The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-17
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r3 gpoah Maanm' rartsr. peralta, Richardson,
s3pilier. smart, Toler. VOORHEES,, Williams una
Young Of East Baton kougs--14,
The following members voted for the Honor
aIle w. @. Wyly:
Messrs. Bridger, Breard. sartain, Ball. Briggs.
UukS. Foerster. Kennedy. Kelly Of VIM. hole,
sTteele. Sellers. Taylor Wilde. and Young OF
Olaiborne--15.
Mr. Cressy voted blank.
Total vote 10 necessary to q choice ~.
No one candidate having received majority
.of All the votes cast the presiding officer de-
cIared that there had been no election.
On motion OF Mr.. Brady, Of the House, the
+ ssoint assembly adjourned. and the Senate with
drew to it's chamber.
HOUSE BUSINESS RESUMED.
The roll of the House was called after the
Joint session with the following result
lion, n Bush, Speaker md Me s.srs 4 Aa as
Aycock, Barbin, giieu, Brdger, Brsa a1ar BOW
psfrisf fserstr Ferguson. gasflnS oilllSsS ~
he leeds Ianlare,. Les Gsenhard. q orlepsn s
arn Means Mcdshse Nsso o hang Hob h9f
son, Ridglsy, Shakespeare. singlet2n, self. Spill
ssscy ssssTs sWR asbb saTsn wo es
Wilde. williams Young of Claiborne, and
Young OF East Baton Rouge.
slxty-ave members and % quorum.
Mr.. JOINS, chairman on behalf Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
New Orleans, March ID. 1877. J
70 tho Honorable the Speaker and Members OF
the House OF Representatives OF the State Of
Louisiana:
fteutlema,. = Your Committee on Judiciary
hf.ye the honor to make the following report; -,
Favorabiy, with amendments, on Senate bill
~. substitute. for House bill 81. An aet 70 aue
Attorney General, defining his duties and liking
his CONDENSATION etc, etc" an,
Favorabiy, with amendment, on SENATE Dill
SO. An act to regulate and limit the liability OF
parishes Of this State, the parish OF Orleans ex~
eepted, for costs and lees In criminal proceed,
ings and trials before justices Of the peace ana
In district and parish courts. r ,,,r
Favorably by substitute on House bill No.5l.
An act relative TO Migrants, defining vagraney
and setting forth the penaty Tor the same an Iti
" repe9aII ~ laws and parts Of laws In conflict
Favoraf,y by substitute on Senate bill No. 81,
An net to reduce The fees OF eordners for hold
Also iavorably by substitute on House bill No.
lao Providing for the collection Of State and
city taxes and licenses. defining the jurisdiction
Of the justices OF the peace OF the parish Of Or
b. II. JONAS, Chairman.
Mr. Boil. chairman. ON behalf of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means presented the following
report: .....
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
gefltieBse1,- Your Committee on ways and
Means beg leave TO report TINT they have had
under consideration House bill No. 3d. An net
10 abolish the licenses on all trades and profess
sfons In the State"
Also House bill No. %. An act authorizing
tax collectors TO retain the baxes due the several
parishes ths parish of Orleans excepted in all
cases whersgales are made for delinquent taxes.
and Y pay the same over to the parish Treas
unfayorably. Z
Also House Bill No. 14o, being AN act for tn
relief OF the Fruit Growers Association"
J.k. ggIEttL;
Dir. Lyons, chairman on behalf of the Commit
<eess.zn. Corporations. presented the following
report. s~s.
House Of Representatives of the State OF Lou
fsana:
Your Committee on Corporations beg leave to
fayorably, on House bill No. 241 entitled IAN
act to incorporate The Barataria Ship Canal
Fayoraby, on House bill No 2l7 entitled An
act To INCORPORATE the Louisiana State Fair As
sociation, and to confer upon 1T certain rights
Agricultural Fair Association Of Louisiana.
A''p'' i. B. Lyons,
8 Chairman.
CHARITABLE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
TO tho Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives State OF Louis
lana:
Your Committee on Charitable and Public In
stitutions to whom was referred SENATE bill 1893,
entitled An act to amend act No. 1876. entitled
an act TO carry into effect the purposes Of the
donation by the United States OF public lands
arts, and to establish an Agricultural and Me.
chanical College n the State Of Louisiana, and
approved April T. 1874, ard to repeal 80 much of
section seyen Of said act relates to the left
east building belonging to the State, situated at
ii al md In
the city OF New Orleans, and restore the posses
sion, control and use Of said building TO the
Board OF Administrators OF the University of
Louisiana, beg leave to report favorably with
the amendment that the time fixed in lines
tweilty-lnine and thirty Of section two, for the
Baronne and Common streets. be changed from
the LIST OF May to LIST of October, 1877. With the
passage. ''A'o' ''"' ''' W, B. p0sTER. '''
Chairman.
Mr.. McGehee Chairman. on behalf of the
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, pre-
scented the following report:
To tho Honorable Speaker and Members of
the House OF Representatives:
Gentemt7t--Your Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform. 70 which was referred House bill
e sP Rsvsed Is a az Of @
beg leave to report unfayorably. with the recon-
mendation that the bill do not pass.
Respectfully submitted,
j. b. MoGEHEE. Chairman,
Mr. Kidd Chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Enrolment. presented the following
report:
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
The Committee on Enrolment respectfully re-
port that House bill No. 125 relative to holding
an election In the parish OF Livingston In order
20 locate the seat OF justice In said parish has
been correctly enrolled.
L. u. KIDD,
Chairman Committee on ENROLMENT.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Washburne chairman. on behalf OF the
Eommittee on Lands and Levees reported on
House bill No. 22e favorably with amendments,
Said bill being the special order of the day
was taken up as follows: