The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or The
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
SENATE.
Forty-fourth Days Proceedings.

FortY-t0urth Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER, New ORLEANS.
Friday, March 8 1880.
The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock
m. by the Hon. s. d. McEnery, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate.
On call OF the roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs Augustin, Brian, Burlington, Camp
not, Foster, Hagan, Harris, Lnckett, Mars
ton, Montan. Mutt, Parlange, Pollock, Perry.
Robertson, Rogers, Steele, Settoon. Walton.
Watklns-M.
Absent -Messrs. Ably, Oahen, Demas Kidd,
SHINES, Story, Vanee--12.
On motion Of Mr.. Fontenot the reading OF
the journal In detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins, chairman OF the Committee
on the Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
To the President and Members Of the Senate:
nm instructed by the Committee on the
Judiciary, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 65, being
An act providing causes Of recusation OF
the judges OF the courts OF Louisiana,
TO report the same favorably, with an
nexed amendments.
Senate bill No. n, being
An act to amend and re-enact section 2O45
OF the Revised Statutes,
To report the same favorably.
House. bill No. 1853, being
An act to extend the prescription Of debts
due the Poydras fund OF the parish OF West
Baton Rouge to the term OF thirty years,
To report the same favorably, with an
nexed amendment.
Respectfully submitted,
J. d. WATKINS. Chairman.
Mr.. Robertson, Chairman of the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following report
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
Your Committee on Finance to whom was
referred
House bill No. ia,
Beg leave to report favorably on the same.
with amendments:
In section /, lines 10, IA and Is, strike out
the words and figures five Thousand. two
hundred and fifty six dollars and 67-1OO," and
instead thereof insert the words and figures
-four Thousand. two hundred and thirty-three
dollars and 52-1OO."
Your committee further reports that the
amendment made was necessltated by the
fact that, under misrepresentation OF the
law governing and regulating the COnven-
ton printing, the House bill No. LA was
drawn up In error.
Respectfully,
w. A. ROBERTSON, Chairman.
Mr.. Walton, chairman OF the Committee on
Agriculture, Commerce, etc, submitted the
following report:
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
Your Committee on Agriculture, Commerce,
etc, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 100,
To amend and re-enaot section 8, entitled
An act to to repeal act No. OF the extra SEES
Have had the same under consideration,
and have instructed me to report unfavorably.
for the reason that the objects OF the bill are
fully covered by another bill, No. 116, which
am instructed to report .favorably. with the
following amendments:
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 116.
Strike out all after the word of In line A,
to the end OF the section, and insert part of
Morehonse, part OF Ouachtta, part OF Cald-
well part s q Ostah4ula, part Of West FIX
District No. to consist Of part OF Caddo,
part Of Bossier, part of Red River, part of
Rapides and part OF Natchtoches."
Second d lection "a line g. strike out
Third-Strlke out all after the word"'by"
In line Is to "a in line 10, and insert "the
president OF the board, ON or before the first
day Of September Of each year. and as often
thereafter as their duties require; prouided,
by the Governor.
q. L. WALTON, Chairman.
Mr.. Hagan, chairman of the Committee on
Parks. Public Buildings. ETC., reported
Senate bill No.45.
An act relative to the commissioners to su-
perintend the repairs OF the State House at
Baton Rouge,
Favorably, by substitute.
The substitute now becomes
Senate bill No. lag,
An act relative to the appointment Of COM
missioners to superlntend the repairs OF the
State-House at Baton Rouge, and defining
their duties and powers,
And was read the first time.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL.
Mr.. Luckett obtained unanimous consent to
Introduce, without previous notice,
Senate bill No. LAT,
An act to secure the claim of the State OF
Louisiana on the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
road Company,
The bill was read the first time.
MATTER OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Kidd, chairman Of the Committee on
Enrolment, asked the privilege to make all
necessary verbal and grammatical correc-
tions in Senate bill No. 67.
1t was 80 ordered.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton, leave Of absence
was granted Mr.. Lucas until Wednesday
morning next.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No. 143, u~
An act IN reneal act No q Of 1874 apnroved