The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
OF THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SEN ATE.
Seventy second Days Proceedings.

The Senate was called to order nj ii O'CLOCK
N. m. by the Hon. s. L. MoEnery, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the enate.
On the call OF the roll the folio wing named
Senators were present:
Messrs Aby Augusiin, Brian, Cahen,
Uampbsll, Cunningham. EAtopinal, Fontenot,
Foster. Harris, Kidd, Leake, L,icas. Luckett.
lock, Rohertson,. Rogers, Stewart, s eele,
SHINES, Story, Vance, Walton. Watkins-2g.
Absent essrs. Burlington, Davey, Demas,
Hagan, Montan. Settoon, Newton.
On motion Of Mr.. Cahen the reading OF the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
COMMITTEE SERVICE
The President OF the Senate announced IA
the COMMITTEES of Conference on the par Of
the Senate on Senate bill No. tiG Messrs,
Walton, Steele and Parange.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins. chairman Of the Committee
on the judiciary, presented the following re-
port
To the President and Members Of tho Senate:
lam directed by your Judiciary Commit
tee, to whom was referred
House bill No, 800, being
An act 10 amend aud re- enact section COG Of
the Revised Statutes of the state relative to
telegraph companies,
TO report the same favorably, with tho fol-
lowing amendments:
Flrst-Seetion l, limo II, after amended
insert "aud ra-enacted So as."
Second--Section 1, line 20, strike out "ren-
der" and Insert "ohatruct.'
House bill No. 2G7. being
An act to authorize tho police jury to pro-
vide for funding the floating aud outstanding
Indebtedness OF the uarish of East Felcinna;
to veryify tho legality of said Indebtedness
and ascertain its amount, and to provide Tor
the pay ment of the principal and interest
to limit the rate Of interest on said indebted
ness.
~. To report the same favorably, with the fol-
Rowing amendment:
vt the end OF section IL add "irorided'
the two mills 80 levied does not Increase the
parish tffxatioD for all purposes Whatsoever be.
yond ten mills, as provided In article 200 OF
Of the constitution"
House bill No. 300, being
An act to provide for the postponement OF
the payment OF taxes In cases of overflow,
general copilagratloH, general destruction OF
crops or other puhlicEalamaties, rs provided
for In article 2l2 of tho constitution,
To report the same fAvorahly.
j. ID. WATKINS, Chairman.
MIR. Robertson, chairman of the Committee
To the speaker and Members of the House OF
Representatives:
Your committee. to whom was referred
Hoilse bill No. $50,
Report the same favorably, with the fol-
lowing amendments: .
In line 3. page 2, strike out "S5Ooo' and In
sert "S2500."
In line 4, page 2, strike out $4,000" and in
In line 5, page ., strike out $4,000" and in
sert $500"
In line g. page Q, strike out $4,000" and in
sert $4,000"
In line z, page 2, strike out $4,000" and In
cert $500"
In line 8, page q, strike out $3.50" and In
sert 1878"
In line 0, page Q. strike out $500" and In
sert "S250."
In line 10. page 2, strike out $500" and in-
sert $780,
In line Ii, page 2, strike out $3.50" and in
sert "S75'
In line 10, page Q, strike out $3.50" and in
sert 1926"
In line %. page 3, strike out first" and in
sert SECOND"
In line 80, page 3, strike out second" and
insert third"
In line 80, page 8, strike out third" and in
sert fourth"
II line page 4, strike out fourth" and in
In line 1, page 4, strike out fifth and In
sert sixth"
After the word "class," In line 4, add the
words that when the capital In actual use Is
$4,000 or less, shall be graded as seventh
class"
Strike out line9. page6.
Strike out IN page 6. lines ~, 20, 81 az, 23, "a
and IS.
In page Z, line 81, strike out $1,000" and In
sert $500"
In line %. page 7. strike out 1850" and In
sert 1850"
In line 20. page Z, strike out $500" and In
sert "S250"
In line "a, page 7, strike out 1880" and iu-
sert $3.50"
In line rs, page 7, strike out $3.50" and in
sert 100"
In line 90, page 7, strike out $500" and in
sert "75."
In line %, page 7. strike out $40" and In
sert $3.50"
In line %, page 7, strike out $3.50" and In
sert sos"
In line 80, page7, strike out 1870" and In
Strike out on page IA. lines Q, 3, 4. 81
and 6.
Page Is, section &c. strike out all after the
word licenses" to the end of the section.
Page IL line II. strike out the words "be
ascertained and"
Page II. line 10, strike out the word lone"
and insert in lieu thereof the words two
and a half"
Page s. line 90, strike out $500" and insert
page 8. line 81, strike out 1915" and insert
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. ROBERTSON, Chairman.
MIR. Harris, chairman of the Committee on
Oity OF New orleans, submitted the following
report:
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 35, entitled
An act to fix the salaries of the deputies. |
clerks and other employees of the criminal
sheriff Of the parish OF Orleans,
And
House bill No. 4s, entitled
An act to fix the salaries of the minute and
other deputy clerks and employees OF the civil
and criminal district courts and courts of
appeals for the parish of Orleans,
And
House bill No. 81, entitled
An act to regulate the number of EMPLOYEES
OF the registrar OF conveyance Of the parish
of Orleans, and to fix their salaries,
Beg, to report the same, by a maiority, IA
vorably.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN HARRIS, Chairman,
Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent
to- 70 70 I'm md n, osfi ct.