The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-30

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ert Johnson, Kennedy, Keeting, Kelly OF Winns
Kelly Of Orleans, Lyons Leeds, Leonard Is, On
Caddo. Leonhard Of Orleans, LaIna a LEWIS,
aeh,ee, Newsom, Nunez, Porter, peralta,
pitts, Richardson, Ryland, Routon, Randolph,
Role, Souer, Shakespeare, Singleton, yell,
snaer spiler. semmes stage stew Warh Se,a-
ers Smart TAYLOR Tolliysr roleI n9o1 WISE
Walker. Wood, Williams, Young Of Claiborne
and Young of East Baton Rouge-96. -.
Absent Messrs. .Ayeoek, Bridger. Briggs,
Dayries, DeLacy Des..narsis Fo9b, aoeNEs st
Kidd, MeMillen, Romero, Kaby, Steele, Ere
fnoulet, Warmoth and Wilde-2 %.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Percival.
The journal of the twenty-sixth was
amended and approved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Brady presented petition OF Alphonse
Losset, praying that an act Of emancipation
from the disabilities Of minority be passed for
his benefit
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Wise presented the memorial OF the
citizens of Shreveport asking the General AS
sembly to pass the bill to incorporate the Red
River and Mississippi Raiload Company.
Mr., Wise also presented resolutions adopted
by the Council Of the city OF Shreveport, con-
veying the same request.
Both were referred to the Committee ON
Railroads.
Mr.. Berry offered the following resolution:
Resotued That the COMMITTEES on Retreneh-
ment and Reform be and are hereby author
lied to inquire into the action OF the "Pilotage
system" for the port of New Orleans; that
they have power 10 send for persons, and re-
port such changes In the present laws Us LII
their Judgment may seem desirable.
Under suspension Of the rules the resolu-
tion was taken up and referred to the Com
mittee ON Retrenehment and Reform.
The petition OF M. L. Bigney was taken up
under the ,lnfavorable report Of the Commit
tee on the Judiciary and on motion OF Mr..
Fitzpatrick the report was adopted.
On the motion of Mr.. Deavigne the petit
ton of the police jury Of the parish OF ut.
Martin, asking for the passage Of Nh act by
the General Assembly Of the State OF Louisi-
ana to provide for tho drainage Of Overlooked
land in the parish Of ST. Martin, was taken up
under an unfavorable report Of the Commit
tee on Lands and Levees.
Lies over subject to call.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr. Fobb presented the petition Of the tax
uayerg oil the town Of Donaldsonville asking the
passage of an act to relieve that town from
the payment Of parish taxes
Lies upon the table subject to call
Mr.. VOORHEES, asked for q suspension o.
the rules In order to define the condi.
tion OF House bill No II, which was granted
| by q rising vote of 60 yeas and II nays, and OF
| his motion said
House bill No. ~,
IAN act defining public adultery" etc,
| Was declared to be the unfinished business
Of Saturday, January 2e. .--
! REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Huntington, chairman, on behalf OF thu
Committee on Claims, reported as follows:
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
1 New Orleans. January 20, 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF th'
House of Representatives:
The Committee on Claims Of the House o
REPRESENTATIVES, beg leave to submit to you
honorable body the following report:
Favorahly by substitute ON
House bill No. /,
IAN act for the relief Of G. H. Moore, Tax
Collector OF Richland parish In the year 1877.
/
House bill No. 81,
IAN act for the relief Of John p. Maurer.'
Unfavorably ON
| House bill No. 81,
payment for supervising printing and bindinI
In paper covers five hundred copies OF tn
, mai1Itserfpt index of the acts OF the Genera
Assembly TO and including acts OF 1870"
Favorably on
IAN net to authorize and empower the Stat
Treasurer to pay certain warrants herein ae
Fayorably on claim of George de L. Chat
,, mac.
Favorably ON
Senate bill No. A,
the parish Of Orleans"
. Unfavorably on
! SPetition OF II. Won Werthern, asking reli'
| | from the State for services rendered the ~
reau Of Immigration Of Louisiana and I'll
'''''e VI A L. W. HUNTINGTON,
Chairman.
O. Mr.. Lyons, chairman, on behalf OF the Con
mittee On Corporations, reported as follows
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS,
New Orleans January 49, 1878.
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of til
House OF Representatives:
You Committee on Corporations beg to r.
i port
- On House bill No. lag, entitled
Gan act to incorporate the New Orleaf
Board of Underwriters"
!, Favorably, by a majority, with amen'
:, ments.
: On House bill No 14s, entitled ..,
i, San act to amend and re-enact an act q
titled An act to incorporate the city OF ke
!, ner,'"
:, BY substitute. ~
Respectfully submitted, >,re
el Mr.. Bowden chairman, on behalf OF ii
: Committee on Parochial Affairs, reported
follows:
~ COMMITTEE ON pARoCHTAL AFFAIRS,
10 New Orleans, January rs. 1873
IL To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of II
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Parochial Affairs,
n whom was referred
:, Senate bill No. %,
III "An act entitled AN act to amend and rec
act act No. 81 Of the regular session OF 1870,
10 Have carefully considered the same. 81
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