The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04

Also concurrent resolution concerning the
mouth Of Red river.
And ask our concurrence In the same
Respectfully,
PETER J. IRRELEVANT
Clerk Or the House Of Representatives..
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Consideration OF Senate bill No. 10 was re-
sumed.
Mr. Marston moved to strike out In both
the amendment and the section all that pro-
vides for the collection Of fees by the com
missioner.
On motion OF Mr. Walton the amendment
was tabled. ..s=m.... -..M. #=...54
Section was adopted rs amended.
Section was read.
Mr. Burlington moved to strike out In line
the words "city Of New Orleans" and insert
the words sent or government"
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Cunningham moved to strike out sec
ton 6. 5..-~.. ...r4
The amendment was lost.
On motion OF Mr.. Walton section 6 was
adopted as read.
Section 7 was read.
Mr. Marston offered the following amend
ment:
Ill llIle ID SITlhs OuL HlgeeI HuulIGu ttAu
insert give hundred"
On motion Of Mr.. Walton tho amendment
was tabled.
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
amendment:
Strike out "this act In line 13 and insert
claw" Strike out "by" In line 16 and insert
"on."
MI. Walton moved to lay the amendment
on the table. ..#.
The Senate refused to table the amend
ment.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Cunning
ham was agreed to. M.."@
Section was adopted as amended.
Section was read, and on motion Of Mr..
Augustin vas stricken out from the bill.
Section was read and adopted.
Section 10 was read and adopted.
Section II was read with the following
amendment reported by tho committee:
In line strike out passage" and insert
"prOmulRation"
Mr.. Demas offered the following amend
ment, which, on motion Of Mr.. Walton, was
laid on the table:
| "That the Governor is hereby authorized
to appoint one commissioner to proceed to
| Kansas, Europe and other places to invite
| labor. by public meeting and otherwise, to i'm
| migrate to this State, and that the expenses
be betrayed out Of the appropriated $4,000,
| and that a sufficient number Of copies OF the
original bill be furnished the said commits
sioner for distribution"
| On motion OF Mr.. Walton. section II. as
amended by the COMMITTEES, was adopted
| On motion OF Mr.. Walton the bill was con-
sidered engrossed and ordered to Its third
| reading.
| SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
The report of the Committee on Elections
In the matter OF contest OF j. N. Luce vs..
Hon. b. +. Brian, Twenty-Fourth Senatorial
District. being the special order of the day,
was taken up, and on motion of Mr.. Ably
further consideration was postponed until
next Saturday, the seventh instant, at
o'clock p. m.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER. 0
Concurrent Resolution,
"Creating a committee to revise and modify
the statutes 80 as to adapt them to the pres
ent constitution
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
Of the Committee On the Judiciary, and on
motion of MI. Fontenot the resolution was in
definitely postponed
The report Ole the Committee on Militia.
recommending the printing of the report Of
Adiutant General Of the State Militia was
taken up.
On motion OF Mr.. Augustin 1t was ordered
that $50 copies of the Adjutant Generals re-
port be printed, provided the cost Of the
same does not exceed the sum OF $50.
Mr. AuHuStin moved ia reconsider the vote
by which the motion was adopted, and on his
own motion the motion to reconsider was laid
on the table.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No. AZ.
An act making 1t the duty Of the district
attorney for the parish of Orleans to conduct
the prosecution OF crimes punishable with
death or Imprisonment at hard labor for life
before the Criminal District Court for the
parish of Orleans,
Was read the second time, and on motion Of
Mr.. Rogers referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 43.
An act to ameud article 245 OF the Code OF
Practice,
Was read the second time, and On motion
of Nh. Newton was re ferred to the Com mittee
on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. A,
An act to regulate and define the duties and
to stipulate the powers, rights. Jurisdiction
salaries, fees and emolumeLts OF coroner5
and assistant coroners throughou the differ
ent parishes, under the constitution OF the
State OF Louisiana, as adopted In convention