The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ROUSE or RErREs INITIATIVES.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
Fourth Days Proceedings.

s.
New Orleans, Tuesday, March o. 1877.
The House waa called to order at IL liz O'Clock
a. IN. by the Chief Clerk. tho Speaker being
absent on account of sickness
Mr.. Lyons was called to the chair.
The roll Of the House was called whom the
following members answered TO their namesi
Nessts Aldige. Ayeoek. Dridger Breard Bow.
den, Barron. Barbin. Bilieu, Brady. Berry. Bell,
Briggs, Cockefham, Caross, Greasy, Delavigne.
Duke, bupree, E7topinal, Flthaatriek, Feerster,
Ferguson, .taskins,. Gillespie. Huntington.
Hammond, Hill Of Orleans Jonas. Kelly of Or
mare, Lea, Leonhatd Of Orleans, Martin. Means.
Meaohee. Nunes. Porter Eeralta, Pitts, Rich
ardson Robertson. RyllandF Randolph. :, Role.
stagg Sellere. Smart. Taylor, Tremoulet, Toefs
VOORHEES,. .Washburne, Wlliama, Young Of
Claiborne, Young OF East Baton Rouge.
sisty-four members and n quorum.
The journal of March was amended and
approved
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.. RAN
dolph for eight daya. on account of severe sick.
bcss Ia his family. on the motion Of Mr.. Bow
den.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.. Rdgley
until Saturday. on the motion of Mr.. 5artain.
MIR. Washburne offered the following resolu-
ton.
Fesoired. That the Clork of the House be d.
rected TO make out t, list of all members OF the
absent without leave. and hand the same to the
Chairman of the Committee on Elections and
Qualifications. with the request that said com
nittee take action thereon and report to this
House.
AT later hour, under suspension Of the
rules the resolution was taken up and adopted,
NOTICE or BtttB.
Mr.. Ghskins gave notice that ut u future time
he would introduce bill to provide for the re-
moval of succession cases, in which the de-
ceased were residents of tho territory now In
the parish of Lincoln, from the courts of the
parishes of Union. Jackson. Bienvilio and Clai-
borne, to the parish of Lincoln.
MIR. Kidd. of Jackson gave notice that at a
future day he would introduce an net to charter
the Alexandria and South Arkansas Railroad.
D1Lbs INTRODUCED.
The following named members asked and OBJ
tanned leave to introduce. out of the regular
order of business the following entitled bills,
which were read. and under suspension of
the constitutional rule were severally passed
to their second reading and referred to COM
mittees or passed. as follows:
BY Mr.. Billieu-
House bill No. 1ea. An act to repeal an act
entitled An act providing for the acceptance by
the Louisiana Levee Company of reduction of
the rate of certain taxes etc.. and making said
Company suable In any parish where damage
Is done or suffered by crevasse water"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Hill Of Orleans
House bill No. 1913, AN act to authorize aud
require the city of New Orleans to receive GER
tain claims against 1t in payment Of certain
taxes due the city of New Orleans"
To Special Committee on City Affairs.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
MFR. Bowden, Chairman of tho Commit &C on
Parochial Affairs, presented the following:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Represe ntatves:
Gentlemen Your committee to whom was re-
ferred House bill No 100. entitled An act rela-
tive to taxing lands in the parish of Lafourche
for drainage purposes have the honor to re-
port favoraby upon the same.
Unfavorably upon the petition of citizens Of
Richland parish, asking, that the seat OF justice
be removed from RayyilIned t9 GraTd 1hornon
Mr.. Jonas. Chairman of Committee on Judi
ciary reported as follows:
NEW ORLEANS. March 6. 1877
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives OF Louisiana:
Gentlemen Your Committee on Judiciary
have the honor to make the he, following report:
amend and re-enact article 645 OF the Code Of
iFs aSorably on Senate bill No. 81; An act to
prohibit tax collectors, sheritfs and parish re-
corders from holding any office OF profit under
the police juries or the board of school di-
rectors in the different parishes of this State,
and to prohibit compensation in sueh cases
and to provide for the punishment OIL Vlolauons
of this act" 1870
create two additional justices OF the peace ana
constables in the parish of Union, Locating
their offices and prescribing the manner OF fiil-
ing the same
unfavorably on House bill No. IT. An ac a, 20
make playing at games of chance In pupile
places misdemeanor.
Unfav rably on House bill No; ~. AT act TO TO
upon the clerk of the district court In the sew
eral parishes Of this State the parish OF Orleans
executed. all the duties OF the parish recorders,