The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
TEL Il SENATE.

TAE AENATE.
TUESDAY. February .. 1890.
Lieut. Gov. McEnery called tho Senate to or
dor punetually at noon. Thirty members pres
ent-auuorum.
The rehdng of tho minutes in detail WINS dia-
ponsNd with.
Ably ns members on behalf OF the Senate. on
the House concurrent resolution relatiy to the
transfer Of the militia fund.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Hogan presented petition from tho
school teashers Of New Orleans. which was re-
ceived. lSee House Reportl
COMMITTEE nEroRTs.
Senator Whtkins from the Judiciary Com
mlltee; reported substitute for Senate bin No.
7. relative to recused cases.
ACCORDING TO NOTICE.
B,ssenator Eatopinal-A bill ,el tive to dis
trict attorneys throughout the State, Imposing
On them the duties nf parish attorneys. fixing
their smolnmeua. etG
Also, = bin prohibiting shorlfrs and clerks
from holding office on pvlice iuries.
BY senator story A bin to facilitate trials on
the ordinary oocket OF the Supreme Court
BY Senator FosterTo appoint n committee
Of three to apportlon among the various stand
Ing committees tho bills recommended by the
consent the resolution WINS adopted.
Senator Ahy's resolution. requesting the ro-
pOrtsTS Of the press To publish tho calls for
meetings Of committees. was t,lken up and
adopted.
Senator Farlange's resolution instructIng tho
Judiciary Committee to inquire wheihor tho
General Assembly has the power to relieve cor
porate cities from the payment OF parish tn xes.
Adopted.
The. report Of tho Finance Committeo. recon-
mendtnR tho transfer Of tho balance of OK Gov
Niehols's contingent fund to Gov. Wlltz
Adopted.
SECOND READINGS
u Nj
shorlifs who are + ohieto Tux collectors Re-
torred to tho judiciary Committee.
Senate bill No; 81. requiring tho Auditor md
Treaaurer to hold moneys aecruInR to tho gen
ernl fund from conpona for the payment Of tho
cyp"naaa nf tho General Assembly. Referred
10 the Finance COMMITTEES.
Senate bill No. "a authorizing Thos Brady to
tue the State. koforred to tho Finance Com
mttee
Senate bill No. 4e. tho printing BIN came up,
but on motion of Mr.. Robertson was passed
over.
senate hiIl No. as. giving to sellers of aR,Ienl
Laid on the table subject to enll.
THIRD HEADINGS.
Sennte bill No. TO- making IT misjemennor
TO deiiver seed cotton una cotton In he liut un-
hned hetweou sunset and sunrise. The bill
wts naased finally.
Senate bill! No 49, to create Il burenu of immi-
grafton.
Pon1lng consideration of the blll the CLERK Of
the House appeared and announced that Tho
House had "onrnrrad in the Senate amend
ments to House bill No. So. making npprourin
ionB Tor the expenses of tho Gehernl Assem-
bly,. Aa6. In Senate concurrent resolution
.rnnsfarrihg the militia fund.
Also asking concurrence In tho House reaos
luton appoin'ing II committee to examine tho
affairs OF the banks.
senator Walton submiftei report of tho
commissioner Of ngreutnre OF the Blute Of
Georgia In support ut bill NJ. ~.
Senator Vnnra wanted to know how many
immigrants hud boen secured Ia Georgla.
senator Walton. said that innsmuch rs the
only one subject he had not Introduced in bill
No. 10 matters pertaining to tho agricultural
nt1,s.ts prop3bT b Of tho sate but he was pro-
SoAntor Watkins WAS opposed to tho bill
under consideration. heenuse tho constitution
provided for tho burean only when the finances
Of tho State would Justify II. Ele did not think
thnt the btnte was In such II condition MS TO war;
rant tho expense mt time when the warrants
Unconstitutional officers were at u heavy dis
count.
Senator Marston did not believe In paying n
commissioner $500 year. He did not believe
the creation Of the bureau would bring single
omtgrant 10 the state The mail faclliles which
We had were sufficient to disseminate over tho
world the advantages Of Louisiana In point OF
fertility Of soil etc.
Senator Walton Expressed his surprise ut the
opposition to the bin, whom ali tho other South
ern States had provided similar resources.
Senator Kidd said that he was In favor Of the
bill It was an experiment. 1t was true. but IL
was u grent experiment. the importance OF
which to the State was incAlculable. AS to tho
satisfied that II was ample.
Senator Vance objected to tho bill because he
did not think 1t would bring single immi
grant here. He repeated what he had said on Il
previous occasion concerning his Willingness
to purchase lands to donate to Immigrants. He
was oven wlllingto levy taxes to buiid railroads
which were Il suror means Of provoking lmmi
grafton
Senator Demns repeated his speech made
when tho bill came np for tho first tiIne.
Senator Walton thanked Senator Demas for
delivering his patent speech" and added.
And the bill WIS passed finally by vote OF ID
yeas to IA nays.
Senate bill No. %. to amend section G02 OF tho
Revised stAtntos was taken up
Senator Robertson explained again tho object
Of the bill. winch WAS to authorizes railroad com
Railroad. to mortgage their purchased fran
chises to raise money for repairing their roads.
Senator Pariange. In way Of inquiry
than objection. referred to articles 232 and AT
of the constitution. regarding special legiela
ttOn In favor OF corporations and tho prOtsc-
ton Of stock holders against the arbitrary ac-
ton OF boards Of direction.
Senator Mutt replied that In the Committee
on Corporations he had made tho same obIsc
ton to the BILL but on investigating the matter
the committee were satisfied OF the proprety
Of the bill and recommended Ii unanimously.
would protect stock holders in the manner in
dicated In the constitution.
The bill was then passed finally by a vote OF
2G ysAa to nays.
The Senate went into executive session and
adjourned Immediately thereafter until We'd
nesday at noon,
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs