The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-28
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE .....
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
rerty.scven.h Days Proceeding.

n Bare,n piisa, barrett, berry Doll Brlsa
baie pu SssGSss Spua oFHs sysar Rsea Fs
ter, !9askins. tsileapie, Huntington, Han
WWq1na HHilI of Orleans, jonas. Kelly {
T as.e hd Lea KssnsSha 81 ETsns Essa
Means. MeGehee, Nuneh. Porter, peraltH Pitt
hhtsaha,rdsen, Rob eftsen lsyand Randolph, Hol
assyr s9se0P ,a s sas ssbe S WssE
hurhe, Wilde, Williams, Young of Claiborne an
Young of East Baton Rouge.
Sixty-two members and quorum.
The journal of Fob. n was appseved.
Leave Of absence fer one day was granted [,
Messrs. Wood and Ridgiey ON account of sick
meas.
PETITIONS MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Singleton presented the memorial of @, A
| Gihort. j. banderneau and ], d. Hagerty aak
ing 10 have refunded to them money o, roneous
y paid for certain public lands.
Referred to the Committee ON Claims,
| The Speaker presented the memorial of OF
dealers and Wholesale greeera abeeting Ia
House bill entitled An act TO provide for tn,
inspection and designation of coal oils and illu
mnating oils, fluids. etc.
| Referred to the Committee on Health ant
| Quarantine,
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
House biz No., 1S9. An act to re-or.
ganiRi and reuder more efficient the
Board Of Health of the State Of Louis.
iaha' TO define It's powers and prescribe its du-
ties, and those Of Quarantine aud other officers
un9er its control 10 provide for its expenses
anu Tor the reeording Ct births, deaths aud mar.
tieh Of cattle and meat la said parish, and ia
provide penalties for the enforcement Of this aet
and for violation Of same. and for the ordinances
anu otucfs made in pursuance thereof"
Was taken up on second reading.
Eettion was go nnna,Ind an In r,ad All. st,t
lows
SECTION 1, Be il enacted tp The Senate and
House IT REPRESENTATIVES Of the tte ef Louisiana
~ General Assembly eenrened ! hat tho Board
ter consist OF nine members. SIX Of whom shall
be appointed by tho Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. and three of
whom shall be appointed by Tho Mayor OF ths
city OF New Orleans, by and with the advice and
consent Of the City Council; ~
Thes shall hold their offices for four years.
Unless sooner removed for cause. Tho members
ilrst apppinted shall lie SO designated that The
term OF three of those appointed by the Gov.
ernor, and one of those appointed by the Mayor
OF Now orleans shall expire in two years from
the fifteenth day of January. 1877. and the term
81 the Three others OF those appointed by the
Governor and the two others OF those appointed
nSthe Mayor shall expire Ia four years from
said date. AT least two Of the members of said
beard appointed by the Governor and ono OF
the members appointed by said Mayor shall he
Orleans.
Before entering unon their duties each Of
said members shall ile with the secretary Of
state The oath prescribed for state officers by
the state constitution, and thareupon the Gov
nrnaf shall issue to eaeh Of them n commission
Ing of said board Ave members shall constitute
quorum ior the tlansa 'tion of business.
The section was adopted as amended.
section .. Mr.. Greasy moved to amend by
changing the salary of the President of the
Board of Health from $4,000 to $780,
MIR. Jonas moved as an amendment to The
motion that the salary be fixed at $4,000.
Pending this motion the section was, on mo-
ton of Mr. Leeds, informally passed over for
subsequent consideration.
Sections. Mt. Voorhies moved that the bill
be first read continuously for the information of
the House. The motion prevailing the blu wng
read to section g. when. on the motion of Mr..
Aldtse. the further reading was dispensed
with and II was referred to the Special Com
mittee on City Affairs, with instruction to re-
port at or before II o'clock M. February ~.
On. the motion of Mr.. Berry the bill was made
The special order of the day for that day and
hour.
JOINT SESSION.
A Joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose Of further balloting for
Senator to represent the State of Louisiana In
ginning March 4. 1877, Hon. Louis A. Wilt
Lieutenant Governor. and President of the Sem
ate. presiding. ..r-.
The roll OF the Senate was called. when the
Senators answered to their names:
=, Messrs. Bootner, Breaux. Ducros, Ellis
Eustis. Garland. George Goode, Grover, Kelly
Mitchell, Ogden; Perkins. Richardson. ebert
Or, White and Zacharia.
Twenty-Five Senators and quorum of the
Senate.
The roll OF the House being called. the follow
ing members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker; and Messrs. Aldige.
Aycoek. Barbin. Billieu. frldger Breard Buck.
B. Barren, Barrett. Berrx Bell. Briggs
bupree. Estopinal. Fitzpatrick. Forester Gas
kins, Gillespie, Huntington, Hammond, Hill of
Orleans. jonas. Kelly OF Orleans, rKernoehap,
Orleans Martin, Means, MeGehee. Nunez. Por-
.er. Pepalta. Pitts. robertson kyland. Ran
iolph. Role, Shakespeare. Singleton. Self. Spill
moulet. Toler. VOORHEES,. Washburne Wilde
williams. Young of Claiborne. Young of East
Baton Rouge.
sxty-four members and quorum of the
House.
The purpose of this Joint session was an
nounced by the presiding officer. and the nomi-
nations were read as follows:
MeSSrs. eobas' tloSon, NlckllIte, EEan, Rob-
,rtson, Jetfries and Hall.
There being no further nominations, the roll
If the Senate was called with the following re-
suit:
Senators Robertson. Wheeler and Zacharie
voted for the Hon. w T. Halls Senators 10
Senators Eusis and Ogden voted for the Hon. |
B. +. Jonas-2 Sen qtors. ~
Senators. Boatner. Ducros. Kelly and White |
'oted for the Hon. r. 1. Gfbsen-4 Senator'S ''0
Senators George. y, Richardson and Texada |
SENATOR Mitchell voted for the Hon. W. r |
Ggan-1 Senator H.
Senators Breanx, Ellis. Garland. Goode. Gro |
er. stubbs. Perkins, Sandiford and Steven va
ed for the Hon. WA. Robertson-9 Senators.
The roll of the House was called, when the
blowing members voted for the Hon. ".
!. Hail.,
ellers. Taylor. Toler, Washburne9g
The following members voted for the Hon. B.
Jonas:
Messrs; Ayeock. Bridger. Breard. Bowden,