The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or Ig7y.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thlrty-sevcnth nays Proecsain rs.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIONS,
Now Orleans. Saturday, April ID, is17

HOUSE or itEtnEseRrArtvme
NOW Orleans, saturday. April ID. ts77. !
Tho House was called to order Tt Il 49, A. M
Present:
Hon, L; Bush. sspenker. and Mceers. Aldiee
Ayegek. Bridger, Bfenrd Bowden Barron, Bra
Ferguson. Fitzpatrick, daskins, dillospis. Hun
lingtonk Hnnm ,s Hill Of Orleans, Kelly Of
kidd. Lyons, Leeads. Lhmare. Len, Martin.
Means, Medehee, Newsom Nnnez, Porter, Pc
G ralta Pits ,, nlehnrtdaSn hdsey yana aan-
shakspehre, self, .bpiller stagg. stewart. Steele
Swslisrn h1,emeWple T9Ie, Tayl9r voSrhss
Of Claiborne. Young Of Ensi Baton Rouge. II
sixty-two members md n quorum present,
Mr.. Stewart stated that Hon. II. J. Brooks. Of
w. Mary. was present. md desired 10 be sworn.
He presented himself ut tbs Speakers stand.
took tho constitutional oath of office, mud was
seated as representative from the parish Of 81.
Mary.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father Hubert,
Of the Catholic Church.
The journal Of April IA WINS approved.
Bttt.B INTRODUCED.
The following bills wGra introduced with the
consent Of the House we're read. and under n
suspension Of the rules were read IL second time
and referred ae follows:
BY Mr.. Kennedy
House bill No. AS. Joint resolution for tho re-
lief Of the Police Jury parish Of Jefferson, left
bank.
Placed on the calendar
BY Mr.. Kennedy
House bin No. BAG. AN act to provide for re-
covery OF deposits and debts from officers,
| agents md managers Of banking institutions
who assent TO the reception Of such deposits or
| creation Of debts by them, knowing that they
Ina al Ia fat II ats
Referred 10 the Committee on Banks md
Banking.
by Mr.. jonas, chairman
House bill No. BAT. IAN act TO authorizes tho 20.
lice iures Of the parishes in this State. except
the parish OF Orleans. 10 levy II license Tux on
the dog kind and TO authorize the police inries
| to disbnrae the fund from said license Lax."
| This bill was tnk5n up. rs substitute for SEN
ate bill No. o. from the Committee on tho Judi
| eiary.
| The further consideration Of the bill was
| postponed Till Monday, April 16. 1877.
| COMMITTEE SERVICE,
| Mr.. Jonas. chairman, on behalf Of the Com
miiiee on Judiciary, reported M follows:
| TO the Honorable SPEAKER and Members Of the
| House Of Representatives Of tho State OF
Gentteuen Your Committee on Judiciary
| have the honor to make tbs following report:
p by nory q H. comm h On
25t. An net TO repeal nm act relative 10 the Lou
~ 49, Il. +. JONAS.
Chairman.
Mr.. Jonas. chairman, on behalf Of the Com.
mittee on tho Judiciary. subsequently asked
and obtained leave to present Il report, out OF
order, MS follows:
| On House bill No. 34t IAN act requiring hotel
keepers and all keepers Of houses OF public en-.
| tertainment. OF three or more stories In height
| to be provided with rope ladders or knottcd
ropes. and TO fix penalty for violating tho pro-
visions Of this act"
| Was reported by substitute.
| Mr.. Young, chairman on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses presented the
following report, exhibiting the expenses OF the
House Of Representatives during tho regular
session Of 1877. which was ordered TO be placsd
| In the journal Of the House:
TO the Honorable speaksr and Members of the
House of Representatives:
The COMMITTEES on Contingent Expenses bog
| Leave respectfully To present herewith an ex-
| hibit Of tho expenses Of the House Of Represen-
tatiVes for the regular session Of 1877, and also
show,ng the amount ah Of eash reeelyed By the
| Treasurer Of the Citizens COMMITTEES and the
Disbursements thereof for the regular session
and also tho amount Of vouchers issued md
tho balance pnexpended Of the appropriation
for account OF the House for the regular session
Of 1877.
This statement does not include the two hun.
dred and eighty dollars drawn by the Speaker
on his own warrant IN pursuance Of law. and
which will dim inish tho nnex pended balance 81
the'aDpropriation for the Honse 10 that amount
JOHN YOUNG, Chairman.
| JOHN Ii. WOOD
HENRY TREM0ULET
J. ID. HAMMOND.
EXHIBIT OF EXPENSES
or THE