The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Seventieth Days Proceedings.

The Senate was called to order at III O'CLOCK
u. m. by the Hon. 8. ID. McEnery. Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate
On the call OF the roll the following named
Senators were present.
Messrs. Brian, Burlington, Cahen, Camp
bell, Cunningham, Estopinal. Fontenot. Eos
Ter, Harris, Kidd, Leake, Lucas. Luckett,
Marston, Montan, Mutt, Parlange, Perry,
Richardson, Steele settoon, SHINES, Vance,
Walton, Watklns-25.
Ahsant-M essrs. Ably, Augustln, Davey,
Dernas, Hagan, Newton, Nunez, Pollock,
Rogers, Stewart, Story-l1.
On motion Of Mr.. Fontenot the reading OF
the journal In detail was dispensed with.
REPORT 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 Judiciary Committee,
to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 175 being
An act to authorize and require the shefll1
Of jackson parish 10 receive State warrants
and bonds In settlement ut a Judgment against
James g. Fowler for 1892 %, obtained In the
Dlstrict Court of said parish,
fU ftputt tie ST. fftte titifaHerahIy-
House bill No. 237, being
An act to create an additional justice OF the
peace and constable In ward nine W IN the
parish of Natchtoches, to be located on
Ripolet Bon Dleu In said parish to define Its
Jurisdiction and to provide for the election OF
the same, and to prescribe the manner Oh
filling the same,
To repart the same favorably, with the fol-
lowing amendment:
Whereas, due notice has been given, as re-
uuired by article 4S Of the constitution, OF the
Intention to apply therefor. by publication In
the Peoples Vindicator, a newspaper pun
lob, - Nat
for more than thirty days prior to the In
PRODUCTION of the bill In the House OF Repre-
sentatlves. where 1t originated"
Respectfully submitted,
j. d. WATKINS, Chairman.
Mr. Cunningham obtained unanimous con-
sent to consider at this time House bill No,
2s7, reported this day by the Committee on
the Judiciary with an amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Cunningham the amend
ment proposed by the committee was
adopted.
The bill was read as amended the second
time and In full.
On motion of Mr.. Cunningham the bill was
ordered read third time.
Mr. Walton, chairman of the Committee on
Agriculture and Commerce. submitted the
following report:
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your Committee on Agriculture and Com
merce. ETC., to whom was referred House Dill
No 305, entitled
An act to provide for the protection and
preservation of completed public levees, etc,
vorably.
Respectfully submitted.
GEO. s. WALTON, Chairman.
Mr.. Walton obtained unanimous consent
to consider at this time House bill No. 300
reported by the Committee on Agriculture
and Commences.
The bill was read the second time and In
full.
On motion OF Mr.. Walton the bill was or
dered to be read third time.
MIR. Parlange, Chairman Of the Committee
on Rules, submitted the following report:
To the Speaker and Members of the House Of
Representatives:
Your Committee on Rifles beg TO report I'M
favorably on Senate bill No. 207, an act to pro-
vide for election by General Assembly Of its
Off GERS, ETC.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES ARRANGE, Chairman.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. 235,
An act to regulate public education In the
State of Louisiana and city of New Orleans,
and to raise a revenue for that purpose.
Section of the bill was under consideration
when the Senate adjourned yesterday.
Section was read and adopted.
Section was read and adopted.
Section 10 was read and adopted.
Section IL was read.
On motion of Mr. Robertson the vote by
which section 10 was adopted was recon-
sidered.
Mr.. Robertson offered the following amend
ment:
In lines and 5, section 10, strike out the
words lin the State House." and insert the
words "at the State Capitol
On motion OF Mr.. Leake the amendment
was laid on the table.
Sections 10, IL, IL and 10 were read and
adopted.
Section Ia was read.
Mr.. Jerry offered the following amend
ment, which was agreed to:
In line 8, before the word parishes insert
the word country"
Section Ia as amended was adopted.
Section Is was read and adopted.
Section 16 was read.
Mr.. Kidd offered the following amendment.
which was agreed to:
In section 16 strike out the word "cdpitd"
and insert In lieu thereof the word "cdpm."
Section 16 as amended was adopted.
Sections II and IS were read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Leake the bill was or
dered read a third time.
MIR. Leake moved that the rules be sus-
pended to place the bill on its third reading
and final passage.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules by
a rising vote of-yeas IA. nays 8.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
The report of the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising the Expenses of the Senate
on the petition OF Henry Dean Thompson,
with the accompanying resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Auditing
and supervising the Expenses Of the Senate
De and are hereby instructed to pay Henry
Dean Thompson the sum of 500,
Was taken up. =
On motion of Mf.'Steele the resolution was
0an taI