The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

The House was called TO order ut 12oclock
m. Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs, Al
,,,ra Aveneh. Breard, Burton, Bowden,
Brown. Bilieu, barrett, BosleT,, Brady, Buck,
Rrooks. Berry, Bell, Briggs, Brice, Cafioss,
Carvile, Cressy Cole Como Dsaege, D nin
tkanina,' Fobb. Fitzpatrick, CAN'T, Gary, Cas-
kins. Gillespie, Gracien. Hill Of Ascension
Holt. Huntington, Hammond, II; nj. johnson q;
Robert Johnson hennedy s hege ua.. hna ntsIa
leonard Of Caddo, Leonhardof Orleans, Lewis,
Iamary,. lea, Maglore, Martin, Means, Nc
Gehee, Million, Newsom. Nunez, Porter. Per t,,
to, Pitts, Richardson, R9uton Ranao oF hoie'
Raby, Shakespeare, siIlgaata9fh a,s ssh s n
Smart, Taylor, Tollivsr. Tremonlet , moler,
VooThies. Vance, Washington Watson. Wash
b,lrn. Walker Warmoth, Wood, Wise, Wilde,
Williams. Young OF Claiborne and Young OF
East Baton Rouge.
One hundred members and quorum.
Absent Messrs. Bridger. Barron David-
son. Dayries, DeLacy, pelole foerstet, dau-
dot. Hahn. Hill Of Orleans. Jones, Jonas,
Kern. Mch1illen, Ryland, Romero. souer
and Steele-1S.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. DR.. Pereival
The journal of the twenty-third was
amended.
Mr. Fjtzpatrick moved that tho journal be
further amended by inserting after each cal
Of the yeas and nays the names OF members
absent, as In the ease Of O call OF the roll.
| The motion to amend was, on the motion
Mr.. Kelly, OF Vim. laid upon the table.
The journal of the twenty-third WIS the1
approved.
Mr.. Bowden asked and obtained leave OF alb
sence for Mr.. Ayeock for one day.
The Sneaker announced the following Spe
cial Committed:
Messrs s. Ell. Buck, T. b. Lyons, NJ. y. New
som. ]. X. Stewart and g. w. Keeting-
i In accordance with Concurrent Resolu
tim calling for O. joint COMMITTEES from tn
House and Senate to Enquire and report bi
reducing the mileage and per diem OF I'll
members of the Legislature, and the pay
J the employees thereof, etc.
, PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTION
Mr. Toler presented d memorial fro
the citizens of Madison parish compiail
| ing of the incompetence, misfeasance an
malfeasanee of certain parish officers.
Mr.. Dinkgrave presented petition
[ specting one Of the officers complained Of
The memorial and petition were referred
| the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Hill, OF Orleans, presented the memo
Y al If the Louisiana Association for the Hell
!. If Colored Orphans, asking for an appropri
Y ton for the support In part Of their asylul
= situated at the corner OF Tonti and Hosplt
.. streets. where large number OF children
maintained.
# Referred to the Committee on Appropr
tons.
,fI Mr.. Cressy presented the petition
/, James Parker. asking compensation Us
d sistapt clerk of registration in 1872.
Referred. with attached affidavit, to
y Committee on Claims.
8, Mr. Martin offered the following reso
y ton:
Us Be it resolved bv The House Of -Represen
p. t;,es That the Committee on Lands q
T,eveee be and are hereby instructed to inqu
into the feasibility OF opening to nav1gat
~ the Bayou Plaquemine, and whether the sal
d, can be done without great carnage 10 Les ~ :,
- bayOu. and how such damage may De p
vented and avoided, and to report 10
House by bill or otherwise.
g. Mr.. Drury, rising to a point OF order,
1" iected that the House could not entertain
If resolution for the reason that the subj
be matter had been indefinitely postponed.
M The Speaker ruled that the resolution
not before the House for present considerat
!, b,,t was. like notice of q bill, for tut
"' action, and therefore, the point OF order
us not apply.
fa- The resolution was ordered to lie over un
in the rules. ......
nd MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received Il
mt the Senate:
New Orleans, january "a, 1878
'ed To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF
House of Representatives
by I am directed to inform your honor
Tho body that the Senate has finally passed
ga requests your concurrence ID
eo' Senate bill No. 10, entitled
be "An act to equalize the compensation
members of the General Assembly
A'0'ie''l"'' JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Sena
go. A further message was received from
,ity Senate, as follows: s,
New Orleans. January "a, 1915
To the Honorable Speaker and Members
,ed, House Of Representatives:
, be I am directed to inform your honol
body that the Senate has finally passed
L. requests your concurrence IN
by Senate bill No 70, entitled >,
,ed, "Joint Resolution in regard to tar11
ON sugar, and protesting against any almih'
Of the duty thereon"
Respectfully,
IN JOHN CLEGG
Secretary of the Sens
Mr. Snaer asked and obtained leave Q
senee for seven days for Mr.. Romero.
- nf NOTICES OF BILLS.
uisi- The following named members gave
that on some future day they would intr'
bills to be entitled respectively, as follow
titu- By Mr.. Brown:
.fths .An act to legalize the levy and assess