The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-20

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
New Orleans; Friday. January 49, 1878.
The House was called to order at IL o'clock
N. Present:
Hon. l.. Bush, Speaker; and Messrs. Aldige,
Brdger, Breard, Burton, Bowden, Brown,
Barron, Barrett, Bosley, Brady Brooks, Buck,
Bell, Bilieu, Carloss, Como, Cole. Detiege,
Drury, burden, Davidson Dayries, Drew, DE
Lacey, Dickinson, Dinkgraye,, Desmarais,
D'Avy, Duke, Dupre,, Estopinal, Fobb, Ff,itzpat-
Gracien, Hahn, Hill of Ascension, Hill Of
Orleans, Holt, Huntington, Hammond H,
NJ. johnson, Robert johnson, Jonas, Kennedy
Keeting, Kelly of Vim, Kelly OF Orleans,
Kidd, Lyons, Leeds, Leonard of Caddo,. Leon
hard of Orleans, Lamare, Lewis, Lea Martin,
Magloire, Means, MIon, McGehee, Newsom,
Nunez Porter, Peralta Pitts, Richardson, Ry-
land, Routon Randolph, Romero, Role, Shak-
speare, Singleton Self snaer, Spiller, Semmes,
Stage, Stewart, Sellers Smart, Taylor, Toll
liver Tremoulet, Toler. VOORHEES,, Vance,
Washington Watson, Walker, Wood, Wise,
Wilde, Williams, Washburn, Young Of Clai-
borne and Young of East Baton Rouge.
One hundred and three members, and q quo
rum.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Percival.
The journal of January II was adopted.
Mr. Hill, of Orleans chairman Of the Com
mttee on Elections and Qualifications, asked
and obtained leave to resign from Said com
mittee.
The Speaker announced the following gen
tlemen as members Of the committees respect
lively named:
On Elections and Qualifications w. H. Wise,
in lieu of J. d. Hill, resigned.
On Judciary-John S. BiIlieu.
On RaiIroads-John s. Bilicu, In lieu Of J.
Seveignes.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. DE Lacy presented the petition of the
Mayor and Councilmcn Of the town Of Alexan-
dria praying that the town be relieved from
the payment Of parish taxes,
Which was referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
On motion Of Mr.. Lyons leave Of absence
was granted to Mr.. De Lacy for twelve days
from tomorrow, Saturday, January 10, ending
with and including January 81.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Huntington, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Claims, reported as follows:
| COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS, |
New Orleans, January 49, 1879. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives:
The Committee on Claims of the House Of
Representatives beg leave to submit to your
honorable body the following report:
Favorably on
| House bill MOI,
"An act for the relief Of G. II. Moore, tax
collector OF Richland parish, in the year 1877. y
With the fol lowing amendments: "To insert
| In lines 10, II and "a, School Funds instead 81
Free School or Public School Funds
Unfayorablv on
House bill No. 10,
IAN act for the relief Of Theodulc Leonard
Of the parish of West Fclicana."
Unfavorably on
Claim of w. w Hunter.
E. W. HUNTINGTON,
Chairman.
| Mr.. Bow(len, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee Oh Parochial Affairs, reported az
| follows:
COMMITTEE ON PARocHrAL AFFAIRS, |
New Orleans, January IS, 1873. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Parochial Affairs, tt
whom was referred House bill No IA,
San act to provide for the appointment Of
| justices Of the peace and constabes in jus
tees wards. created by the police juries
| throughout the State, when vacancies exist,
| Have considered the same and report favor
ably, with the recommendation that it pass
l.. II. BOWDEN, Chairman.
! Mr.. Bridger moved that the report of the
Committee ON Federal Relations, presented
yesterday, be taken up, and the joint .resolu
lions therein recommended as substitute
for the original joint resolutions Of Messrs
1 KiddXnd Lea be adopted,