The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-07

House bill No. 1p1,
An act to provide for the settlement OF the
indebtedness Of the State of Louisiana In
Cured In the prosecution of tax and license
suits In the State Of Louisiana,
Failed to pass.
Mr.. Demas called the previous question on
the whole subject matter.
The call was sustained.
Mr.. Robertson demanded the yeas and
nays.
The call having been sustained. the roll
was called, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Ably, Augusttn, Brian, Buff
fington. Cahen Campbell. Davey, Demas.
Estopinal, Hagan. Harris. Lucas. Luokett.
Montan, Newton. Mutt Pollock. Robertson.
Story, Vance. Watkins-26.
Nays Messrs: Cunningham, Fontenot.
Foster, Leake, Marston, Nunez Parlange,
Perry. Walton-9.
Absent-Mr. Kidd.
And the vote by which the bill failed to
pass was reconsidered.
The question recurring on the final pas
sage Of the bill, the roll was called with the
following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Ably, Augustin, Brian. Buff
ington. Oahen. Campbell, Dayey, Demas,
Estopinal, Hagau, Harris, Lucas, Luckett,
Montan. Newton, Mutt. Pollock. Robertson
Story, Watkins-25.
Nays Messrs. Cunningham, Fontenot,
| Foster. Leake, -Marston, Nunez Parlange,
| Perry, Vance, Walton-tO.
| Absent-Mr. Kidd.
| And the bill was finally passed.
| The title was read and adopted.
| Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
| by which the bill passed, and on his own
| IA. b., 1la, lat
| on the table.
! REGULAR ORDER-REPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins, chairman of the Committee
on the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
| To the President and Members of the Senate:
am directed by your Judiciary Commit
| tee, TO whom was referred
| Senate bill No. 1877, being
| An act relative to the trial OF summary and
| preference cases In the Supreme Court of the
State,
| To report the same favorably, with the fol-
| lowing amendment.
out the words ''shall be tried summarily and
| by preference In like manner In the Supreme
| Court OF the State and Insert shall be placed
| In the summary docket Of the Supreme Court
and be called and tried according to law"
Respectfully submitted,
I'D. WATKINS, Chairman.
| Mr.. Robertson, chairman, OF the Committee
on Finance. submitted the following report !:
NEW ORLEANS, April g. 1880,
| To the President and Members of the senate
| Your committee to whom was referred
| House bill No. 28, entitled
| An act to fix the fees OF the clerks of the
civil and criminal district courts for the par
ish Of Orleans, the civil and criminal sheriffs
for the parish of Orleans, the clerks and con-
a ub pf n nj nf
register Of conveyances and recorder OF mort
cages for the parish of Orleans; to regulate
the collection OF said fees; to organize sys-
tenn of stamps for the collection of the fees
of the clerks OF said courts, the register OF
conveyanees and recorder OF mortgages for
the parish of Orleans. and to regulate the
duties OF the Governor, Auditor of Public
Accounts, Secretary OF State, State Treasu-
to prescribe certain penalties and punish
ments for embezzlement forgery and coun-
terfeiting Of said stamps,
Beg leave to report the same favorably,
with the following amendments:
In section &c. line 7, strike out all after the
word "act" to the end Of section.
Amend the title; In line %. strike out all
after word ''stamps" to the end of title.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. A. ROBERTSON, Chairman.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson the rules we're
suspended to consider the report Of the COM
mittee at this time.
House bill No. % was read the second time
by title.
ments proposed by the committee were
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the bill was
ordered to be read third time.
Mr. Leake, chairman Of the Committee on
Public Education, submitted the following
report:
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
Your Committee on Public Education. to |
whom was referred the memorial from the |
Ouachita, urging the final passage Of the |
general lottery bill In the interest OF public |
education, beg leave to report that we |
heartily concur In the suggestions made |
In said petition, and think the passage |
of said bill absolutely necessary, to carry |
out the provisions OF article 167 Of the consti- |
tuition, and for the maintenance of public |
education as therein contemplated.
Respectfully submitted.
w. w. LEAKE. Chairman.
On motion Of Mr. Robertson 1t was ordered |
that rule 10 be enforced.
Rule IL reads: "No Senator shall absent |
himself from the service Of the Senate with
out leave OF the Senate first obtained, ETC."
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Fontenot offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolped, That the Committee on Corpora
lions and Parochial Affairs is requested to re-
port as soon as possible upon House bill No.
d., entitled IAN act requiring all stores,
shops, groceries, saloons and all places
Of public business, which are or may
90 licensed under any law OF the
State OF Louisiana, or under any mu-
1icipal or parochial laws, except those herein
exem pied, to be closed on Sundays, and for
selling on said days, declaring it a INSIDE
neanor to violate the provisions Of this act,
and to fix penalties for all violations of the
same; to exempt from the provisions OF this
md private markets, bakeries, livery stables,
whether steam or horse, hotels,
boarding houses and steamboats,; and to re-
peal all laws or parts of laws contrary to and
Inconsistent herewith" 90 as to afford to the
senate an opportunity to act on the bill.
The resolution lies over under the rules.