The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OR THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1871.
HOUSE OF RgpREsEsTATGy
Thirty.nrst Days Proceedings.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
Ertg ORLEANS SattirInv ApriI 7 1877

HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. Saturday. April 7, 1877.
The House was called to order at II 40. q. IN.
Present:
Hon, l.. Push, Speaker. and Messrs, Aldge.
ron, Batbin. Bra1y. Buck, Bell. Briggs. Coeksf-
ham .Carloss, Cressy, Dayries, Delhvigns. UAyy.
Duke, Duprse, Fobb. Ferguson, Forster Gill
Kelly Of VIM. Kelly Of Orleans. Ksrnoehan.
Kidd, Lyons, Lamare. Lea, Legnbard Of Or
leans. Martin, McGehee. Newsom, Npnez,, Porter,
Peralta, Pitts Richardson. RidgieT, Ryland,
aouton, Randopb, Bolle,. Robertson. Sartaitl.
Hinglston, Self, Spiller, btagg. stewart. smart,
Taylor 1Fesmoulg Teler yg9,fhes. Wood
Sixty-four members and quorum.
The joui nails of April 5tb and 9Th we're
amended and approved.
Mr.. Dayries. rising 10 question OF privilege.
addressed the chair rs follows:
Mr., apeakee-I rise to question Of privilege.
The New Orleans Times Of this morning pub
fishes that q member from tho parish OF roints
Coupee, had been in consultation with Mr..
Packard in his private room for an hour or so
on Friday morning. and that the rumor was rife
NIB MT the building that had made I'D my MUD
to return to the Packard Legislature.
news Is cut out Of the whole CLOTH and that the
Times would confer q favor by stating the
names Of the, persons who furnished ths ibfor,
nation, and the precise Information furnished
By each of its informants.
Mr.. Eylnud offered resolution relative TO tbs
payment Of salaries Of clerks Of certain stand
ing committees.
The resolution was taken up under susDsn-
sion Of the rules. and on this motion Of Mr.. To-
ler IT was referred 10 the Committee on the Ju~
dietary.
Mr.. Kidd offered the following resolution
Resoloed by tie House 0f Representations, Thai
tbs Chairman of the Committee on Contingent
IN nav f1
the sum Of 50 50 per day. for SCR vices rendered
as porter Of the Enrolment Committee Of the
House Of Representatives.
Under q suspension OF the rules the resolu-
ton was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
DIR. Bell, chairman, On behalf of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means reported on House bill
No. 29f, AN act instructing the State Treasurer
or the Assistant Treasurer, to pay in cash this
warrants issued to the members Of the General
Assembly"
UnfavorabIy.
Dir. VOORHEES,, on behalf of the Committee On
Tho Judiciary. reported as follows:
Rooms COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY. !
New Orleans, April 7, 1877. I
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members Of
the House Of Representatives Of the State OF
Gey.tiernen - Your Committee on Judiciary
h ave the honor 70 make the following report,
On Senate bill No. 1s3. An net to determine
port boz Of New orlsans We bsg says to report
back without action, and recommend that the
bill be referred TO the Committee ON Agriculture
'"n'S f"'''A anu 0'A HILBERT VOORHEES,.
Chairman.
The bill was taken up aud referred 10 the
above named committee as recommended.
| Mr.. Lyons. chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mite on Corporations. reported as follows:
To the Honorable Speaker and members Of the
| House OF Representatives.:
| Your Committee on Corporations, to whom
was referred House bill No. s2s, entitled AN act
To repeal act No. % OF the Legislature OF 1873.
| entitled An act TO incorporate the town Of IT.
Francisvlle in the parish OF West Feiiciana,' !"
| beg leave TO report favorably with amendments
T. B. Lyons. Chairman.
| Mr. Dnpree, chairman Of the House Com nit
| tee on Conference on the Senate's amendments
to House bill No t53, AN act to reorganize and
| render more efficient the Board Of Health Of the
State Of Louisiana; TO define It's powers and
prescribe its duties and those ofduarantine and
other officers under It's control IN provide for its
expenses, and tor the recording Of birth. deaths
| and mar iages In the parish OF Orleans etc,
presented the following majority report:
o the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives Of the state OF
louisiana:
Your Committee Of Conference on House bill
No. 153 respectfully beg leave TO report that a
majority Of the committee agree 10 all the SEN
ats amendments. and ask the concurrence Of
the House therein.
JW. DUPREE.
Chairman House Confere nce Committee.
Mr.. VOORHEES, presented the following minori-
ty report:
The undersigned begs leave TO submit a mi
norfty report:
The House deliberately and By decided vote
Quarantine from time honored State Institu-
ton, with municipal institution, OF the city OF
nested for he sudden and important innovation
now sought to be thus introduced by Senate
amendment. I therefore concur with my col
leagues m recommending that the House re-
cede as to all other amendments insisted upon