The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-20
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
t Or THE ~
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1917.
Fourteenth pays Proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. La. Saturday, March II, 1877. !
The House was called to order at 40 o'clock
q. m. Present:
Hon. l.. Bush, Speaker and Messrs. .Aldige
Aycock. Bridger, Breard, Bowden, Barron,
Duke tik Dupree, Ferguson. Fitzpatrick, Foers
ster, dasking. Gillespie Jonas, Kennedy, Kelly
Leonhard Of Orleans. Martin, Means, McGenee.
NeWsom, rNqnez. Porter Perafta , Pitts kieh-
soPTsGa sa nos e adgs
HES. Wasbburn, Wood, Young of Claiborne,
and Young OF East Gaton Rouge. 49,.
Sixty-fotlr members and q quorum.
The journal Of March 1s was approved.
Mr., Bovden offered the following
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: .
Resotped JU the House Of Representatipes The
eanse cogc4rTg ahat l9lnt Gommhitsee q q aha
| House of Representatives DO appointed for the
| purpose of examining the whole indebtedness
state and the object for which they were issued
| the amount OF outstanding warrants issued by
| the Auditor OF Public Accounts and the laws
| under which they were issued; the amount OF
| school sections sold. the form under which they
were sold and the disposition OF the sale there
e. said 70 SIT he anT nge ths reeesS o.
| such services. but to employ such assistants as
| they may think necessary. and to report ut the
| next regular session OF the General Assembly.
The concurrent resolution lies over under the
rules.
Mr.. Berry made the following motion:
| That in pursuance of act No. 49, approved
March II, 1877, we do proceed to an election oil
| two members to constitute the Board of State
Print RS Immediately after the joint session Of
this day.
| The motion was Carried.
| Mr., Jonas, chairman, ON behalf Of the Com.
mittee on Judiciary, reported as follows.
Rooms COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, /
| New Orleans, March IT. 1877. !
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members Of
the House of Representatives OF the State o.
| Gentleme1--Yo Your Committee ON Judiciary
| have the honor to make the following report:
Fayorably with amendments on House bill No
237, AN act to compel assessors to assess prop
| critics heretofore exempted from taxation, be-
| longing to church. school, benevolent and char
liable institutions; to fix the licenses on grocer
banking houses and to repeal section of act
| 10, approved March 5. 1872"
No. Isl, AN act to amend and re-enact article
11I6 OF the Code Of Practice
FavorabIy on Senate bill No. Ill, substitute fol
t ton Of Ia taxes a throughoat the State
Favorably on House bill No. 25s, IAN act tc
entitle all persons accused OF crime to testify IL
''0'A '"A ''"A" B.F. JONAS, Chairman.
Mr. Bowden. chairman. on behalf OF the Go n
| mittee en- Parochial Affairs, reported as fol
lows:
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
| House of Representatives:
/ Your Committee on Parechial Affairs to whom
| was referred Senate bill 100, An act Ne. 80, au
thorizing the Governor to appoint additiona
] police jarors in country parishes, directing DO
ticejuries to redistriet their respective parishes
| ty,t1 n1iooT nr r
wards. and flxing the number Of members. tht
| time and manner of their election. the mode Of
filling vacancies in the police jury. and vacan
| cfes which hereafter may occur fixing the com
pensation of police jurors providing forfeit
ures for their neglect OF duty, and the mode o.
| proved Aprl 9th, 1871. entitled An act reorgan
| fzing the police juries OF the State, prescribing
the number thereof, and the mode Of electinf
| and fixing their duties and compensation"
Having considered said bill, report favorablJ
VIII '''''' LII. BoWDEN, Chairman.
Mr. Washburn, chairman, on behalf Of thu
| Committee on Lands and Levees, reported al
follows:
| To the Honorable the Speaker and Members
of the House OF Representatives;
| Ge1atlenen-Your Committee on Lands ant
| Levees have had under consideration Senate
bill No. 121, and report favorably, and recon-
A-'A'' It" D"'' WIN. WAsHBURN.
Chairman.
| MIR. Kidd, chairman. on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Enrolment reported as follows:
| To the Honorable the Speaker and Members Of
| the House OF Representatives:
i Gea,aeDaen-The Commute on Enrolment re
/ specially report as properly enrolled Hous
bills Nos IT'S Gf g. 40 $780, and 2l0, also concur
rent resolution relative TO condition OF Stat
! Treasurer's office, and concurrent resolution
4 y. u. KIDD,
Chairman,
On molten OF Mr.. Fitzpatrick. leave Of absene
i was granted to Mr. Kernochan for the remain
4 der Of this day and Monday next.
Mr. AldIge. chairman, on benaH 81 the Com