The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-20
Young OF Claiborne and Young of East Baton

Dinkgrave, D'Avy, Fobb, Can't, Gary, Ora
Glen, Hill of Ascension. Il. nj. Johnson. keet-
ing, Maglloire ROMERO, Raby, Souer, snaer,
Semmes, Tolliver and Watson-26.
The resolution was adopted.
On the motion Of Mr. Brown, Mr.. Billieu
presented himself at the Speakers stand and
took the constitutional oath of Office.
On the motion Of Mr.. Hill. Of Orleans. chair
man of the Committee on Elections and Quail
fications, the case of Octave Harang. con
testing the seat of Charles Gaudet, was taken
up.
Mr.. Hill moved that the accompanying
resolution. recommended by the committee
be adopted as follows:
Resoiued, That Charles Gaudet be declared
entitled to the seat he now occupies in the
| House Of Representatives of the General As
senby Of the State of Louisiana as u Repre-
sentative of the parish Of Lafourche
On the motion to adopt the resolution, Mr..
Davidson called the yeas and nays, with The
following result:
Yeas Hon; Louis Bush, Speaker; and
Burton, Brown, Barron, Barrett, Bosley,
Brady Brooks, Berry, Brice, Chrloss, Cressy,
Como, Detiege, Drury, Delavigne. De Lacy,
Dickinson, Dfnkgrave Desmaraia, DAvy,
Deioe. Duke, Dupre, Estopinal, Fitzpatrick,
Forester. CAN'T, Gary Gastins Gillespie.
Gracien, Hahn. Hill Of Ascension, Hill OF Or
leans Huntington. Hammond IL M. Johnson,
Robert Johnson. Jonas, Kennedy, Keating.
Kelly Of Orleans, Kern Kidd, Lyons, Leeds,
Leonard Of Caddo. Leonhard Of Orleans, La
mare Lewis Lea, Magloire, Martin. Means,
Million. MeGehee, Newsom, N4nez, Porter
dolph, Role, Raby, Souer Shakespeare. Sin
gleton Self, Snael, Spller. Semmes, 9tagg,
Stewart, Sellers, Smart. Taylor. Tolliver.
Tremoulet, Toler, Vance. Voorhiest, washing
D., ~ uTnr Val Wood
Wilde, Williams. Young Of Claiborne, and
Young Of East Baton Rouge 9s.
Nays Messrs. Bowden, Cole, Davidson,
Fobb. Pitts and Romero-6
Mr. Kern offered the following resolution:
Be II resolred By the House Of Representa-
tines Of the STATE Of Losia,ana; That the Com,
are hereby instructed to have all evidence
taken before and by them in all contested
cases printed in pamphlet form, IN each case,
and given to each member prior to taking up
any case to seat, or unsoat any OF the contest
ants.
Lies over under the rules
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Jonas. chairman on behalf Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary reported as follows {:
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.
New Orleans, January u, 1873.
To the Honorable Speaker aud Members of the
House Of Representatives:
Your Committee on the Judiciary have the
honor to make the following report:
Favorably with amendment on
House bill No. VI,
| "An act to amend and rc-cnact article 451 OF
the Civil Code" etc,
Favorably on
House bill No. r.,
IAN act relative to the safe keeping of the
archives, books and papers of the various
district courts heretofore abolished
Favorably on
House bill No SO,
''An act to repeal sections 25t9, $3.50, 1915,
3616, 1920, 1921, 3147, 314s of the Revised Stat
utes, and section 81, Of act No. 96, Of extra
session OF 1577.'
Favorably on
House bin No. 81,
AN act relative TO the Superior Criminal
Court for the parish Of Orleans
Favorably by majority Of committee, on
House bill No. 10,
AN act to repeal acts Nos and 10 of the
session of the General Assembly Of 1874"
| UDfatOrably on
House bill No. 26,
"An act entitled AN act to amend and re-
enact section 800 OF the Revised Statutes OF
the year 1S70'~
Unfavorably on
House bin No. II.
the same to be a crime throughout this State,
Favorably by substitute on
| House bill No. TO-
"An act to amend and re-enact section 474 OF
the Revised Statutes Of the State of Louisi-
ana .
Chairman.
Mr. Aldige, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, presented the
following report:
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. !
New Orleans January II. 1878. J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Ways and Means have
had under consideration the following bills
and beg to report upon the same, as follows
House bill No. 10, unfavorably.
House bill No. Sd, unfavOrably.
The petition OF the retail grocers, also re-
ferred to this committee, has been duly con
sdered, and the subject matter therein. CON
tanned will be acted upon in the Revenue Bill
now being prepared
Very respectfully
J. ALDIGE, Chairman.
Mr.. Bowden, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Parochial Affairs, reported Us
follows
COMMITTEE ON PARoCHIAL AFFAIRS, !
| New Orleans. January II. 1873.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives;
| Your Committee on Parochial Affairs. IL
: whom was referred an act No 49, authorizing
the police jury Of the parish Of Webster t.
levy special LAX IOT Specltl pun p'hStS, b'h
leave to report favorably by substitute.
l.. II. BOWDEN,
Chairman.
Mr. Bridger, chairman, on behalf of thu
Committee ON Federal Relations, submitted
the following report:
; COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL RELATIONS.
New Orleans January II, 1873
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members 0
the House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Federal Relations t.
: whom was referred Joint Resolutions, intro
duced by Hon r. T.. Kidd and Charles E. Lea
relative to United States Senator, respectful,
report by substitute, and recommend TIN
, adoption of the substitute in lieu OF the orig
inal resolutions.
Respectfully submitted,
II. d. BRIDGER, Chairman.
The following minority report was present
, ed:
COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL RELATIONS
? New Orleans. January II. 1878.