The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Fifty-eighth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,, +,
State of Louisiana,
New Orleans. Tuesday, March 23. 1880.

Davidson, Deibel, Devereaux, Dickerson, Dill
lard. Dudenhefer, Essex, Farmer, Faulkner.
Go!san, Hall, Haney, Harris, Hathaway,
Heidenhain, Henry, Herring, Ives jackson
Of St. Mary, Jackson Of Natchitoches, Jof-
frion, Jones. Kirk, Kleinpeter, Landry, Letten,
Morel, Munday, Mccain, Mccullough Nc
Donald, Mcdowell, McLeroy, Newsom, Og-
den Of Bossier, Phillips. Phipps, Pollard, Pope
Prltchard, Quinn, Robertson, Roche. Schnei-
Vaughan, Verret Vincent, Weems, Williams
Of Terrebonne, Williams OF Morehouse, Wise,
Vel! Young Of Iberia, Young Of st. Landry-28
Absent Messrs. tAitken, Allan. Grain, Cur
pearce, Richardson. Stringfellow. varnado,
VoOrhies-14.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Percl-
val. ...-..-. 49,.
The journal Of Monday. March %, was read
and adopted.
Leave OF absence was granted Mr.. Pearce
for few days on account Of illness.
Mr.. Billiu moved that the rules be suspend
ed In order to take up the calendar.
By q rising vote of 50 yeas to 10 nays the
motion was agreed to.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING REPORTED
by COMMITTEES.
Senate bill No. 70,
An act relative to sheriffs, er oDicio tax col
lectors, and to the bonds to be furnished by
them, the parish OF Orleans excepted,
Was taken up on second reading, under the
favorable report o. the Committee on Ways
and Means. =..4z
On motion OF Mr.. Bllliu the bill was passed
to third reading.
Senate bill No. 80,
An act creating printing board and de-
filming Its duties; relative to the State print
Ing; to the official journal Of the State; to
regulate and define the prices Of public print
Ing, and to prescribe the manner In which
the same shall be done; directing the manner
and prices at which contracts shall be made
by police juries and municipal corporations
s for public printing; providing for the binding
and distribution of all public documents, and
= furnishing stationery for all the departments
Of the government of the State: and repeal
Ing act No. 40 OF 1877, and all laws or parts Of
laws In conflict herewith,
Was taken up on Its second reading, under
the favorable report OF the Committee on
Printing, with amendments.
On motion OF Mr.. Cosgrove 1t was ordered
that the bill be printed and lie over subject
TO call.
Senate bill No. 100, ...9...5.
An act to carry into effect article 116 Of the
constitution; to provide the qualifications
and for the selection Of competent and intel
ugent jurors throughout the State,
Was taken up on its second reading, under
the favorable report Of the Committee on the
Judiciary.
The bill was read section by section.
Sections /, 2, 8 and we're adopted.
The bill was passed to Its third reading.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following entitled Senate bills were
taken up on their first reading, read by their
titles and passed to second reading:
Senate bill No. 6s, m..5@
An act to define and regulate the costs and
fees of the clerks of the Supreme Court, and
costs and fees OF the clerks and sheriffs
throughout the State Of Louisiana parish Of
Orleans excepted.
Senate bill No. 106.
An act to reorganize the Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College, now temporarily established and To-
Gated at Baton Rouge, In the parish OF East
Baton Rouge.
Senate bill No. 131,
An act to provide privilege book in each
parish, In which to register all privileges and
pledges on growing crops and movables.
Senate bill No. 141.
An act to amend and re-enact section 3043
Of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana, relative
to quarantine.
Senate bill No. ISL,
An act to amend and re-enact section 3545
of the Revised Statutes, relating to prescrip-
ton III favor Of sheriffs and their sureties.
Senate bill No. 154,
Joint Resolution requesting the Repre-
sentatives of the State Of Louisiana In Con-
orees to use their endeavors to obtain an
appropriation for the payment Of certain
mail contractors.
Senate bill No. 155, -.m.o.."*. @.5...r
An act relative to the prescription Of debts
due TO certain charitable and educational in
situations and funds.
Senate bill No. 1877,
An act to provide for the sale OF all prop
erty forfeited to the State for taxes and
licenses.
Senate bill No. 100,
An act to amend and re-enact article 472 Of
the Code Of Practice, relative to the COM
pensation of witnesses In civil cases.
Senate blu No. 1863,
An act to organize the Criminal District
Court OF the parish OF Orleans, as established
by article 100 OF the constitution Of the State;
to create board Of jury commissioners for
the parish OF Orleans; providing for the ap-
pointment of the same, and the filling of vacan-
Giles therein; fixing the number Of the board !;
defining its duties, powers and compensation;
providing for the manner OF drawing and
selecting and impaneling grand, petit and
tales Jurors for the parish OF Orleans; pro-
viding for the division Of the Criminal District
Court for the parish OF Orleans into sections;
providing for an annual vacation for each OF
the judges Of said c0ast; providing for the
trsnsasg Of cases psalne IN the Superior