The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-11
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1878.
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIv Es.
Fiftieth Days Proceedings.
Evening Session.

Fiftieth Days Proceedings.
Evening Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, |
MH=- af1eatas. Wednesday, March G. 1878
The House was called to order at thirty
minutes past o'clock p. m. Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs
Aldige .Aycock. Barbin,. Barron, Barrett
Brady, Breard. Briee, Bridger, Billieu Bow
den, Bosley, Burton, Carloss. CarviIle Cressy
Duke, Dnpree, Forester, Gaskins, Gaudet,
Gracien, Gillespie Hahn, Hammond Hill OF
Orleans. Holt. Jonas, Jones' Fl. M. Johnson,
Kelly. of VIM Kelly Of Orleans, Keeting
Lea, Leonard of Cadde, Lewis, Lyons, Mar
tin, Million, Newsom, .Nunes, Pitts. Porter,
Raby, Randolph Richardson, Routon, Ry-
land, Shakespeare, Snaer,. Stage, Self, Slpiller,
Taylor, Tolliyer, Vance, VOORHEES, ,Washburn,
Williams. Wise, Young OF Claiborne and
Young Of East Baton Rouge-6s
The resolution offered by Mr.. Kidd in rela-
ton to the taking up of local bills alphabet
ieally at night sessions was taken UP.
Mr.. Leonard of Caddo, moved that the
House resolve itself into a committee OF the
whole House for the consideration Of the APP
preparation bill, to the exclusion of the order
on local bills.
| Mr.. Washbutn moved to lay the motion Of
Mr.. Leonard upon the table, and ON that mo-
tion Mr. Barrett called for the yeas and nays
with the following result:
Yeas-Hon. Louis Bush. Speaker, and
Messrs. Aycock, .Barbin, Barrett, Breard,
vile, Cole, Davidson, Dupree, Gaskins, Ora
Glen, Hahn, Hammond, Holt, Jonas. Jones,
H. NJ. johnson. Robert johnson, Kelly OF
VIM, Nunez Pitts, Richardson, Smart
Stage, Self. Sellers, Spller, Taylor, Vance
| Ration RaiIup--3R
Nays~Messrs. Aldige. Barron, Brady
Bowden,, Brown, Bosley, Buck, Burton,
Greasy, Come D'Avy, puRree qa skh ara-
II. NJ. Johnson, Robert Johnson Kelly Of
Vim. Nunez. Pitts, Richardson, Smart,
Stage, Self. Sellers, spiller, Taylor, Vance,
Williams, Wise Wood, and Young of East
| Baton Rouge-45.
The motion to lay upon the table was lost.
The question recurring Oh Mr.. Leonard
motion for the House TO resolve itself into a
committee of the whole on the appropriation
BILL
Mr. Carvile called for the yeas and nays,
with the following result:
Yeas-Hon. Louis Bush. Speaker. and
Messrs. Aldige -Ayeoek Brady, Breard,
Bridger, Bowden, Brown, Bosley, Buck, Car
loss, Cressy.,Como, Detiege, Dickinson, Dink-
grave. Duke, Dupree, Forester Gary, Giles
pie, Hill Of Ascension. Hill OF Orleans, Jonas,
Kelly of Orleans, Keeting, Lea, Leeds, Lewis,
Leonard of Caddo, Leonhard of Orleans,
Lyons Martin, Mion Newsom, Peralta,
Shakespeare, Smart, snaer Stewart, Taylor,
| Tremoulet, Tolliver, Vance, VOORHEES, Wash
burn, Washing, Wilde. Williams, Young Of
Claiborne and Young of East Baton Rouge-59.
Brice, Billieu, Brooks. Burton, Carville, Cole,
Davidson. DAvy, CAN'T, Gaskins, Gracien,
Hahn, Hammond, Holt Jones, Fl. M. John
son, Robert Johnson Kelly Of Vim, Nunez,
Richardson, Stage, Self, Sellers. spller, Wise
and Wood-29.
The motion was carried.
| Mr. Vance moved to reconsider the vote Just
taken.
Mr.. Keeting moved to lay the motion of
Mr.. Vance on the table, and on that motion
Mr. Davidson called for the yeas and nays,
with the following result:
Yeas-Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
Messrs. Aycock, Brady, Breard. Brooks,
loss, Caryille, Cressy, Como. Detiege, Dick
Gillespie, Hill of Ascension, Hill Of Orleans,
Jonas. Kelly OF Orleans, keeting, Lea, Leeds,
Lewis, Lyons, Martin, Million, Newson, Pc
ralta Pitts. Porter, Raby Randolph, Richard
son. Routon, Ryland, Smart. Snaer, Stewart,
Taylor, Tremoulet, Toliver, Voorhies, Wash
borne and Young of East Baton Rouge 81
Nays-Messrs Aldige Barbin, Barron,
Brice Bridger, Billieu Cole Davidson,
D'Avy, CAN'T, Gaskins, Gracien Hahn, Ham
Johnson, Kelly of VIM, Nunez Stagg. Self,
Sellers, Spiller, Vance, Williams, Wise and
| Wood-3O.
The motion TO lay upon the table prevailed
The consideration of the appropriation bill
was resumed.
| APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion the House resolved itself into a
committee of the whole House.
| MIR. Leeds in the chair
On rising the committee reported through
it's chairman,
House bill No 4s6,
"An act making appropriations for the gen.
eral expenses of the State for the year ending
December 81, A. D. 1878"
And that the committee had considered the
bill section by section, and had agreed upon
amendments thereto. 50 that theobill shall
read as follows:
An act making appropriations for the gen
| eral expenses OF the State for the year
| ending the thirty-first day of December.
| A. d. eighteen hundred and seventy-eight.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted bu the Senate and
House of Representatives Of The State Of
| Louisiana, IN General Assembly conrened,
| That that the following sums, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be and they are
hereby appropriated from any moneys in the
treasury. not otherwise appropriated, for the
| following purposes for the year ending the
thrty-frst day of December, eighteen hun
dred and seyenty-eight lST8l.
For salary of the Governor, eight thousand
| dollars $4,000.
For salary Of the Governors private secre-
tary, twenty-five hundred dollars $4,000.
| For salary of Governors clerk during the
session of the General Assembly, three hum
| dred dolars-$300.
For salary of Governors messenger, five
hundred dollars-S5oO
For salary of Governors porter, three him.
dred dollars $500.
For salary of Lieutenant Governor, three
| thousad dollars-s300O.
| For salary of the Secretary Of State, three
| thousand dollars $1,000