The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-28

F0riy-thfra Days Proceedings,
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATf
New Orleans. February rs,
The House was called to order at II @
a. M by Speaker Bush. Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and M
Aldige, Aycock, Barbin. Barron. b;
Brady, Berry, Bell, Breard, Brice, BIZ
Billieu, Brooks, Bowden, Brown h
Buck, Burton, Carloss, Carvile, G
Como, Cole, Davidson, D'Ayy, Dayrie
Dickinson, .Dinkgrave, Duke, burden
pree,. Estopinal, Fobb CAN'T, Gary, Ga
Gaudet, Gracien, Gillespie, Hammond
ofAscension, Hill of Orleans, Holt, Hu
ton, Jonas, JONES' Fl. M. johnson.
Johnson, Kelly of VIM, Kelly of Or
Keeting, Kern, Kidd, Lamare, Lea,
Leonard of Caddo, Leonhard of Or
Lewis, Lyons, Magloire, Martin, \
milon, pa MfGeh sen NeTsoma Nnnez Pe
Role, Romero, Routon, ky'land, '' !
Snaer, Stage, Self, Sellers, Stewart, Ser a
Singleton, ,spiller, Taylor, Tremoulet,
Tolliver, Vance, VOORHEES,, Walker, War
Washburn, Washington Watson Wilde
liams, Wise, Wood, Young OF Claiborn
Young of East Baton Rouge-1O9
Absent. Messrs. Briggs, Desmarais, [
Fitzpatrick, Forester, Hahn, Kennedy
Mlllen, Shakespeare and Steele-10.
Prayer was offered by the Rev DIR. Pei
The journal Of yesterdays the twenty
was adopted after correction.
Mr.. Young, Of Baton Rouge, called
motion to reconsider the vote on Mr4
amendment, number twenV-one, as folle
, On and after the first of January, 1888
seat of government shall be established
city of Baton Rouge, and shall not be rer
without the consent OF two-thirds Of the
bers elected to each house OF the Gener
sembly.
The motion to reconsider, by rising
IS yeas to "a nays, was carried.
Mr.. Young, of Baton Rouge, moved tn
further consideration Of the bill be post
until Thursday next, and that it be ma
special order for that day at 2 o'clock z
BY rising vote of As yeas to 20 ma
motion was carried.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND REsoLu,
Mr.. Jonas presented
Memorial of the citizens OF the
District of New Orleans, opposing the
OF the act of the Legislature which ar
Jefferson City to and made her a part
city of New Orleans
Referred to the Committee on City A
Mr.. Young, Of Claiborne, presentedt
lowing resolution:
Allowing the Speaker additional com
ton as member of the Board Of Canvf
Board Of Liquidation and Printing Boa
Lies over under the rules.
The
Memorial of the property holders
city of New Orleans, relative to seizu
rent"
Was taken up under the unfavorabIe
OF the Committee on the judiciary, al
laid on the table.
The petition Of James Barley was =
up, ,nder the unfavorable report of TIN
mittee on the judiciary, and was inde1
postponed
The petition of the citizens of Clinic
was taken up undee the unfavorable re
the Committee On the Judiciary, and
definitely postponed. 0
The petition of the Mtayor and Be
Aldermen of the town Of Clinton was
uS under the unfavorasle report of tn,
mittee on Parochial Affairs, and was
nitely postponed.
Resolution Of Mr. Tremoulet in rela
the assembling Of the House, Etc, wat
up.
y On motion of Mr.. Dinkgrave, by
vste Of 81 yeas to IS nays, it was indie
postponed
The resolution of Mr.. Tremoulet,
''That the order of the House reauir.
unanimous consent Of members for
in the order of business be abrogated.n
Was taken up, and, on rising v6T
yeas to 13 nays, the resolution was q,
On the motion of Mr.. Lyons,
House bill No. 225,
An act to incorporate the town Of
rette, in the parish of IBERIA
Was t2ksn up under favorable repor
amendments, from the Committee on
rations.
First In line IA, page 4, strike
words 1.-THE State tax" and insert
thereof the words "any year tlSs mills
dollar"
Second Same page 4, strike out all
II, IS, 10 and go.
Q Third Oh page s. strike out lines 90
the following words in line 20, viz:
town"
:. Fourth3On same Page 5, at the end 2