The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17


the contrary, you adopt the opposite view
you make dangerous precedent, which VIII
lnsette all elections. Changes can and will
be made five days or five hours, as well as
five weeks, before an election, and be just as
legal. III you break down the barrier erected
by the law; II, by your votes on this contest.
you reduce the time within which such
changes can be made from six months 10 SIX
weeks, there Is no reason why iuture sen
ate cannot reduce 1t to six days Or SIX hours,
nor why any similar provision In future law
cannot be dsregarded with impunity. we
are credbly informed that the district court
has recently sustained our view In q contest
for local Office In the parish Of Iberville,
where II held that the election In wards !,
and S liz null and not to he considered, on
account Of this illegal change OF polling
places; and we are informed that the party
against whom this decision was made has
abandoned all idea of an appeal and con-
cluded to acquiesce In 1t as good law. when
1t undoubtedly is.
Considering the election returns from wards
8, 4. 6, 7 and 8. parish OF Ibervflle, and those
from West Baton Rouge we find that the con-
testant. D. O. Montan, was elected by q ma
jority Of thirty-tive votes; and II the sixth
poll be thrown out, on account OF the frauds
and ilIegalities, Montan Is elected ny ma
he be recognized and seated as the Senator
from the Fourteenth District, and, with that
view, we recommend the passage OF the ac-
companying resolution.
Respectfully submitted,
r. L. LUCKETT, Chairman.
The report lies over. under the rules.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message from the House OF
Representatives was received
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Orleans. February IA. 1880.
To the Senate of the State Of Louisiana:
l am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House Of Representatives has
finally passed
House bill No. 70,
An act creating bureau ofagrlculture, etc.
Also that the House has concurredln
Senate bill No. IS,
TO fix the time and places for holding ses-
sions OF the Supreme Court Of Louisiana,
With amendments as annexed to the bill.
Also, in
Senate bill No. 10.
An act to amend and re-enaet act No IL OF
the General ASSEMBLY Of 1877, approved
| March %. 1877.
With amendments.
That the Speaker Of the House has signed
enrolled
House Joint Resolution,
! Concerning the mouth Of Red river,
! And ask that the President OF the Senate
at1ix his signature to the same.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
| Clerk of the House of Representatives.
| Upon receipt of this message the President
Of the Senate caused the
/ Joint Resolution
| "Reauesting our Senators and Representa-
tives In Congress to secure the passage by the
Congress OF the United States Of q bill ap-
propriating a sufficient sum OF money for the
opening and dredging Of the cllenel OF the
mouth of Red river
To be read by title and affixed his signature
| to Ii In the open Senate and Without delay.
| NOTICE OF BILL.
| Mr. Newton gave notice that he would or
some future day introduce bill entitled
An act to amend and re-enact section 204t
Of the Revised Statutes.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named Senators, under pre-
vious notice. introduced the following entitled
bills, which were read the first time.
i BY Mr.. Fontenot-
Senate bill No. 10,
1, An act In addition to an act relative tt
crimes and offenses, approved on the four
teenth day OF March. 1870.
!. by MIR. Demas
Senate bill No. 70,
An act to appropriate the back taxes dut
any municipal corporation or parish to TIN
payment of any Indebtedness against tn
, same, and to prescribe the evidence neces
sary to authorize judgment to be rendered
, for said taxes.
Mr. Robertson obtained unanimous con
sent to Introduce at this time the following
j entitled bill:
Senate bill No. IL,
! An act defining certain misdemeanors arts
An 1p nrdv cnYI
8 ing the punishment therefor,
Which was read the first time.
| REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Pollock. chairman Of the Committee o
! Printing, obtained unanimous consent to sui
: NIT at this time the following report:
4 TO the President and Members Of the Senate:
Your Committee on Printing. to whom wa
: referred
|. Senate bill No. 46, entitled
: An act creating printing board, and deilr
7 Ing it's duties relative to the State printing
y to the official journal OF the state; TO regt
q late and define the prices Of public printing
l. With amendments. beg leave to state ths
@ they have carefully considered the same, an
D report by substitute.
y Very respectfully,
9 JOHN L. POLLOCK, Chairman.
d The substitute was read by It's title, being
= An act creating printing board, and detil
4 ing its duties relative to the State printing
n to the official journal of the State; to req
late and define the prices Of public printing
=. and to prescribe the manner In which Il
q same shall be done; to regulate the mann
8 of making advertisements In judicial pr
= ceedings or sales Of property under judici
g process, or in any other legal proceedings.
;, all parishes; regulating the price thereto
70 directing the manner and price at which co
. tracts shall be made by police ju1ies al
d municipal corporations for public printing
le providing for the binding and distribution
=, &c all public documents, and furnishing static
Al cry for all the departments Of the COVER
e. ment Of the State: and repeating act No.
"a "a of 1877, and all laws or parts Of laws In co
Il tlict herewith.
% On motion OF Mr. Pollock the substitu
". woe DrdaraR tn ha printad