The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
THE SENATE.

"WEDNESDAY, February an. 1880
The HenRte assembled uunctualy ut noon,
Lieut.. Gov. MaEnery praailins, and thirty
three Senators IN uuotuml praHent
Senator Cunningham rose e. question Of
privilege and presented the memorial Of the
Republican mamhsra Of the General Assembly
In the Kellogg -Rpofrarj case witch eRueed tho
House last week to call upnn the Republicans
In that body to purge Themselves " contempt.
The memorial wsa read IN tull.
When the reading wna concluded. Senator
Cunningham took the moor ~ aay that the me-
mortal was not only falae and alan'lerous; but
that II wac go diarepectfn grosaly Iaro-
sppctful TO the Senate. that he would Offer the
following resolution
Whereas. tho memorial addressed hy certain
Republican members of the Legislature 10 the
Honorable Vice President Of the United States.
preaentel III the United states senate IN Tho
Record OF the thirteenth instant. without any
foundation or ina' ilcation IN fact, tale.'y
charges many members of this Aenate with
obtaining aud holding their seats through fraud
aud violence. Ia grossly distespe.tfnl to thta
HenRte and ta memherH aud Ia a al lander and a
libel upon thia Senate aud the people oi Lou'ai-
be IL Resolved. That the following namad
Senators. mamhers IF THE body. ~ wit; Henry
DemRs. Richard Slmms. j. Stewart and Mayer
Oahen. Ia signing aa'd memorial. have com,
mited misdamaan wy against aud contempt VI
the authority and dignity of thla Senate: that
they. and each Of them, he and are hereby 'n
clHrad In contempt, aud that They ,e brought TO
the bar of the Eenate, In the custody Of the Ser
Eaant- at Arms, and runl4 he'd for sa,t con
10 the satisfaction Of tha Hanae.
The resolution waa adopted, and Senators
Demae, Cahen, Hlmmea aud Stewart apreared
al the bar Of the Senate,
Lieut.. Gov. Mclsnary then informed Thorn
formally that they had been summoned to the
tempt III aiGBnE the document referred ~.
Wbereupnp senator DemHs. on his own he
half. and on behalf NJ the other three Annatora
0ff Farce hn al "a d
10 the Honorable rrce'aent and Members Of
the Rapatn, u ata Of Louisiana!
The UNDER iRnet meml,nra of the Senate of
the state ~ Louisiana having been arIaignah
at the bar of tie senn'e IN oontemnt for lan-
Ruase ueah IN . mom"rtal addressed w them
and oihera tn ihn RanAtn Ut the Unitaa
Etatea on the ninth inatant. rremtae that no
liareanoat or captnmut trr this honorable
body waa. hy any language. intended iii con
nection with aa,d mamol ial. or by any language
therein contained They further ro#neat-
signed by them ia the exercise IF the
Tixht Of petition and ramo"atranoa. which mem
bsrshin y nh 'h'I ds can neither m'. 20, or
was emplo,a ed sal"ly for rnrpnaaa NJ ihan inaa
tion. aud being un'"Dnerled with any proceed
tnHu OF this body rrnid have no other RiHnih-
canoe That the language excepted To waa not
addressed TO this body. had no reference to any
proceedings thereof, anh contains no imputa-
uon upon the integrity of my member tharain .
and that therefore Their" y no cont npt, and NO
otfense waa contemplated hv the undersigned
against the dignity or integrity OF the mein-
HENRY pEMAA.
MAYER Dab EN,
RICHARD SHINES.
JORDAN STEWART.
On motion Of Senator Cunningham. further
ann n a az mater Mas y na "n
A mesaaEe wac received from the Governor.
Informing the Senate Vt the expiration n IN
early day of the insurance polio, on the state
House building. Referred 90 the Committee on
Public Buildings.
COMMITTEE nFroRrs.
Senator Watkins, from the Judiciary Com
mtttee. reported favo,nuly. with ameanmonta.
on Senate bill No. ", relative 70 the employment
OF sailors Of foreign veascla on the levac. One
OF the amendments exrap's aalora Of vessels OF
foreign countries with which and tho United
States reciprocity trcatiea axiet.
Favoraby ALEC on House bin No. ,a4. TO amend
section ~ Of tho Revised Statutes Favorably
also on House bill No, 12G.
Senator Robertson from tho Finance Com
mittce. reported tayorahy on Hon-o bin M, ~.
Fayorahly a,so on House hill No. ps, relative to
connscateh property belonging ~ hetra.
Senator Mutt. from the Oommttee, on Pare
chtal Affairs. reported favorahly on Senate bill
relative to the organization or police Inries
throughout the state: tavorably also on Honee,
bill No. l2s, relative 70 the town Of Pincviln:
unfavorably On an act relative to act No. ~ 3f
1875.
senator AuHustin. from tho apectal Commit
militia fund In the hands OF ex.Uov. Mich oils
had been transferred to Gov. Wilts. The re-
port was received
Senator Steele gave notice Of hill to amend
section os2 81 the Revised statutes.
Asy sna
tons 70 loyy railroad taxes under certain Dir
cumstances. This bill was withdrawn. subse-
'Ien motion hy senator Watkins u Increase tho
Judiciary Committee by enc member was
SECOND READINGS.
Senate bill No. 1o7. authorizing the sala Of tho
ia fl,n ~,
educationa! purposes. Referred 50 the DOM
mittee on Education.
SENATE bin No @ ,eap1"f ra
form rates. Referred othe ffAntiWi'tee "a paro-
Senate hill Ne lop reofeant Aug tho State
toe on Lands aud Levecs
Senate hill NJ, W., drhnsns VI hRt arcnnhlic
Senate bill No. III, relative To tuii etaI .dycr-
tisements.. ~ the Printing GAmantttne.
Senate eil No. "a ,@lars m a"ayns war
warrants; 70 Finance Committee
Senate bill No ll3. relative 'ee ooron"rs. To
the Committee on Heal h and aRHrnntine.
Senate bill No ia. ~ transfer h4anra of tho
levoc fund to the engineer fund Tothe Uom-
mittae on Lands and Levnas,
body had concurred In S'nate bill No 81. with
amendments. and had rnn1uI red In Senate
MnSns ha to aai' h NJ =, that tina
and OosEroye on the Joint conn inittea 10 exam
Inc the books Of the Auditor Rnd Treasurer;
and signed by the Speaker Uf thia ouse. This
Inst mentioned blu was immeds ately signed by
the Lieutenant Governor and goes 70 the Gov
Senate bill No leo. relative ~ Jurors. Passed
over.
EaniEs the Louisiana Stat I ~ versily and Me-
chnnical and Agricultural G agn Les over
Senate btu 10. ~. amendins ,tion eea Of the
Revised Statutes. authnrtzt5 "lraaas tn " ar-