The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01
TEE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT FRIDAY FEBRUARY l. 1878
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
ExEguT1vE DEPARTMENT.. !
State Of Louisiana.

State Of Louisiana.
New Orleans, January 20, 1851
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives:
Herewith, lii accordance with section 90 Of
act No. 9e Of April ~. 1877 4 have the honor to
submit to you account rendered by Hon.
Robert NJ. Iusher, State Superintendent Of
Public Education, Of the contingent expenses
Of his Office for the year 1s77.
very fesR fgANdfs 4. NICHOLAS,
Governor.
The message and inclosed account were re-
ferred to the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses.
A further message was received from the
Governor, notifying the House that he had
signed
"An act to amend and re-enact article 2453
Of the Civil Code"
tMr. Lyons in the chair.l
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. 81,
can act relative to the charter Of the New
Orleans Waterworks Company, and amend
Ing act No 30 of the extra session of 1877, APP
proved March 81, 1871"
Was taken up on its second reading.
Mr. Tremollet had offered the following
amendment:
In section 4, III lines and 6, after the word
"pipes" strike out the words ''as contem-
plated by said act No. 3d.. and insert in lieu
thereof the words "to be specified by the city"
Mr.. Berry had offered the following amend
ment TO the amendment offered by Mr.. Ire
moulet.
Strike out the words las contemplated by
said act No. 81, and insert In lieu thereof the
-.
rial act transferring said waterworks, referred
to In section A.
The amendments were read.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved that the amendment OF
Mr.. Berry to the amendment Of Mr.. Tremou-
let be laid on the table.
On this motion Mr.. Tremoulet called for
the yeas and nays, with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Aldigs. Ayeock, Bridger.
Buck, Bell, Briee, Carloss. gressy, Como,
Gaudet, aaskins, Gillespie, Hill OF Orleans,
Kelly Of VIM, Kelly Of Orleans, Lyons,
Leeds. teonhard q Orleans, Martin IL. Nc Nc
Pitts, Richardson, Ryland, Randolph, Role,
Singleton, Self. Spiller, Stage, Smart, Toler,
Voorhies, Washburn, Warmoth, Wood, Wise,
Williams, and Young Of Claiborne Al.
Messrs. Breard, Burton. Bowden, brown,
berry, BsrS d Brsf'f pru seS BURDEN bo s1
DAYy, .Dejoie Estopinal, Fobb, Fitzpatrick,
aant a Gar KKa Gpaes hs q o hseen
Robert Johnson, keeting. Kern. Lamare.
Lewis, Magloire, Means, Million. Routon,
Raby, souer, Shakespeare semmes, Tay-
lor, Tollivef, Tremoulet, Vance, Washington,
Watson, Walker, Wilde. and Young OF East
Baton Rouge-49.
The House refused to lay upon the table the
amendment of Mr.. Berry.
Mr.. Berry moved to adopt the amendment.
Mr.. Drury moved that the further consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill be postponed until Tuesday
next, and that the Committee on City Affairs
be instructed to ask from the Mayor and Adj
illustrators the reasons why, in their opinion,
this bill should be passed.
On the motion to postpone Mr.. VOORHEES,
called for the yeas and nays, with the follow
ing result:
Yeas--.Messrs. Burton Brown, Bosley,
Brooks, Carville, Como Cole, Drury, burden.
Davidson, Dickinson, Dinkgrave, D,Avy, De-
Gaudet, CAN'T, Gary, Gracien. Hill OF Ascen.-
sion, Holt, Jones, Il. NJ. johnson, Robert
Johnson, Kennedy, lkeeting, Kern, Lewis, Ma
gloire, Mtilson,, Ryland, Raby, Shakespeare,
son, Walker, Wilde aud Young of East Baton
Rouge44.
Nays Messrs. Aldige,. Aycoek, Bridger,
Breard, Bowden. Barrett Brady, Buck, Berry,
Brice Carloss, Cressy, Delav1gne Gaskins,
Gillespie, Hahn, Hill Of Orleans, Jonas, Kelly
of VIM. Kelly of Orleans, Lyons, Leeds; Leon
Newsom, Nunez, Porter, Pitts, Richardson,
Routon, Randolph, Role, Singleton, Self,
Stagg, Sellers, Smart, Tremoulet, Toler,
VOORHEES, Vance, Washburn, Warmoth, Wood,
Wise and Young OF California;.
The motion to postpone was lost.
The question recurring on the motion of Mr..
Berry to adopt his amendment, he moved the
previous question.
Mr.. Drury moved to adjourn, which motion,
by rising vote Of 50 yeas to 81 nays, was car
ried.
And the House adjourned until u o'clock
Wednesday, the Goth.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk
Twentieth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,