The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
OFFICIAL JOURN AL
OF THE -
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
seventy-frst DAVIS Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER, NEW ORLEANS.
Waanesduy. April 7, 1880.

Ill.
Abeent- Messrs. Ably, Augustin, Dayey,
Demas, Estopinal, Hagan, Kidd, Nunez, Pol
lock, Story-l0.
On motion Of Mr.. Marston the reading OF
the journal In detail was dispensed with.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Mr.. Watkins, on behalf OF the committee.
submitted the following report:
TO the President and Members OF the Senate;
The conference committee on House amend
ments to Senate bill No go have the honor to
report by majority as follows; 49,. u
That the Senate concur In tne House
amendments to section 3, and that the House
recede from all other amendments.
Respectfully submitted,
For Committee on part OF the Senate
w. W. FARMER,
For Committee on part OF the House.
On motion of Mr.. Cunningham the rules
were suspended to consider the report of the
committee on conference on Senate bill No 60.
Mr.. Cunningham moved the adoption OF
the report.
The roll was called, with the following re-
suit:
Yeas-Messrs. Brian, Burlington, Campbell,
Fontenot, Foster, Harris, Leake, Luckett,
Marston, Montan, Newton, Mutt, Parlange,
Perry, Robertson, Rogers, Stewart. Steele,
Settoon, SHINES, Walton, Watkins-22.
IN II.
Absent-Messrs Ably, Augustin, Cahen,
Cunningham, Davey, Demas, Estopinal,
Hagan,, Kidd, Lucas, Nunez, Pollock,
Story-13.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins chairman of the Committee
on the Judiciary. submitted the following re-
port:
TO the President and Members of the Senate:
am directed by your Committee on the
Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate Dill
No. ZIG, with House amendments, to report
by copcurring In House amendments, except
the following:
In the Ogden amendment, after 'done,"
strike out the following words: land that
the Board Of State Eengineers Is hereby di-
rected to make survey and examination Of
the country on the east bank OF Red river
lying In the southern portion OF the parish
OF Bossier, between said river and Lake
Bisteneau, and including the tributaries OF
The object OF said survey snail be to detter-
mine whether by the leveeing OF the various
bayous flowing out OF Red river through It's
east bank. In the southern portion OF SAID
parish, the navigation OF Lake Bisteneau
will be interfered with or diminished. That
said survey shall be completed on or before
the first of August, 1885, and report thereon
be made to the Governor. Ii said report
should show that no material damage or In
reference would result to the usual naviga-
tion In Lake BIsteneau by the closing or
leyeeing of any or all of said described
bayous, and that on the contrary large
BODY OF productive lands would be there
by reclaimed for agricultural purposes,
then and In that case the Governor OF the
State shall be and Ia hereby authorized to en-
power any association OF individuals to pro-
coed with such work. or any portion OF 1t, as
may have been recommended In the report
OF the Board OF Engineers, to furnish the
lines and levels for said work, and after Its
completion the same shall become and form
part of the public levees Of the State.
House bill No. 80, being
An act to regulate the number OF employees
OF the clerks of the city courts Of the city OF
New Orleans, and to fix their salaries.
Resolution addressing out Of office Louis +.
Lahore, justice OF the peace OF the first ward
of the parish of st. Martin, State OF Louisi-
ana.
To report the same favorably.
Respectfully submitted,
j. D. WATKINS, Chairman.
Mr.. Mutt, chairman of the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs, sub
mitted the following report:
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs. to whom was referred
House bill No.97
An act requiring all stores, shops, Qroce-
ries saloons and all places OF public business,
which are or may be licensed under any law
of the State of Louisiana, or under any NUM-
exempted, to be closed on Sundays, and for
bidding All giving, trading, bdrteffng AID
selling on said days; declaring 1t misde-
meanor to violate the provisions OF this act,
and to fix penalties for all violations OF the
same; to exempt from the provisions Of this
act drug stores, apothecaries shops, public
and private markets, bakeries, livery stables,
railroads, whether steam or horse, hotels,
boarding houses and steamboats,; and to re-
peal all laws or parts of laws contrary to and
inconsistent herewith
A majority Of the committee beg leave to
report the bill back without action.
L. M. MUTT, Chairman.
on Elections, submitted the following re-
port:
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your Committee on Elections, to whom was
referred
An act to repeal act No. 1Ol, approved
April so, 1877, and to provide for the appoint
ment Of a registrar OF voters for the parish of
Orleans and registration throughout the
State; fixing their compensation; defining
their duties and power; providing for new
registration for the city Of New Orleans, and
to provide for the keeping of registry of
legal voters; to define the duties of certain
officers; to prescribe penalties for violations
OF this act, and to regulate the manner of
to provide for the appointment OF special
canvassers. etc,
Beg leave to report the same favorably.
r. l.. LUCKErT, Chairman.
Mr.. Luckett obtained unanimous consent
to consider the report of the committee and
the bin at this time.
The bill was read the second time and in
In full.
Mr.. Cahen moved that the bill be printed
and lie over on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Burlington that motion
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Burlington the bill was
ordered to Its third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Brian. and by unanim Gus
consent,
House bill No. 81,
An act requiring all stores, shops. groce-
ries, saloons and all places of public business,
which are or may be licensed under any law