The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1878.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
OF THE

IsE1OLAR SESSION oF 1875.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
seventeenth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, Saturday. January 26. 1878.
The House was called to order at IL O'Clock
m. Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs
AAldg g ABy ;,9., Bridger, Breard, Burton
Brady, Brooks, Buck, Berry, Bell Briggs
Brice, Carloss, Carville, Cressy, Como, Cole
Detiege, Drury, burden, Davidson, Dayries
Delavigne, Drew, D,Avy, Duke, Dupre, Esto-
kins, Gillespie, Gracien, Hahn, Hill Of Ascen-
sion, Holt, Huntington, Hammond, Fl. M.
johnson, Jonas, Kennedy, Keeting, Kelly of
VIM, Kelly Of Orleans, Kern, Lyons Leeds,
Leonard OF Caddo, Leonhard Of Orleans, Lea,
Newsom, Nunez, Porter, Peralta, Pitts, Rich,
ardson, Ryland, Routon, Randolph, Romero,
Role, Raby, Souer, Singleton, Self, Snaer,
Spiller, Semmes Stage, Stewart, Smart Tay-
lor, Tolliver Tremonlet, Toler, Vance, Voor-
moth, Walker, Wood, Wise, Young Of Claiborne
and Young OF East Baton Rouge so.
Absent Brown, De Lacy, Dicken-
son, DinkgTave, Desmarais, Dejoie, Forester,
Gaudet, Hill of Orleans, Jones, Robert john
sui, hiONt, LtWlS, mCulllI3u, E1IlhkSDGHEp,
Steele, Sellers, Wilde and Williamson
Prayer was offered by Rev. DIR. Percival.
The journal of the twenty-fifth was ap-
proved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Leeds in the chair
Mr.. Kelly, of Winn presented
ga memorial from the police jury of the
parish of VIM, asking for the passage of an
act authorizing the police jury of said parish
to levy tax to pay the current expenses of
said parish"
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
Affairs.
Mr.. Berry offered the following resolution !:
RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of
Polytechnic Institute thirty of the old desks
now stored away In the basement of the State
House.
Under q suspension Of the rules, and on
motion Of Mr. Fitzpatrick, the resolution was
referred to the Committee ON Public Eduea-
ton.
Mr.. Bowden presented the petition Of the
citizens of the parish of Catahoula, asking that
certain territory of the parish OF Catahoula
be attached to the parish Of Franklin.
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
Af1airs.
Mr.. Kennedy presenteda memorial of the
Sisters of Charity of st. Vincent's Orphan
Asylum, of New Orleans, asking for an ap-
priation in aid OF the two hundred orphans In
that institution.
Institutions.
Mr. Aldige presented tho petition of Mr.. J.
FL. Keller, asking an appropriation for sup
plies furnished the Charity Hospital by him.
Referred, with annexed account, to the Com
mittee on Claims.
Mr.. Routon presented the petition Of the cit
liens OF Catahoula, asking an appropriation
out of the levee fund for the purpose of levee-
ing Island bayou and Tresler's bayou In that
parish.
Referred to the Committee ON Lands and
Levees.
Mr.. Nunez presented memorial from the
citizens of the parish of yermilion, asking leg
slative authority to fund the indebtedness of
that parish.
Referred to the Committee on ParochiaI
Affairs.
Mr.. Delavigne presented the petition of the
Board of Directors of st. Vincent's Home for
Destitute Boys, 81 Bienville street. asking for
IN appropriation Of five thousand dollars to
enable them to pay the debt and provide for
The support of the institution.
Referred to the Committee on Public and
Charitable Inltitutons.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Jonas, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
nittee on the Judiciary, reported as follows
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, /
New Orleans. January IS. 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on the Judiciary have the
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1877,
"An act to amend and re-enact sections Q
md of act No. 7, extra session of 1877, rela-
parishes of this State, the parish of Orleans
excepted, for costs and fees in criminal pro-
,eedings before justices of the peace and in
parish and district courts"
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1856,
can act to amend and re-enact section 1891
If the Revised Statutes of 1870, of the State of
louisiana, relative to the homestead law and
property exempted hereunder"
Unfavorably on
I1OuSc UlIl M lOJ,
can act to amend and re-enact section 1146 |
# the Revised Statutes of Louisiana"
Unfavorably on
House bill No. ITO,
San act to confer additional powers upon
Justices of the peace throughout the State
the parish of Orleans excepted making it |
rhine for them to violate their duty, and fix
ng punishment therefor, providing for the
Orfeiture of certain bonds" etc.
Unfavorably on
House bill No 1863,
"For the relief of Mrs M. A. Bergin, for
compensation for rent, and for settlement Of
tate taxes due by her.
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1T,
"An act repeating act No. 142 General AS
emily Of 1877"
Unfavorably on
Petition Of M. F. Bigney for relief.
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1872,
"An act to repeal Act No. 66 Of the extra ses-
ion of the Legislature of1877."
Your committee report back
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