The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-02
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
s. EN- ATE I:
Seventeenth Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER. NEw ORLEANS. !
Friday. january ~, 1880. J

Mcears Aby. huguat'n. Brian, Burlington.
Cahen Camphell. Cunningham, Davidson,
y. Dnv"y, n"naA., F"n,,no, rrairr' N mngan'
Kunca, Mutt, Pollock. It'nrd. Rol"rtR"''.
I,orors. stewart Steele, Sattoon, Simnna.
Story. Vance. Walton. Watkins W.
Onmotlon of Mr. Story tho reading of tn"
journal III detail was dispensed with.
RErours or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins. chairman 81 tho Commute"
on Tho Judiciary s,.hmittod tho following re-
poAe RooMa COMMITTEE on THE JUDICIARY.
New otlanna. January 10. 1890. y
To Tho eeIaont AMI M"mbers OF tn" bonhte:
am lnstruntatl Nv tho Committees On tho
Judiciary a. whom whs referred
Concurrent resolution. -,
"Crcnting ~ committees To revlso and modify
thn stntnt4s ~ aR w adapt Thorn W tho pros
ent constitution.
To report tho ann nnfhvofably.
Senate bill NJ. 10, being
Al nct to amend nct No. ~. General Assom-
bly, of 1877. approved March 81. 1877.
TO report rayorahly thereon. with amend
ments M follows ~ :,
We Recommend ,hn' tho tito bo amended
by inserting after thu word "a'n"nd ne
words "Rnd rnenaet
We also recommend That w" net no 'u''''ei
amended by adding ~ me emu 81 scce'oh
the words
"And provided further. TINT tho passage OF
this act shall not operate as hmr 10 Ihnp,os-
ecu,ion or punishment " any ni'ansn against
said act No. II. npmlnttod prior 10 'he pro-
mitigation Of thts net.
And on
senate bill No. 70, being
An act 10 amend and rc-enact article 11Sl
Of tho Revised CIVIL G,rio 81 TINS Sttt",
Report nnThvornhly, brrhnHo
/. The present law sufficiently extends In"
rule ma to the competency 81 w'tness"s
VI We think that the communications ~
nhn
privileged.
Respectfully snhmIttnd.
j. u. WATKINS. Chairman.
arE,uAh ORDER. -.....=z=
Tho special order, being tn" report OF IN"
Committeo on Elections In tho matter OF tho
contest of ~. q. Montan w. y. y. Davidson.
was taken up. and on motion of MIR. Robert
son was postponed until tho calendar had
been exhausted
INTRODUCTION or H1IIus.
Mr. Rogers obtained unanimous consent 10
Introduce at this time without previous no.
toe, ....
Senate hill No. ~,
An act making II tho duty OF tho district
attorney for the parish of Orleans ~ conduct
the prosecution of crimes punishable with
death or i'm prlaonment ut hard labor for life
before tbs Criminal District Court for tho
parish Of Orleans.
Which wac read the first timc.
The following named Senators. In accord
nnce with previous notice. introduced the fol
lowing entitled bills:
BY Mr., Newton
Senate bill No. AZ.
An net to amend article 2l5 Of tho Code Of
Practice
Which was read tho first time.
by Mr.. Davey
Senate bill No. Al,
An act to regulate and define the duties and
to stipulate the powers, rights. jurisdiction
salaries, foes and emolumnnts 81 coron"rs and
assistant coroners throughout tho different
parishes, under tho constitution Of tho State
or Louisiana, as adopted In convention at tho
oity of New Orleans, on the twenty third day
OF July, A. u. 1870
Which was read the first time.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to Introduce. without
previous notice. tho following entitled bills:
by Mr.. Burlington
Senate bill No. 45.
An act relative 10 tho commissioners to su-
porintend the repairs of the State-llouse ut
Baton Rouge.
Which was road tho first timo.
BY Mr.. Pollock. chairman Of the Committee
on Printing
Senate bill No. 46.
An act creating printing board. and driln-
Ing its duties relative 10 the State printing; to
the official Journal OF the State, to regulate
and define the prices Of public printing. and
to prescribe tho manner IN which tho samn |
shall be done. to regulate the manner OF
making advertisements In judicial proceed
ings or sales OF property under judicial pro-
cess, or In any other legal proceedings, In all
parishes: regulating tho price therefor. d.
recting tho manner and price ut which con-
tracts shall be made by police lurics and
municipal corporations for public printing;
providing for the binding and distribution Of
all public documents. ana furnishing station
cry for all the departments of the government
OF the State; and repeating act No ~ Of 1877,
and all laws or parts Of laws In conflict here
with.
Which was read the fret time.
On motion OF MIR. Watkins the bill was or
dered printed In the usual form for the use OF
the Senate.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Steele. chairman III the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses Of
the Senate offered the following resolution:
Resolred, That the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising the Expenses OF the Senate
be and IL hereby authGriA ~ to purchase such
fuel. stationery etc, IA may be required for
the Immediate wants OF the Senate. to be paid
Tor out OF the contingent fund thereof.
Under suspension of the rules the resou-
ton was taken up for consideration at this
time and, on motion of Mr.. Steele was
adopted. .-....
ACTION ON REPORTS or COMMITTEES LIVING
OVEN.
Mr.. Steele called up the report Of the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising the Ex
penses OF the Senate, fixing the compensa
ton Of the clerks and the employees Of the
Senate"