The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08
OFFICIAL JOURNALs
OR THEA~
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
.,,'
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1873.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
OFFICIAL JOURNALs
STATE OF LOUISIANA. /.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Twcnty-sixth Days Proceedings.

HousE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
New Orleans Wednesday. February 6. 1878.
The House WIS called to order at IL M.
Present:
Hon Louis Bush. Speaker, md Messrs. Al
dige Aycoek, Barron, Barrett, Bell, Breard
Brice, I!illieu, Brooks, BoWden. Brown, Boslgy
Buck, Burton, Carloss, garvlle, Cressy, Como,
vignc De Lacy, Dinkgraye, Duke, burden,
Dupree, Drury, Estopinal, Fitzpatrick, Fobb,
Gaskins, Gaudet, Graeien, Gillespie, Hum
mond, Holt, Huntington, Jonas, Jones, Ii. NJ
Of Orleans, Keetipg, Kennedy, Kidd, La-
mare, Len, Leeds, Leonhard of Orleans, Lewis.
Lyons, Magloire, Means, Milon, Newsom. Nti-
neg, Peralta, Plttk Porter, Knby,, Randolph,
Richardson, Romero Konton, Rylnnd, shak-
Steele stewart, senmes, Slngleton, sPiller,
Souer, Taylor, Tremoulet. Toler. Tolliver,
Vance, VOORHEES,, Walker, Warmoth, Wash
burn, Washington, Watson, Williams and
Absent Messrs. Brady, Berry, Bridger,
Briggs, Desmarais .Detfege, Drew, Dieken..
ASCENSION 1', I III ID d breans, Kern Leonard Of
Caddo, Martin, Mctiehee, McMillen. Role,
Wilde, Wood Young OF Claiborne and Young OF
East Baton Rouge1M.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Percival
The journal Of the fifth was adopted.
PETITIONS, MEMORABLE, AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Billieu presented the following resolu-
tion:
RESOLVED. That hereafter there shall be no
special order Of the day, except by the unaIn-
mous consent Of the House.
Lies over.
Mr.. Dinkgrave presented the petition and
claims Of Z. J. Kennedy for publishing the
acts of the Legislature for the years 1873 and
1874 In the parish Of Madison
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Sellers presented petition Of the citi-
zens residing north of Bayou Chudree, in the
parish of Ouachita, asking to be attached to
the parish Of Union, etc.
Referred TO the Committee on Parochial
Affairs.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr. Jonas, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported as follows
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,
New Orleans February 6. 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives.
Your Committee on the Judiciary have the
honor to submit the following report:
Favorably on
Senate bill No. II, :.~
aAn act to amend and re-enact section 1877
of the Revised Statutes OF 1870"
Favorably on
Senate bill No. g.,
"An act to authorize the District Attorney
Of the First Judicial District to appoint an
Assistant District Attorney for said First Jul
dicial District, defining his duties"
Favoraltly on
Senate bill No. Al,
Gan act relative TO crimes and offenses
authorizing Judges, In certain cases, to sen
tence convicts to work on the public works and
! roads, and delegating the power to parochial
and municipal authorities necessary to en-
force the same
House bil1 No 2eo, % a
IAN act to regulate the sale y intoxi-
eating liquors outside Of incorporated towns
and cities: to provide for the Issuing OF q
| license for the sale thereof upon the applica-
ton Of the taxpayers residing In the ward
J, where the sale is to be carried on, and to pro-
| vide penalties for 81 violation Of the pro-
visions Of this act"
senate bill No. So, substitute for Senate bill
W IAN IN act to further regulate the trial of ap.
peals in the Supreme Court Of the State Of
Louisiana"
| Senate biz No. SO, substitute for Senate bill
No 5, s.ou,u o..,...,..,
| cases" etc.
| Favorably on
l Senate Dill NO. To-
GAN act to amend and re-enaet section 1861
of the Revised Statutes Of 1870, and to repeal
all laws or parts OF laws In conflict with this
act" o
| Favorably on
| Senate bill No.4
can act to amend and re-enact section Of
act No. A Of regular session OF 1877, relative tc
compensation OF jurors"
| Favorably On
| Senate bill No. 50,
IAN act to punish the unlawful detention
mutilation or destruction Of public records
documents, books or writings, ard their non
delivery, BY any outgoing to any incoming
officer or other authorized person.
| Favorably ON ~
| Senate bill No. So,
/ IAN act recurring Parish Judges to keel
! their offices at the parish seats, etc.
UnfavoTably on
/ Senate bill No. 46,
can act to amend and re-enaet section 800 Q
the Revised Statutes Of $780,