The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-04
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE -
FIRST GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
EErATE CHAMBER, New ORLEANS.
Wedne- day, March 81. 1880.

1 Governor and President OF the Senate.
| On the call of the roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs Ably, Augustln, Brian, Burlington,
Caben, Campbell, Cunningham, tontenot,
Foster Harria, Beake, Lucas Luckett, Mars
ton. Montan, Newton, Nunez, Mutt, Parlange,
Pollock, Perry Rohei tson, Rogers, Settoon.
Vance, Walton, Watkins-T
Absent Messrs Davey, Demas, Eetopl-
nal, Hagan, Kidd, Stewart steele, Slnmes,
Story--9.
| On motion Of Mr. Cahen the reading of
the journal In detail was dispensed with.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
ON motion Of Mr.. Oahen two days leave
of absence was granted TO Hon. Henry De-
mas.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The message from the House, received yes
tertIay. Informing the Senate that the House
of Representatives has passed resolution
fixing the time OF adjournment sine die at 3
o'clock y. M, April 10, and requesting the
Senate to agree to the same, was read.
On motion of Mr. Mutt the message was
laid over on the calendar.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Committees called and no reports.
SECOND READING or SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No 49,
An act relative to the trial OF summary
cases in the Supreme Court,
Was read the second time. and on motion
Of Mr.. parlange referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 22o,
An act to create the Office Of crier of the
Supreme Court,
Was read the second time and referred TO
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 29t,
An act TO create the office OF sheriff of the
Supreme Court of the State, etting In New
iOrleans,
IN Was read the second time. and on motion
G Mr.. Parlauge referred to the Committee on
.he Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 222,
An act TO create an additional Justice OF the
peace and constable for the eighth ward OF the
parish of Avoyelles,
Was read the second time and on motion
of Mr.. Parlange referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 229.
An act to enable the Citizens Bank of LOU
isiana to make compromises and settlem ents
with It's mortgage stockholders: to enable
said stockholders TO free their real estate
from said mortgage; to secure the applica-
tion of the amounts realized from said mort
cages to the payment Of the State bonds is-
sued In aid Of the bank, and to the legal liza
bilities and necessary expenses Of said mort
gage stock department; to increase the di-
rectors for the State on the board of said
bank, and to confer on them certain duties
and powers with reference to said compro-
mises; TO prescribe the conditions on which
this act is passed and is to have effect, and to
require and prescribe the mode In which the
benefits of the act shall be accepted,
Was read The second time.
Senate bill No. 224,
An act to create an additional justice court
for the first ward of Concordia parish, pro-
viding for the appointment of a justice and
constasfs thereof,
Was read the second time, aud on motion
OF Mr.. Walton referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 225,
An act to authorize the parish of Bossier to
purchase a tract of land. divide and sell the
same, and apply the proceeds to the building
of a new courthouse and jail In said parish,
Was read the second time and on motion of
MIR. Walton referred to the Committee on
OOTp0IHblOUS ttilu IhEOCnlhl AHatTS.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Walton, chairman of the Committee on
Agriculture and Commerce. obtained unani-
nous consent to submit at this time the fol-
lowing report
SENATE CHAMBER, /
New Orleans. March 81, 1880. !
To the President and Members of tho Senate:
81 Your Committee on Agriculture, Com
Merce, etc, to whom was referred
Senate billNo 202,
An act to amend and re-enact section 27O6
OF the hevlsed Statutes, relative to the pilots
of New Orleans,
Have instructed me to report the same I'M
favorably.
Also Senate bill No. 165, entitled
An act to regulate the system of pilotage
OF the port of New Orleans, and to amend
existing laws, etc,
Unfavorably.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. L. WALTON, Chairman,
MIR. Ably, chairman Of the Committee on
Health and Quarantine, obtained unanimous
consent to submit at this time the following
report:
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your Committee on Health and Quarantine
beg leave to report favoraoly on Senate bill
No. Ala,
THOS. Y. ABLY, Chairman.
SENATE BILL AMENDED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
Senate bill No. 129,
An act empowering police iuries to declare
hedges and fences made of posts, planks aud
barbed wire to be lawful, and empowering
police iuries to authorize the use of the same,
Was taken up, with the following amend
sment proposed by the House of Representa-
tives:
Strike out, after the word wire" in line IA.
down to the word same" inclusive, in line
The words proposed to be stricken out are
"And sufficient planks or other wood mate
rial to enable animals to see the same"
The bill, as amended, was read In full.
MIR. Vance moved that the Senate do now
concur In the House amendment.