The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24

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SENATE CHAMBER
lo New Orleans. February 81 1879.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of Tho
House Of Representatives:
am directed to inform your honorable body
that the, Senate has adopted the report Of the
Committee on Conference On the disagree
tnent .of the two houses on the proposed
amendments by the Senate to the constitu-
tlon Of the State, SO { IT as that report relates
to amendments by TIL House to the proposed
bered aud 10. two-thrds Of the Senators
elect having voted In the affirmative.
Also to inform You that the Senate has
a a,a,nt e. t 1hs ae,n,pta|nng propgsfd amend
10 the indiciary.o two-thirds Of the Senators
elect having voted In the Affirmative
Respectfully. a
JOHN CLEGG.
.. Secretary Of the Senate
Mr.. Kidd. chairman. OH behalf Of the Com
mittee on Enrolment, reported as follows
COMMITTEE o2Esan,tnrrr
New Orleans. February 81. 1s1s
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
| House of Representatives
| Your Committee onaEnrollment report as
| properly enrolled House bills Nos q. 8 and n
Il. D. KIDD, Ohairmano
On the motion of Mr.. Mt4ehee
House bioVo. 8ps.
AN act to enroll and organize the militia:
to organize. arm and eqNp special militia
force: to appropriate thirty thousand dollars
(s3ooool for arming eauipping and paying the
Dsame.''
Was taken up
Mr. McCehne offered as a substitute for Tho
bill bill recommended by the Committee on
Militia.
The substitute was read and placed upon
the calendar. becoming Q
House bin No. 427.
IAN act to enroll and organize The militia:
to organize. arm and equip a special militia
force: to appropriate ten thousand dollars for
aimtng. equirpng and paying the same"
| Under suspension of the rules tho bill was
| passed to its second reading and ordered TO be
printed. and made the special order Of the day
Tor TuesdYsf. February %, at O'Clock =. m.
On the motion of Mr.. Young. Of East Baton
Rouge
House bill No. 7G,
AN act to create local boards of health
throughout the State, subordinate 10 the
Board of Health Of the State of Louisann to
define their duties and powers, and their relaS
tions with said State Board of Health to pro.
vide for their support 10 establish a general
system OF recording vital statistics through
out the State. an,ao provide penalties for the
enforcement Of tSs act o
Was rrassgned as tho special oeler Of the
day for Saturday next at oelcckYh b. m.
On the motion of Mr. Leonhard of Orleans.
House bill No. 26s.
"An act relative to the STATE Printer. to tbod
official journal of the State, to the public
printing" etc.
Was taken up and reassigned as tho speca |
Of the day for Tuesday next at o'clocles,. IN.
On the motion q Mr.. Stewart,
: House bill No. sol.
An act to authorize the parish of Tensas |
to levy and collect special tax for eyee pur-
poses. and to provide for the administration |
thereof
Was taken up and reassigned as tho special
order of the day for tonight at 7 o'clock.
On motion Of Mr.. Ryand a recess was or
dcred until o'clock this evening.
Evening Session.
House called to order at 7:15 D. m. Present
Hon. Louis Bush. Speaker and Messrs.
Aldigee, Aycocho' Barbin, barron, Berry Bar
rett, Bell, Breard. Brdger, Bilieuo Brooks,
Carloss, Cole, Davidson, D'Avy. Dayries, De-
ioie Deiavgne, Desmarais, betege, Drew,
Dickinson, Dinkgrave Duke. burden, Dupreeos
Fobb, Gary, Gaslslns Hill of Ascension. Hill |
OF Orleans, Huntington Jonas, Jones, II M.
johnson, Robert johnson, Kelly of VIM.
Kelly of Orleans, keeting, Kidd, Lamare,
Lea. Leonhard Of Orleans. Lyons Lewis, Ma
gloire Martin Means, Milon. Mc{iehee. New
som, Nunez, Pitts, Porter, Raby, Randolph.
Richardson Role. Romero Ronton, Shaks-
peare, Smart, Snaer,, Stage Self, Sellers,
Steele. Semmes Singleton, Spiller, TAYLOR,
Tremoulet,,. Toler, Tolliver, Vance, VOORHEES,,
Wilde, Williams, Wise, Wood, Young of Clai-
borne, and Young Of East Baton Rouge 80
Absent, Messrs. Brady, Brice, Briggs, Buck,
Fitzratrick, Forester, CAN'T, Gaudet, Gracien,
Gillespie, Hahn, Hammond. Holt Kennedy
Kern, Leeds. Leonard of Caddo. McMllen
Peralta, Ryland, Stewart and Warmoth-27.
Mr. McGehee moved that when the House
adjourns, it meet at II o'clock a. m. tomorrow L
and sit until p. M, to re-assemble at D. NJ
and sit until 10 p. m.
Mr.. Dinkgraye moved to amend by meeting
tomorrow at p. m. after adjournment this
evening at 10 p. m.
By rising vote of 26 yeas to 63 nays the
motion Of Mr.. Dinkgrave was lost.
The question recurring on the motion Of
Mr.. McGehee, by rising vote of 60 yeas to
nays the motion was carried.
On motion of Mr.. Tremoulet the members
of the General Assembly belonging to mill
tary organizations of the city were excused
on tomorrow from attendance of the House.
Mr.. Lea asked and obtained leave of alb
scence for the evening for the members of the