The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE
THE = v N ATE.
WEDNESDAY. January 81. 1890.

Epnnt0f h0DebiGnH inDNpH bifh tit t''e'N
tary announces TO the House That the senate
WAC ready to meet that body In joint session
tohalot for a United States Senator Adopted.
Eanatar Foster presented memorial flom
tha school board OF Caleaaieu parish relative
TO the value III school lahda
NOTICES or BiLbs
Ry Epnafnr Elard Providing Tor the re-
demption Of the debt ~ the parish ~ "a
fayette. ,,,,o,,
that that body was ready 10 meet the SENATE.
the Senate met the lionse In int session
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
Thjrtv-sour Senators answered roll call,
ACCORDING 10 NOTICE.
nv Senator Newton act to amend ar
fcle 23T Of the Code Of Practice.
Also, an act providing which days shall be
legal holidays.
bold,nu the aaseians of the Supreme Court.
Ranajor watkins remarked that the object
OF the bill was to prevent the necessity on GO
Ina from 100 70 900 miles 70 We supreme
By Senator walton-An act to create b'i,
reau of agriculture and immigration
The report Of the committee on the con
Htrnotion of article ~ nf the CONSTITUTION Was
taken up and adopted.
BY Senator Augustin, by consent An act
relative to testimonial proof In criminal
Nv senator Pollock, nv consent A resolu- |
tiot, authorizing the Secretary to have print. |
i ed I'm book form 1000 copies Of the journal q
the Senate of 1890.
referred To tho Committee on Printing.
SECOND READINGS.
Senate bill No. .. requesting our Representa-
fiyee In Congress to nee their pndeavors 10
change the time for aeoting United states
Senators. Ordered engrosaed.
Senate bill No. &, relative to trial and pun
ishment of ofienses not necessarily involving
death or imprisonment IN the penltehtary'
Referred 10 the Judiciary Committee
Senate bil No. 9, providing for equal and
uniform assessments,
Senator Maraton wished this bill referred to
special committee.
senator Robertson objected, and moved az n
subetitute that the bill pc referred to the FL
nance Committee. aud " was 90 REFERRED
Senate bill No. 10, IL amend act NO. ~ o'
Senate bin No. II. relative To preference
caaes In thee ourts. Referred to the judiciary
Committee.
article 22sl Of the Civil Code Referred To
the Judiciary COMMITTEES,
Senate bill No. -. relative to the rate ct In
tnreat. Referred I'll the Finance Committee.
Senate bill No. IA, relative to contested
elections. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Senator Steele by consent, offered 9 reeaou-
ton fixing The number and salaries ~ en-
ployes of the Senate. #
refer the resolution.
and adjourned Immediately thereafter until
III 80 a, m. Thnraday
syNopsEs or nIhbs INTRODUCED IN THE
The bill for liking the terms Of the Supreme
Court provides ~ follows:
New Orleans Eirst Monday of November
to the end of May.
Monroe Commencing on frat Monday In
June. All appeale from Caldwell, Oatahoua,
Richiand, Morehouse and Nest GaIlo,i Ie
turnable at Monroe on first Monday IN June
and all appeals from VIM. Claiborne, nton,
%Ilincoln, jackson. oHaChita aud Franklin re-
turnahle at Monroe on second Monday In
June.
paain from Ialcaaien st Landry. Cameron,
vermilion, Lafayette, Iberia, st, Mary and
St Martin returnahic at 0peloueaa Oh fret
Monday IN July.
Shrevenort Third Monday inJuly. Appeale
from Caddo. Rossier, Webster. Bienville. he
Soto and Red River, returnahlo on said third
! Monday In July at Shreveport.
That all appeals which may I've granted w
said court, before passage Of this act, shal
On no manner be prejndteed hy the change In
che return day.
8ienviile De Soto and He'd River which may
BE pending IN the supreme Court Of the state
pu the frat III April 1850, shall at once DE
transferred 10 said court at shreveport LOT
.Crial and decision.
q Senate bill No 10, 4 hill To create q bureau
Hf agriculture nraNdea A. follows nc
Governor shall appoint ono COMMISSIONER
atho, with the Governor, shall constitute q
Winreau ot agriculture and Immigration,
ashich shall have power to appoint agents IN
N#arioua parts Of Europe, the bureau 10 nave
rNower to make contracts FOR tfanspottaa-
Jaon. the bureau to make Yearly publication
Nc statistics: the commissioner To keep n
Asgister of lands For sale IN the State, and
ore names pf persons Wishing 10 purchase.
a1py citizen Of Louisiana may register any
fstnds owned In him Tor fee ~ three collars
1r each parcel Of land registered. any per
Com DESTROYS # legtatcling e purchase ands
niaall pay Il tee 0f ono dollar, the office ot the
mmssioner shall he at New Orleans, anu
salary shall be tiftem hundred dollars
/ annum, and he shall give bond in two
,nsand dollars: the expenses OF the bureau
.rcsll never exceed the amount provided ny
VIM item thousand dollarsl in any one year
clonenate bill No, ~. relative % testimony "
,,asr,ninal eases provides that neither hushana
s'et.s wife shall hn compelled ~ testify against
sab other: person charged with the com
new ision OF crimes ~ ottensas shall, AZ hls
Foina request, hut not otherwise To deemed :
lpetent witness, and his neglect or retusa
asttfv shall n0t create amy presumption
inst him the connections t witness witt
crime may he shown 70 affect his credi
mate bill No III provides that Sundays
fourth Ut ,luiy and the twentytiith day
Mex secemeer only shall be recognized as Iega
vedays.
Code of Practice Is made e comply with
Nor baabove mentioned bill.
nate bill No. II provides that creditor
have his debtor arrested, when snct
or is about to leave the State, at the very
steamsh rent Of insttuiing his action, while Il /
mssiug in every step OF the proceeding aue
S'ts Nh, after appeal The petition may rs n,eo
pi.haaext aay after the writ has been issued
Gale resolution fixing the number and ssiia
Nor oarf the Senate officers provides IS ioioWs
in bsecretary. Sc a day; one assistant secre
Schr Ola SIS. one minute clerk, -, one chlei ell
ID dig clerk. "a: enc sergeant alarms, -
Steamer ssistant sergeant alarms. 50; one door