The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-03
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1878.
or THE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1878.
mo USE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Forty-afth Days Proceedings.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Orleans. Thursday. February 49, 1873
The House was called to order at II d. m
Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs. AL
dige, Aycock, Barbin, Barron, Barrett, Brady
Brooks, Bowden, Brown, Bosley,, Burton
Carloss, Caryille, Cressy, Como, Cole, D'Avy
Dayries, Delavigne. De Lacy, Drew, Dicken
son. Dmkgrave, Duke, Dupree Drury, Fobb
an Gary I'M af miaee PM ,
Orleans, Holt, Huntington. Jonas. Jones, II
NJ Johnson. Robert johnson, Kelly Of VIM
Kelly Of Orleans, Keeting, Kennedy, Kidd
Lamare, Lea, Leeds III, Leonh hard Ct Cad lao
Martin Means, Milon, McGehee, Newsom,
Nunez, Peralta, Pitts, Porter, Randolph, Rich
arrlson, Rolle Romero, Routon, Ryland, Shak-
speare, Smart, Snaer. Stagg, Self. Sellers,
Tremou1et, Toler, Toliver, Vance, VOORHEES,,
Walker, Warmoth Washhurn, Washington.
Watson, Wilde. Williams, WISE Wood, Young
of Claiborne and Young Of East Baton Rouge
--I04.
Absent Messrs. Briggs, Buck, Davidson,
Dejoie, Desmarais Detiege, burden, Estopi-
nal, Fitzpatrick, Forester, Hahn, Kern, Nc
MiIlen, Raby and Steele--15.
Prayer was offered by tho Rev. Dr. Per-
cival
Journal Of the twenty-seventh approved
Ne ne +. if1tsiffare called M
House bill No. 205,
can act to incorporate the Battalion Wash
tongton Artillery Of the city Of New Orleans"
Which was taken up under the favorable re-
port Of the Committee on Corporations on
second reading and, under suspension Of the
rules the bill was considered engrossed, read
third time and passed, and the title was
adopted.
Petition from the citizens of ST. Mary
parish, protesting against the repeal Of the
act ordering a public road laid out on the
east side of the Bayou Teche, from the lower
to the upper line OF said parish etc
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
Affairs.
Mr.. Hill, of Orleans, presented petition
from O. d. Bragdon, j. b. Kelly, M. G. Rayes
OF al, asking an appropriation for services
rendered us secretaries for the Returning
Board Of 1872.
Referred to the Committee ON Appropria-
tions.
Mr.. Kennedy offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas the House ia pledged to reform
and to pass or adopt only such measures as
are OF That character, and as no measure can
properly be called reform one which Is
unjust, unfair, or which makes invidous dis
"a
charity, should begin at home, 1t Is eminently
proper that this House should take steps to
reform itself; therefore be 1t
Resotped, That the sam OF one dollar and
nifty cents per day being an Inadequate com
pensation for the services OF page, each page
q this House shall receive the sum of three
dollars per day, to be paid out Of tho contir-
gent expense fund.
Resotued, That, as the laborer Is worth his
hire, each member o. the Board Of Liquda-
ton shall receive tho sum of eight dollars per
day, to be paid out of the contingent expense
fund.- while serving in that capacity.
Lies over. ....
Mr.. Aldige offered the following resolution |
Resolued That the Committee on Contin- |
gent Expenses Of the House of Representa-
lives be authorized to audit and pay the ex-
penses OF the employees OF the several Joint
committees appointed under resolution No.
1M of tho session of 1877.
The resolution was ordered to lie over
Mr.. Bowden presented
"A memorial of the citizens of Franklin
parish, memorializing the Legislature to call
n constitutional convention"
Lies over.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Jonas, chairman. on behalf of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported as follows:
COMMITTEES ON THE JUDICIARY I
New Orleans. February %. 1873 ! |
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on the Judiciary have the
honor to make the following report:
Favorably on
House bill No. 43T,
San act to provide for the examination Of
the outstanding floating debt and claims
ration Of said debt and Claims; TO for bidding
the further payment by the Treasurer Of said
debt until examination be made and the Gen
eral Assembly act thereon" etc.
Fayorably on
Senate bill No 1877, ........
San act authorizing and directing the po-
lice jury of the several parishes to levy, I'm
pose and collect taxes for expenses in crimi-
nal proceedings, under the limitations of ex-
sting laws, on all property within the limits
81 their respective parishes" etc.
Unfavorahly on
House bill No. 49,
"An act to amend and re-enact article 674 Of
,he Code of Practice"
Favorably, with amendment, on
House bin No. 379, 1
IAN act to authorize the estate of VIM. P
Harper, late Civil Sheriff of the parish of Or 9
cans, to sue the State 6
Favorably on |
House bill No. 455, {
San act to authorize James Graham to sue
he State" l
Fnvorably on
House bill No. IA, .
% IN act to authorize Thomas r., MAXWELL |
ate Civil Sheriff of the parish of Orleans, to
institute suit against the State of Louisiana"
B. +. JONAS, Chairman. 7
Favorably by substitute, ON
House bill No. 81, L
San act comforting upon police iuries the t
power to prohibit the buying, selling, barter i,
ng or bargaining for all kinds of dry goods, !
liquors, wines, beers on Sabbath