The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-01

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An act to amend and re-enact section 8 Of
act "A Of session OF 1877,
Was read the second time. and, on motion
OF Mr.. Vance, referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 2, being
Joint Resolution requesting the SEN
ators and Representatives from the
state Of Louisiana In the Congress- Of
the United States to use their infu-
ence TO have article IA Of the Statutes OF the
United States amended 30 as to change the
time for the election Of United States Sem
ators to the session Of the General Assem-
blies next preceding the time ut which such
Senators are to take their seats In the Senate
Of the United States,
Was taken up, under the favorable report
Of the Committee on the Judiciary, with the
following amendments:
/. Amend title; In line 4, after the word
"have," strike out the word "act," and Insert
u line : before sl.' The word "statutes' insert
:. 70 lins d, :, siter the word UNITED" insert
IN line 9, strike out the word .aot" and In
sert the word "section;' - and In the same line,
before the word Statutes insert the word
Revised"
On motion OF Mr.. Marston the amendments
proposed BY the committee were adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Marston the bill was or
dered to be engrossed and passed to Its third
reading.
Senate bill No. Z.
An act In addition to "An act relative to
crimes and offenses," approved on the four
teenth day of March, 1870,
Was taken up under the unfavorable re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Fontenot moved that the bill lie over,
subject to call.
Mr.. Watkins moved the indefinite post
ponement Of the bill
Senate bill No. 70 was read the second time
and In full.
The question recurring on the motion to In
definitely postpone the bill, Mr.. Fontenot
demanded the yeas and nays.
The call having been sustained, the roll was
called with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Ably, Burlington, Campbell,
Cunningham, Davey, Foster, Harris, Leake,
Lucas, Luokett, Marston, Newton. Mutt. Par
lange.. Perry. Rogers, Settoon. Story, Wal
Nays~Messrs. Augustin. Brian. Estopinal.
Fontenot, Pollock, Robertson. Steele, Vance
8.
Kidd, Montan, Nunez, Stewart, Simmes-8.
And the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Watkins moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was indefinitely postponed,
and on his own motion the motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table.
Senate bill No. SO,
An act To extend civil as we'll as criminal
jurisdiction over the parish to justices Of the
peace residing at the court-houses,
Was taken up, the Committee on the Judici-
ary having reported unfavorably thereon.
On motion OF Mr. Watkins further consider
alton Of Senate bill No. SO was indefinitely
postponed.
Senate bill No. %,
An net to restrict the employment of sail
ors and crews OF foreign seagoing vessels
from rolling cotton, handling cargo, or labor
ing on the wharves and Ievee OF the city Of
New Orleans beyond the end Of the ships
tackle.
Was taken up, under the favorable report
Of the Committee on the Judiciary, with the
following amendments:
FIRST AMENDMENT.
SECTION 8. Be It Further enacted, etc., That
the provisions Of this net shall not apply to
the officers, sailors or others OF the crews of
any treaty or treaties with the United States
to the contrary, nor to any contract or con-
tracts OF which the United States courts have
jurisdiction.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
Section 2. lines and B. strike out the words
mot less than one month nor more than six
months" and insert mot more than ten
days."
THIRD AMENDMENT.
cert the word 'officers;" and strike out all
from and including the word 'any," In the
fifth line, to the end Of section q.
On motion OF Mr.. Watkins the amend
ments proposed by the committee were
adopted.
Mr.. Watkins offered the following amend
ment to the first section OF the bill, which
was adopted:
words "loading or unloading" and insert the
word working"
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the bill was
ordered to be engrossed and passed to It's
third reading.
Senate bill No. 81,
An act entitled "Au act to prescribe when
and the manner In which special elections
shall be held III the parishes, cities and incor-
porated towns Of this State for the purpose
Of levying special taxes Ia aid OF works Of
public improvement and railway enterprises,
and providing for their enforcement and col
lection
Was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, the bill was
considered section by section.
The first section WAS read and adopted.
Section was read and adopted.
Section was read and adopted.
Section was read and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Vance, the bill wa, or
dered to be engrossed and passed to Its third
reading.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Rogers, on behalf OF the Committee on
Enrolment, submitted the following report