The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-25
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE -
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SEN ATE.
Thirty fourth Days Proceedings.

Governor and President Of the Senate.
On a call of the roll the following named
Senators were preeent
Meears. Ably, Auguetn. Brian. Burlington,
Campbell Cunningham, Fpntenot. Foster.
Hauar, Harris. Leake. Lucas, Luckett, Mon
tan. Marston, Newton. Mutt Parlange, Pol
lock, Rohertson;, Rogers. Stewart, Steele.
Absent Measrs. Uahen, Davey. Demas,
Eatopinal, Kidd, Nuntz, Riard and SHINES 3
On motion Of Mr.. Fontenot the reading u
the journal In detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMUTERS.
Mr. Robertson. chairman Of the Committee
On Finance, submitted the following report
NEW ORLEANS, February Al. 1890.
To the President and Members Of the Hanate:
Your committed, to whom was referred
Senate bill No II.
An act to appropriate the back tn xns due
any municipal corporation or pafiah to the
payment Of any Indebtedness against the
same, and To plaaorlhn the evidence necna-
cary to authorize Judgment u be rendered
for said taxes,
Beg leave TO report the same unfavoraby.
On
House bill No. laa.
An act to provide that the interest taxes
collected and To be collected " meet the
coupons which fall due on the fret dav "
January, 1890. IN the consolidated bonds u
the State of Louisiana, ahal he uaal axelu
s,yely to detray the eSpensea of the State
government incurred on AMI after the first
day of January, 1890
Favorably, with tho following amendments
Strike out section 2 and insert the following
In lieu thereof.
sEc. r. Re II further enacted a.. That all
warrants drawn by the Auditor of Public
Accounts for the compensation and actual
travelling expenses Of the members OF the
clerks and employees and all the other OK
pnnana of the General Assembly for the ans-
acns subsequent ~ January l 1870. for the
salaries Vt tho officers Of the State beginning
January l. 1880, and for all other expenses
of the State government Incurred ON and
after January I, 1880 ahalt he paid ont of sattl
transferred fund until said fund he exhausted
or ont Of any other mnneya In the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. AMI the State
Treasurer ~ hereby nmmanaad " pay such
warrants ont Of said fund until exhausted, ~
out Of any other funds not otherwise appro-
priated
SEC .. Re ii furthr enacted etc. That all
laws In conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Mr.. Marathon. AZ a minority, submitted tht
following:
This bill recommended by majority Of tho
committee Ia too long, cuinbnrsona and has
too many Nee" in 1t. don't know how
to lepislatc on "Sc'a,' and therefore recon-
mend the adoption If
Senate hil No "a,
An act requiring the Auditor and Treasure,
TO hold the money aeernng to tho genera
fund by article 8 of the State debt ordinance
for the expenses OF 1890.
INTRODUCTION or A plL1..
Mr.. Watkins obtained unanimous consen
70 Introduce At THE time
Senate bill No, ~.
An act appropriating the interest tax funt
collected for the purpose of paying the In
tereet coupons on State honda due ON the fire
OF January, 1880. which payment was ro
mittcd hy the consultation 10 the payment q
all State warrants. to all State debts duo u
or before the first day of January. 1880. AM
providing the manner by which such war
rants shall he purchased.
The bill was read the first time and In full
Mr.. Watkins gave notice that he woul,
move that THE bill be taken Az q substitute
for House bill No. l23 just reported by tn
Committee on Finance.
On motion of Mr.. Watkins the bill was o
<iered printed
REPORT OF COMMIrrTF
Mr.. Rogers Oh behalf of the Committee 81
Enrolment, submitted tho following report
To the President aud Members of the Senate:
The Committee ON Enrolment respectful,
report
Senate hi No. 81,
An act III prevent judicial ana ministerial
officers from going bail lor or becoming sure
etc. WYNNE ROGERS.
Acting Chair man.
SIGNING OF ENROLLED RlLL.
"A NV W. b1.i fa Il.
and the Lieutenant Governor and Prcsi
dent of the Senate affixed his signature there
to in open session and without delay.
Mr. Stewart submitted the following as tn
views Of the minority Of the Committee OF
Elections III the matter of tho contest of Ho,
X. =. Perry against Hon. A. L. Ktard, Senate
from the Eleventh Senatorial District:
To the President aud Members OF the Senate:
The undersigned minority of the Com
mtttee on Elections and Qualifications, T.
whom was referred the case Of H. s. Perry
cnntestinE the election III a. L. lizard. IL
Hpectfuliy submit tho following report, dis
eentinK from the report Of the majority OF TIL
committee
When the committee met and took up thu
case they We're In possession of the volllni
nous petition of contestant, containing no
less than thirty specifications, and a petition
of ten qualified electors. which had been ore
scented to the Senate some ten days after III,
meeting OF the Legislature No deposition.
had been previously taken by contestant, an,
none were in possession of the Secretary o
the Senate, but contestant had In the ante
room several witnesses whom he desired t.
introduce at the outset. The comlsittee wrr,
met by the objections Of contrstee's counsel
who asked the dismissal Of the ease Cd tn,
ground that contestant had not compiled
with the law. The undersigned do not believe
that contestant complied with the require
ments OF the law of this State governing
proceedings In contested election of a Senator
and considering that we We're sworn to Ne
governed BY the law we could come 10 IL,
other conclusion than that the case shoulc
have been dismissed. The majority, however
didsfed. ana we Went into the investigation
OF the case and TO hear the witnesses of con.
testant who were on hand. The law In CUES
ton Is the only enactment on the statute
book Ia force since the year 1874, which pre-.
scribes 10 detail the method III proceeding M
contested elections. It points DIT with praa,
particularly how the parties desiring to con.