The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-13


TO the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr. Bilieu
House bill No. 346,
IAN act to amend and re-enaet section 1887
Of the Revised Statutes Of the State relative
to public roads throughout the State, and to
give police iuries full power overpublic roads,
and to repeal all laws in conflict herewith
To the. Committee on Parochal Affairs.
By Mr.. Bilieu: .0
House bill No. BAT,
IAN act to authorize VIM t. Razan to sue
the State
TO the Committee on the Judiciary
BY Mr.. Sellers:
House bill No. 34s,
An act entitled an act to amend act No. 96
of the session Of 1877
To the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr.. Sellers:
House bill No $40,
San act to provide for the meeting the obli-
cations assumed by the State in accepting
| the donation from the United States granted
for the purpose of establishing college in
the interest of agriculture and mechanics
10 the Committee on Public Education
By Mr.. Jones: ..
House bill No. $50,
can act to incorporate the town of Water
loo, in the parish of Pointe Coupee"
TO the Committee on Corporations.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The following message was received from
the Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans. FEBRUARY IL. 1879 !
To tho Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.
I am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate has passed the following
Senate Concurrent Resolution" and ask the
concurrence of the House Of Representatives
in same.
Concurrent Resolution,
Whereas, Major General Winfield Scott
Hancock, u distinguished officer of the United
States Army, formerly in command of the
| Department OF Louisiana, during which he
endeared himself to the people of the State, is
Be Il resoipsd by the Senate Of the state Of
| Louisiana the House of Representatives. con-
curing, That the courtesies of the floors OF the
| respective houses are hereby rendered to
Major General Hancock and that he be In
| vited to visit the General Assembly.
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.
| Under suspension of the rules the Concur
| rent Resolution was taken up.
| Mr.. Dnkgrave offered the following amend
nent
Strike out the words che endeared him
| SELF and insert In lieu thereof the words,
| "who for his patriotic services in the late
civil war Is dear"
Mr.. Singleton moved that the amendment
! be laid upon the table,
| On which motion Mr.. Dinkgrave called for
the yeas and nays. with the following result:
Messrs. Aldige Berry Bell Breard, Brice,
Bridger, Billieu, Bowden, Buck, Carloss, Cres-
| sy, Davidson, Dayries, Delavgne Duke,
burden, Dupree, Estopinal fitzpatrick,
HH9b6 aosrs It'll e aa oEssa Gashns GGeGpe
ton, Jonas, Kelly Of VIM, Kelly Of Orleans,
Kidd, Lamare, Lea, Leeds, Leonard of Caddo,
heonhard Of Orleans, Lyons, Means, Milon,
Mc(iehee Newsom, Nunez, Peralta, Pitts,
Ryland Shakespeare, Smart, Self, Sellers,
| Steele, Singleton, Spiller Taylor, Tremoulet.
Tolerr, Tolliver, Vance, VOORHEES,. Warmoth,
Washburn, Washington, Wilde, Wise, Wood,
Young of Claiborne, and Young Of East
Baton Rouge-73.
Nays -Messrs Barrett, Brooks, Brown,
Bosley, Burton, Carville, Como Cole, D'Avy,
Dejoie, De Lacy, Detiege, Dickinson, Dink..
z sssnson rY n john aos kee an 4 Ker
Lewis, Magloire, Raby, Romero, Snaer,
Stewart Semmes, Souer, Walker and Wat
son-32.
The amendment was laid upon the table
The Concurrent Resolution and the pream-
BILE thereto were successfully adopted.
Mr.. Aldige moved reconsideration of the
| vote on the adoption Of the resolution, and on
| his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid upon the table.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
rba fo1 y 7. 1 a..
current Resolutions of the Senate, entitled
Concurrent Resolutions providing amend
ments to the constitution of the State of Lou
isiana,"
Was taken up, being the special order Of the
day for this day at O'Clock p. NJ
Mr.. Kidd moved that the enacting clause of
the Concurrent Resolutions be stricken out.
Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo, asked leave to pre-
sent minority report from the Special Joint
Committee on Constitutional Amendments.
Objection was made and leave refused.
Pending the motion of Mr.. Kidd on the
motion of Mr.. Lyons the special order Of the
day for this day at o'clock was postponed
until o'clock p. NJ, being
House bill No. 268,
can act relative to the State Printer to
the official journal of the State"
The question required on the motion to
strike out the enacting clause. Q
Mr.. Ryland moved that the House adjourn.
Pending this motion the Speaker notified
the House that the Concurrent Resolutions of
the Senate on constitutional amendments
would be taken up in regular order tomorrow
as unfinished business.
The motion to adjourn was carried by a
rising vote Of 80 yeas to Al nays.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk