The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
TuE SENATE.

and thirty Senators, a quorum. present.
Renator Vance from the conference commit
toe on Senate bill No. TO- reported that ths COM
mitee had agreed to except market x ,rdeners
from the operation oi the bill which relates to
tho delivery of cotton and produois In the night
time. Adopted.
SECOND READINGS.
Senate bill No. 30. prohibiting the receiving OF
warrants for taxes. etc. Referred to the Finance
Committee.
Senate bill No. 90. to repeal section ~ act No.
40 of ia77. reuuiring that two copies Of enrolled
bills shall be made Hsferred to the COMMITTEES
or Enrolment.
Senate bill No. II. relative to cruelty to AMI.
mails. Referred TO tho Judiciary Committee.
UNFINISHED RustrEss.
Hennte bill No a. relative to the support OF
panpsrs. The bill was amended TO relieve from
lts operation thOae eOrpo -hti0ns whioh are ex~
| empIed from parish taxation. The bill .wae
! then ordered enkrossed ans passed 10 its third
| reading.
Senate bill No. ~. relative to clerks Of courts
aud aud. mortgages. and nxnx their bo lds at NO.
900 was taken up aud after bstnR I'm endsd was
considered enRrossed and passed to It's third
Aenaie bill No. 80. tho printing bill. WAS then
taken up Mt section "a. where y was left on
| the previous day. mud the sec'ion. together with
eeotions ib. 10. II and IN. were adopted with
Hection 10 provides In lts first paragraph that
ali tho laws shaIl be publsned onoe la i daily
newapaper published In the French language,
snd T. its second paragraph that the laws hall
Landry, Vsrmillon Lafayotte vt Marin, Nav
IBERIA, Avoyses. Pointe Conp.e. IbervIlle.
sumption Lafonrohe, Terreronne, Bt John the
Baptiat. st. Bernard and Peauamines.
A debate ononrred here on he proposition OF
Senator Marston to strike out the entire sec-
This was opposed by Senators ,Ausustin.
Vance, Parlapge. DemAs aud Watkins, each
. Of whom maintained that there
majority OF people Ia hose parishes who wore
Senator e As.n aadhs ihs
section should be maintained
senator Cunningham subsequently, obs
tained that the second paragraph should be
stricken out, whereupon Senator Marston With
drew his obisetion.
aidoratlon of section lt. and .fHsred an amends
ment providing for the printing OI the laws In
book form In tho French language.
The amendment was opposed by Senator
Maraon. who claimed that the cost would prob
ably amount to $4,000 for each sese ion.
ovsr one dollars % Without this
amendment. ana since the second paragraph OF
, section ie had been stricken out. the French
speakine citizens OF the State would be- COM
PEELED to subscribe to the only French paper. In
! New Orleans. which would have tho publication
!, | Of tho laws and he thought that 1t WAS only do
, ing Justice to tho old population TO provide
them With an opportunity to read the laws In
French.
Formerly. he added. the laws used to be pub.
! lished In French. and very properly until
hna hre aa ke ha q
the manner In which the French speaking
y population had stood by honest government in
the darkest days of tho State. and how It stood
now There was no truar people In the State.
and they shaa b 1e sven a hsx uo o
aeraoed @a"s fe better teri 1han Ens,Ish "' ''' w
Senator Cunningham offered m amendment
to the effect TINT tho laws be published In pam.
pbiet form with the same type as the official
publications, and Senator Vance another that
the cost should not be more than $1,000
Tho three amendments were then adopted
and tho section adopted as amended. BY 2b votes
sectlon 20 being taken up. Senator Leake
= aniring tho publication OF judicial ADVERTISE
: lnena In tho official PAPER. but no was opposed
x to compelling defendants In suits TO pay Tor au-
4. vertlsementa In another paper should the
amendment to that effect
" Senator Watkins offered M substitute 10
strike out tho section and sections al "a and %.
because they embraced mnttors foreign to the
other sections. and that tho constitution pro-
J., hiblted bills containing more than one SUD-
- Ieet
II Anpustn the sections. named were recommits- II
ted. for tho purpose OF preparing another PHI.
necessary aud the printing t hIl lily, was consld-
i Senator Aby asked and received unanimous
consent at this time to Introduce q concurrent
Joint conmittee OF the House and Senate to ex-
u anime tho books. accounts and vouchers O. the
70 1876 and 37a0 Revised Statutes. Adopted unanl-
Il senator Vance by consent introduced n bill
At prescribing how aud when special elections
10 sh puld take place.
senator Mutt from the o2mm,ee tee On o2r221;
<. No. 81. relating to parish lines
70 ON final rAssAGK.
Senator Robertson In the chair.
Senate bill relative to sberifTs ek o6Fcio tax
senate bill =. to carry rto ffsot article tas OF
+ the constitution. relative to the depostary OF
eolleGtsa by TaeIns a ana 9,erKs 2, as
70 Senate bill No. 49, relative to the iacationg
), Of the conatables OF the city couits. Passed
.a | finally. unanimously.
l. HOUSE BILLS on FTRsT READING.
Q House bill No. n. relative to racing on public
y roads.
t House bill No 81, relative TO the registers oi
'r mortgages and conveyances
House blu No. 40. relative to the duties OF the
minute elsrk q r. the Court OF Appes ~ th .aarIea o,
!: tho clerks OF the city courts.
= House bin No. So organizing the city courts
10 House biil No. 3d. Joint resolution relative M 70
,r duties and salaries OF the clerks ol CITY courts
% House bill No. =. regulating a<Dertisements
~ House bill No. 1bt. prohibiting the dumping
u OF ballast In the river.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
N House bill No. =. relative to the salaries O
ID nlsrRs Of tho city courts Considered enErossee
House bil No. a. relative to bonds Of clerks o
the district courts OF New Orleans.
AZ Referred to fhP Judiciary COH NlIL'o.
- House bill No. IS. relative 20 the adulteration
rk of food Considered engrossed and ROAD q
h. third time
- House concurrent resolution Tor the appoint
TX mont OF n Joint committee % sAhmins VI, n
O. came cane up. and upon tho motion OF Senator Alb
In the resolution WAS unan mously laid upon th
Ia The Chair announced that the calendar wa
exhausted. -,.,
m at the committee on removal Of the Senate cham
av ber Lies over.
~ The Senate then went into executive session
~ and Immediately thereafter adjourned unit
" Saturday at noon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
th.
FRIDAY. February 40. 1890.
iiI * The House WAS called to order at Ia o'cloc
q tb, nsuIr md