The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1873.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
seventh Days Proceedings.

The House was called to order at ~ O'CLOCK
m. Present:
Hon. Speaker Bush, and Messrs. Aycock
Bridger, Breard, Burton, Bowden, Brown Bar
rett, Bosley, Brady, Brooks, Buck, Berry, Bell
Brice Carloss, Caryille, Cressy, Cole, Como, De
Lacy, Drew, Dinkgrave, D'Avy, Duke, Duprre
Gary, Gillespie, Gracien, Hill OF Ascension
Hill of Orleans, Holt, Huntington, II. NJ
VIM, Kelly of Orleans Kern, Lyons, Leeds
Leonard Of Caddo, Leonhard of Orleans, La
mare, Lea, Magloire, Martin, Means, Milon
McGehee, Nunez, Porter, Peralta, Pitts, Rich.
ardson, Ryland, Routon, Randolph, Romero
Self, Seveignes, Spller, semmes, Stage, Stew.
art Sellers, Smart, Taylor, Tolliver, ITenou-
| let, Toler, VOORHEES,, Vance, Washington, Wat
son, Washburn. Walker, Wood, Wise, VIII.
lams, Young Of Claiborne and Young of East
Baton Rouge.
Ninety-seven members and q quorum.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Perez
| val, Chaplain of the House.
The journal of January IA was adopted.
Mr.. Keeting, rising to a question of priv.
lege, called attention to erroneous statements
made in Sundays papers respecting himself
concerning his absence from Caddo, stating
that he had been appointed at the last session
on the committee to examine the Treasurer
books, etc, and had been engaged with that
committee much of the time.
APPOINTMENTS ON COMMITTEES.
The Speaker announced that he had as
bers as follows:
To the committee
ON ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS.
b. F. Jonas.
Geo. Gracien.
ON CLAIMS.
Charles E. Lea
A. III. Leonard.
ON JUDICIARY.
G. l.. Gaskins.
ON WAYS AND MEANS.
(At their request)
II. G. Warmoth, in lieu of j. r.
Stewart.
ON INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
J. G. Vance.
H. G. Warmoth.
ON CORPORATIONS.
E. E. Kidd.
&. I. Brown.
ON BANKS AND BANKING.
T. B. Lyons.
IL. ". WdIUlObll.
ON ENROLMENT.
JIG Vance, in lieu of W. l.. Nc
Millen.
ON LANDS AND LEvEEs.
A. Delavigne.
A. Estopinal.
ON CHARITABLE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
(At their request.)
J. r. Stewart, in lieu of H. C. War
moth
ON CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
W. NJ. Washburn.
Geo. Drury.
ON IMMIGRATION, AGRICULTURE AND COM
MERGE.
s. H. Buck.
J. r. Stewart.
CD. Berry.
J. M. Carville.
ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE.
RID. Bridger.
J. d. Hammond.
G. W. Keeting, in lieu OF W. l.. Nc
Millen.
ON CANALS AND DRAINAGE.
W. M. Washburn.
Aristide Deioie.
ON APPROPRIATIONS.
H. G. Young.
W. H. Dinkgrave
Mr. Jonas, on account Of duties on other
important committees, asked to be excused
from serving on the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications
The request was granted by the Speaker,
and Mr. Kidd WAS apnOinta1 on said commit
tee instead of Mr.. Jonas, declining.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. VOORHEES, presented memorial from
Joaquin de Zayas, M. d., member OF the
Medical Faculty of New Orleans, relative to
vaccination and vaccine matter.
Referred to the Committee on Health and
Quarantine.
Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo, presented memo
rial from the citizens CT that parish, asking
Tor the creation of q aew parish to be called
The parish of Taylor, out Of the northern por-
lion OF the parish Of tCaddo, in order to render
he seat of government accessible to the in