The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-16

the yeas and nays, which resulted rs follows:
Yeas-speaker Bush, and Messrs ,Aldige.
Bridgef, Breaid, Bowden, Barrou, Barrett,
Brooks, Buck, Berry, Bell, Briggs, Brice, Car
1oss cary Retlegs prury Darden paa synd
Gaskins, Gillispie, Hahn, Holt, Jonas, Kelly
Of VIM, Kelly Of Orleans, Kidd, Lyons, Leeds,
Letnhard of Orleans, Lamars, Lea, Martin,
Means, Million, McGehee, Newsom, Nunez.
Porter, Pitts, Richardson, Ryland, Randolph.
snaer, Spiiler, Stagg, Stewart, Sellers. Smarts
TAYLOR. 'Toler. Vance. VOORHEES,, Washburn,
Walker, Wood Wise, Williams, Young Of Clai-
borne and Young Of East Baton Rougen7O;
Cressy,, Cole, Davidson, Dickinson, Dinkgaye,
Fobb, Gary, Gracien, Hill Of Ascension, Hill OF
Orlenns. r. M. Johnson Robert Johnson keet4
ing, Leonard Of Caddo, Lewis, Maglore. Pc
ralta, Ro,ltot Raby, Semmee Tolliva, IRE
1noulct, Washington and Watson %.
The motion TO postpone WAS carried 80
IMPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Library, presented the follow
ing report: .t.t.
COMMITTEES ON LIBRARY. |
".t., New Orleans. January Il. 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of
the House of Hepresen tHtives;
Your committee on Library report unfavor-
ably on House resolution requiring every
member Of the House OF Representatives be
furnished with copy Of the Revised Stat.
,,tes, as there Is but one copy Of ne REVISED Ed
found, and TINT is ID The State Library
'p''''a, Join jim FITZPATRICK.
Chairman Committee on Library.
Mr.. Lea, chairman on behalf Of The Commit
tee on Constitution, submitted the following
report:
49," COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION.
New Orleans. January IA. 1878. J
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives: '."
Your Committee on Constitution, to whom
you have referred Senate Concurrent Resolu-
ton to appoint d Joint committee, to be com
posed OF nine from tho Senate and thirteen
from the House Of Representatives, to mature
within twenty. days, Il not practicable sooner,
beg leave to submit this their favorable report
recommending It's passage.
Respectfully,
CHARLES i. LEA. Chairman.
Mr.. Lea moved that the report of the com
mttee be adopted and that the resolution Of
the Senate be concurrod in. ........ ...
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved to amend the resolution
Of the Senate by inserting In the thirteenth
line after the word necessary" the following
words:
TO enable the General Assembly to deter
mine whether the evils can be remeded by
constitutional amendments, or only by the
calling Of d State convention, or by a commits
sion for the purpose Of framing constitution !"
Mr.. Tremoulet moved that the amendment
of Mr.. VOORHEES, be laid upon the table.
Which motion was lost.
Question recurring on the motion to amend,
the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Tpler moved to amend by striking out
the figure and word "nine' in line seven, and
thefigure and word thirteen in line eight, and
insert in lieu thereof the word "four for the
Senate and the word "cight'' for the House.
The motion to amend was lost.
The question recurring on the original mo-
ton Of Mr.. Lea, the report OF the committee
was adopted, and The concurrent resolution of
the Senate, as amended, was adopted
Mr. Berry moved that the House take re-
cess Of an hour, in order to enable members
to attend the Immigration CONVENTION
Which motion was lost. ....
The Speaker, ex-offieio chairman Of
the Committee on Rules, stated that,
in his previous report, he had omit
ted to mention the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications as one of those
to be increased by recommendation Of the
Committee on Rules, the committee having
agreed to increase said committee from seven
to nine members.
On motion he was authorized to increase the
committee accordingly. .-. .......
G.. BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Wilde, in accordance with previous no.
tice given, asked and obtained leave to intro
duce the following entitled bill
House bill No. GA, San act to increase the
revenues of the State by the collection of %
tax on alcoholic and malt liquors at the place
of consumption, and TO authorize the use of
the Moffett punch"
The bill underwent It's first and second read
ings, under suspension of the rules, and on
his notion was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. Hill moved that the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications be allowed a
clerk, to be paid for the time actually in SER
vice.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Ryland moved that in order to enable
members Of the House who are delegates to
the Immigration Convention to attend the
same; the House do now adjourn until u
O'Clock m. tomorrow,
The motion prevailed, and the House adj
journed. .,........,..
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk. .