The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
Thirty second Days Proceedings,
sENATu GHAsnER, NHw ORLEANS.

EENATE CHAMBER NEW ORLEANS,
Thursday. Fenrusry 10 1880,
The Senate waa called to order at IA o'clock
N. by the Hon. T. y. McEnery. Lieutenant
| Governor aud President Of the Senate.
| On = call Of the roll, the following named
Senators were present.
| Messra. Any. ,Augnstln. Brian. Burlington.
Naheu. uamphell, Cunningham, Devey, Fon-
tenet. F"ster. Hagan, Harris. Leahe, Lucas,
| Lnehett. Maratou. Maintain Mutt Par LANCE
Rard, Robertson, u 'gers. Stewart. Settoou.
Walton, Watkins 2G.
| Absent eesrs. Denan. Estopnal, Kidd,
Newt,",. Nnnes. Pollock. Steele. SHINES.
| Story. VaDee-j0
Mr.. y. q. Montan. Senator from the Four
teenth Senatorial District. appeared at the
deck Of the President Of the Sepata and took
the constitutional oath of office
| On motion III Mr.. Luckett. the reading of
the journal In detail was dispenHed with.
Mr., Narration obtained consent to have the
explanation OF his vote on the motion to adopt
the report OF the Committee on Elections In
the matter ri the onnteat Of u. O. Montan va
J, \. Davidson. OF the Fourteenth Senatorial
District. Inserted In the journal:
! In voting In the negative on the motion to
adopt the report Of tho COMMITTEES and the ao
| campaigning resolution, Mr. Marston said
| II embarrassed him to vote against his
| friends on the COMMITTEES In this case fret
hana,,se II came directly home to him, as In
| 1876 he had been refused a seat In the II Nlieal
| Legislature and u O tiSen Of Miaslsslppi seat
| e1 In his stead; and second, that there WINS
| abundant precedent IN unsaat Davidson. The
President Of the United States held his high
| pnaitinn through the Wholesale throwing out
of the votes Of whole pariahts. The Radical
party had universally rendered partisan de-
| c'sions IN like cases. but, Mr.. Msrston asked.
| could the great Democratic party afford 10
follow such presidents, Ills friends on tho
committee had failed to show sufficient
frauds In the parish of Ibervlle to yitiata the
election. IT the Democrats In Ibervlle had
asserted their Sovereignty at the polls. as
they had legal right to do, and held sep
/ asa'e election. the ease weHla have haen var >
different. but, on the contrary. they united
| with tho Radicals and pulel their votes with
the Radical majority. In conclusion. Mr..
| Marstou said he could never consent that the
wlIful legal or Illegal. acts Of police jury
| could vtt,ate an election participated In by
all parties For these reasons he would veto
no.
REPORTS of COMMITTEES.
Mr., Watkina. chairman of tho Committee
on the Judiciary. submitted the following re-
port:
TO tho President AMI Members Of the aenate:
am instructed by tho COMMITTEES OH thu
Judiciary. to whom WAS referred
Motion In tho case Of the State " New
Hampshire va. the State Of Louisiana ct al.,
To report that we made provision for thu
dafenne ri tho cult In the act already reported
from this committees.
Respectfully,
!. u. WATKINS. Chairman.
The report lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Robertson, on behalf OF tho COMMITTEES
on Finance. reported favorabIy on
House bill No. 50.
An act to provide for the payment Of ths
salaries Of the clerks ~ tho city courts fo
the city OF New Orleans. and their deplltie,
and assistants.
The report iea over under the rules.
Mr.. Kidd. Chairman Of the Committee OF
Enrolment. submitted tho following report !:
To the President and Members OF tho senate.
The Committee on Enrolment respectfully
report
An act TO fix tho time and places for hold
Ing seaalons Of the Supreme Court Of TIL
| State Ut Louisiana
As properly enrolled,
E. Il. KIDD. Chairman.
| s1aNlNa or ENROLLED n1LI
Senate bill No IL WAS read by It's title. ant
the Lieutenant Governor and President of thu
Senate affixed his signature thereto In opel
session and without delay.
Health and Quarantine. aubmltteltho follow
ing report:
To tho President aud Mnr,,bars OF tho Henate.
Your COMMITTEES on Health and Quarantine
etc. to whom was referred House bill No IS
report favorably on tho same. with the fol
| lowing amendments;
In tho title OF tho bill after the word "oon.
dtiop.' strike out the words and for other
purposes and insert tho words land To pre-
| vent tho landing of dlseased animals Within
certain prescribed limits
In sectiona In limo 81, after the word food
add the words land offer for sale
In section 1. In line a. strike out tho word
unhealthy. and INSERT the weftl Diseased !,
And on Senate bill No. II, bog leave tn re-
port back. with the recommendation that II
ba referred 10 the Committee on tho Judiciary
Respectfully submitted,
THOS. Y. ABLY. Chairman.
! INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent 10 Introduce ut this time
without previous notice. the following entitled
bills. which we're read the first time:
| by Mr. Fontenot-
senate hIll No. 80,
| An act to prohibit State tax collectors from
receiving State warrants or other certificatee
OF Indebtedness In payment Of State taxes
and licenses duo the State subsequent t.
| January t. 1879
by Mr.. Kidd -.
Senate bill No. 90,
An act to repeal section 3 of act No 10
approved February &c, 1877.
SECOND READING OF sENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No "a,
An act relative to clerks of district courts
&c oficio parish recorders Of eonveyanccs
mortgages and other acts. and s1 o6fcio nota
ries public. and to tho official bonds to bt
furnished by them. the parish Of Orleans OK
cepted.
Was read the second time and In full
Mr.. Parlange offered tho following amend
ment. which was adopted.
In aectinn strike ont tho words land OK
cmptions' and insert In lieu thereof the words
exemptions and homesteads.'
On motion of Mr.. Demas the bill was or
dered to be printed