The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-24
rorty.th,rd Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, or REpnNsNNrATtvE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, Saturday. April 81. 1877. !
The House WIS called to order at II 80 o'clock
q, m. Present:
Hon; L; Bush Speaker. and Messrs. Aldige.
ron. Barbin, Barrett, Brady, Brooks. Bell. Car
loss Cressy. Drnry. Darden,, Delayigne. De
rob 1bv Ras2 asads Gans I'll
oroans Kenpedy. Kslly Of VIM, Kelly Of Or
Lea, Leonhard OF Orleans, Mcdehee, Newsom.
Nunez Porter. Peralta. ri Is. Richardson.
Routon. Randolph. Romero, Role. Robertson,
spiller stage. Stewart. Steele, Sellers, Smart,
Taylor. Tolliyer. Tremonlet, Toler, voorhies,
W,va.,s5hingfon. Washburn. Walker. WOOD. Wilde:
East Baton Rouge.
seventy-eight members and quorum.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father Hubert
of the Catholic Church.
The journal of April goth was approved.
On the motion Of Mr.. Bowden the concurrent
resolution introduced April 10. relative TO final
adjournment of the General Assembly, was
postponed until o'clock D. m.
Mr.. Bowden, chairman. on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Parochial Affairs, returned to the
House without action House bill No. 34s, IAN
act TO take portion OF the parish Of West Car
roll and annex the same to the parish Of East
Carroll" together with the petitions relating
thereto.
Mr.. Ryland. chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Agriculture, Immigration and Com
merce, reported on Senate bill No. t22, An act
to create committee to sit during the recess
of the General Assembly and to consider the
present license. inspection and port charges
imposed by State laws: to take evidence thereon
aud TO report ut tho next session Of the General
Assembly such changes as in their opinion may
be necessary"
Favorably..
BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED.
The following entitled bills were introduced.
and. under u suspension Of the rules. under
went their several readings and were passed:
BY Mr.. Robertson
House bill No. $780, AN act fixing the time OF
holding the Distr, It Court In the ird Judicial
District Of the State Of Louisiana, composed of
the parishes of Iberia, 81. Mary and st. Martin
The title Of the bill WAS adopted.
Mr. VOORHEES, moved n reconsideration Of the
vote on the final passage Of the bill and on his
own motion the motion to reconsider was laid
upon the table.
BY Mr.. Singleton
House bill No. ael. An act relative to the pay
of all State officers"
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Singleton moved u reconsideration Of the
vote on the final passage of the bill, and on his
own motion the motion to reconsider was laid
upon the table.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER.
State OF Louisiana,
New Orleans. April 40. 1917
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members Of
the House OF Representatives
| Gentleuen--I am directed to inform your hon
| orable body that the Senate has finally PASSED
the following Senate bills and asks the concur
senae Y4nrN @ eted e f"r The
ish OF Terrebonne."
Also, to inform you that the Senate hes con.
CURED in House bill No. 1913. EMIT ed AN net tc
The l town i st. Francisvilie i" in the parish o
Also, House bill No. 25s, emit led AN act t.
amend and reenact article 1l16 of the Code O
| Praclice."
Also, House bill No 500. entitled AN act to in
| corpora e the Washington Steam Fire Engine
Company No. OF the city Of Baton Rouge
Also. House bill No. abs, entitled IAN act t.
| amend and e-enaet section l of ne. No Al
approved Ma ch 5. 1873. titled an act DECLARING
ing the punishment for such offense; provid
ing that II any public officer shall adhere to O
recognize any usurper, his Office shall be for
| feited."
Also. that the Senate has concurred In tb
| House amendment to the Senate amendment t
House bill 0. 297 entitled AN act authorizing
and EN- powering the police jury Of the parish o
e st Baton Rouge to bond the indebtedness Q
said parish"
Respectfully. 1oun c,rsa
Secretary.
! JOINT SESSION.
A Joint session Of the General Assembly wa
held for the purpose of further balloting for {
Senator to represent the State of Louisiana II
the Senate of the United States for the term be
ginning March 4. 1877. Hon. L. A. Witt Lieu
tenant Governor and President OF the Senate
presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called when the fol
lowing Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bre'aux, Bryan
Ogden. Perkins. richardson Sandiford, Stubs
Texada. Wheeler, White and Zacharie.
Twenty-four Senators.
The roll Of the House was called. when tn
following members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker. and Messrs; Aldigt
bin. Brady, Brooks. Buck. Berry Bell Briggs
Barrett. carbIoss; Greasy: DrTTy; Du rd !,
patrick. Forster, daskins, Gaude. GILLESPIE
|. Holt, huntington, Hammond, Hill {
Orleans. Robert Johnson. Jonas. Ken
needy, Kelly Of Vim. Kelly Of Orleans
Ieonihard Of Orleans. Martin. Means, hcas
hee, Newsom, Nunez Porter, Pitts. Peralts
Richardson. Ryland, Routon. Randolph, Re
nero. Role, Robertson. Raby, Sartain. Shab
speare, SINGLETON. Self. spil!er. stagg, Stew
art Steele Sellers. Smart. Toliyer,. Trenoule
Toler. VOORHEES,, Washington. Washburn. Woo,
! Wilde, Williams. Young of Claiborne and Youn
, of East Baton Rouge.
Eighty-six members and quorum.
, The presiding officer announced that the Ger
eral Assembly Of the STATE of Louisiana had MI
in this joint assembly. as required by law, fe
the purpose Of balloting for Senator to repre-
sent the State OF Louisiana in the Senate Of til
United States, for the term beginning March
1877
The Secretary of the Senate reed the names
| thp candidates tn wit