The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-27
MOUSE or RErREsENTATIvEs.
Forty-sixth Days Proceedings.


a. m. Present:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker, , and I,N Msssrs. Adigs9 h g
Aycock Brown 9i oaado agsa, Briager Raeaan Breard
BaFto Basey fqwf1nB s2Sdy BPoofs. HuSk Bell Briggs
Carloss, CTIos; Garvie Ores J. Cole Drury, burden,
B.w Dc Ly FeS
yt1Rgi FinpatrieI. G Gaude, dantt, Gaskins Gillespie
Hill Of Ascension, Hughes. Holt, HuntiWngt2mn y m
Jonas. koeting,, Kelly of Orleans. Kelly Of
% sT Ls ns me'nSFa on Of MeTsn 9sfn%s Msdshrs MdfGrs
ardson' nyland;; Routon: Kaasdolph, homsr2 s;,
Role, Raby, Shakespeare Singleton, sell.
Spiiier. Stagg Stewart, steele Sellers. Smart,
Thomns. Taylor, Tolliver, Tremoulet. Toler,
Voorh',s WashneWyn WHI2n Wams wsoarn 9ann@ o
Claiborne and Young of East Baton Rouge.
Ninety eight members and n quorum.
Prayer WAS offered by the Rev. Father Hubert
The journal Of April "a was approved.
Mr. Trcmouet presented the following com
municaton of rolinaushmont which was re-
ceived ana ordered to be spread upon tho min
utes:
New ORLEANS April 81. 1877.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives OF the state ol
Louisiana:
Genttentea-The undersigned members Of the
House Of Representatives. Of the state Of Lou
isiana hereby respectfully reliDuuish any claims
they may have to seatS in THIS HouHe by virtue
of the election held on the 18th day OF November.
1876
WIN. MOORE,
lUa. GARDBRE,
j. BLACKSTONE
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from
tho Senate
SENATE CHAMBER, STATE OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans. April "a. 1877 J
TO the Honorable the Speaker and Members OF
the House OF Representatives:
f5epfieu,en-I am instructed to inform your
honorable body that the Senate hns concurred
in the following House bills. viz:
porato the Louisiana State Fair Association.
and to confer upon it certain rights and privl-
logos enjoyed BY the Mechanics and Agricull-
tural Fair Association OF louisiana" with
an amendment as annexed to the bill.
House bin No. 1885, entitled An act TO amend
rate the Lou isana Historical Society. approved
January 16, A. ~. 1860
entcrtainmont to provide knottod ropes in each
room fronting on streets or alloys" etc.
Respectfully.
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary.
A further communication was received from
tile Senate as follows:
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. April 25. 1877.
To the Honorable tho Speaker and Members Of
the House of Representatives.:
EertlemenI am instructed by tho Senate to
inform your honorable body that the Senate has
passed accompanying Concurrent RESOLUTION
and requests your concurrence inthe same.
''0'p'''' JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary.
Mr.. Hahn in the chair.
On the motion of Mr. Kidd. the Senate's Con-
current Resolution was taken up and read as
follows
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
BE il Resolved bv The Senate Of the state Of
Louisiana. the House Of Representatires copc,w-
ring, That the two Houses OF the General AS
sembly do now procer d in body to the State
House and occupy their respective halls; and
there transact the remaining legislative DuSl-
ness OF this session.
Under suspension of the rules the resou-
tion was adopted
Mr.. Brady offered the following Concurrent
Resolution:
Whereas. We. the Representatives of the peo-
pie Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
feeling that the restoratio ion Of our State to her
natural proud posi- ion in the common sister
hood OF States is the net Of his Exce!leney, the
President OF the United 1t 'tes, and believing
that an explicit doclara' ion OF such fact Is an
act ut our hands desired and expected by the
whole people Of the State regardless Of race or
party
Resolred. That we tender to his Excellency the
President our profound thanks for the faithful
accomp ishment Of his uolicy. and assure him
that he has laid an obligation of gratitude upon
Louisanians that time will not obliterate Thnt
having exercised the power PLACED In his hands
which has had the effect Of erAdica ing race and
party bitterness and made us one people. In our
adherence to and support OF his southern pol
ley, we can safely promise MN That ne mas no
hrther trouble to apprehend from this quarter
The rules were suspended and the resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Dinkgrave desired to have his vote on the
resolution recorded in the negative which. by
consent Of the House. was done accordingly.
REMOVAL TO THE STATE HOUSE
In accordance with the concurrent resolution
adopted by both houses. the President. MEM
bers and officers of the Senate entered the hall
of the House. and were there Joined by the
Speaker. members and officers Of tho House.
and the two Houses proceeded in a body to the
State House and occupied their respective
halls.
The House was called to order in the hall of
Representatives and upon a call OF the roll the
following members answered to their names:
Hon. l.. Bush. Speaker. and Messrs. Aldige.
Aycock, Brown of Caddo,, Bridger' Breard, Bur
sen bpooks p B"ef Brr
Briggs. Carloss, Carvile, Cressy, Cole Davries.
Delavigne. Drew De Lacy. Dickinson. Duke.
Dupree, Estopinal. Fobb. Fitzpatrick. Forester,
Claude. CAN'T, Gaskins. Gillespie, Hill OF As, As,
enson hushHas6 Jahnson
f%HTs' kelly Of f'uoIs Orleans, Kidd Lyons, Leeds.
Martin. Means Milon Nc Millen, McGehee. New
Rynnd Routon, Randolph. Romero. Rolle.
Raby. souor, Shakspe IRE. Singleton. Sell, snaer,
Spier, semmes, Stagg, Stewart. Steele. Sellers,
Smart, Thonas. Taylor, Tolliver, Tremoulet,
Toer, Noorhies. Washington: Watson. Wash
burn, WalNer. Warmoth, Wool. Wiliiams,
Wilde. Young Of Claiborne and Young OF East
Baton Rouge.
One hundred and five members and quo
rum.
Mr.. Leeds chairman of Special Committee on
City Affairs, reported as follows:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, |
New Orleans, April %. 1877.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Gentle1lle1e--Your Special Committee on City
Affairs has the honor report on House bill No.
33l fayorahly, with amendment
CHA~. j. LEEDS Chairman.
Mr.. Dupree, chairman on behalf of the Com