The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-20

on HOUSE Dill No. IN. the dencieney Dill. re-
House receds from certain amendments.
!. Tho bill not being Id the. possession OF the
Senate action was postponed. =
Of voters b. authorized to appoint an assistant.
etc. was read and under suspension OF the
rules was finally passed., ....
ing that NJ sharkey late sergeant-at. arms.
should receive $500 for past services, was reaa;
payment D, DIVISIONAL, that eli 0 her contingent
vouchers should first be paid and as amended
was adopted. Yeas 10. nays 9. -. .,,,a ,ou
the abolition Of the Departments Of Assessments
and Waterwoiks Of the city Of New Orleans. nnd
to transfer to the Administrator Ct Police the
supervision q of the public buildings Of the
Head a., TIRE three several times under suspension
Of the. rules, and at 4:35 y. III. 1t was finally
The deficiency appropriation bill having ar.
| rived from the House It was taken up with the
reHortn OF the &c nm
showing what items were stricken out.
House Bill Mo. 10. an act to authorize the Sec
Rotary of State to employ. an additional clerk,
to he known as the registration and record
ena went hS rules being not su s
Senators White. Burch and Stubs were. upon
motion. appointed committee to walt upon
the Governor to inform him that the Senate
WIS ready to adjourn.
Executive session was called. lasting ten
minutes.
authorizing the employment OF an additional
clerk by the secretary Of State. as mentioned
above, was taken UP and finally passed. Yeas
Mr. White, from the committee. reported that
the Governor had nothing to communicate ;,
AT 4:ss p. m. the presiding officer addressed
senaiors- Before u,tering the order of the
Senate, which win suspend our official inter,
e 70 e
GERS Of this body. for yonr courtesy Kindness
and generous forbearance towards me while
presiding over your deliberations.
My endeavors to discharge my duty faith
fully. efficiently and imrartiaIy have been gen
eronsly appreciated by you. as even such errors
with silence or with n Just kind and magnani
nous criticism. Your friendly and considerate
sbos aes h4s grsy h 1a s
duties Of the presiding officer Of any delibera.
tive body. now. in accordance with, your or
der pronounce the Senate adjourned"
The House.
The House met mt II a. m. Speaker Bush In
the chair. sixty-nine members present.
Prayer.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Young of Bat N Rouge: Joint resolu-
ton directing the Board of Supervis0rs Of the
Louisiana Institution for the Deaf and Dumb;
to provide, building for the use Of the mutes,
"a 4 message from 'front.' the Governor was received,
returning with his veto House bill No 265, to
provide for, a more, complete registration OF
voters. Ordered to lie over.
Mr.. Leonard called up his resolution provid-
ing for a committee OF seven to prepare and re-
port such bills as may eonduce to the reduction
Of the expenses OF government. etc.
Mr. Leonard spoke 10 his resolution. He be-
gan by critics!ng the remarks OF Senators
Assembly i mpon THE the work It had aceompiished
He had looked over the list of acts passed and
found but very few measures OF reform among
whom he assumed to be the leader of the DEM
ocratic patty. that this. session had been fail
p pre IN It's eiiors to bring relief to the people
gone rs far rs it could under the constitution
Why. then, do they not take steps TO abolish
party to do so, yet they refuse. He accepts az
true that the Democratic party has done gil it
can do or intends 70 do for the relief Of the
4e9pie and ne called up1n m to 4anek,nowedge
Of tho State. He then proceeded to contrast the
expensive establishment OF Louisiana with the
1860 the government of Louisiana was noto-
riously the most expensive In the lind. 1t s
more expensive now. but the time would come
when. 1t would be cheaper than ever before. In
1860 the colec ion of taxes cost sis7 .ooo and in
1877 1t cost 1864 ooo in 1860 the judiciary certain
y In ability and purity the equal OF that of TO-
yearly s27e ooo in 1860 the Legislature cost $780,.
COO in 1878 1t has cost ses 900. He proceeded to
review the finances Of the State, and argued that
could avert all this and redeem It's promises.
session MI n h Ell that h bad a hop9a hbt the
forced to listen again to the TRADES of the gen.
tleman from Caddn. In reply. 10 his arraign-,
to know what the gen leman himself had done.
He attacked him for remaining with the Pack
ard government and d'serting his reople He
asked him to point to the measures he had car
r..
he was true to the instincts of his youth he had
been true to the Democratic party and to the
and asked IL he meant to assert that he was not
true to those instincts aud the people now2 Mr..
Jonas replied he meant to say that he was no
longer true to the principles of the Democratic
oh? the Democratic party" said Mr. Leon
ard.
Mr.. Leonard then asked if the gentleman
meant to say that he was not true to the people
OF Louisiana.
MI. Jonas said: Not untrue. as you may I'M
Mr. Leonard said: If you do charge me with
ing nn id to the people Of Louisiana,
Mr. Jonas made no reply, but went on to eu-
logic the Democratic party. which. he said.
needed no defense.
dulgeu in personality in debate. 1t was the
custom to follow him with personalities when
ever he undertook to discuss any measure be-
tore this House. He was forced In self defense
to ghe course he had taken. He had presented ar
sustained by sta istics. and he was not
but personally assaulted. No member
would come to his relief by calling the gentle
man to order and he was obliged to sit and lis
ten till he offered him an insult and that he re-
scented as was his custom, where it was offered,
Mr.. Leonard's resolution was laid on the
table.
THE MILITIA BILL
was called UP by Mr.. McGehee. and the amend
ments reported by he committee were adopted,
The House went into committee of the whole
to consider 1t. recommended its passage. and it
was finally las led.
The constitutional amendment proposed by
the Senate as amendment 10. to be submitted at
the next general ele ton was read. It provides
for the establishment OF the University of Lou
is1ana. and repeas that part of article 142 of the
Of the academic department in New Orleans.
The amendment was ado,ted. Yeas 81. nays 10.
House bill No. IS. the deficiency bill. came up
on the amendments of the Senate.
The House declined to concur. and the follow
ing committee of conference was appointed to
confer with the Senate: Committee-Messrs.
Teller. Dink grave. Hill. Lyons and Huntington,