tn
recover the. and after the word value In
fine - ,paert 'af eaid lands.
In l,naa ~ and ~ etrike out "Joint Keaolu-
tlon'' and inanrt 'act .
MIR. Leake. chairman Of tho Committee o',
Public Education. submitted the following
report.
NEW ORtEANa february 60 iaan
10 the President aud Members Or the Senate:
am directed BY the Committee on Public
Education, 10 whom was referred Senate hill
No 6n, to report ny aubatituta.
Very respectfully.
" w LEAKE. Chairman.
The nubstltute waa read under atanding
rule by ttla.
On motion Of Mr.. Leake the suhattute was
accepted In lieu Of the original bill and be-
comes
Senate bill No. inG.
An act 10 raorEanl7a the Lnuialana State
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
Gollege, now tempo, arily established and To-
Gated al Baton Rouge. In the parish Of Eaat
baton Rouge
On motion of Mr.. >Leake the bill was or
dered printed.
Mr.. Harr.a. chairman Of the Committee on
'Ctty Of New Orleana. :. submitted the follow.
ing report
to the President and Members of the Senate:
Your committee, 70 whom waa referred
Hcuse bill No lha
An act to prohibit the dtscharEing Of any
ballast. gravel or other material suitable toi
or uaed for filling or grading purpnaea. into
the Misaisaippi river or tributaries thereof
except IN certain oaaea. and fixing penalties
for violation of tho aa,nn,
beg leave to report the aatne fayorahly
with the following amandmenta
In lnca ~ and "a. atrtkr out the wnr,la Zone
hundred" and inaert ~ ltrn thereof the word
''trn'
In line a., strike out the words two hun
slrpd and inaert in lieu thereof the wo,ylf
lone hundred
In line 20. atrtSe out tho words 'one month
and insert the words ten daya'' IN lieu
thereof.
In line q. strike out the words two nlontha'
and insert III lieu thereof the words thirty
days.
Respectfully submitted.
EDWIN HARRIS. Chairman.
INTRODUCTION or HILLS
The following named Senators ohtane,
unanimous consent ~ introduce ~ this time
without previous notice the following m,t
tied bills:
Mr. Newton
Senate bill No. in1.
An act to authorize the State Board Of Edu-
cation to sell the site purchased for State
normal school. and to use the proceeds thnreo
In maintaining normal schools and depart
ments for the professional training Of teach
ers for the public schools
Mr.. Foster
Senate bill No. los,
An act requiring railroad. steamboat
steamship. canal and other corporations or
Eani1ed under general or special statutes of
the State for the transportation of freight OF
passengers. to adopt AL uniform rate or tarin
Of charges. and to forbid all observation-disclosures In
such rates or charges under the penalty
herein prescribed
MIR. Lucas