The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17

Of the First Judicial District to appoint al
Assistant District Attorney for said First Ju
dicial District defining his duties and fixing
his compensation. and authorizing and re
during the city Of New Orleans to provide
for such compensation
"An act authorizing the Police Jury Of thu
parish of st. Landry to levy and assess fo
certain purposes an annual tax Of fourteen
and onc-half mills; restricting the powers o
said jury, except by consent OF the voters o
said parish, and repeating act No. "a, regular
session of 1S70'
Respectfully.
JOHN CLEGG, Secretary.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr. Leonard, of Caddo, gave notice that HI
| would on some future day INTRODUCES bill tt
be entitled
"An act relative to bribery
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The unfinished business on which the House
was engaged yesterday at the hour of ad
journment being the
"Concuru,nt Resolution Of the Senate pro
posing amendments to the constitution of the
State of louisiana
| Was taken up.
| Mr. Leonard moved that the amendments
which had been rcconsidered this morning be
taken UP, which motion prevailing,
Mr.. voorhiessuyved that the House do adopt
his proposed amendment, offered February Is
to become amendment No.2
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called wthqhe following result
| Yens-Messrs Aldige. Aycock, Berry, Bell
Breard, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, Billieu, Bow
| den Buck, Carloss. CreSSy. Delavigne, Dnk-
grave, Duke, Dupree Estopin,a,lI Fiitzpa,t5riel,
| Hammond Hill of Orleans, Huntington,
leans, Keoting, Kennedy, Kern, Lamare Lea,
| Leeds. Leonard of Caddo Leonard of Orleans,
| Lyons, Martin, Means, McGehee, Newsom,
R isShn, Role, RyIHnd Smart, Self Sci,
lers, Steele, Singleton, Spiller, Taylor, Ire
| moulet Toler, Vance, VOORHEES,, Warmoth.
70, B of Claiborne y, and Young of Esst Ba-
N Na WuNN.tr Barron, Brooks, Brown,
Bosley, Burton. Carville, Como, Cole David
| son, D'Avy, Detege, Drew, Dickinson, Dur
cension. Holt, H., NJ. johnson, Robert
Johnson, Lewis. Magloire Million, Raby,
Routon, Stewart, Semme@ Tolliver, Walker,
Washington and Watson--33
Two-thirds of all the members elected to
the House of Representatives not voting for
the amendment it was not adopted.
Under the motion Of Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo,
the amendment No. g. proposed by him, was
taeen up under reconsideration, and read as
follows:
mo monopolyashall be creakd by the Gen.
eral Assembly, and oil monopOlies existing in
this State be and are hereby abolished"
On the motion Of Mr. Leonard, a call of the
House was ordered, and the Sergeant-at-A
was ordered to bring in absent members
The roll was called when the following
members answered to their namesa
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs
Aldige, Aycock, Barron, Barrett, Berry, Bell
Breard Brice, Briggs, Bridgcr, Billieu, Brooks,
o Gnv Sew Gt seye Como @e s b"Vd c@p
D'Avy, Dayries, Deioie, Delavigne, De Lacy,
Detiege Drew Dickinson, Dinkgrave Duke,
burden, DlSpprSe, Drury, Estopinal, Fitzpat-
rick, Fobbys Forester, Cunt, Gary. aaskins,
Ascension, Hill Of toaeans, Holt, Hunting
ton, Jonas Jones, H. M. johnson, Robert
johnson, Kelly Of VIM, Kelly of Orleans,
keeting, Kern, Kidd. Lamare, Lea Leeds,
Lewis Lyons Magloire, Martin, Means,
Million, McGehee, Newsom, Nunez, Peralta.
Pitts, Porter, Raby, Randolph. Richardson,
Role, Romero Routon, Ryland, Smart Snaer,
Self Sellers, Steele, stewYt Semmes, Single VI,
liver, Vance, VOORHEES,, Walker, Warmoth,
Washburn, Washington, Watson, WildeoWil-
liams, Wise, Wood, Young of Claiborne and
Goung of East Baton Yougo--111.
Absent Messrs. Brady, Desmarais, Gaudet,
Kennedy, McMillen, Shakespeare, Stagg and
Spller-S.
One hundred and eAven members present
and quorum.
The question was put: "Shall the proposed
amendAont to the constitution be adopted by
tho House p o
The yeas and nays were called, with the fol-
lowing result:
Messrs. Aldige, Aycock Berry, Bell, Brcard,
Brice, Briggs Bridger, Billieu, Bowden, Buck,
Carloss, Cressy, Delavigne, De Lacy, De-
tjege, ; DGke n.,a pInkIgraye Duke DuEPree,
Gracien,. Gillespie. Hammond, Hill Of Or.
leans, Huntington, Jonas, Jones, Kelly of
VIM, Kelly of Orleans, Kidd, Lamare, Lea,
Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo, Le,onhard Of Or
som, Nunez, Pitts, Porter, Randolph, Rich
ardson, Role, Ryland Smart, Self, Sellers,
Steele, Singleton, Taylor Tremoulet, Toer,
Vance, VOORHEES,, WashburhG, Williams, Wise
and Wood-65.
Nays Messrs.. Barron, Barrett, Brooks,
Brown, Bosley, Burton, Carvillee, Como, Cole,
Hahn, Hill opAscension, Holt, II. NJ. johnson,
gIoire Million, Peralta, Raby, Ronyro, Rou-
ton, Snaer, Stewart Semmes, Souer, 1oliver,
Walker, Warmoth, Washington, Watson.
Wilde, Young of Claiborne, ancbYoung Of East
Baton Rouge-46.
The chair announced that two-thirds Of all
the members elected to the House of Repre-
sentatives not having voted In the affirmative
the proposed amendment to the constitution
was not adopted.
Amendment No. 2 from the Senate was taken
up and read becoming No. 8, as follows:
AMENDMENT THREE. o
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid g salary Of five hundred dollancs (S5oo)
per session and actual travelling EXPENSES by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $3.50 for any one member; pro-
rided, that il two sessions are held in the same
year they shall receive for the second session
in that year salary of only two hundred and
fifty dollars $3.50 and actual travelling ex-
penses by the nearest practicable route, not to
exceed fifty dollars $3.50 for any one member;
The regular biennial session shall not exceed
ninety DAYS in duration unless by vote Of two