The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-11
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
AoF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1917.
HOUSE OFF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TnIrty-second Bays Proceedings.
HOUSE OFF ItEPHESHNTATIVE
New Orleans. Monday. April .. 1871

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HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. Monday, April 8. 1877. J
The House was called to order at II 40 n. m
Present:
Hon. L. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs. .Aldige
Ayooek Brdger; Breard 6owden, Brady. Bar
bin Bunk B9 grsgs Gss
Tobb, Toerstev daskins, GILLESPIE. Huntington
Hamm,ond; Hill of Orleans, Jonas, Kelly Of Or
hard Of Orleans. Marlin, Means. Medshee,
Nunez. Porter, Peralta Pitts. Richardson, Ry
land. Houton, Randolph Role. Robertson sar
Stewart, Steele. Smart, ..Tremoulet. Toler Voor.
hies. Wood Williams, Young of Claiborne. and
Young of East Baton Rouge.
Sxty-three members and u Quorum
The journal of April was approved.
Leave OF absence was granted to Mr.. Cocker
ham for three days.
Mr. Young. of Claiborne, offered the following
resolution:
Resolred, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he is
hereby Instructed by the HOUSE. to issue no GER
mileage or per diem for the regular or extra
session Of 1877, who does not qualify and take his
seat ~ this House by 70 o'clock m. Of We1nes
day, the eleventh day of April 1877.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bush offered the following resolution.
Resolped. That the judiciary Committee be
and they arc hereby charged with the duty of
examining and reporting as early rs practicable,
Whether ha s"sPn l5a2 Il hs eyl5aa satts
y not violnttye OF article thirtynnB l39l OF the
State constitution.
.. Whether said article Of the constitution au-
thorizng an increase or dimnution In the pay
of members does not mean and intend that
when such change is made H. shall apply to oil
the members Of the General Assembly without
discrimination, and that there Is no authority
under the same to mere use the pay Of any mem
Der. whether he be Speaker or occupy any other
/ fV and In
wise increasing that Of oil the other members.
The resolution was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
COMMITTEE SERVICE
| Mr.. Hill, chairman, on behalf of the Commit
| tee on Militia, reported on House bill No. 235
| AN act TO appropriate four thousand dollars
for the use of the militia Of the State
Unfavorab1y.
Mr.. Kidd. chairman. on behalf of the Commit.
tee on Enrolment, reported rs correctly en-
rolled House bills Nos. 800, 800, 27s 17B 227. 35,
27."
| In pursuance Of IN act creating u joint com
mittee of the Sena and House, on u charter fol
the city of New Orleans to sit during the recess
the Speaker appointed on the part of the House
| Messrs. Leeds, Jonas, Hill, Leonhard ant
Aldge.
The Speaker appointed MS u Committee o
Conference on tho amendments Of the House tt
Senate bill No. 80. Messrs. Delavigne, Kerno
chan, Tremouet. Estouinal and VOORHEES,, tn
Senate having appointed Messrs. Texada. Du
eros and Steven
Mr. Ryland chairman, on behalf of tho Com
mittee on Agriculture, Immigration md Com
meree, reported on Senate bill No. 139. An nc
to determine th9 fees Of the Board of Hhrbor
masters for the city Of New Orleans
| Favoraby, with amendments, rs follows:
| In line 10. after the word ship" insert tn
words except steamships running TO Texa
and Gulf ports
In line 20. after the word dollars" insert tn
words for every steamship running to Texa
and Gulf ports. ten dollars"
In line "a strike out five" and insert "tw
and q half"
The bill was taken up. aud the amendment
recommended by the committee were adopted
The bill was taken as engrossed and, under
suspension of the rules, WIS read u third tim
and passed
The title was adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following named members introduced tn
following entitled bills. which under q susper
sion of tho constitutional rule were read sec
ond time and referred TO committees passe
MS follows:
House bill No. 327 IAN act to repeal an act or
titled an act to ineorparates tho New Orlean
Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad Compan
and to expedite the construction of their roa'
No. 143, approved December 80 1869: " and als
ian act entitled an act authorizing certai
I parishes. cities and towns by contributing
. the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksbur
Railroad Company, or by purchasing its bond
,, or by issuing the bonds and warrants Of the sal
parishes. cities or towns, toad in the constru
ton of the road of said company. or its branc
or branches. No. 80, approved March 16. 1870.
and also An act entitled an net authorizing til
parishes Of Livingston. st, Helena, East Felic
ana East Baton Rouge and the city Of Bato
Rouge to aid tho construction Of the New o
, leans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroa
. No. 145, approved December 80, 1869"
' To the Committee on Railroads.
! BY Mr.. Toler-
: House bill 1928, An act to mako an additions
appropriation of $500 to pay for assessmel
: and tax collectors rolls.
j To the Committee Of the Whole.
!, By Mr.. Young of East Baton Rouge
+ House bill No. $780, AN act to amend sectio
3 ao42 of the Revised Statutes Of 1907
Was read and under suspension Of the rul
referred to the Committee on Health and qua
a antine.
A BY Mr. Jonas. chairman
House bill No. $780, AN act to author 20 Il
. city of New Orleans to bring suit in any lrt
competent jurisdiction in the parish Of o
leans"
This bill, being substitute for Senate bill
, 1875, recommended by the Committee on the j
- dietary was read. and un er suspension
: the rules was read second time and adopte
in lieu of said Senate bill.
/, Updar a N, rtber auaueusion of the ru1pS n
!. bill was read a third time and passed.
!, The title was adopted.
By Mr.. Sartain-
J. House bill No. 381, AN act TO repeal net
|, 81" passed by the General Assembly Of 1874.
Placed ON the calendar
BY Mr. Lamare-
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