The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-16

iections. and It was concurred In by unani
nous vote. WA
On motion Mr. Gage was granted Leave Of "
|journed until to-day at 10 m.
| The House.
The House met at noon. Speaker Bush In tn
chair: 104 members present and a quorum
Prayer.
The Speaker aaid that he desired to inform
ay on The D bart W Of The Fiscal AZ Agent NTH HAT It i Wou
be attributable to the fact that the Fiscal Agen
desired TO be protected by law IN nll his acts y
soon as the proper legislation was had h
would pay in cash all warrants Of member
| without discount.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
/ By Mr.. Young.of Claiborne: Resolution In
| strucing the Chief Clerk to withhold House
bill No. 2s5. authorizing to borrow money to pa!
! the first quarters salary Of all constitutions
officers. from the Governor. .s
| Mr.. Young explained that there had been cor
tain questions raised as to the conBtftutionalitJ
| Of the act. and 1t was desired to inquire abou
| the objections raised. and. in case they were
good, to present new bill. The resolution
Mr.. Young also offered resolution requiring
| clerks of committees to submit eertific tes oil
The date q employment and number Of days ol
.by Mr.. Delavigne: Joint resolution pro-
yiding for photographic survey Of Bayou
Carlin. Appropriations.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
q.
to INCORPORATE the Underwriters Association
on, House bill No. $751; to protect senders of val
nMaoie M e packages M a on House bill No 37o. author
State; on House bill No. 3ys, to procure ie5
copies Of the Revised Statutes: on the petitions
of merchsnts. etc. to make All saints Day q
Favorably on the act providing for a session
q the Supreme Court at Shreveport Also: on
the act authorizing the city of shreveport to
The bills for the, relief Of @. g. Hartwell. Mr..
Armbruster and w. II. Reagan were reported
a rfa T. ne iii s4 % Ua
the sale Of liquors on Sunday; also on the pc
titions from Iberia and Orleans for q Sunday
on the petition of taxpayers Of New Orleans
relativeto seizures for rent.
pagan, D. VI. Wills. L. Doihonde s L. L Leyeaae a
J. u. Wallace. - Vasuuez and the taxpayers OF
New Orleans, The claim of George D, Hite, was
returned and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. Fayorably on the claim Of Julian II.
Levy.
Internal improvements Unfavorably on the
bill asking an appropriation for tho improve
msnt OF Bayou Lafourche.
.Parochial Affairs Unfavorably on the memo
rial m of the police jury, Of Tanaipahoa. Favor
auditing the outstanding debt of Caddo. The
committee returned House bill No. a4l author-
ling police juries to pass Sunday laws. Judi
Contingent Expenses = Favorably. by substi-
ton Of porters. minority report was also
made.
Pensions-petition OF A. B Sutton. Of Tangl-
pahoa; returned without action. The commit
provision 1"I I, fol for yet Veterans 1872 and 1884,
biz No. s!2, to improve College Point Bayou.
City Affairs Unfavoraby on the bill to pro-
vide for the preservation of notarial records in
New Orleans.
Mr. Toler, us chairman Of the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS, reported a resolution calling
for an estimate OF tho cost OF repairing the
State House. etc.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Leonard: An act to license gambling
houses. Judiciary.
!, Also. an act relative to bribery and to punish
The same. motion to refer to committee Of
Judiciary Committee.
/, BY Mr. Breard: An act to provide for the fur
,her liquidation OF the Consolidated Planters
Association. Banks and Banking.
;, BY Mr.. Billieu: To amend article 1852 of the
Civil Code.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Leonard called up his amendment abol-
shlng the lottery company. and moved Its
Mr.. Lyons moved tho adoption Of aHnend-
mont L. /
Mr.. Sellers moved to make the Goyernors
salary $4,000; Mr.. Bridger s6Oo0
Mr.. Warmoth moved to lay the whole subject
matter on the table, Lost.
4it' Sdiioe Htpfea W UIu6nQ Dy making tho |
governors salary $4,000. to take effect in 1880.
Laid on the table.
The amendment was adopted--yeas 81. nays
10. |
Mr.. Lyons moved the adoption Of amendment
I've
Mr. Leonard moved to amend by making the
Lieutenant Governors salary $3.50 per annum |
Mr. Carloss moved to amend by making 1t |
1000. Lost. @ -
The amendment was adopted-~yeas s5. nays 16, |
at this point the rules were suspended to al.
ow Gen. Young to introduce the amended ap-
bill for the payment of the mileage |
nd per diem OF fmembers. II was finally adop pted |
MIR. Lyons called up the sixth amendment and |
noved the previous question. 1t passed.
Mr.. Lyons called up the seventh amendment
nd moved its passage. Lost.
MIR. Hahn gave notice that he would move O |
Mr.. Singleton offered the following as amend
nent o:
Tho General Assembly shall establish
sasttwo free public schools in each parish, to
9 provided for by taxation; all children be-
veen the ages OF six and twenty one years to
. admitted Strike out article 1856 Lost
Judge Lyons called UP amendment s, to stand
. amendment 8, and moved Its passage. 1t was
dopted.
TheHouse adjourned.