The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-24
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
THE SENATE.

Tho tomato moi puncinally nj noon. "n''''
the presidency of Lieut., Gov, M'therV 'h'v
Senators. ~ quorum present.
Henator Watkins, from tho Judiciary Commit
teo. reported fayarahly on W. Taha'" III -
carry lpto oIY,c, tha qualification nnh nnnhnfF
~ ,u,nra M parish of OrIenna excepted, Fa.
ynrahly aiao on tomato BIN lelntlya TO tho trial
OF raeHaed chhta. :, ,..,,., a, ,,,
nm asaminiux the n,pito ut Button Rouge re-
"n,j,I thnt the committee hnt visited Baton
Rouge, ana fpund the walll nnl other portions
m fhn building III q dilnpidnind condition. que
IL the IRE ana exposure ~ mo weather since.
The walls mud towers are either cracked or our
ri pluinh tho marble and iron work dnn'aged
and no1 ion Of tho bu ding In II 'iangornu s
ambition Tho cnet If repairing he building
viii MT exceed stRnooo Tho report was re-.
CelvaI.
Nv Senator rnrlnnga. Nv request Hoonto III
No. l0l. prescribing theInalifle dians ana mum.
Bora of Jurors.
BY Senator Newton Hennto bill No. ih1. rel-
tive tn hom1Rtrn'ie.
Dy Senator Fnntennt Rnnnte bill No. los to
repeal section 4Tt Of the Revised Statuiea,
Nv SENATOR Fo4ar hnpnin hl! NJ lna, king
tho burden ~ proof on railroads IN rnAoF ~
datnagea.
Also Senate bill No. 1o5 amending sec'lon 200
of the ftovisrd Statliea.
A meRaaga was received from the Governor
announcing that ha had aiened sepat" bin No
.. mn not amending aud rmennrttHE Recf'"h ~
OF the Revised Statute.
By senator steele Il resolution requiring
OvereharaaH Of tho Nirkthurg md Shreveport
Railroad and Other railroads. and report mons-
urea to correct ia" samo
anGoNp READINGS.
Senate bill No. ~ relative to tho funding 81 tho
obligation ot tho state. lieforred ~ Fin.nsa
Committee.
Hena'eb il NJ ab relative 10 rriyIlegcs %
Senate bill No ~. relative to homeRttAldH.
Benate bin No. 81, prohibiting tho selling or
receiving Of personal property on which lien In
Senate bin M ~. relative to tha empoymoni
or foreign sailors. MnA rain,r.d q tbn Commit
tee on tho ntlcRry.
Senate hill No. ~. authorizing tho payment 81
municipal drbitwlih back taxes reported upon
unavorahly indefinitely postponed.
Sonnt bin NJ. ~. relative 10 tho mode OF
changing pnri4h limos aud pnr'al1 ssafs. After
short hohnn tho hil wna ordered ongroaaod
and road thltI iiun.
Senate III, No. 81 requiring tho Au!itrr and
Treasurer To- hold the money nnetuing 20 tho
general fund. lay nrirle 3 ri tho stae d.h' or
House bill No. =. Tor IN" relef If heirs whoaa
property hna hean conIlacatoh. Referred to the.
Finance Gnmmtttna.
Ionnn bin MI. lae. relative ~ article TN " tho
constitution Iiainlrtd ~ the Judiciary Grm-
mltta..
Code Of Practice. Renrrod to tho judiciary
Committee,
House bill No. l9a reported with amendments
Pissed over.
FINAL, pAssAuE
Senate bill NJ a4 relative W. clerks who
en- oflcio recorders If mortgages and convey
anees. etc. md to thotr bonds. Faesed ilnhliy
unanimously.
Honse con, nrrent resolution relative to the
oRstrdsionR OF Bayon rIHuu"mino.
Henaior Robertson offered 10 include Grand
rtvafto Cnurtnhnnn. but on motion Of senator
Mutt. with tho agreement ct senator Robertson.
the resolution was lati % The iaha ~ a.
score that 1t was uaeless "a Hak Gongrras for
anything In the matter. which had boon bnfore
II for tho Inst ton years.
House concurrent resolution relative to tho
m ,,rby of
C0ncurrcd IN.
HOUSE, MAS On F,R+r READING
House Hill NJ. IT, relative ~ the rnniamoni
OF crimes committed by bank oWn"rs Hnd d.
reetors
House bill Not to reperl net No 20 OF 1917.
Senator Fontcnnt offered resolution to tho
effect that when call Tor the yeas and nays Is
made and tho SENATE refuses ~ order ~" call
Senators mny have their votes recorded VA tho
Journal.
some future day Introduce htl 10 give effect
to arti' ie AL OF the 'anstt'u'on
The President nnneunnod thai tho cnlrndnr
was exhausted wharaupun the sanHto went
Into
EXECUTIVE REssIoN.
When tho doors worn r".p"n"i Tho Senate
took rccnaa until o'corl Ia Tho evening to
consider tho contested casn Of Perry Va. Ninrl
Evening Session.
The Senate assembled again Mt 7:,h H. m,
under tho presid, ney If senator Rnberlspn
twnnty five Senators y quorum. prsse"t
~, ~.
Contestin. the scat III Fortune KIari
The resolution ofthe majority Of III" Com
mittee on Eclectic was road. II provtdos that
the contestant. Il S Perry. bn sented. he having
received IL minority 81 the votes OF the Eleventh
Senatorial Dis,riet and hssotts besides that
Fortune Rihrh was net eligible ~ not h"nK q
legal resident " tho district at tho limo thnt
ho was elected.
The contestant waived the, openlng Of the
case of Mr.. Rinfd ut length: judge Albert
voorhies represented Hon. Robert s Perry
>. After the close Of the argumonis of counsel
Senator nomas offered y substitute for tho
committees resolution, declaring Mr.. Knrd
duly elected md untitled ~ hs Aaat. md mai
q shoft political speech during which ~ ~
made by Senator LuekMt.
Mr.. Riard. to question Of privilege argued
Senator Lucket remarked that tho good de
pertinent ana observation-disclosures Kiurd In
the Senate and his non partisan attitude made
him regret his circumstances. but tho law ana
evidence wero against him. and he would have
to vote To unsaAt hm. TO show that he was not
moved by any feeling hims"lf. liz would not
move to lny Senator DemHs. substitute GA tho
table.
dlrect voto being taken on Senator Darrass
substitute. the substitute WIS o.t BY yeas NJ 20
On tho ADOPTION III tho resolution to scat Mr.
Perry the vote was y yeas to nays.
On motion 81 Senator Luckttt Senator Perry
was sworn In and took his scat.
Tho Senate then adjourned until Tuesday at
noon.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
MONDAY. February 70.
The House was called to nrIar mt noon
Speaker Ogden In the chair and eighty NOM
beers present.
Prayer offered hv Rev Father Hubert
Representative Jetfriou presented a written |
denial of the allegation contained la the memo /
rial III the KeunbeRns ~ the United States |
Senate that had tho vot" az Asoyees been
counted az cast Il Republican would have been
returned.
THE MEMBERS IN CoNTENfr
Rerresen, alive Frazier. Of l.ntnnrche. in
writing. declared that he acknowledged the |
language IN tire memorial WAS untrue and ia
contempt M the House. and ha only alguai Ii |
through the deception "a one Louis j Souer |
and In Ignorance of lis contents.
Bivian Gardner. Of ASSUMPTION. ana G. |
Serret OF lhervlle. sent w II written statemoul |
to the effect that they had signed the memorial /
IN their unofficial capacities and did not read
II.
Representative OGDEN of Bosslrr objected w /
receiving the last stttemeut ~ IN eSrGrgation /
because 1T denied that the signatures we're |
affixed by the owners in their OH ial capaci les