The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
- OF THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,
~ OF THE -
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Ffty-seventh Days Proceedings.


HENArE CHAMBER NEw ORLEANS
Saturday. March 20. 1850. !
The Senate was called to order at Ia o'clock
m. by the Hon. $. ID. McEnery. Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate.
On the call of tho roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs Ably, Brian, ,Cahen, Campbell. Gun.
ningham, Davey. EstopiDal, Foutenot Foster
Ha9an, Harris, Kidd, I.eaka. Lucas, Iuckett
Marston, Montan. Newton. NnneE. Mutt. Par
SettOon, 6immea. story. Walton. Watkins 30
Absent-Messrs. Augustin. Burlington. De.
mas, Stewart. Steele. Vance,.
On motion Or Mr.. ParanRe the reading oi
the journal in detail was dispensed with
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins, chairman of the Committee
on the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
To the President aud Members Of the senate:
am instructed by the Committee on the
Judiciary, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. LAT. being
An act to secure the claim Of the State in
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
TO report the same unfavorably.
Senate bill No. l76. being
An act to repeal sections a365 1886 and 1867
Of the Revised Statutes Of 1870.
Senate bill No. 30. being
An act to prevent and punish embezzlement
by agents, cons!Hnees. commission mer-
chants and other persons selling and buying
property on commission.
To report the same uutavorably.
Senate bill No lsS, being
An act declaring that laws prescribing that
judicial advertisements shall be made in the
French Language, or In particular news-
paper, shall not apply to toadvertiaements begun
before the PRONUNCIATION Of aatd laws or be-
fore the selection of the newspapers in which
said advertisements are to he made.
Report the same favorably.
Respectfully submitted,
J. d. WATKINS, Chairman.
Mr. Robertson, chairman Of the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following report:
70 the President and Members Of tho senate:
am directed by the Committee on Finance
to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 40,
Authorizing Thomas Brady to institute sui,
against the State,
To report the same favorably. with amend
naents:
After title insert, "Whereas. due notice Of
the intention to apply for the passage OF this
act has been advsrt,ssd IN conformity with
After the words against the State. lines
and :, insert IT any be has" ",, ,,,u.u. . :,
legged" - . -. 49,, .,., ..a,a.,,,,,,. i.
and insert the words "claimed to have been
oCCasioned.''
After the word "time" line Is. Insert al
1eged TO have been"
Strike out section 2.
House bill No. 22s.
An act to provide revenue for the State OF
Louisiana by the levying of annual taxes
etatution from taxation. and prescrthing the
methods Of assessing and collecting the same
and OF enforcing payment thereof.
To report the same without action on the
bill with the Recommendation that II be con-
sidered section by section In the Senate.
.sssessWai.XR ". x. ROBERTSON, Chairman.
Mr.. Mutt, chairman Of the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial and Municipal
Affairs, submitted the following report:
70 the President and Members Of the Senate
am instructed by the Committee on Cor
porations, Parochial and Municipal Affairs
to report. as emanatinK from the committee,
An act providing the manner OF altering,
changing and amending charters 81 cities
and towns In the State ot Louisiana. the city
OF New Orleans excepted.
Also to report
An act to pvevent the destruction OF fish by
poisoning, trapping, hedging or gill l-nettinR,
and providing penalty for the same.
Favorably, with the following amendment m l
II,
sert ''nor to prevent the construction OF tenn
nOrnry works and breaks, during the months
Of February and March, for the purpose OF
OF catching buffalo tish and carp.
l.. Nj. MUTT, Chairman.
Under standing rule or the Senate, the bill
emanating this day from the Committee on
CORPORATIONS and Parochial Affairs becomes
Senate bill No. 1870.
An act providing the manner OF altering,
changing and amending charters OF cities
and towns In the State of Louisiana, the city
Of New Orleans excepted.
Which was read the first time.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message received from the
House OF Representatives was read:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
New Orleans. March 10. 1880.
To the President and Members of the Senate:
am directed to inform your honorable body
that the House has finally passed, and asks
your concurrence In
House bill No. III,
TO provide for appeals from the District
Courts to Supreme Court upon questions OF
law alone, when the party or parties agrleveo
desire Only q review of the law.
Respectfully,
Clerk OF the House of Representatives.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained un-
animous consent to Introduce at this time,
without previous notice, the following en-
titled bills:
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM
Senate bill No. lsl.
An act to amend and re-enact section 2Sl3
ri the Revised Statutes In regard to the re
yivRl OF judgments.
Mr.. Cunningham =.. -.. .=- -
Senate bill No. 1872,
An act to punish the drawing and the sale
of tickets In any lottery not authorized BY the
laws Of this State.
Mr. Harris
Senate bill No. 1873,
An act to give the New Orleans City Rail
road Company the right to construct foot
path bridge near the mouth Of the New canal.