The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

REdt IILAR SESSION OF 1873.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ThIfty-fiffh Days Proceedings.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. !.
New Orleans. Saturday. February IS. 1878. I
The House was called to order at II o'clock
IN. Present:
Hon. LOUIS Bush, Speaker and Messrs.
| Aldige, Aycock, Barron, Barrett Brady.
Brooks, Bowtien, BrowH. Bosley, Buck. Bur,
ton. CarIoss, Carville, Greasy, Como Cole,
Davidson DAVE p, D'Avyi Dayrlss, peioe' Della
pree, Drury, Fitzpatrick, Fobb Forester.
CAN'T, Gary, Gaskins Gaudct. Graciene tiil-
lespie. Hahn, HamnDnd, Hill of Ascension,
Jones, FL NJ; Johnson. Robert Johnson Kelly
Of Winn Kelly OF Orleans, Keeting, Kennedy
Kern, Lamare, Lea, Leeds Leonhard Of Caddo,
Leonard Of Orleans, Lewis Lyons, Magloire,
Nunez, peralta, Pitts, Porter, Raby, Randolph
Richardson, Role, Romero, Routon, Ryand,
Shakespeare, Smart Snner. Self, Sellers, Steele,
Stewart, .Semmess Singleton, spiller. Souef,
Taylor, Tremoulet, Toler, Tolliver, Vance
Watson, Wilde, Williams, Wise, Wood, Young
Of Claiborne ance Young OF East Baton
ABSENT essrs. Briggs, EStOpnal, Kidd,
McMilen. Stagg and Washburn- &c
| Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. PEREZ
val
Journal q the aftsssnth was amende, and
adopted.
! PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Huntington presented memorial Of G..
Carroll Esq, ef New Orleans, in aelation to
the invention Of mechanical apparatus to ex-
psedite the calling Of the roll the yeas Ind
nays and saving of time in the deliberations
of the General Assembly.
| MreHuntington moved that the memorial
Of Charles Carroll be referred to a committee
of three persons versed in the science Of me-
| chanism, with instructions to examine into
| the merits OF the apparatus alleged to be in
vented by Charles Carroll, and to report to
this House, within five days, whether the
adoption of the same by this Houseobe de-
sirable and feasible, and in such event, what
arrangements can be effected with the in
ventor looking to such adoption.
Under n suspension of the rules the motion
OF Mr.. Huntington was taken up and adopted
The Speaker appointed on the committee to
examine the apparatus eMessrs. Leeds, Shak-
spcare and Steele.
Mr.. Brice presented q memorial fp'gn Judge
Boone, of Bienvillc, asking legislative relief
for services as Parish Judge of Bienvie par
ish, during the years 1873 to 1875.
Also
Ihepetition OF J. T. Brown, asking relief for
services rendered as Clerk Of Registration in
Bicnvile parish in 1875.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Drllry presented
"a list of veterans and widows of veterans
residing in the parishes Of Asccnsion Az
sumption, Lafourche, st. James and Terre-
bonnee
Referred to the Committee-on Pensions.
Speaker Bush presented
Statement of expenses Of fittng up State
House, with vouchers, bills, etc"
Referred to the Committee on Contingent
Expenses.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Vise, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mttee on Elections and Qualifications, re-
ported as follows:
COMMITTEE on ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
New Orleans. February "A. 1878. {
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of
the House Of Representatives.:
The Committee on Elections and Ouaitica-
tions beg leioe to report that they have CON
sldered the contest OF L.. Barbin VS.. L. j SOuer |
in accordance with the resolutions of April H. |
1877, adopted at the last session Of the Legis-
lature, and having fully considered the evil |
dence submitted to them find, under just
application Of the law, that l.. J. Soucr is inc
eligible, because not q resident of the parish |
OF Avoyelles at the date of the election in 1876
and further, that his ineligibility being pa
tent and notorious the votes cast for him |
could not be counted. The committee have,
therefore, determined that l.. Barbin having |
received the highest number OF votes legally |
cast Is entitled to q seat on the floor Of this |
House, and respectfully submit the accompa-
ing resolution.
w. ii. WISE, Chairman
ReaOtretS That l.. Barbin be and is hereby
declared legally entitled to seat in the House |
of Representatives OF the General Assembly
OF the State OF Louisiana as q Representative |
of the parish Of Avoyelles
MINORITY REPORT.
Report of the minority of the Committee of
the House on Qualifications and Elections
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
The undersigned members OF the Committee
OF the House on Elections and Qualifications
beg leave to report that they can
not concur in the majority report Of said COM
mittee whereby the seating Of the Hon Ludgero
Barbin, vice Hon. l.. j Souer the sitting mem
Der from Avoyelles, is recommended.
They further beg leave to report that In
their opinion the said l.. J. Souer is entitled to
be declared the duly elected Representative Of
said parish for the following reasons:
9 L. That before, to wit, in 1874 and 1876, he
was duly registered as an elector Of the parish