The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17
Th1rty.fourth Days Procce dings.

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Thtrty-fourth Days Proceedings.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. I
| New Orleans. Friday. February +, 1878. J
| The Houstowas called to order atY2 o'clock
m. Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, e and Messrs AS
dige, Barron, Barrett Berry, Bell Breard
10y, Burton CARLOS, CSH[vlle, tre4sy, Como
Cole, Davidson, D'Avy, Dayries, Deioie, Della
| Dickenson DInkgrave, Duke, burden, Dupree,
Drury, Estopinal, Fitzpatrick. Fohb, CAN'T,
Gary, Gaskfns, Gaudet. Gracien, Gillespie,
Hahn, Hammond Hill of Ascension, Hill OF
NJ. johnson, Robert Johnson, Kelly of Vim,
Lanare, Lea, Leeds, Leonhard Of Caddo,
LeoRhrd Of Orleans Lewis, Lyons, Magloire
Martin Means, M sit3 MeG i IN Newsom,
dolph, Richardson, Role. Romero, kouto,n,
Stewart, Semmes, Singleton Spiller, Souer,
Taylor, Tremoulet, Toler, Tolliver,. Vance,
ys2orhies, Walker, Washbnrn, Washingt3nn.
| Claiborne-106
| Absent Messrs. Aycock, Brady, Briggs,
Iilieu, Buck, Forester, Keetng, McMillen,,
Shakespeare, Stage Var moth Wilde and
Prayer was offered Sy the Rev. DR.. Percival.
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Mr.. Hammond asked and obtained leave Of
absence for Mr. Washburn until Wednesday
next. a
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS 9ND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Young, Of Claiborne, presented the fol
lowing Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, 1t appears that House bin No,
2S5, making an appropriation to pay the first
|. auarter salary of the constitutional fficers,
hou h1th
Assembly and that there are constitutional
objections thereto,
BE Il resolued by The House Of Representa-.
| Tires. the Senate concUring, That the Chief
Clerk of the House Of Representatives. be III
structed to withhold the said House bill No; 285
from the Governor Of this State, and that it's
provisions be of no force or effect
Under suspensioloof the rules the resolu-
ton was adopted
Mr.. Young, of Claiborne presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
eBe IL resolved by The House Of Reprcsentcn,
tiues That clerks Of standing and special COM
mittees are required to bring certificates from
the chairman Of the respective committees
specifying the date Of appointment and the
number Of days for which they are to be paid
and the compensation per day SllOwed them;
which certificates shalt be filed with the Con
tingent Expense Committee, and constitute
the guide by which the chairman OF said com
said committees.
Lies over
Mr.. Buck presented the petition of johnson
Armstrong for pay of an amount claimed to
be due him by the State.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Keeting presentedel petition of Flo D.
Fuentes ct al, askingo an appropriation to
cover deficieiey in appropriation for assessors
for 1876 and 1877.
Referred to the Committee on Appropria-
tons.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. jonas. chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on tie Judiciary, submitted the follow
ing report:
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.
New Orleans February II, 1878. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
Your Committee on the judiciary have the
honor to make the following report:
UnfavOrably on
House bill No. 146,
IAN act to incorporate the New Orleans
Board of Underwriters"
Unfavorably by majority of committee on
House bill No. 361,
ssAn act to provide for the protection of all
parties to whom valuable packages may be
shipped" etc.
UnfavOrably on o
House bill No. 3d.
IAN act authorizing Clovis Babled, admin
istrator OF the succession OF Louis Surgi, to
sue the State
UnfavOr2bly on
House bill No. 355,
IAN act to repeal act No. 116, extra session
Of 1877, approved April 30, 1877, entitled AN
act to prohibit the keepers Of bar-rooms,
drinking saloons, etc, from selling or giving
Intoxicating liquors to minors, and to pre-
scribe penalties for violation OF the provis
ions of this act
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1853, .
"An act to procure one hundred and sixty
five copies of the Revised Statutes of the State
Of Louisiana for the o,lse of the executive,
judiciary and legislative departments OF the
State to pay for the same, to distribute them,
"Petition Of merchants bankers and clerks
Of Orleans"
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1863,
IAN act to amend sections and IS of act
No. of the acts of 1874, approved January
"a, 1874
Favorably on
House bill No. 1913,
SAL act providing for a session of the Su-
preme Court at Shreveport, louisiana
FavOrably on
House bill No. 354,
can act to authorize the city of Shreveportto
collect twenty-five per cent of the licenses as
rants and to collect one-half Of one per cent Of
the valuation or assessment made for the year
1877 on all the real. personal and mixed prop
erty subject to taxation in the city Of Shreve
port in scrip or warrants Of the city OF Shreve
port during the year 1878.
Your committee report back memorial of G.
G. HartwelI, Of Orleans, with recommends
ton that it be referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The petition of B. Armbruster is reported
back by your com mittee, and recommend that
the same be referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Your committee also report back, without
action,
House bill No. BAT,
Gan act to authorize VIM. H. Reagan to sue
the State"
And recommend its reference to the Com
mittee on Claims.
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1877,
IAN act to prohibit the sale of spirituous,
malt or other intoxicating liquors after 10
o'clock on Sabbath, and the penalty therefor"
Unfavorably on
petition of the citizens Of Iberia relative to
H. h.,