The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-02
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.


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THE SENATE.
MONDAY. March /. +
The Senate assembled punetualy at noon
Lieut.. Gov. MoEnerY presiding. nnd Gnorun
present. -
4 communication was received from the Rev
A. ], Witherspoon. inviting the Senate TO visi
the Bethel.
4 petition from Prof. r. 3. McCulloh. relative
70 the reorganzation Of the Mechanical and
Agricultural College.
Tho Clerk OF the House appeared and an.
nounced TINT that body had oonourred In Senate
asked concurrence of the Senate Ia House bills
Nos ioS 1l?. III aud ls2Iand resolution relative
senator Watkins, from the Committee on Az.
riculture reported unfavorably on Senate bill
No 06 relative to labor contracts. and by substi-
tute for Senate bill No. ~. le9alizinR certain
The Committee on Education reported favor
ably on Senate bill No. iov relative. to the State
Houie Bill No. 1876. relative to the preservation
Of hsh, WAS reported favorably ,npon. By the
Committee on Corporations and Parochial Al
Senator Rogers gave notice that he would In
trodnce ut aOms future day bill preventing
cruelty to minors.
NEW DMALDs 04
BY sepator Robertson BY reauestnse'nete ods' ' bi
By senator Cunningham. Senate bill No. 1si,
70 sssss Ne StSos a
fne sen1senci94f % o. persons to work on tho pub
S 81 r01ns meon q Dave, Senate bill No.
~. relative TO the employment Of sailors OF
foreign vessels. etc. was taken up on = motion
6xad for We'd eNdRv n0xt
ana State University and Mechanical and Agri-
Senator Lesks sdvoo ted the passage OF the
ss:sSI IssSs HstSoR s,S ,sn e.,'a st,
dsnt q the pstiqion r. 10 to 70? ns
q pnHS se IN ae 3 anna clerical
Senators Leake and Marston spoke against
the motion, dwelling. BY the way. upon the OK:
ts sna Rs soaG u ao
6snator. Walton opposed the reorganik ation
Senator Robertson said he was not prepared
TO vote on the bill, and proposed Ne q substitute
70 Senator Leakeis motion that the Dill 30 post
Senator Cunningham. was ofthe same opinion.
He would 10 y few days present = petttI2n
largely signed BY citisehs q Baton Rouge; The
years. and It's exlstends was due to the tndomi-
table energy q Col Boyd.
ixation OF the institution. but had no objection
to the postponement.
Pill as.p Yas up MI nex MONEY
yestigate the affairs OF the Louisiana State
penitentiary, which was adopted.
SECOND READINGS.
Senate bill No i2y. to amend article 32s OF the
Civil Code. Referred to tho Committee on the
Senate Slll No. las. relative to the preservation
Qf the public records IN the conveyance office.
Senate bill No. los. to repeal section %74 OF the
Revised Statutes. Ordered to lie over. subject
6enate bill No. los. to amend section 600 OF the
% endments The Amendments were adopted.
and the bill read d third time.
Benate bill No. las. substitute for No. ILL., rela-
tive to the publication Of judicial advertise
ments. Ordered to lie over until Tuesday.
M, the funding bill. was ordered to lie over.
Senate bill NO. l25. relative to the duties and
bowers and R bonds Of clerks q tho district
Senator Luckett offered y resolution request
Ing the Judiciary Committee to report u gen.
uSn e rsns sS 6 ID q q e
unnecessary delay In the organisation OF other
Senator watkins called the attention OF the
Senate TO the fact that 1t had already adopted q
general resolution providing for constitutional
bills.
The resolution lies over.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No is4. relative TO the bonds oi
coroers. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
: House Pm No ~ Joint resolution s relative to
the Committee ON Federal Relations.
fund. Reierrsd 10 he jadiciary COMMITTEES. @ sa'"'
House bill No. l2l, relative to the punishment
oi crimes cf presidents and owners OF banks.
This o passed to s H,d with
visions will not interfere with the punishment
laws.
Rar.ator Cunningham. by consent. introduced
House, concurrent resolution, relative, to
the oommittee on Federal Relations.
House bills No. l06. relative to article 40 Of the
animals; No. III. relative 70 the salaries aud
bonds OF the mortgage odaoe. and No. l82. rela-
tive TO bonds, were taken up and read q first
time.
6tate of Louisiana. returned from the House
with an amendment. The amendment was
concurred In By ~ yeas TO nay.
Senate PHI No. sa to GIVE @ Smsc1 70 Article lss
a amendm ment. The amendment was con-
CURED In unanimously.
Senator Hogan offered q resolution. requiring
the Committee on Parks and Public Buildings
Institute Building In New orleans. ana what
Interest the State has therein. Adopted.
The calendar was declared exhausted and the
Senate went into executive session. and ad-
journed Immediately thereafter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.