The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21

HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. Thursday. April 10. 1877.
The House was called to order at II 80 d. m.
Present:
Ayeoek, Bridger Breard, Billin. Bowjen, Bar
ron. Barbin, Brady Brooks. Buck. Brry.. Bells
Briegs Carloss Cressy burden ; Dayries ne elt
Fihpatrek. goerster.1 Gaskins. Gillespie.
nan"2na Hil e f., or n n Ja aas Z E s,1
nsay ksrn gaa is1oe o. Lse9 q Lo
Leonhard oil Orleans Marin, Mems. McGehes.
Newsom. Ennez Porter. gserslstai r t sl Kich-
Role. Hidgiey, Robertson, paby. sartain. Shaks-
pelre singleton. Self Spller, staag. stewart.
sse sse Wa smart Ts9 % rsoHg sa nss
Claibo ne and YOUNG Of East batop Rouge
Seventy pine members md quorum.
The journal Of April 18th was approved.
PETITIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Ellju presented the following commit
nication:
NEW ORLEANS. April 10, 1877.
To the Honorable Speaker. Louis Bush and
Members of the House of Representatives
of Louisiana.
Gentleuen-~I respectfully request that my
M IS be reinstated on the rolls Of your House.
recognizing and declaring that your H0uss iE
The legal ard true House Of Representatives. OF
the State Of Louisiana.
Very respectfully
Member from Laourehe parish.
Witnesses:
II. DAsfTT,
A. J. FLEMING
Mr.. Bllieu offered the following resolution;
Resotyed That the resolution passed on the
18th day Of March; 1877, expelling Mr. Charles
Claude, Of the parish Of LAT u che, from mem
by resciaded that the name OF the said Glands
be restored to the rolls. and that, hereafter hs
as q legal member OF this House: This on his
written request this day presented to the House.
Under q suspension Of the rules the resolu-
lion was taken up and adopted.
Messrs George Drnry. of Assumption. and
Oscar Holt Of West Baton Rouge. presented
themselves Mt the Speakers stand, took the con-
stituhonal oath Of Office. and were seated ~
Representatives from their respective parishes.
Mr., Houton offered the following:
RgsoJUuos
Authorizing the chairman Of the Committee
on Contingent Expenses TO warrant In favor OF
the widow Of W. &. Cockerham, late member
from Bienyile, for the whole amount OF per
aien, due and to become due TO him for hia con-
stitutional term:
Be IL resotped IN The House Of Representatipesof
The State Of Louisiana, That the chairman % inc
Committee on contingent EXPENSES ~ an .,, d
the rpeaker of he House shall approve IN favor
Of the widow o. W. e. ocksrna NE me- memp s,
become due 10 the said w. Z. Cockerham, for
the constitutional term for which no was elected
The said warrant to be paid out Of the appro-
priatiOn made under act NO. -. oil the e1pTh
session of 1877. for payment OF the per 0teHt
and contingent expenses Of the General Assem-
Under suspension Of the rules the resoiu-
ton was taken up and unanimously adopted.
On the motion of Mr., Greasy the following
resolution. under suspension OF the rules, was
adopted:
Resolped, That the Hon. Speaker OF the Houas
Of Reprssentatives inform his Excellency the
Governor. Of the vacagcy cseated In tnis HOUSE.
the parish Oh Bienyille
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. McGcehee. chairman pro tempore. OF
the Com nittee on Railroads:
House bill No. 35i, IAN act relative TO the
charter Of the New Orleans. Mobile and Chatta-
nooga Railroad Company. or New Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company and ex-
tending the term allowed them to build and
complete their railroad line throughout the
State Of Louisiana"
This bill was adopted as substitute Tor House
bill No. 342.
Under suspension Of the constitutional rule
the bill was passed to its second reading ana
placed upon the calendar.
Subsequently,, on motion OF Mr.. McGeflee, the
hin, was recon oitted TO the Committee on Rail-
roads.
House bill No. a55, IAN act requiring hotsl
I,eenera and Keepers OF houses Of public enter
tainment to provide knotted ropes in each room
fronting ON streets or alleys or other avenues Of
escape. and TO fix penalty for violating the
provisions OF this act"
This bin was introduced by MIR. Berry. chair
man Of The special committee TO which was re-
ferred House bill No. s53, as substitute there-
for.
The BILL was placed upon the calendar.
By Mr.. Hill
House bill No. 1856. AN act TO repeal and re-