The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-09
persons convicted to work on public roads, etc.

persons convicted to work on public roads. etc.
Mr. Lea Of St. Helena. arose to question Of
privilege. He read the following extract from
90 editorial IN the DBMooRAT Of Friday. emit
pany with combining with other monopolies
and rings to organize party In this State,
al the corrupt weak and ee
party have baen. or are being, bought up. and a
large following has been gathered in from the
hdcdl This Is
Far be II from us to say that all who oppose ne
are parties K th tsera aep
good and patrioe men sno who oppose The
zion. But It Is none the less trne that the force
I'D 9Th pf the onRRostt9dn Il IN this
and monopoies, untrue Democrats and corrupt
Radea busy 1n the
hours Of the day Radical members were seen in
gangs Of two and three going into . certain
the House Of Representatives to confer with a
notorious agent and hencbman Of the lottery
company. A short time after these Significant
marked. that the convention was now surely
dead. as every Republican member Of the House
would vote for the amendments and against the
Mr.. Lea continued as follows:
In the interest Of the people of Louisiana,
IN the interest Of an honest goyernm,enf and out
associated upon this floor. l demand OF the
author OF this article some specifications as to
You'd ike aad tsew he The aet and
henchman OF the lottery company who yester
day opened. il, this building an office for the
ton "D Is to tn tie members s who are being
and have been 'fxed 1 do not think we can
to US through one 30, Of the ablest journals Of the
State. Let us have the details, or. at least
enough to Justify an authoritative investiga-
take such action az the case demands. or II we
fail the people. OF Louisiana can hold to q
s hs h hoe S %ho haye been guilty
Senate bill No. 43, to amend section 2667 of the
Revised Statutes. Passed.
snate bin No ae 70 h9 Pr
appoint On Assistant District Attorney for said
First Judicial Districts; defining his duties.
Senate bill No. 80, an act to punish the unlaw.
full detention. mutiatlon or destruction OF
public records. docu ments, books or writings.
end their non. delivery by any outgoing to any
Passed
Senate bill No 60. an act requiring Parish
Judges to keep their offices at the parish seat,
Senate bii No. II. m act to amend and re-
enact section 1877 Of the Revised Statutes OF 1870
Senate bill No. SO. an act to provide for ap-
peals In criminal cases. etc. Passed.
SENATE pin No an act to further rsg at ne
Mo " "ptUoo AZ So"is VI oAo
State OF Louisiana. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
House bill No. 100 TO amend the charter Of
the Shreveport and Southwestern Railroad
Company. Passed.
House bill No. ali, to change the terms of the
district court in Sabine parish. Passed.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. So to authorize the Auditor to
enter cash balances reported January |. 1877
House bill No. 126. Il, proylde for the jnspec-
9n Of meat etc
privileges on movabes. Passed to third read
- House bill No. 1870. to exempt physicians from
license tax. Laid on the table.
House bill No. 131, to exempt Alexandria from,
parish taxes. Special order for Wednesday at
House bill No is2 was inden niiely postponed
House bill No 1888. to authorize the Auditor to
issue warrants in certain cases kecommitted
to the Judiciary Committee
House bill No 135, to allow physicians privi-
lege, etc. Recommitted to Judiciary Committee
House bill No. 1856. to amend act No. So Of 1867.
relative to election returns. Passed to third
House bill No. 1877. for relief of W. H. Brown.
Indefinitely postponed
House bill No 1873. to amend act No. 10 OF 1877
relative to licenses Of wholesale and retail mer-
chants. Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Congress to close up Bayou Iafourehe. and
also for the grant 2f Fedepa aid for The in
ing.
House bill No 14O. to authorize Sabine to levy
special tax. Indefinitely POSTPONED
House bill No. I4l to establish the Bureau of
Immigration. The House resolved itself into
a committee of the whole to consider the bill.
The bill was considered section by section. and
1t was moved by DR.. Ryland that the committee
rise and report 1t back favorablv TO the House.
port be unfavorabls to the bill
DR.. Ryland Gen. Young and Mr.. McGehee
supported the bill. Messrs. Vance. Toler and
Hill opposed it.
The discussion in committee took the widest
range, and was of the most irrelevant character.
On motion of Judge Lyons. at 4:4b D. M. the
committee rose and reported progress to the
House, aud asked leave to sit on Saturday.
message from the Senate announced the
passage by that body of the concurrent resou-
ton proposing amendments to the constitution.
Pending a motion to make the report the
special order OF the day for Monday. the House
adjourned