The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-14
LEGISLATURE or LOUISIANA.
THE SENATE

SATURDAY. March 10.
The Senate was called to order pnnctualy at
noon. Lieutenant Governor McEnery In the
chair and quorum present.
A communication was received from Col. D..
+. Boyd. superintendent OF the Louisiana State
University and Mechanical and Agricultural
College. asking the Senate to suspend action on
the Senate bill providing for the reorganization
Of that institution until It's affairs shall have
been examined by a committee.
Senator Leake's resolution providing that the
Joint Committee on Charitable Institutions OK
anime into the financial affairs Of the institution
came up.
Senator Robertson offered as a substitute that
q joint committee Of two from the Senate and
three from the House be appointed to examine
ton. Adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Senator Watkins, from the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported: Unfavorably on Senate reso.
luton relative. to the carving OF concealed
weapons BY policemen In New Orleans. House
MORTGAGE Office: the committee recommend that
the bill be. referred to the Committee on Oily
Affairs F.vora6y on blu relative pledges
ments on d bill relative to sherifrs and their
securities. Uniavorably on Senate bin No.
visad Statutes. Favorably, with amendments.
on Senate bill No. 100. relative to the compensa-
III The Clerk 81 The House appeared and an
noupced that that body had concurred In Senate
bill No. "a. with an amendment TO- the title
ssP1s e hs ss L
Of the House had signed concurrent resolu..
ton relative to an negotiation Of the affairs Of
ease ad moase S No.
nue. bill. and asked concurrence therein.
The revenue bill was INN ediately taken up,
referred "a 70 The Finance COMMITTEES. $3.50 ''-
The President. announced Senators Davey
| and Montan. on the part Of the Senate; on the
com mittee to- investigate the affairs OF the Lou
| isiana State Penitentiary.
sECoND READINGS.
| Senate bill No. 1875, relative to- q system OF
pilota9e Referred to the Committee on Com
senate bill No. 1876. relative to an Insane Asy-
lum at NatchitOches. Referred to the Commit
| tea on Charitable Institutions.
the courts, came up. and was made the special
order for Monday. ut O'Clock.
senate bill No. 100, relative to the duties and
| fees Of district attorneys throughout the State,
returned from the House with amendments.
The Senate refused e agrees to the amend,
L Is a a to confer with q committee
Senate bill No. 14s. the funding bill. came I'D
lo 81 nn notion y MR. Paranse the vote BY which
1t psseed It's third reading was reconsidere.d.
j The bill was then amended TO exclude from
! the operation OF section the warrants OF the
Levee Company. In other words, that these
warrants shall be received and funded. as pro-
vidad for In the constitution.
The bill was further amended by striking out
| that portion OF the repeating clause repeating
the funding act OF 1874. and the acts amen da-
tory thereto. As thus amended the bill was
| parsed finally.
House bill No. 49, authorizing paroehial and
municipal corporations to receive its evidences
| OF Indebtedness for taxes. came up for final
| pas sage
On motion OF Mr.. Parlange the vote was recon.
aidered BY which the bill was read third time
Mr. parlange then offered an amendment pro.
vding that only those school warrants ISSUED
according to law shall be receivable for taxes
| which wac adopted.
Senator Foster then moved that the bill be
recommitted. and spoke at some length In favor
/ OF his proposition. on the ground that several
| OF the amendments were objectionable. Mr.
1 Foster again touched upon the necessity IL .
| proper determination Of the validity OF war.
| rants before they be received for taxes.
| The motion to recommtt was tabled-yeas a.
nays 8.
senator Perry objected to the passage Of thu
bill. on the ground that 1t was inconRruous In
several respecrs. .
The bill was finally passed By 10 yeas to nays
| The President announced that the calendar
/ was exhausted.
| The Senate went into executive session. and
adjourned Immediately thereafter.