The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-20
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
THE SENATE.

The Hon. d. q. Montan was sworn In and took
hla seat
Senator Augustin aroae to question nf priv
ieae. Referring oan editorial In the Pcavune
cen CEN urins senator !, Pollock. .ehairman Of the
shall bs prnt.d io the 'frlotal paper, paper,
senator An, An uatin said Ihst similar cd
and City lem TO the seme eY ct Henstor
Auuurnn nnh-d that Mr.. 7 llrok ahould not be
attacked the e,mmittee bad been unan'mous
In making the report md they were Willing tn
assume the responsible ty. The clause had
beer inaer % on the rec mmendation of lawyers
and merchants, win, had told the menbs that
papers publ shed In tho city to keap informed
4 Judicial advertisements.
senator ParlAnge said that he, member of
tho conmit'ee waa Ia great measure. II not
entirely, .r.aponsible for the Insertion VI tho
clause He added that 1t was for the hest1ntel-
eat I everybody.
Mr. Walton also made similar remarks and
said that he WAS willing al-o % assume the re-
sponsibiIity aa one OF the members OF the ON
mittae.
senator Newton said that tho question had
been fully diseussei by rhe cn,umitee md
rensoua alre ,dy ata'el he was willing TO as-
sumo his shhfa of the responsibility.
COMMITTEE nHroRrs.
Senator Watkins, from The Judiciary Com
mttee, reported that the 'nnirenen's Of a
Of The State of Nav Ham uahi re- Vs. ,ha State Of
l!oui lana, had been complied with BY bill
already reported.
mite q. reported favorahy on House b II No ao
benatnr Vance ON the conference nommit-
toe on Henata bin NJ 10, renttvs TO the q. livery
of cotton aud prodnea during the night time
reported that tho conference had agreed to tho
Houae amendment. with u p,oviso that the city
opera ions Of The bil lu 50 far a. The delivery Of
vegetable garden produr'a are concerned. Tho
report was however. Withdrawn owing to par
iiamentaty 'nformRlittes,
senator Kidd rep ,rtei aa properly emo oiled
Senate bin No H. relative I" the ssions Of the
Supreme O,urt, and the bill was signed hv the
President nf the Senate.
Senator Ahy from tho Committea on Health
| nud q tar ,n'ine. reported back Aenata bll No
II. with the accommodation that II be referred
10 the Committee on the Judiciary. Ho or
dered.
Alao, favoraby on Senate bill No, 81, with
amendments.
NEW BILLS.
BY Senator Fnntennt Senate bill No. ~. m
act to prohibit state tax cpeetprs from rsceiv-
ing vt Ito warrants issued prior to January /.
1879 In pay mo. Of taxes and lcensea.
BY Senator Kidd Renate bill No. 30. an act to
repeal ssatIon of nnt No. 10 Of 1870.
SECOND REApIaas.
Eenato bill No. IA relative to clerks who are
etc. Ordered engrossed ana read n third time
after rensvns ali lht amepdment
sepate bin No IS. authorizing the Attorney
General to employ assistant to conduct tho
nasa Of the nta Va. tho Taxas and North Lou
isiana Railroad Referred to tho judiciary
Committee.
game animals and birds destructive ~ insect
ii'e. Referred to tho Commlttso on Par roehial
Affairs.
senate bill No, r. to Iegalln, hedges aud
| fenoaa. etc. Referred to tho Committee on
Senate bilI No. &c. to extend tho jurladictIon OF
justines of tho peace residing Mt tho court
houae scat. Referred to tho Judiciary Commit
toe.
-,
provide for destitute and helpless paupera.
several amendments were proposed and lost.
Pending confederation Of the bill. the hour
| for taking up the
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY
arrived, and SENATE bill No =. the printing bill.
was read In full. and tho bill wes taken section
| by section
| composed Of two me1nbers from each houss. TO
| no elected by their respective bodies. together
| with tho Auditor. tho Attorney General and tho
| Ing OF contracts to the lowest bidder below cor
| inn maximum rates. the awards 10 be- subject
to the approval Of the Governor, the President
| OF tho Senate and the Speaker OF the House. or
| u majority Of them.
Senator Vance offered substitute providing
thnt tho bids should be received and awarded
| by n commIttas OF two from oach house, sub
ject to approval as In the original ssetiCn. Mr.
| Vance snid TINT his object WAS 10 have q body
This substitute had. whom the blu first came
up, been adopted. and IT, recommtment bo un-
dorstood WIS for the purpose q shaping 1t to
tho seetlon in its original form. he thought.
was II disoourtesy to tho Benate.
Senator Augnstin replied that he had not 80
4 undarRtOOd II. and thera certainly WIS no dis
| courtesy intended. Tho bill having been re-
committed. the COMMITTEES thought It was heir
duty to make report Of b'll thnt would best
| subHerve the interests Of the State. They had
| examined tho constitutions OF tweuty. ai x
htates and found that In every ono except two
| printing boards were provided for. In the
/ hnr fIyn the 1trtntsr StutS 1fft9pr
| and snlnried. In mnny reapertA this Whs q new
bin. Tho Il ret serflon, II was true. was a tmilnr
committea but 1t had been adopted because the
committee believed 1t would be to the interest
| of the State to do 40.
Senator Walton made remarks to tho same
effect He ndded that he had himself invited
Senator Vance 10 prepare and present to the
committees bin to apply to his substitute, but
that fne committee had waited tlve or six days
without hanring from tho Senator
Senator Newton also spoke 70 tho section
and In favor or II, and took occasion to fay that
ho did not consider that tho bin had been re-.
committed for tho purpose OF reporting It to
comply with the requirements OF the substitute
Senator Mnraton spoke in opposition to the
Introduction of the Auditor Attorney General
and Secretary Of State into tho Printing Board
senator Foster spoke aghinst tho substitute
proposed loint committee and Il priatnR board
In far aa results We're concerned.
Senator Watkins took legal view Of ths
question and maintained that he constitution
article a. divided the powers OF governn en
Into tho Legislative body. the executive hod1
and the judiciary body, neither OF which shoai'
exercise power properly belonging to either 2
the others and hence excluded the Sfate officer
named from Il matter which belonged to tn
Legislative department. and he referred to arti
Gle AZ Of the constitution In proof Of his argu
ment
Senator Augustin asked whether the sam
article did not. nevertheless. make the print
Ing contract subject to The approval Of the Gov
erner President Of the Senate and Speaker 0
the House. the hrst named being an executive
officer.
senator Watkins replied that such vas tn
case. and an exceptional one and provided 10
by The higher law
Senator Marston to TX the floor to speak 0
rings and combinations which he deprecated
He closed by saying that he wanted the print
ing to go to paper that represented the Dem
ocratic party Of the state.
J Senator Ably offered an amendment. Drovid
ing that the contractors should nave to be con
flrmed by the Gener al Assembly IL joint ses
sion.
Senator Robertson enlled the attention OF tn
Senators to the fact that by the bil contract
with different indts!duas, for different r. snp 20
plies were provided for, He instaneed tbs Tax
| that the acts of the Legislature were no