The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-21
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION or 1878.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thirty.sixth Days Procee dInEs.

Thirty.sixth Days PrOcee dInEs.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans. Monday. February IS. 1873.
i The House was called to order at Ii m
Present:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker and Messrs. Al
dige, ,Aycock, Barron, Barrett, Brady. Berry,
Bowdsa, Brown, Bosley, Buck, Burton, Car
D'Avy- Dayries, Deioie, Delavigne, De Lacy,
Desmaraiss, Detiege, Drew, Diekenson, Dnk-
pinal. Fitzpatrick, Fobb, Forester, CAN'T.
IGary, Gaskins, Gaudet, Gracien, Gillespie,
Hahn. Hammond, Hill Of Ascension, Hill Of
Orleans Holt, Huntington. Jonas, jones, II
NJ. Jahnson, Robert Johnson Kelly of Winn.
kie.lliy Of Orleans, Keeting, Kennedy. Kern,
Kidd, Iamare, Lea, Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo.
| Leonhard OF Orleans. Lewis, Lyons. Ma
gioira Martin, Means, Milon, MeGehee,
RRewTs"1n, ReT,s na,,1 Munez po.ala ptts, Porter
Routen,, Ryland, Shakespeare, Smart, Snaer,
Self, Sellers. Steele. Stewart, Semmes, Single
ton, .spiller, souer, Taylor, Trelnoulst, Toler,
Tolliver, Vance. Voorhies, Walker. Warmoth,
Washington, Watson. Wilde, Williams, Wise,
Wood, Young Of Claiborne and Young of East
Absent Messrs Briggs, McMilcn. stagg
and Washbutn A.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dir. Per-
cival.
The journal Of the sixteenth wass amended
and adopted.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Billieu presented a petition of the citi-
zens and taxpayers OF Lafourche asking State
aid to improve the navigation Of Bay"u La
fourche.
Referred to the Committee on Internal I'm
provements
Mr.. Randolph presented the petition Of Joe
o. Grayson, late tax collector of Grant parish.
praying for relief.
Referred to the Committee on Claimso
Mr.. Cressys resolution. introduced on the
fourteenth In relation to assembling OF the
General Assembly. was taken up and read. as
follows:
Be II resoteed by the House Of Represesta-
fites Of The State 9f Louisiana. That from
and after Monday. the nineteenth instant. the
sessions Of this House shall be from IL IN. to
p. m, and from D. M to 10 p. III. each day.
Mr.. McGehee moved to amend by striking
out Monday, the eighteenth and insert
Tuesday, the nineteenth" and by striking
out twelve" and inserting eleven"
The amendment was adopted
The resolution was further amended on the
motion Of Mr.. Carville by striking out the
words Sundays excepted"
The resolution was adopted as amended
Mr.. Breard. in accordance with previous no
tice given, moved to reconsider the vote of the
House on amendment number eleven
Mr. Berry's resolution in relation to the Sc
lection of.bills of the greatest Importance from
the calendar Tor immediate action. was taken
up. eee |
Mr.. Kidd offered the following amendment:
Provided that this resolution shall not be |
enforced prior to Monday next
Which was accepted.
By q rising vote Of 80 yeas to IS nays ethe
House refused to adopt the resolution.
Mr.. Brady presented the following resel,l-
tion:
Be 1t resotred by The House Of Representa-
ftbes OF the State Of LOuisiana. That no MEM
Der shall be allowed more than ten minutes
for the discussion Of any subject.
Lies over
On the motion of Mr.. Dinkgravc the minor
ity report Of the Committee on Elections and
qualifications in the case of Barhin VS.. Souer
was taken up
The minority report and accompanying res
,lution were read
Mr.. Dnkgrave moved that the resolution
appended TO the mminority reYrt be adopted, as
olows: @
BE il resolred bv the House of Representa-
ires Of the General Assembly Of Louisiana,
hereby declared by this House TO be the duly
qualified and elected mSnbcr a this House le
rom the parish of Avoyeles, and that he be
confirmed In his seat as such.
Mr.. Wise moved that the motion to adopt
he resolution be laid upon the table.
On that motion Mr. Dinkgrave called for thed
'eas and nays with the following result:
Yeas-Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
'lessrs Aldigeo Aycock, BradyoBerry, Bell,
3rssard, ; s, Brice, Bridger, lBillieu, Bowden,
)upree, Fitzpatrick, Forester, Gaskins, Gil
espie, Hammond, Hill Of Orleans. Hunting
on, Jonas, Kelly of Winn Kelly of Orleans, |
Kidd. Lamare, Lea. Leeds, Leonhard of Or
ON, Nnnez. Pitts, Porter, Randolph, Rich
.rdson, Role. Ryland Shakespeare, Smart,
'elf, Sellers. Steele, Singleton, Spiller Tay- !
pr, Tremoulet, Toler, Vance, VOORHEES,, Will
ams. Wise Wood, and Young of East Baton
Nays ,,Mossrs. Barron, Barrett, Brooks,
Davidson. DAvy, Dayres, Deioie, De Lacy,
'antt, Gary, Gtaldet,e Gracien, Hahn, Hill of
lscension, Holt toJones. II. NJ. Johnson. Robert
ohnson, Keeting, Kern Leonard of Caddo
'ews, Magloire, Milon, Peralta, Raby, Rome
O. Routon, Snaer. Stewart. Semmes, Tolliver
Walker Warmoth Washington, Watson, 2
nd Young Of Claiborne 50.
The motoS to adopt the resolution was laid
n the table.
Mr.. Wise moved to adopt the resolution
ppended to the report of the committee as
blows:
Resotred, That l.. Barbin be eand is hereby
eclarcd legally entitled to seat In the House
I Representatives OF the General Assembly
the State OF Louisiana as Il Representa-
I've of the parish of Avoyelles
On this motion Mr.. Keeing called FOR the
eas and dnays. with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Aldige, Aycock, Brady Ber- n
y, Bell Brcaru Brice Bridger, Billeli, Bow
en-, Buck, Carloss, Crcssy, Delavigne, Duke,
'upree, Fitzpatrick, Forester Gaskins, Gill
'spic, Hammond Hill of Orleans Hunting gton,
onas, Kelly of Winn, Kelly of Orleans, Kidd,
,amarc,. Lea, Leeds, Leonhard of orleans,
M,En |