The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07

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House be suspended in order to pass the bill
10 Its second reading
On that motion the yeas and nays were
called for, with the following result:
Ysas-Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
Messrs. Aldige, Barbin, Bell, Breard Brfee.
Bridger Billeu, Bowden Buck J, G ;I,als'
Hammond, Hill Of 0reans, Jonas, Kelly OF
Leeds Leontard Of Orleans, Lyons, Martin.
Means, Newsom. Nunez, Peralta Pitts. Por-
ter. Randolph, Richardson, Role. Ronton,
Ryland, Shakespeare. Smart, Self, Sellers,
VOORHEES, Wnshbtlrn Washington, Williams, |
wood, Young Of Claiborne and Young OF East |
Button Rouge 55.
Nays Messrs;, Barron, Barrett B,ooks
tiege. Drew, Dickinson, Dinkgrave, Can't,
Gary, Gaudet, Gracien, Hahn, Hill OF Ascen- |
sion. Holt, Jones' II. M. johnson, Robert john |
son, Keetng. Kennedy Kern, Leonhard OF
Gaddo Lewis, Maglore, Million, Raby, Rome ,
ro. Snaer, Stewart, semmes, Tolivel, Walker,
Warmoth and Watson-43 40.
The House refused to suspend the rules.
Mr. VOORHEES, called attention to the follow
Ing resolution
Resolrsd, That House bill No. 41s, "An act
representative districts, and amending and
re-enncting section ! Of act No |, approved
January 81, 1876, be made preference bill,
,iild that 1t have precedence over oil other bills
in this House, and may be called up at any
time on motion, to the exclusion OF uniin-
ished business and special orders.
In accordance with this resolution, Mr..
VOORHEES, moved TINT the above entitled House
bill No. 4ts DO taken UP,
The bill was taken up on its third reading.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved that the bill be read o
third time and passed, on which motion he
called for the previous question, which was
seconded by the House by rising vote Of 30
yeas TO Al nays.
The question being put: shall the main
question be now ordered?'
The yeas and nays were called for with tho
following result:
Messrs. Aldige. Aycock Barbin, Bell, Brenrd
Brice. Bridger, Billieu, Bowden, Buck. Car
loss, Cressy, Deayigne, Duke Dupreee
Forester. Gaskins, Gillespie, Hammond, Hill
i.eonhard Of Orleans, Lyons. Martin, Means
Newsom, Nunes Peralta, Pitts, Porter Ran
dolph, Richardson, Role, Ryland, s sl.,
Singleton, spiler. Taylor. Tremoulet Vance,
Voorhies, Washburn. Wilde, Williams, Wise,
Wood, Young Of Claiborne and Young Of East
Baton Rouge 61.
! Barron, Barrett. Brooks, Brown. Bosley. Bur
ton, Cole Como, Davidson. D'Avy, DE Laey,
Desmarais. Detiege Drew, Dickenson Dnk-
Hil 81 Ascension gp Holt Il M. Johnson, Keet,
Ing, Kennedy Lewis Mngloire. Milon,, Stew
art, Semmes, Tolllver, Walker, Washington
and Watson--33.
The main question was ordered.
The Speaker read to the House article AZ Of
the constitution Of the State Of Louisiana. rs
follows.
"No bill shall have the force of law unit
on three several days it be read in each house
of the General Assembly, and free discussion
allowed thereon. unless four fifths of til,
House, when the bill is pending, may deem
1t expedient TO dispense with this rule"
In compliance with this constitutional rul,
the Speaker held that, Notwithstanding The
vote on the main question had been ordered
free discussion must be allowed in accordanc,
with the constitutional rule above quoted.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved that unlimited free dis
cussion of the bill on its merits should be al
lowed by the unanimous consent and order o
the House.
The motion was adopted unanimously
Pending remarks on the bill by Mr.. Stew
art. Mr.. Kidd ut = p. m. called tho attention
of the House TO the special order of the day
being
House bill No 3es.
IAN act to take the sense of the people o
this State ON the question of holding n con
stitutional convention of the people of TIL
State'of Louisiana by electing and providin,
for the election of delegates to such conven
ton, If ordered by the people," etc,
Which he desired to reassign.
rT'bn Gppn lfnr aneIinnl ont prtninny a ,npt in
to reassign pending the remarks of Mr. Stew
art on House bill! No. 41s, but reserved to NJ,
Kidd the privilege to take up the bill and offe
his motion of reassignment as soon as the re
marks of Mr.. Stewart were concluded.
Under the reserved privilege Mr.. Kid
moved that the above entitled bill, No. 800, b
taken up and reassigned as the special orde
Of the day,
Objection was made and bya rising vote 0
Al yeas to 81 nays, less than two-thirds o
the members present voting in the atIirma
tive, the House refused to take up the bill TO
consignment
Mr.. Kidd moved to postpone the furthe
consideration of the bill until the bill unde
consideration, being House bill No. 4ls, wa
concluded
The motion was carried.
During the remarks Of Mr.. Stewart MI
Lewis asked permission to call up
House bill No. $40,
SAN act to amend and re-enact section O
act No. 70 of 1876, relative to the exemption O
certain property exempt from seizure an,
sale"
Special order with the view Of rectifying il
The Speaker declined entertaining the mo
ton while MIR. Stewart had the floor, but re
served the privilege to Mr.. Lewis Of callins
up tho bill after Mr.. Stewart had concludes
his remarks.
Mr.. Ryland asked and obtained permission
to eXnlnin the rnnson why he had been unahl