The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-26

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Ioufnmcnt. speaker BUSH ~ eao ehth'
Ninety. seven members anu q quorum
PRAYER by the Rev. Father Hubert. !.
Mr.. Tremoulet, Of the Seventh Ward
of Orleans. presented o communication
from Eugene Moore, Eugene Gardere
and j. Blackstone, returned as elected
hy tho Returning Board from the Sew
ei,th Ward, relnuuishing all claims TO
che seats Of Meesrs. Tremoulet. Role
Ordered spread on the minutes.
Ex.Gov. Hahn In the chair.
MIR. Kidd, Of Jackson. called up sen-
ate concurrent resolution, providing
that the Legislature proceed in q body
To the state House. Adopted.
Mr., Brady. of St. Tammany, offered 9
RESOLUTION az thanks TO the President OF
the United States for his course in
f,ianinu the state OF Louisiana In her
natural noaition; for his faithful ac-
complishment OF his Southern policy,
and giving renewed assurances OF peace,
etc.
Mr.. Dinkgrave. RepD and one OF
the late corners, asked for permission
TO explain his vote, and was about TO
say that he could not consistently vote
fors the resolution. when the chair ruled
that it was too late. the House having
already adopted it.
BY Mr.. Drury. of Assumption A
joint resolution appropriating the sum
Of $40, 900, to pay the otlicers and EN-
ployes OF the Returning Board for their
aervicep In 1876, Lies over, the House
having refused to suspend the rules for
b second reading, with u view to refer
ettVe, M go !.
The announcement was now made by
Speaker Bush, from the chair, that the
Senate was ready to proceed to tho st.
Louis Hotel.
In 4 few minutes Governor Nicholls,
walking arm In arm with Colonel Wan,
Strong, Secretary Of State, and followed
by Col, III. N. Ogden. Attorney General ;
Father Allen, OF st, patriek's Church :
II. nj. Lusher. Superintendent of Public
Education Gen. Frederick N. Ogden,
and other State officers, passed through
the hall OF the House. Immediately
afterward came the assistant sergeant
alarms OF the Senate, and then Lieut..
Governor 4. A. Wilt, walking arm in
arm with Senator @. j, Wheeler. Then
followed the Senators and the officers
and employees of the Senate.
The House of Representatives came
next, led by Speaker Bush and Clerk
Peter j. Trezevant, and the assistant
eergeant.at-arms and employees OF the
House.
The State officers and General Assem-
bly, then proceeded In a body TO the
State. House. marching down Camp
street to Commercial Alley, thence into
sc. Charles street to Clay Statue aud by
way OF Royal street to the State. House,
attended by an escort OF probably five
thousand people, about 90 many more
being congregated around the st. Louis
Hotel. The crowd was most orderly and
the procession dignit1ed, not shout
even being heard until the head of the
Cortege reached the Royal street
entrance of tho State House, when three
cheers were proposed by somebody on
the street and given Justify for Gov.
Nichols by the throng; three cheers
were also proposed for 2. b. 8. Pinch
back, which were given.~
Al hedge OF policemen had been dis
posed around this door and the officers
and Legislators Of the State of Louisiana
entered the portals OF the State-House
without the least difficulty. the utmost
order and decorum being preserved
throughout by the people assembled in
the vicinity. The line of march was
marked by no further demonstration
than the smiles and cheerful counter.
Ances OF the people who had been
brought out TO the door fronts and bal
comics OF their residences on the streets
through which the cortege passed.
AT THE ST. LOUIS HOTEL.
Sergeant.at.Arms Myles Sharkey re-
Ceived the Senate at the door of the
Senate, whilst Sergeant-at-Arms Ed.
Flood received the House of Repre-
sentatives at the door Of their hall.
IN THE HOUSE.
1t took less than half minute for all
the members of the House to be seated,
when Speaker Bush called the roll one
hundred and Ave members, a quorum,
answered to their names.
The Hobbies were filled by an enthusi-
astic but orderly crowd.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
were called for by the Speaker.
Mr.. Leeds, of Orleans, chairman OF
the Special Committee on City Affairs,
reported favorably with amendments
on House bill No. S31.
Mr., Dupree, OF East Baton Rouge,
chairman of the Committee on Health
and Quarantine, reported unfavorably
on House bill No. $40.
Mr. Leonhard, OF Orleans, asked for
and Characterization consent to in
frodaCe d bill for the relief OF T. Morris
Chester. Loud and others, Division
School Superintendents, etc. Referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, by consent,
introduced q bill to repeal an act Of
1877. aholishing the Parish OF Carroll
md CREATING the parishes Of East Car
roll and West Carroll.
The bill was taken ufF8iving rise to
discussion. Mr.. McMillen contendlng
that the abolition OF parish was UNI
constitutional. that the will Of the peo-
pie had not been consulted in the forma-
ton OF the new parishes.
Mr.. Toler, Of Richland, and Mr.. Bow
den. Or franklin, favored the reference
III che bill TO the Committee on the Jul
I, Hahn, of st. Charles, said that
nlNayn oohsid the creattona
lM ~ FISHES ohiac1 {on& BILE, and