The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29

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JOINT committee on constitution.
SENATE bill No 80,
An act to require all State, district and
paroch1al officers OF the State, whether elected
OF appointed, to take the oath of Office and
give bond, where bond Is required, and ea,,ss
the same to be filed in the proper office In tbu
manner required by law. within thirty davs
after the receipt Of their COMMISSIONS and 4,
declare vacant any Office where the officer
elected or appointed to fill the same shall fail
to comply with the requirements Of thia act
within the limitation therein fixed. !" and
| Senate bill No. AZ,
IAN act to amend and re-enact article 5s2 Of
| the Code OF Practice
Were severally read, and, under suspen-
sion OF the rules, were passed to their second
reading, and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 81,
IAN act to amend and re-enact an act APP
proved March g. 1876, entitled AN act regulate
ing the time OF holding the regular terms OF
the District Court of the Eighth Judicial Dis
trict parish Of Calcasieu,"
Was, under suspension OF the rules passed
to its second reading, and, under a further
suspension of the rules, was read third time
and passed, and the title was adopted
Senate bill No g.
An act to authorize the institution Of suits
to test the sufficency Of sureties on official
bonds'
Under suspension OF the rules the bill was
read second time, and referred to the Conn
mittee on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. IS,
Joint Resolution In regard to tariff on
sugar, and protesting against any diminution
thereon
Under suspension OF the rules, underwent
its several readings and was passed and title
adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 81,
IAN act defining public adultery, declaring
the same to be a crime throughout this State
and providing penalties therefor
Being the special order OF the day for this
day at p. M. was taken up on it's second
reading under the unfavorable report of the
Committee on the Judiciary.
On the motion Of Mr.. Routon the eighth
section of the bill was amended by striking
out in the last line thereof the words It's pas
sage" and inserting in lieu thereof the words
!" the first day of October, 1875"
Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo, moved that the bill
be postponed indefinitely.
On the motion to postpone Mr.. Routon
called for the yeas and nays with the follow
ing result:
Yeas Messrs Drury, CAN'T, Hill Of Orleans.
Huntington, Jonas, Kern, Kidd, Lyons, Leeds,
dolph, Raby.. Stewart, Taylor, VOORHEES,, and
, .Nays-Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
hessTs h hoMo Akggo o@s BBg 4n h Bsa
Billieq, Bosleey, Brady, Brooks, Buck, Berry,
Bell Brice, Carloss, Greasy Como, Cole, De-
tiege Pa ,,nIe r,d Deaavggne DAvy Deioie,
Gary, Gaskins, Gracien, Hahn, Hill Of Ascerl-
sion Hammond III. M. johnson, Robert john
son, Keeting, Kelly OF Orleans, Leonhard Of
Lamare, Lewis, Lea, Martin, Means,
ardson, .Ryland, Routon, Role, Souer, Single
ton, Self, SDaer Spiller, Semmes, Stagg Sell
ers, Smart, Tolliver, Tremoulet, Vance, Wash
ngton, Warmoth, Walker, Wood WISE Wilde,
and Young Of East Baton Rouge-76.
The motion to postpone indefinitely was
lost
Pending the consideration Of House bill No.
~, the hour Of 2 o'clock having arrived, fixed
rs the special order Of the day for the con-
sideration of House bills Nos. 81 and Is, the
of the special order was on mo- 4
Jon Of Mr.. VOORHEES,, postponed for one half
hour, and afterwards was further postponed
until after the consideration Of this bill.
Mr.. Jonas moved to amend by striking out N
he words "this State" and inserting In lieu
hereof the words parish Of Catahoula.'
Mr.. Kidd moved that House bill No ri, and
he whole subject matter, be laid upon the
able.
On which motion Mr.. Routon called for the
7eas and yeas, with the following result:
Yeas Hon. Speaker Bush, and Messrs.
Berry, Brice, Cressy, Detiege, Drury, Day
les pelavigne, Deioie, -Dupre, CAN'T, Gas
lyons, Leeds Leonard Of Caddo, Magloire
Iilon, McGehee, Porter, Perata, Randolph,
Ssaby Sell t. sttaag fas Taylor Vance voorhies,
Nays-Messrs. Aycock, Bridger,, Breard,
Burton, Brown, Brooks, Bell, Carloss, Car
lille, Como, Cole, D'Avy, Duke, Fobb, Fitz.
f Ascension, Holt, Huntington, Hammond,
!. M. johnson, Kelly Of Orleans, Leonhard OF
orleans, Lamare, Lewis, Lea, Martin, Means,
tits, Richardson, Ryland, Routon, Role,
,oler, Warmoth, Walker, Wood and Wilde
Mr.. Kidd, by consent of the House, at this
me- introduced, out Of regular order,
House bill No. 212,
San act to amend and re-enaet an act enti-
ed AN act to regulate the oyster fisheries on
ne bays. and coasts OF the State OF Louis
tna,' being act No. IS OF the regular session
{ 1870"
The bill was, under q suspension Of the
lies, read a first and second Time and re-
,rred to the Committee on Agriculture, I'M
ligration and Commerce.
Mr.. Hammond moved. that the House do
ow adjourn; a rising vote was taken, which
esulted as follows: yeas, 46; nays, 80, and
he House adjourned, to meet January %, at
o'clock m.