The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
seventh Days Proceedings.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
seventh Days Proceedings.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Orleans Friday. March H. 1878. J
The House was called to order at Il o'clock
m. Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs.
Aldige, Aycock, Barbin, Barron, Barrett,
Brady, Berry, Bell, Breard, Brice, Briggs,
B sng F Beu BGoks d Bowdf ErewU
Como, Cole, Davidson, D'Avy, Dayries,
Diek R' binkgrave, Duke, bupree'
Drury, Estopina1, Fitzpatrick, Fobb,
Gan eaas ay G Haend g H osnsien
Hill Of Orleans, Holt, Huntington, Jonas,
Jones, H. M. johnson, Robert Johnson, Kelly
of VIM, Kelly Of Orleans, Keeting, Kern,
Kidd, Lamare, Lea, Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo,
Lombard Of Orleans nit Lewis, Lyons, Magore'
Nunez, Peralta, Pitts, Porter, Raby, Ran
dolph Richardson, Role, Romero, Routon,
Ryfand, Sartain, Shakespeare. Smart, Snaer,
Stage, Self Sellers, Stewart Semmes, Single
Vance, VOORHEES,, Walker, Warmoth, Wash
burn Washington, Watson, Wilde, Williams,
Wise, Wood, Young Of Claiborne and Young
of East Baton Rouge-112
Absent-M essrs. Desmarais, burden, Foer-
ster, Kennedy, McMillen, Steele and Taylor
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Percival.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from
the Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER. |
New Orleans, March IA, 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives:
/ am directed TO inform your honorable
body that the Senate has had under consid-
GRAFTON the request of the House of Repre-
,4oti f<,r, onrfn IN
amendments to
House bill No IL,
IAN act to provide revenue, to levy and
collect taxes" etc,
House bill No. 20,
general expenses Of the State" etc,
And that the Senate agrees to q committee
Of conference on each Of these bills.
That the President Of the Senate has ap-
pointed as committee on the part OF the
Senate, on the first named bill, Senators
Stubs, Texada and Dumont,
And on the part Of the Senate, on House bill
No. 20, Senators Robertson, White and Allan.
Also, to inform your honorable body that
the Senate has finally passed and request
your concurrence in
Senate bill No. 4,
"An act to provide additional regulations
for the government Of the city OF New Or
leans; to define the duties OF the officers and
and parts of laws in conflict with the pro-
visions OF this act"
Also,
port, in the parish of Caddo; define it's boun-
daries, and provide for it's better police and
municipal government,
And that the Senate concurs In
House bill No. Is,
"An act to apportion the State into Sena-
f0rial and characterization Districts - ptn
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Wise introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved That ten days from and after the
final adjournment of the House be allowed to
the clerks Of the House to complete the work
OF the current session, compensation to be
salaries for the period OF the regu-
lar session OF the General Assembly.
Mr.. Wise moved that the rules be suspended
to take up the resolution at this time. Car
ried.
Mr.. Berry moved that the resolution be
amended so as to apply only to the Chief
Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Minute Clerk and AS
sistant Minute Clerk.
Mr.. Kidd offered the following amend
ment:
That the clerks Of the Enrolling Committee
be added.
On the motion OF Mr.. Kidd to adopt the
resolution, Mr.. Tremoulet moved to postpone
the further consideration of this resolution
until tomorrow at o'clock.
Upon which motion Mr.. Ryland called for
the yeas and nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
Messrs. Aidige Barbin, Barron, Brady, Berry,
Briggs, Bridger, Bowden, Cressy, Davidson,
patrick. Gary, Gaskins, Gillespie. Hunting
ton, Kelly Of Orleans, Kidd, Lea, Lyons,
Means, Milon, NeHsorn, Pitts, Porter, Ram