The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-24

spillsr. Smart, Taylor. Toler and Wood voted
forr, Hon. A. Yoorhies1-al votes. ,v n
Messrs. ,Aycoek, Breard. Bowden,, Barron.
R Ras ssry BsY Ru9GSs
Ieofhard Newsom, Nunez. Porter Raby
Shakespeare, Singleton, stagg, VOORHEES,, Wash
burn and Wilde voted for Hon. b. y. Jonas--A
,Messr.; A,ladige; Billiu. Buck Buck, R2eIsy1igne;
SELLERS, Tremoulet, Williams, Young OF Clai.
i and Young o. East Baton Rouge voted
Drury, Fobb, Holt Routon, II ,merJ, aartain
Stewart, Washington and Toliver. voted for
The following members voted blank: Mesers.
Bridger, Bell, Kennedy. ,Lamare. Means. Pc
| rata. Randolph and daude-s votes
Messrs. Drew. DeLacy, Lea and Barrett. voted
| for Hon. John McEnery-4 votes.
Mr.. Estopinal voted Tor Hon. II. 8. Goode-t
| vote.
| Total vote ill., necessary to o choice SO.
| No one candidate having received u majority
| of oil the votes cast. the presiding offer do
| clared that there had been no election.
| On motion of Mr.. Allan. of the Senate the
joint assembly adjourned, and the Senate with
| drew to it's chamber.
HOUSE BUSINESS RESUMED.
The call Of the roll after Joint session was dis
| pensed with.
Hon. Louis Desmaras, Of st. Landry; Hon.
Ebert CAN'T. Of st. Landry; Hon. Richard
Semmes, of st. James, Hon. v. Dickinson. Of
| st. james, Hon. James Cole, Of st. John the
| Baptist. and Hon. l.. A. Snaer. Of Iberia. pre-
| scented themselves at the Speakers stand. took
the constitutional oath OF Office. and we're seated
| as Representatives from their respective par
ishee.
Mr.. sartain, OF Carroll. rising to question Of
privilege offered the following eommunica-
ton:
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
State Of Louisiana, April 81, 1877.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF
the House of Representatives:
Gentlemee-In the interest of local self govern
| ment in the State OF Louisiana, and for the
Of her people ana TIE e sans na to- OF the
purpose Of settling the revolution WHICH has
been existing in our STATE government for the
ia your honorable body In favor OF Mr.. Burton,
and ask that he be seated subject 70 contest,
in accordance with ree olution pass April Hby
the House OF Representatives.
am. yours, respectfully, "
The withdrawal was accepted as under the
resolution Of April II, 1877.
Mr.. J. II. Ferguson, of the Fourteenth Repre-
sentative Districtof the parish Of Orleans. rising
to question Of privilege, withdrew his claim
to eat In this House In accordance with the
resolution OF April 17th reseivipg his right 10
contest the seat. rs provided In said resolution
and In ftvor of Mr.. Arist'de Deioie
Hon. Nicholas Burton. OF Carroll. took the
constitutional oath OF office. and was seated az
Repre- entative from that parish rice Sartain
withdrawn, subject TO contest according to the
resolution passed April II, 1877.
Hon. Aristide Deioie was likewise sworn and
| ted De- t,tft thc mt
Representative District of the parish Of Orleans
rice Ferguson withdrawn. subject to contest,
Hon. j. Seveigpes. OF Liourche. was also
sworn and seated. subject to contest, as Repre-
sentative of that parish. nice Billiu, who ha6
Withdrawn under the resolution Of April nth.
BY consent Of tho House. Mr.. Blair. Of thu
| parith of Morehouse, appeared upon the floo
of the House. and addressing the Chair. re
nounced all claims which he might have ~
having been returned by the Returning Boart
to seat In this House as Representative from
that parish.
Mr.. harrington. by consent Of the House
appeared upon the floor, and addressing tn
Chair. renowned his claims to q seat in thi
House as Representative from the parish 0
: Ouachita. although returned as elected by IN
Returning Board.
Hon. John Hughes. of Assumption, presente
himself ut the Speakers stand took the consti
tutional oath Of Office and was seated as Repre-
sentative from that parish.
, | Mr.. Wilde presented a memorial from tn
I teachers Of the public schools Of New Orleans
calling the attention OF the House to their con
, dtion. resulting from the n-payment Of thei
salaries, and to their discouraging prospects
resulting from the limited appropriation TO
city schools.
Referred to the Committee on Public Fduca
ton.
House bill No. 49, IAN act to amend and re
:. enact article 4ss ofthe Code of Practice"
Was taken up with the senates amendm ente
3 VIII oh we're concurred ia as follows:
z j. Insert after the word reporter" in tn
I eighteenth line Of section /. the words 20
= clerk"
q Strike out the word passage" in lins 8 @
section 2. and insert In lieu thereof the wor
''promulgation," and strike out all the words /
the remainder OF the section subsequent hereto
The bill IS amended was passed. and the It'll
adopted.
House bill No. 1856. AN act authorizing L, {
Maclin to institute suit against the State 6
Louisiana"
!, Was taken up under the favorable report {
the Committee on the Judiciary.
: The bill was taken as epgrossed, and unde
@ suspension of the rules was read thir
:. time and passed.
|, The title was adopted.
). reconsideration OF the vote on the final pa.
sage Of the bill was moved by Mr.. Carloss an
on his own motion the motion to reconsider we
laid upon the table.
House bill No. $50, AN act making an appr.
. priation of the sum Of s16.OOl, out Of the rev
8, nues Of 1876, for the board Of State and eli
!. assessors Of the parish Of Orleans, the same
n
!. | OF 1876"
II Mr.. Stage moved to indefinitely postpone Il
l. bill.
= he motion was lost by rising vote OF
J. yeas to 81 nays.
b. The bill was read a second time and referre
: to the Committee on Claims.