The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-28
OFFICIAL .JOU RNAL
or THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Thirty-eighth Days Proceedings.
BEs.rE UnAMBER. New ORLrAus. |
Thursday. Y. bruary 10. 1890.
The Senate was called to order at 10 O'Clock
N. by the Hon. s. ID. McEnery. Lieutenant
Governor and President or tho Senate.
On call OF tho roll tho following named
Senators were present:
Messrs Ably. Au9ustin. Brian. Burlington.
Oahen, Oampt,-ll. Cunningham DAvey, De-
mas. E.toblnal. FnntAa,ut. Fster, Hagan.
Newton, Mutt, P.rI.rx.. Pollock, Perry. Rob
ortsOD, Rogers. Stewart, SL@le Ssttopn.
Simmes Story. Vancs Walton, Watkins 30
Absent Messrs. Kidd. Montan. Nun.z 3.
On motion OF Mr.. Mnrston the reading OF
journal In detail was hIspensrd with.
SPECIAL DEn-ARRAIGNMENT FOR COM
TEMPE
The matter OF tte contempt OF Messrs.
DemaB, CAhen, Simmes and Stewart was taken
under consideration as tho special order for
this hour.
On motion OF Mr. Cunningham 1t was by
the Senate ordered that
Whereas, the Senators arra'gnsd for con
tempt have failed to expuig, themselves
tnG no expurgatipn. bit rather a roitsrntton Of
the obnoxious memorial,
Therefore. the said Senator's, to wit. Henry
Demas, Mayer Cahe", }. Stewart aud Richard
Simmes. be d.harrM and suspended from
further par ticipAtipn In tha proceedings OF
the Senate. aud be retained In the custody OF
the Sergeant at Arms until the further order
OF the Senate.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Robertson submtttd tho following Pc
ution Of Henry DMn Thompson asking for
an appropriation Of an additional $780, as re-
porter of the Bee aud Iiravune newspapers
at the session Of 1879.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson tho reading OF
the petition was dispensed with, and II was
referred to tho COMMITTEES on Auditing and
Supervising the Expenses Of the Senate.
..=+m REPORTS or COMMITTEE.
Mr.. WATKINS chairman OF the Committee on
the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
New ORLEANS. February 26, 1880.
70 the President ana Membera of the Senate:
The Committee on the Judiciary, instructed
by resolution Of the Senate to report whether
the Legislature has power to exempt proper
ty situated In incorp ,rated towns from tho
payment Of parish taxos. beg leave TO report
that In their opinion such exemption Is pro-
Respectfully submitted,
}. ID. WATKINS. Chairman.
New ORLEANS, February 26, 1880
To the President and Members Of tho senate:
Lam instructed by the Committee on the
judiciary, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 70. being
An act In addition 10 "An act relative TO
crimes and Off.nses, approved on tho four
teenth day Of March. 1870.
To reportt the same nniavOrably.
Senate bill No. II, being
An act defining certain misdemeanors aris-
Ing out Of cruelty To animals, and prescribing
the punishment therefor.
TO report the same unfavOrably. because
the law makes sufficient provision already.
Bee act No. "a, approved February 8, 1879.
Senate bin No. 81, being
An act to extend civil rs we'll rs criminal
jurisdiction over the parish to justices Of the
peace residing at the court-houses.
To report the same unfavorably.
Senate bill No. 2, being
Joint Resolution
Requesting the Senators and Representa-
uves from the State OF Louisiana In tho Con-
Qress Of the United States to use their influ-
once to have article IA Of the Statutes Of tho
United States amended 30 Rs to change the
time for the election Of United States Sena-
tors to the session or the General Assemblies
next preceding tho time at which such Sena-
tors are to take their seats In the Senate OF
the United States.
To report the same favorably, with tho FOL
lowing amendmentS
l. Amend title. In line 4, after the word
shave" strike out the word act, and insert
the word section"
In line 5, before tho word rs statutes. Insert
tho word "RevIsed
g. In line 8. after the word United Insert
the word States"
In line 6, strike out the word TACT" and In
sert the word section" and In tho same line
before the word Statutes insert tho word
Revised.
We also report favorably, with the accom-
panying amendments: .."
House bill No. 80.
An act to prescI Toe the amount and charac-
ter of the bonds and qualifications OF the
sureties to be furnished by the clerks of the
civil and criminal district courts FOR the par
ish OF Orleans.
J. ID. WATKINS. Chairman.
The report lies over
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to Introduce without pro
vious notice, the following entitled bills:
Mr.. Newton @
Senate bill No. ll6,
An act to amend and re-enact sections
and 8 OF act No. 33 Of the General As
sembly OF 1879, being entitled AN act to re-
peal act No. or the extra session Of 1878.
to create Board of State Engineers; to de-
fine their powers and duties; to levy tax OF
one mill for levee and public improvement
purposes; to divide the State into levee dis
tricts; to provide for the appointment OF
boards OF levee commissioners therefor and
to prescribe their duties and powers; to au-
thoriZe the imposition OF district levee tax.
not to exceed five mills on real estate and
taxable property; to vest the control OF levees
and completed public works throughout the
State In police juries; and to impose certain
duties on the Governor OF the State.
Which was read the first time
BY Mr.. Davey-
Senate bill No. III. .@#.
An act to give the Third City Court for the
parish Of Orleans exclusive jurisdiction as po-
lice and committing magistrate In that por-
ton of the city Of New Orleans on the right