The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
by MIR. Farmer
House bill No. III,

| An act to provide for appeals from the dis
trtct courts To the Supreme Court upon aues
tlons of law alone. when the party or partie
aRgrieved desire only review Of the law.
BY Mr.. Pope
House bill No. liz,
An act to amend and re. enact section | o
act No. ~ of 1876. approved April 4, ts7G
and entitled AN act to amend article G44 o
the Code Of Practice: to repeal all laws con
trary to or In conflict with this act and al
laws on tho same subject NATTER" to ament
article 644 Of tho Code OF Practice: to II,
penalties for the violation Of this act. and X
FIX tho limits OF this act and the interpreta
ton to he given TO It. and to repeal all laws
IN conflict with this act.
Il ny Mr.. Curley-
House bill No. l19,
An act 10 repeal act No. 80. approved Apri
II. 1a77. and to provide the manner of holding
elections and making returns thereof: to de
fine the duties and powers Of certain officers
to provide for the appointment OF commits
sioners and clerks Of elections, etc.
| RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE.
Tho resolution offered by Mr. Wise, "a fol-
lows:
Reaolred, That tho committee on Banks
and Banking be requested to give n thorough
i Investigation of the affairs of the Citizens
Hank. especially IN reference to the assets
represented by plantation property.
Was taken w. and on motion was adopted
The memorial offered by Mr.. Davidson
from citizens Of the parish OF Livingston
relating to the establishment Of ferry.
On motion the memorial was referred to
the Committee on Paroehal Affairs.
SENATE MILLS ON SECOND READING REPORT
! Ell ny COMMITTEES.
Senate bill No. 10.
| An act to amend and re-enact act No. IL
Of 1877,
Was taken up on its aecond reading. under
the fasef,shle report ef The Committee t,ff tie
Judiciary.
On motion the bill was ordered to be printed
Senate bill No. 81.
An act to amend and re-enact section 252l d
the Revised Statutes,
Was taken up on its second reading, under
the favorable report OF the Committee on the
judiciary.
/ The bill was passed to It's third reading.
Senate bill No. II.
| An act relieving the Attorney General o
prosecution in criminal cases In the parish 81
Orlepns.
Was taken lp on It's aeeond reading. under
The favorable report OF the COMMITTEES on the
Judiciary.
On motion the bill was ordered to be- printed
SENATE bills ON FIRST READ
Senate bill No. 50.
An act to provide for tho trial Of rooused
cases In courts OF appeal.
| Wac taken M on It's first reading and passed
| to lta second reading.
The leave of absence Of Mr.. Varnade was
extended for few days.
Under suspension of the rules Mr. Curley
introduced the following petition. which, on
motion. was referred to the Committee on Con-
stitutional Legislation:
/ MEMORIAL
New ORLEANS. February .. 1880.
To the Honorable speaker and Members OF the
General Assembly Of Louisiana:
Gentlemen Your honorable body is AS
sembled to make laws for the benefit OF the
people Of Louisiana. -=.@
III Ills message the Governor of this State
said
II hold it to be one OF the highest, II not
frat, among the duties Of Legislators to en-
courage industry, to protect the industrial
classes. to guarantee full wages for honest
n,
ment among laborers and to relieve them
from all needless burdens of government and
from the effects of speculation and fraud.
While we heartily indorse the sentiments
Expressed In these words. we. the working
men OF the city of New Orleans comprising the
Socialistic Labor Party. the Mechanics and
Laborcrs Union. the Union LaborinR Mems
Benevolent Association, the Bricklayers'
Benevolent Association No. |, the Journey
men Bakers Association, the Cigar Makers
Union, the Shoemakers' Union. the Laborers'
/ Union Contract Association and the Along
Shore Mems Protective Union. through our
committee. lay before you the following pro-
| positions. which we consider essential and IN
the abortnR people:
First Eight hours for a legal working day
for all wage workers, aud prompt punishment
Of all vlolators. In our present age OF ma
| chine work. and under the ruling capital
istic' system. half OF the working population
Is overworked, being compelled to labor
| ten, twelve. thirteen, sixteen and even In some
| cases eighteen hours day, while the
other half is compelled te.rove about
quest of work, and In many cases only
succeeds In keeping starvation from Its fam
| lilies by humiliation and by Offering cheaper
labor than fellow-w orkingman. Capital,
| owning all the means OF work, as machinery,
material, etc, labor Is defenseless against the
encroachments of capital. the more so rs the
means of subsistence Of the laborer are de-
pending on his daily toll. In a savage state
| of life man protects himself, but In civiliza-
ton laws are enacted to restrict the encroach-
ments Or one party upon the other. But leg
islatton cannot be called just II it ties the
hands of one party and gives full sway to the
other. It would be an easy task and quick
/ work for workinRmen to enforce their de-
mands on the representatives of capital were
they not restricted by law: Therefore, In the
name OF Justice II the men of labor
are restrained by the law from defending
themselves, 1t is the duty of a wise Iegisla-
ton to put likewise q stop to the encroach-
ments Of capital, which actually is using
force against labor. For 1t is certainly CO.
erclon, If but the choice Is left to man to
work for any price and any amount OF hours
dictated by fellow man, on to starce. Legis-
/ lation making 1t a criminal otfense to exact
more than eight hours daily toll out of a
man would be Il means OF constant employ
ment for all those that are out OF work at
present. The natural consequences OF such
| law would be the rise OF wages, the ability
of all workingmen to pay not only for all the
necessaries Of life, but to purchase many