The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-19
OFFICIAL .JOURNA AL
OF THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Twenty Ninth Days Proceedings,
sFNsrE ru,MnrR, NFw ORLEANS

IN. BY the Hon =. u. Mnfhhty. ihentehhhL
T3overnor and rraainnt IT the Senate
On a call Of tile rol. the following named
tsenators wern present
Mesera H,ian EufIington, Cahen. Camp
fnli Cunningham. Davidson pavny. Eatnp-
inaj. Fonten"t. Foster, II .gan. Harris. Kidd.
Inaka Luraa. lnos.tt. Marst"a, Newton.
Mutt. ParlanHn. Pollock. Riari Robertson
Rogers, Stewart. STORY. Vance, Walton, Wat
kins ~.
Nnneg, Steele, Settnun md SHINES N
On motion Of Mr. stewart the reading "
the journal in detail was dispensed with,
LEAVE ~ WITHDRAW A rtLin
Mr.. Vance obtained unanimous n"na"nt Y"
withdraw from the Committee on Corpora
lions and Iarnchial Affairs
Senate bill NJ w.
An aot entitled AN net 10 carry into effect
articles $40. $50. 25t and ~ Of the constitution
relative % p.r,cntal an,ts ~ I boundaries.
And substitute In lieu thereof
senate bill No II. entitled
An act to authorize police iuries. Or other
parochai authorities that may hereafter no
created by law In ther stead. To ascertain
and carry Into effect the will " the electors
OF their respective parishes upon questions
relative to tho changing of parish linAa. re-
moving parish seats OF the merging of any
parish into a contiguous parish or Parishes
and prescribing the manner In which special
elections shall he conducted for that purpose
M directed III Articles 80 aud AT Ut the con
ntituton.
LEAVE re WITHDRAW R1Ib FROM TILE FtiEs
On THE SENATE.
Mr.. Rurinpion obtained leave To Withdraw
from the files of the Senate. Senate bin No, "a
of The eeselon Of is7a, together with the mo
mortal Of Frank IIuguet
LEAVE OF hnsENrE
On motion " Nh Newton. a three daya
Jeaya4uf absence wac granted 10 MIR Steele.
On molten of Mr.. Fnaier. n leave of ahaence
Tor two wnela waa granted 10 Mr. Nune7 on
account Of sickness.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Tho following messages were received from
his Efficiency tho Governor and read
FyFeurrvE DEPARTMENT. !
State pf Il t-iana.
New Orleans. February ~ 1890 I,
To the President ana Mamhars ef the senate:
Gentlemen ! have tho honor tn transmit
herewith Tor the information Ut your hnnora
bic body a cory w a motion. ctn. IN the cult
OF the State of New Hampshire Va, the State
of Louisiana tn the Supreme Court of the
United States
Very respectfully,
louis A WIITI. Governor
On motion of Mr. Robertson the message
and accompanying document were referred
to the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary.
ESECurlvE DEPARTMENT. J
STATE Of Louisiana,
New Orleans. February ~. 1880 J
To the President aud Members of the Senate:
have the honor to arlbmit herewith the rn-
port Of the Administrators Of the University
or Louisiana.
Very respectfully.
Louis g. WlLTH. Governor.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS !
State rf l4antAtHna- \
Nav Ornana February "a. 1880
TO the President aud Members of the Senate:
have the honor to transmit herewith q
memorial nt the Board Ut Supervisors nf the
Louisiana state University aud Agricultural
and Mechanical College, settling forth the
financial condition and requirements nl that
institution. ana praying fnr such relief as the
General Assembly may SEQ tit to grant,
invite your early and serious attention to
the petition of the board. and recommend
Ruch relief IA Won may deem appropriate and
necessary To pAavent this worthy institution
from suffering serious damage.
Very respectfully.
LOUIS a. WILTI. Governor.
REroRrs or COMMITTEES
MIR. Watkins chairman Of the Committee
on the Judiciary. submitted the following r.
port
To the President and Momhera of the Senate
am Instructed ~ the Committee on tho
Judiciary. to report AZ emauating from the
Judiciary Committee.
An act 10 require police juries to make pro
vision for the support Of AL tniirm, airk and
disabled panpars residing In their respective
parishes,
Respectfully.
d. r. WATKINS. Chairman.
Senate bin M. H.
An act to require police iurles to make
provision ior the support Of all inrm sick
and Disabled paupcrs residing Ill their ~
apective parishes.
Was read the fret time and In full
MIR. AuEnstn. chairman cf the special com
mittee, submitted the following report and
resolution.
To the President nnl Members NJ the senate
Your special committee. appointed pur-
auant to con ur1ent resolution of the Senate.
respectfully beg 70 report that they have OK
anined tho militia accounts nf Gov. III
T. Nichols ana Ill vourinra relative thereto.
and have found the sama to he correct.
There remains IN the hands If Gov Mich
oils a cash balance pf S8-GN No ana sltnAry
warrants. amounting together 10 sl113 ~.
which were duly delivered to this committen.
Your committee would respectfully recon-
mend that these balances ana warrants. with
all accounts, vouchers. cite, he transferred
Into the hands Of Gov l.. \. Wilt. to be placed
by him to tho credit OF the militia fund.
Respectfully
y. N. AIGISTlN. Chairman.
Rcsolre3 That the report of the special
Committee appointed tneSamine the accounts
af Gov. Nirhnlis rnlatiyn t. militia fund ha
adopted, ana the committee he instructed Is
transfer tho balance now in theI hands. with
all accounts. vouchers, etc, appnrtaining to
the same tutn t'n hands al Goy. j.. a, Wilt.
>orIcr ~ ElrL.
Mr. Vance gave notice that he would on
soma future aaN Introduce Hill entitled
An act prescribing i manner iii which the
rate of taxation In cNe,e,s Of the constitutions
al limit may ha asao+and N.Y. patnehial and
municipal authorities. asdtrnutel III articles
2eq and ~ Of the constitution.
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