The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-02-07

reference, or bills; among them one by
senator M. ]. Foster, of St. Mary
making it a penal offence to sell crops
artEthereof, whereby claims of cred
itors may be defeated. Bills passed;
to regulate trial of appeals in Supreme
Court; defining legal holidays; relative
I.tocountry terms of the Supreme Court;
relative to appointment of notaries
public in Orleans.
Jan. 29.-Notice, introduction and
reference, of bills.
Jan. Subcommittee reports; intro
duction and reference of bills; trial of
contested election case of Montan VS..
Davidson, the majority report of the
committee on Elections being in favor
of Montan, the contestant. The Sen
ate, by 16 nays to 10 yeas, refused to
adopt the majority report, and the case
was referred back to the committee
with instructions to investigate the
charges of election frauds in 1beryille
parish.
Jan, 81 .-Introdnction of bills, and
committee reports. Bills passed; agri-
cultural ant immigration bill; relieving
Attorney General from personally at
tending criminal trials in New Orleans,
except on request of the Governor, or
either house of the General Assembly;
concurrent resolution that Henry al.
Spofford was legally elected to the seat
now occupied by WIN. Pitt Kellogg in
the u. S. Senate.
Feb. 2.--Committee reports,-intro-
duction of bills and resolutions. House
bill, appropriations for expenses pres
ent session, passed with amendments,
and returned to the house for concur
renee.
Feb. 3.--Petitions received, bills
introduced. Bills passed: making it
a misdemcanor to receive and sell lint
and seed cotton between sunset and
sunrise; creating a bureau of agricul-
ture and immigration.
HNoxsse
Jan. 26.-Petitions, memorials, reso-
lutions, reports of committees, and in
PRODUCTION of bills. Resolution by
Hon. VIM. Vincent, of Calcasicu, MAX
ing railroads responsible for live stock
destroyed by them, referred TO Judi
ciary committee.
Jan. 2e.-Bill passed; making APP
preparations for expenses of present
session of the General Assembly. Both
honses adjourned out of respect TO the
memory of Hon. j. 10. Ball, NJ. d.,
representative from West 5Feliciana,
who died this morning, and whose re-
mains were escorted to the steamer, at
the levee, by the General Assembly in
a body.
Jan. 3o.--Petitions, memorials, reso-
buttons, introduction of bills, and com
mittee reports.
Jan. .3I.-Petitions, resolutions, me-
Morals, committed reports.
Feb. 2.-Petitions, memorials and
resolutions, introduced, and senate
amendment to house bill, making APP
preparations for expenses of present
session of the General Assembly, CON
Cured in, and the bill finally passed.
Feb. S.-PetftioDs, memorials, ETC.,
received, bills introduced and referred.
In contested election case of wv. r.. /
Young VS.. David Young, oftConcordia,
a resolution was adopted declaring the
latter (who was elected) ineligible. I'M
der article III offthe new constitution,
because a defaulter in the matter of
the public school funds of tConcordia
parish. (By the editor: The contest
ant was not seated, and an election will
probably be ordered to itilltheyacancy.)
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