The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
THE SEN ATE.

FRIDAY, April O. 1880.
The Senate WAS called to order punctually at
II O'Clock. Lieut.. Gov McEnery presiding and
twenty seven Senators present q quorum.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Senator Watkins. from the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported favorably on Senate bill No.
224. relative to justice of the peace In Concor-
dta parish.
Favorably on Senate bill No. 222 relative to,
q Justice OF the peace for the eighth ward Of
Avoyelles parish.
Unfavorably ON Senate bill No. 49, to amend
section 9a2 Of the Revised Statutes.
Unfavorably on Senate bill No. II. relative to
crimes and msdemeaaors.
By Senator Robertson. from the Finance
Committee-Majority report favoraby on
House bill No. -. Majority report favoraby
on House bill No. 3os. relative to an appropria-
by senator Walton. from the Committee on
Agriculture and O0mmerce-Favorably on q
resolution relative to Bayou Boouf and other
Senate bill No. 22o. to amend section 1859 Of
the Revised etatutes. Referred.
Senate bill No 22s- relative to public roads.
senate bill No 93o substitute for Senate bills
Nos 10 and 1o2. relative to homesteads and OK
emptions. Read third time.
Senate bill No. 200. relative to school land
warrants; Postponed indefinitely.
Senate bill No. No. 22e. relative to corporations to
Senate bin No =, relative to the rate Of
parochial end munieloal taxation. The amend
men Of the committee wers adopted and the
bill was read a third time
House bill No. ao1. relative to the indebteness
OF the city OF New Ofleans. Ordered printed;
Senate BIZ No 224, relative to a justice of the
peace In Concordta parish. was called up and
Senate bill No. 2i2. to amend section 9s2 Of the
Revised Statutes. relative to the carrying OF
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was taken up and postponed indeaditely,
The CLERK 9f the House appeard to ask con;
| to announce that tha-House pad concurred In
the Senate amendments to Hbuse bin No 1sl.
| Senate bill No. III, relative to cruelty to ani-
| mails, reported upon uDfayorably. was called
up and postponed indenni el.
Senate bill No, 222 relative to justice Of the
peace for Agoyelles parish. was taken up and
Senate bin NO, 1866, providing that, warrants
shall be registered and indorsed by the Treas
urer on presentation III there be no money In
the treasury to pay the samel. and be paid there
after II their order OF registration, -, :.
| Pending consideration OF the DILL at 30
| O'clock. Gen. y. :. Grant accom- panied by Gov.
Wjltz and the citizens committee, appeared In
the enate Chamber and was introduced to the
Consideration Of Senate bill No. 1866 being re-
sumed Senator Walton offered an amendment
warrants shall be included In the indorsements
In order that the warrants OF one quarter shall
not have ,precedence over those OF previous
bill. as amended read third time.
The following House bills were taken np:
House bill No. 322, authorizing the Citizens
Bank to make certain com promises. Reterred
to the Committee on Finance.
House bill No. 2SD, relative to certain public
records. Referred to the Committee ON the Ju-
dietary
House bill No. ao5. relative to public levees.
Referred to the Committee on Lands and
Leyees.
The Senate went into executive session.
After which. Senator Robertson, from the
Finance Committee. reported favorably on
House bill No. 322 authorizing the citizens
!, Bank to ma ke compromises in connection with
mortgaged lands.
Senator Leake. from the Committee on Ed
ucation. reported favorably on House bill No.
} 235. relative to public education.
Senator Harris, from the Committee on Ft-
nance. reported favorably on concurrent reso-
luton granting certain rooms In the buildings
Of the medical department Of the Louisiana
University to the Aeademy OF Sciences.
The Clerk of the House appeared and an
nounced that that body had passed, and asked
concurrence In House bills Nos. 257. 25S. 900. 240.
800 and 2i9.
House bill No. 1856, relative to public eduea-
tion. was taken up. Ordered printed.
Houses bills No 249, 29l. 257. 258. 900. $40 were
taken up and appropriately referred.
| House concurrent re- olutton protesting
against the closing of the mouth Of Bed River
was called up. but after desultory debate was
order to lie over.
The Senate then adjourned until Saturday al
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