The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
sThirty-Grat Days Prooeedinga,

Thursday. february Ia. 1890. !
The Ketatn vas called 10 order al IA o'clock
m. BY the Hon. n. y. MrEnary. Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the senate.
On a call of the roll the following named
Senators we're present
Meesrr Any. AuRustin. Brlan. huntingdon
Cahen Campbell. Cunningham. Davey.
Eatoninal Fontannt. Foster. Harris, Kidd.
leaka Lucas. Lnnkatt Mataton Newton.
Mutt. psrlanRa. Pollock, Rlard. Robeertaon.
Rogers, Stewart settooa. Story. Vance.
Walton. Watklna-an
Absent M nnaia. Davidson. namaa, 1la
gan. Nupez, Steele and H'mmea g.
On motion of Mr.. Msrstan the reading oil
the Journal Ii detail was diapnnsed with
arEcIAL ORDER.
Being the report ~ the Committee On Flee
ticna III the matter 1t nnntaai u u. q. M"ntan
W. Hon. J. 4. Davidson. Fourteenth sena-
tor,al District.
Was taka,, M.
Mr. uahan moved that In thu cage ~ D. q.
Montan va. !. 4. Davidson the contestant And
uonteetae ba allowed to he heard On the floor
or this Senate IN paraon or by counsel
Mr.. Maraton moved to amend by limiting
the time for counsel w be heard to half an
hour.
The amendment WAS adopted
MIR. Damaa moved 10 postpone the special
order until o'clock.
On motion vi Mr.. Cunningham the motion
70 postpone was laid "n the table
MESSAGE from THR HouaH.
The following message, received from the
House or Representatives. waa read
WouaE or RprRsaHs rAr,THa |
New Utieaua. Febra.y IA iaso.
To the Hann'e Of the state of louisiana;
| am directed ~ inform your buporahln
xl.. hat tls1,I Inlrpa hna n uft4h
and ask your concurrence In. tho following
Uulaa billie, VIZ.
House hill No. AZ.
An act making II a msdemeapor to engage
In horse or mule racing ON public roads and
thpro,lHhfaipa. atr
House bill No. IA.
An act 10 provide for the payment " the
salaries of the reg later Of oonveyapcas aud
recorder af mortgages ~ the nRlah 81
Orleana and their deputies and employees.
House hill No, ~.
clerks rf the court ~ appeals and of the
civil and criminal courts OF tho parish Ut Or
leans.
House hill No a..
An act 10 provide Tor tho payment Vt tho
salaries ~ the deputy aud minute clerk,
Ahort hand iep0tters aud other employees ot
the Civil and Criminal Dat'lot Uoutta aud the
Court or Appnala nf the parish Uf Orleans.
Houlae bill No 30.
An act to organize the city courts Of the
city pf New Orleans to regulate the territorial
In. and to fix the salaries uf ta Judges,
Also,
Houae hill No. 3D.
Joint Reaolut,op authorizing the Governor
to institute proceedings iar the recovery OF
To inform YOU that tho House adherm TO
itA amendments to
Benata bill No. IL.
Auact tu amend and re-enart act No Is
OF the General Assembly Of 1877.
Aud requires that the Senate appoint a com
mittae of two members to meet a Ike COM
m,ttee ON the part OF the House to confer
upon the hIli. and that tho Speaker has ar-
pointed upon sald committee on the part of
the lnuse Meaara, Wise Henry and Jones.
Respectfully, cite.
rTrER J. IRRELEVANT
Clerk of tho House of Representatives.
MOTION TO APPOINT CONFERENCE COMMIT
TEE,
Mt. Vance. BY unanimous consent. offered
the following motion
That the Senate agree 10 the House proposl-
lion % appoint committee of conference On
the House amendments to
Senate bill No. 10.
An act tn amend and rc-enaot act No. IL Of
the General Assembly Of 1877. approved March
70. 1877.
The motion was agreed 10 without chico
tipn.
The President Of the Senate appointed an
kkS1 f5UWtFI ~ Llis bttlt ~ Ais t'eHHbs
MeearH. Rogers and Vance
The SENATE resumed consideration of tho
special order the report Of tho Committee on
Elections In the matter Of the contest or y. q.
Montan against !. 4. Davidson.
The uuoation recurring OH tho motion ST
Mr.. Gal,en. allowing co,ln#el to he heard by
rlaing vote of II yeaa to "a Maya tho motion
waa agreed ~.
I'm ~ Ham, bf Mt aft IN .1ta Lash MI
10 minutoe. the special order waa postponed
for half an hour.
REroRra or COMMITTEES.
Mr. Kidd chairman of thu Committee ON
Enrolment and Engrneamant, submitted tho
following report
TO tho Prealaent and Membara Of the Senate:
The Committee OH EnrolImont respectfully
Senate Hill No. A.
Relieving the Attorney General of tho
prosecution Of criminal caaes In tho parish ~
UTleana hetnfn the ronrta thereof
As properly enrolled.
T.. Il, kl.s 4. Chairman.
And the bill wna read hy itAssito, being
Senate bill No. A.
An act relieving the Attorney General Of
the prosecution Of criminal raaea In tho pariah
OF Orleans before tho courts thereof
And the Lieutenant Governor and rreai-
dent Of the Senate affixed hls signature there
to Ia open session and without delay.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
MIR Watkins, chairman Of tho Committee
on the J Judiciary. submitted tho following rc-
port:
IT, the President and Members Of the Senate
l am Instructed by the Committee the
Judiciary Ia report favnrahly. and ia emana-
ting from the Judiciary Committee.
An act relative u clerks III district courta.
er-oHrto pariah recorders Of convevanees.
mortgages. and other acts, and ea'-a ficia
tArlas public. and to the official bonds 10
be furnished IVY them. the parish OF Orleans
excepted.
Very rpapcctfHl1v