The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12

on the table.
MOTION TO CORRECT VERBAL ERROR IN A
BILL.
Mr.. Kidd, chairman Of the Committee OIL
Enrolment, moved that said committee be
authorized To make necessary verbal cor
rection In Senate bill No. 70. without which
said bill will DO void.
The motion was agreed to and the neces-
sary correction ordered to be made, being q
change Of the word (which" into "where."
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 40,
An act to prevent the removal Of property
with intent to evado or defeat any privilege
thereon
Was taken up, under the favorable report
OF the Committee on the Judiciary.
| Mr., Foster offered tho following MS u sub
stitute for the bill under consideration, a bill
entitled
An act making 1t crime to fraudulently
sell or dispose Of any crop or movable where-
by the pledge Or privilege of any creditor,
under written contract, duly recorded, is
ment for tho same
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message from his Excellency
the Governor was read:
| ExEouTIvg DEPARTMENT.,
| Stats OF Louisiana, !
| New Orleans. March 10. 1880.
| TO the President and Members III the Benate:
In accordance with Concurrent Resolution
| Ut the General Assembly, and with final re-
port Of the special committee on militia fund,
| Hon. J. n. Augustin chairman. adopted Feb
runry ~. 1880,
/ have the honor to report that have re.
| eeived Of Gov. L. II. Nichols warrants drawn
Oh the general fund.- series 1878. for. $23 10
Warrants, series 1879. Observation-Disclosures, 1,750 90
| Cash balance of appropriation for
| State militia, act No. 14 1879, for. 3.766 96
Total Observation-Disclosures. ,540 G6
And that the said warrants aud cash bal
Hyatt, paymasfer Louisiana State National
Guard, aa per vouchers annexed.
LOUIS K. W1LTz, Governor.
SENATE Hills ON SECOND READING.
Consideration Of the substitute for Senate
bill No. 10 resumed
| On motion Of Mr.. Robertson further con-
slderatlon ut this time OF the substitute was
postponed, and 1t was made tho special order
for Monday, the fifteenth instant.
On motion of Mr.. Foster, the vote by which
the substitute was fixed as tho special order
for Monday was reconsidered.
Mr.. Foster moved to amend Mr. Robert
sons motion by making II the special order
for Friday next.
The question was stated on the motion Of
Mr.. Robertson to make the substitute the
special order for Monday next. the fifteenth
Instant division was called for, nnd the
vote stood-yeas 13 nays ID.
The Senate being equally divided, the
President Of the Senate voted "yes," and the
motion was agreed to.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House Of Representatives. and read:
House or REPRESENTATIVES,, |
New Orleans. March TO- 1880. !
TO the President and Members of the Senate:
lam directed to inform your honorable body
that the House has passed, and asks your
concurrence therein,
JOINT RULE.
BE IL Rcsotred bu The House OF Representa-
tires. the Senate c0ncu,1'ing, That lmmedl-
ately on tle passage OF this rule the Speaker
Df the House appoint three members of the
House, and the President Of the Senate APP
point two members Of the Senate, which to-
gether shall constitute q conference commit
toe, and whose duty 1t shall be to select bills
which should have preference over oil other
bill, until the same shall be disposed Of; pro-
uided, preference shall be given bills required
by the constitution.
Also,
Joint Rule,
Providing for Joint sessions Of the House
and Senate committees To prepare the neces-
syyt snry legislation to carry the constitution into
Respectfully,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Clerk Of the House Of Representatives.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message from his Excellency
the Governor was read:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State Ot Louisiana I
New Orleans. March 10. $780,
To the President and Members of tho Senate:
have the honor to inform you that have
this day approved and signed Senate bills OF
the following titles, to wit:
An An aei act defining the qualifications and du-
ties Of the constables oi the city courts Of the
city III New Orleans, fixing their compensa-
tion and assigning the constables elected un- |
del. the provisions of the constitution OF 1879
to their respective courts.
No. 55.
An act to facilitate the trial OF causes on
the ordinary docket OF the Supreme Court OF
the State OF Louisiana
No. %,
An act prescribing the manner OF changing
parish lines and removing parish seats.
No. 10,
An act to provide for the transfer OF causes
pending in the courts established by the con-
stitution III 1868, to the courts established by |
the constitution Of 1879.
Very respectfully,
LOUIS A. WILTI Governor.
On motion OF Mr.. Leahe the Senate went
Into executive session.
AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Upon the opening OF the doors, the Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Senate |
in the chair, the following named Senators
were present:
Messrs Ably, Augustin, Brian, Burlington,
Cahen, Campbell, Cunningham, Davey, De-
mas, Estopinal, Fontenot, Foster. Hagan,
Harris. Kidd, Leake, Lucas, Luckett, Mars
ton, Nunez. Mutt, Parange Pollock. Perry.
Robertson, Rogers, Stewart, Steele. Settoon,
SHINES, Story, Walton, Watkins-33.
Absent Messrs Montan Newton, Vance,.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bills Nos. 30, 37 80 and 81 were made