The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23

The following members voted for the Hon.
VIM. M. Levy:
: Messrs. Bell. Jonas, Leeds, Self. ssllers.
Smart aud VOORHEES,.
Messrs. Breard and Sartain voted for Hon.
VIM. q. WHY.
Totai vote "a: necessary to choice A.. |
NO one candidate having received majority
OF all the votes cast. the presiding officer de-
elared that there had been no elect on.
On motion OF Mr.. Grassy Of the House, the
joint assembly adjourned, and the Senate with
drew to Its chamber.
HOUSE BUSINESS RESUMED.
After Joint session the roll Of the H,asA tvas..
called as follows.
Hon. Hon; L. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs. Aidige.
h aye99sk' pBrldgef: Brear Bowdgp. barron.
Braa sr Buek Berry, Bell Bal bin, Bllieu.
Ferguson, aaskins. gillespie Hammond, Hi
Rs Sre q 6r 29aas k kisaHdpe4y Kelly Of Vim
Leeds. Iamare, Lea, Leonbard Of orisens'
Means Means. MEG M,o.a5ehee, Nswsom, Nunez, Porter.
Lt sn pits. hichardson. Ryland. Role Ridg.
spilIer. ,stagg. Steele. Sellers, Smart sartain.
TMa,yy,lor Trsmoulet.. yoorhies, Washbarn, Wood.
Williams. Young OF Claiborne.
sixty-six members and q quorum,
On the motion Of Mr.. Bowden. under n sI,s.
pension OF the rules,
Senate bill No. 1o6. AN act authorizing the
Governor to appoint additional police juries in
country parishes. directing psliee iuries to re-.
district their respective parishes into police
Jury wards, and these wards into one or more
| Justices oil the peace and election wards, and
liking the number OF members, the time and
manner OF their election, the mode of filing the
vacancies In the police Jury" etc, etc.
Was taken up on its second reading under the
favorable report with amendments from the
Committee ON ParochiaI Affairs.
The amendments were adopted as follows:
Section q. line 4, strike out January. 1s7s.n
and insert July, 1871"
Section 5, line 1G strike ont TWENTY aos - sn7f
insert Fifteen"
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered substitute for section
/, as follows:
That the Governor shall appoipt hv and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. and at fhe
general ection OF November. A. b. 1915 and
60 by tho qualified electors In each parish in
ms state. the parish of Orleans Excepted. Ave
police Jurors. who shall have been two years
cohsscuhVely, next preceding their appofnt-
Inent or election. residents of their Respective
parishes and that section one. Of act No. s7, ap
provsS apf ba ls be and is hereby rspealed
daailhed under said at of 1871, shall remain In
once until regularly superseded BY tho police
Jury appointed under the present act.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved that the bill and amend
ment be rsoommitted to the COMMITTEES on Par
oehial Affairs,
MIR. Washburn moved as an amendment. that
the bill and its amendment be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary -
Mr.. Washburn's motion prevailing, the bill
was SO referred.
Mr.. Bytand, of the Committee on Conference
on Senate Dill No. 10f, reported as follows:
Ro@Ms COMMITTEES ON CONFERENCE.
New Orleans, March a. 1877.
IT.
10 ne HONORABLE the Speaker and Members
OF the House OF Representatives:
Gentleuten--Your COMMITTEES on Confsrspos 4<
whom was referred senate bill No. i01. with
am amend, OF the House Of Representatives,
courts, and fix the salaries of Parish iudgasla
peg leave 20 report that they have had said bill
unaer g. eefpnsldsration, and recommend Its pas
In the first amendment OF the House Of Rem
sesentatlyes, strike out the worfs fifteen hun
of IL ,s saa s insert seventeen hundred and y
theprese ~ strike out the words two
tnousand ana insert the words twenty-five
:, That the third amendment of tho House Of
Representatives be coneurred in
mi IN lines u and u.s. section 4 strike out the
In line II, after the word 'dolIars' add the
words and parish judges in parishes entitled
salary ef twenty fe hndred de{ lIsss 0o0,eo .
Respectfully sqm9m i g. .,naao,-
Il. FL. RYLAND,
Chairman House Committee,
Nh. Huntington. chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on Claims. reported as follow:
New ORLEANS, March al, 1877.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members of tba
nouss OF representatives OF the state of
=, aentternea- Your. Committee on Claims have
the honor 70 submit the following report:
Favorabiy. by BILL on clgims Of f. s. Lehman
M. a; Mcdonnell. VIM. Fl. Markej, John Hurst,
ana H. Leblanc, for services rendered by them
10 the Board oil Canvassers.
UnIayorsbly On claim OF J. G. Richardson for
return Of amount paid to the State for laads or
- Unfavorably on bill for the relief Of Il. u.
Ihayer, sheriff OF the parish OF Cameron.
r, Unfayorably on Dill for relief of &. z. Van
Unfavorably On bill for relief Of Frank HUI.
guet.
E. W. HUNTINGTON.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Mr., Kidd gave notice that he would. at some
future Gay, introduce bill prescribing the
manner ofselecting clerks of the com mittees ON
and providing that coiatiug clerks
shall perform the duties now imposed on the
OF the committees on enrolment
said bill to 60 into operation at the next session
Of the General Assembly
Mr.. Aldige gave like notice of bill for the
auditing OF the floating debt.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Bush
House bill No. 27s, An act supplemental to
act No. So Of 1s77, entitled an act to enforce
eRectualy the constitutional amendments pro-
posed January 24sh 1874. ratified at the general
election hold ON the I'd OF November. 1879, reia~
tive to the state debt and the funding thereof
ETC., etc. ...r.
The bill was read and under suspension OF
The constitutional rules was passed TO It's Sec
ond reading, and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, y-t
By Mr.. Huntington, chairman
House bill No. 279. An act for the relief of l.,
3. Lehman, N. A, Mcdonnell, Vim Fl. MerkeI,
Jno. Hurst. and E. LeBlane.
Under sapension Of the eonstI. sfnnaI rule