The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-20
ninth Days l'rocer dings.


Ninth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. Monday, March 10. 1878 !
The House was called to order ut u o'clock
m. Present:
Aldige, Barron, Barrett, Berry, Bell, Breard,
Brice, Briggs, Bridger, BilIieu, Brooks, Bow
den, Brown Bosley, Carloss, Carville, Como,
Cole, Davidson, D''Avy, Dayries, De Lacy,
Drury, Estopinal. Fitzpatrick, Gaskins. Gau.
Diet, Gracien. Gillespie, Hammond, Hill of
Ascension, Hill OF Orleans, Holt, Huntington,
Jonas, Jones, Ii. M. Johnson, Robert johnson,
Kelly Of VIM, Kelly Of Orleans, .Keeting,
Kidd, Lamare Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo,
Martin, Means, Milon, McGehee, Newsonl,
Peralta. Pitts, Porter, .Raby, Randolph, Rich
ardson, Routon. Rsland, Sartain,, Smart,
SSpiller, Taylor. Toler, Tolliver, Vance, War
moth, Walker. Washburn, Washington, Wat
son, Wilde, Williams Wise, Wood, Young
OF Claiborne and Young Of East Baton Rouge
Absent Messrs. Aycock, Barbin, Brady,
Buck, Cressy, Deioie, Delavigne, Desma-
rails, burden, Duprae, Fobb, Forester,
CAN'T, Gary, Hahn, Kennedy Kern, Lea,
McMillen, Nunez, Role, Romero, Shakespeare,
stsgs' Singleton rre"0ulst and V00rhiss
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The journal OF the sixteenth was adopted.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo, offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, the expectations Of the, people
measures which would diminish the present
extravagant cost of maintaining the State
government have not been realized
Whereas, 1t Is evident that the present cum
bersOme and costly system can be simplified
and reduced; and
Whereas, We earnestly desire to do all that
can be done to relieve the people from I'M
usual and unnecessary burdens, therefore,
RESOLVED, That a committee Of seven be APP
pointed BY the Speaker, to be composed Of
four Democrats and three Republicans,
whose duty it shall be to prepare and report
to the House within the shortest practicable
time, such bills as in their judgment are
proper, providing for a reduction in the cost
Of maintaining the various departments of
the government and for the abolition OF I'M
necessary offices.
RESOLVED further, That this House will re-
main in session until the report of said COM
mittee has been received and acted upon.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick offered the following reso-
luton:
Be it resolued, That the chairman of the
Committee on Contingent Expenses be and he
is hereby authorized and directed TO issue to
the clerk Of the Sergeant alarms voucher
at the rate Of 81 per day during the extra ses
sion OF 1878.
On the motion of Mr. Fitzpatrick, the rules
were suspended and the resolution was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Lyons offered the following Concurrent
Resolution:
Be it resolved by the House of Representa-
tues OF the State OF Louisiana, the Senate con-
c.t,7''ng and consenting. That on Tuesday,
Assembly do adjourn sine die.
On the motion OF Mr.. Lyons the resolution
was adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Aldige:
House bill No. IA,
Joint Resolution providing for the manner
in which certain appropriations shall be war
ranted for"
The rules were suspended and the bill was
passed to its second reading, considered en-
crossed, read third time and passed.
bahe title was adopted.
Mr.. Aldige moved to reconsider the vote
just taken ON the final passage of the bill, and
on his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid upon the table.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MIR. Toler, chairman on behalf of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported as follows:
- COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. |
New Orleans, March Is, 1878. !
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Represe natives:
Your committee beg leave to submit to
your honorable body the following report:
The committee beg leave to return to the
House without action the following:
The memorial of Louisiana Association for
the relief Of colored orphans
The petition OF the Little Sisters of the
Holy Family.
e afhe petition of st. Mary's Catholic Or
phan Boys Asylum of the city of New Or
leans.''
An act for the relief of the New Orleans
Times, Picdylne, Bulletin, German Gazette
and Bee for publishing registration notices in
the year 1876
And also,
The claim OF the Shreveport Times for
publishing delinquent tax list of 1877, for
six hundred dollars
Including memorandum of Committee on
Appropriations
Respectfully submitted,
P. III. TOLER, Chairman.
Messrs. Berry and Fitzpatrick, on behalf of
the joint committee on the part Of the House
raised for investigating the affairs Of the New
Canal, presented report and Joint Resolu-
ton
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