The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-20
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FtonE MEMBERS SWORN IN.


Mr. McCnllom, OF Terrebonne, was nominated
by Mr.. Billieu, Capt. Brown by Mr.. Young, OF
East Baton Rouge, and Mr.. Farmer ~ MIR.
Bridger.
No choice and the Senate withdrew.
Mr.. Be1rs report on the reduction OF license
taxes on foreign insurance companies was taken
up again by the House.
On motion, after desultory debate, the petition
ree)mmitted 10 tho Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Bovden, OF Franklin, chairman Of the
Committee on Paroehial Affairs. reported back
bid resting to returning N portion OF tit. Mar
tinsville territory to tbria parish, recommend
ing It's reference to tho COMMITTEES On Railroads.
Adopted.
Tie tenate snd House conference committee
TO which was re eferred the Registration bill, made
report OF agreement ON the bill.
PREFERENCE CALENDAR.
Tho Registration bill mentiobed above was
taken up.
The question came up ON the committee'sre-
port, which agreed, on the part OF tho Senate, to
recede from all amendments Of the Senate except
that portion which requires that each parry shall
bs represented in the selection OF clerks OF regis
tra'i0n and the increase Of salary II the registrar
of New Orleans from 1850 to t2i00.
The report was adopted
House dill TO incorporate the Eastern Railway
Company returned from the Senate with an
amendment. fhe amendment was c1neurred in.
senate bill No. 157, relative to the recorders
courts in New Orleans. This Ia the substitute for
House bill on the same subject, and 10 almost
fdentloay similar, the substitute having been in
troduced owing to entanglements in the henate,
resulting from the Recommendation OF amend
ments made by the conference committee, which
were decided by the President OF the Senate 10
be inadmissible
MIR. Lyons, Of East Feliciana, in the chair.
The b n was read twice.
MIR. Fitzpatrick moved to strike ont that por-
ton OF the bill requiring the recorders TO be
learned in the law, and TO have praoticed for two
cxsri<r t~ brta xIn Y.sI kn11
by IS yeas to nays.
TWO MORE SWORN IN.
Mr.. ]. Boss Stewart informed the House that
Mr.. r. J. Wa ker, Of Tensas, was on the floor Of
the House and wished to be sworn in.
Mr.. Sartain said that Mr.. p. J. Watson, OF Mad
ison, was also on the floor and wished to be
sworn in.
Both the applicants were sworn in and they
took their seats.
MIR. Ridsley, Of Coneordis, took the floor and
informed the sp aker that Mr. Anderson Tolliver,
returned by the Returning Board as elected from
Concordis, was present; that hs lMr. Ridgley1
la compliance with the resolution adopted By the
House was ready to reiinquish his seat to Mr..
rolhver.
After some remarks on the situation made by
MIR. Ridgley, Mr. Toliiver was sworn In and took
his seat, whilst Mr.. Ridgley withdrew amid the
applause and congratulations OF the Represents
tlyes.
Mr.. Lyons in hechair, prior to swearing in the
member from Concordia informed him that i,,s
seat was subject to contessa ioa, which TolliYer.
;knowedged by nod OF the head.
Consideration Of the Recorders' bill was re-.
sumed and sne DllI passed finally, and motion
House bill No. 297, relative to funding tina
debt OF the city Of Baton Rouge.
On motion Of Mr. Young, OF East BATON Rouge.
The biz was passed finally, vith the proviso saas
the Dill shall pc Ia case is provisions
are not avaaled Of prior TO the 1st November.
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