The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-05
the Governor which should be in possession

The Clerk declined to receive them in an
official capacity, or rs official documents
Mr.. Drury moved to refer the papers to the
committee, which motion was adopted.
| PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. VoorhieScalled up the resolution intro
duced on yesterday by him:
o Reaoiued, That House bill No 41s, can act
Ireapporliunng the s ate into senatorial and
Representatives districts, and amending and
re-enactug section III act No. t. approved
january 81, 1876 be shade preference bill,
md that it have precedence over all other
bills in this House and may be.calIed llp at
any time on motion. to the exclusion Of I'M
finished business and special orders.
The resolution WAS read.
Pending the considerations Of the resolution
Mr.. Kidd called up
House bill No. 396,
Gan act to take the sense of the people Of
this State on tho question of holding 81 consti-
tutional convention Of the people of the State
of Louisiana by elteting and providing for
the election OF delegates to such convention,
if ordered by the people, etc.
And on his MOTION the bill was raassigned
0as the special order of the day for Monday at
l o'clock p. IN.
Nj. Keeting called up d.
House B1leNO. Jj4,
"An act to provide rcvenuss for the State
from licenses on occupations of dealers in and
sellers Of wines. spirtuous and malt liquors,
and Keepers OF bar-rooms, md from o tax on
the said wines and liquors: to provide for the
ascertainment aud collection OF said tax: to
prescribe the use Of the register. to define
and punish sundry offenses; to prescribe the
duties Of the Auditor and the tax collectors
under this act and the disposition of the
proceeds of licenses and taxes collected here
under"
On motion Ut Mr.. keetng the bill was re-
Unsigned and made the special order Of the
day for O'Clock p. m.
Mr.. Washburne called up
House bill No. 227,
IAN act to create n general Ievee fund. to
divide the State into levee districts; to pro-
vide for the appointment of district boards
Of levee commissioners to create district
levce funds. end to provide for the collection
and disburseme ut thereof"
Was taken up and reassgned as the special
order of the day for II 80 p. m.
The consideration of the resolution of Mr..
Voorhees, relating to House bill No 41s. was
resumed.
He called for the previous question: and the
call was seconded by the House by rising
vote of 81 yeas to % nays.
Q On the question,
shall the main question be now put 2"
Mr. Dinkgrave called for the yeas and nays.
with the following result:
Yeas Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker. and
Mcssrs. Adige Barbin, Brady, Berry, Bell,
!. Brice, Brdger, RilIieu, Bowttl. Buck. Car
i lIfttrI Ilt,ty.
Dupree, Gaskns Gillespie, Hammond, Hill
Of Orleans, Huntingdon Jonas, Kelly OF
VIM, Kelly OF Orleans. Kidd, Lamare, Lea,
Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo, Leonhard Of Or
Pitts, Porter, Richardson, Rolle.o Eyland,
shakespeare, Smart, Stage, Self, Stewart,
Singleton, SpiIler;, Taylor, Vance yoorhes,
and Young Of East Baton R"uge-55.
Bosl6y Burton, CarviIle, Como, Cole, David
son, D'Avy, Dayries, Dejoie. Deticge. Drew,
RiekGns"q ,, P"fdfn G e Gnry Ga2ds t
Jones, II. NJ. johnson, Robert Johnson Keet-
ing, Kern, Lewis, Magloire. Mion Raby
Ramero, Snaer, Semmes, Toliver, Walker,
Warmoth, Washington and Watson-42.
The main question was ordered.
Mr.. Dinkgrave moved reconsideration.
NJ Vooihes moved that the motion to re-
consider be mid upon the table, and on that
motion Mr., Dinkgravc called for the yeas and
enays, with the following result
OYeas-Messrs. Aldige, Barbin Barron
B'ady, Berry Bell, Brico. Bridger, Bieu,
Dupr"e, Gaskins, Gillespie, Hammond, Hill
If Orleans. Huntington, JONAS Kelly OF
Vim, Kelly Of Orleans, Kidd Lamare, Lea
Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo, Leonhard Of Or
Rylhnd, Shakespeare, Smart, Stage, Self
Sell rs, Singleton, Spller,. Taylor, Vance
| VOORHEES,, Washbu1n, Wilde. Wise, Wood
Young Of Claiborne and Young Of East Baton
| Rougc-55.
Nays Messrs. Barron, Barrett, Brooks,
Brown, Bosley, Burton, Carvile Como, Cole,
Davidson. Dnyries. Dcjoie,, Detiege Drew,
,audet, Gracien, Hahn Hill Of Ascension,
, Holt, Jones, H. NJ. Johnson Robert johnson,
| Kceting. Kern. Lewis, Maglolre, Mlon, Raby,
Romero, Snacr, Stewart, Simms, Tolliver,
| Walker, Warmoth. Washington and Watson
| ~.
The motion to reconsider was laid upon the
table
and nays were called for resulting as follows
~, Bell Brce, Bridger. BilIieu, Bowden, |
| Buck, Carloss, Cressy, DAvy, Delavignh, |
| De Lacy, Dinkgrave Duke burden, Dupree,
| Fitzpatrick, Forester, CAN'T, Ga8kins, Gil |
| ton, Jonas, Kelly of VIM, Kelly of Orleans,
| Kidd Lamare Lea, Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo, |
| Leonhard Of Orleans, Lyons, Martin, Means, |
| Npwsom, Nuucz, Peralta, Pitts, Porter, Rich |
arclson, Role Ryland, Shakespeare, Smart, |
Stage, Self Sellers, Singleton Spiller Vance,
/ Voorhes, Washbuln, Wise, Wood, Young OF
| Claiborne and Young Of East Baton Rouge
| 81.
Nays-Mcssrs. Barron, Barrett, Brooks, |
| Brown Busley, Burton, Carvile, Como, Cole, |
| Davidson, Dayries, Detiege Drew, Dicken-
son, Gary, Gaudet, Gracirn, Hahn, Hill Of
slt Johnson, keeting, Kern, Pewis, Magloire,
| Nilon, Raby, Stewart, Semmes, Tollvtr, |
Walker Washington and Watson a.
| Mr. VOORHEES, moved 90 reconsideration, and
that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the