The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-06

d 10pt the second BecGl0H VI buo aal -
as printed.
Pending further action. the Senate, ut
j3:}O D. M, took d recess Till o CLOCK.
Evening session.
AIT O'Clock there was no quorum ana
a recess was taken till "a p. m, when,
there still being no quorum, eniy sew
!, anteen members present, on motion OF
Mr.. Steven, the Senate adjourned TILL IL
IN. Tuesday. --..
The House assem- bled ut noon.
In the absence OF Speaker Bush, Mr..
Trezeyant. Clerk OF the House, called
Mr.. Lyons, OF East Feliciana, to the
chair.
On motion the Senate was informed
| that the House was ready to proceed to
/ ballot for United States Senator.
| Mr.. Bridger, OF Caldwell, offered o
| resolution providing for the fixing Of
| the hour OF meeting of the House at II
o'clock daily. Adopted.
Mr.. Jonas, Of Orleans, from the Judi
ciary Committee, asked for further time
to report on House bill 124, repeating
/ Company. !
This request gave rise to lively de-
| Mr., Fitzpatrick moved to grant the
committee until Wednesday to report.
| Mr., Jonas moved to amend by grant
Il ing unlimited time to the. committee.
| The bill was one, he said, that required
the weighty consideration OF the COM
mi.tee, who would report as early as
possible. He didn't care about being
blimited.
| Mr.. Fitzpatrick said that the commit
tee had had the bill under consideration
| FOR fifteen DAVIS. Although he did not
| wish to say what he had heard concern
| ing this bill in the ommittee, he wished
| 1t passed. This bill gave relief to the
people who were imposed upon by the
lottery BILL He did not think it was
good policy to hold the bill back: He
asked members not to let it be said that
the House would not act upon 1t.
| Mr.. Young, OF Claiborne, said that
this was not n bill to be reported upon
in one day. 1t had been impossible for
the committee to form an opinion OF
| the bill which is importance demand
ed. Grave constitutional questions were
involved. The committee had not had
a quorum to work upon the bill, the
members having been engaged on other
committees.
Mr.. Toler, of Riohland, dilated on the
| impositions Of the Louisiana Lottery
Company. He was opposed to such in
situations, especially where nobody ever
drew anything. He was in favor OF re-
pealing the charter OF the Louisiana
Lottery Company, ...... :.
Mr.. Cressy, Of Orleans, was as opposed
as ANYBODY to the Lottery Company,
but he urged the propriety Of giving
time to the Judiciary Committee.
| Mr.. Fitzpatrick arose again. Some
old members called this o. chronic bill.
He did not propose to let It 60 by I'M
| ,l uril haf fhnp
T.. Howard held the receipts Of members
of the House for money given them
in connection with the lottery. He I'm
derstood that Mr.. Morris, Of the Louisi-
ana Lottery Company, had asked the
committee to give him time, and was
working on the members. He MIR.
Fitzpatrick wanted no policy in this
government; and none with such a cor
poration He wished to call up the bill
on Wednesday. and act upon 1t what
ever might be the report Of the commit
| tee. The bill must come up and must
60 through, II 1t be right.
Mr.. Billieu, Of IIafourche, said he
was d member OF the judiciary Com
mittee; he had failed to see any policy
on the part OF the committee in connec-
/ ton with this bill he himself had his
opinion of the Lottery Company; he
| had signed report in the matter in
the last House; he was satisfied that
| the present Judiciary Committee had
not delayed from any motives of policy.
| They needed time to give an opinion.
| Mr.. Toler, of Richland, said that he
had made no reflection on the Judiciary
Committee; he simply wanted the bill
to come up, and therefore moved to lay
the amendment of Mr.. Jonas on the
table.
The question now came up whether
the committee should have more time
without limit.
Carried-51 yeas, Il nays, as follows
Ee,s-Messrs. Aldige, Ayeook, Breard, Berry,
Carloss, DtlAvlgne Duke, Duprse, Fstopina,
Gaskiua, Gillespie, Huntington Hammf nd,
Jonas, Kennedy Kelly OF VIM, Kidd, Kerno-
chan, Lyons, Ltedf, Iieonhard of Orleans, Mar
TIN, McGehee, Nunez, Peralta, Pitts, Richardson,
Ryland Randolph, Role, shakespeare, Singleton.
Selt piler Eteele Sellers, Smart, Ssrhain, Tay-
lOr. Tremoulet VOORHEES,, Washburne, Wilde,
Williams, Y ,ung Of Claiborne aud Young of East
Baton Rouge-5l.
Nays--Messrs Bridger Bowden. Briggs, Bar
ron, Ferguson, Fitzpatrick, Fuerster, Kelly of
Orleans, Lamare, Means, Robertson, Porter,
Stage and Toier-l4.
BILLS INTRODUCE.
BY Mr.. Toler, of Richland, by con-
sent-A bill to exempt notaries public
in Richland parish from paying license
tax. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Fitzpatrick, of Orleans, a
bill to require the city of New Orleans
to set aside a portion of its revenues
each year to pay the Fire Department.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Estopinal-An act to incopo-
rate the Mississippi, Terre-aux.B9ufl
and Lake Railroad Company.
Referred to the Committee on Cor
porations.
The Senate entered the House, and
proceeded to ballot for United States
Senator with the following result:
Senate. House. Total. |
,. T. Jonas, IL 20