The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TeniI, Day.

senate adjourned till Saturday, at II 80 q. m.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATlvEs.
Tenth nay.
FRIDAY. January II, 1879
The House was called TO order at II 80 D. m
Speaker Moncure in the chair ana seventy three
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Tardy.
Representative Demas moved that the consid
GRAFTON Of the journal be postponed until
Representative Lyons objected to the adop
trick. DESIGNED to defer the consideration of the
special order for O'Clock. being the bill te
abolish the Louisiana Lottery Company.
On motion 1--WE minutes were devoted to the
reading OF the journal. after which it was ap-
The Senate entered and the two houses. In
Joint session. proceeded to ballot for United
Messrs, John A. Smith, Fl. d. Warmoth. ]. n
Pecot. Paul Theard. Il. T. Kidd. A. j. DnmoDt
Il. ?. Kernochan. Louis Simmons and H. F.
ballot was taken and resulted: Smith g.
WarmOth 10 Pecot 4. Tbeard 7. Kidd IA. Du-
mont :. ksrnochnn 3; S,mmons 7. Garland a.
The whole number Of votes cast was 1903 ; ne
The Senate then withdrew and the House
proceeded with the call OF the committees.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Representatiye Lyons. on behalf Of the Com
On the Houss s It aorab
repeal section of act No. co. extra session OF
1877, and TO authorize police juries to pass or
ported uniavorably % House bill No. S IS. An
act to repeal act No. 49, session Of 1873 entitled
the peace in the parish OF Orleans;'' House Bill
No. 49,. An act to abolish the office OF public
e repe e No. me Of fy Of en NiT and
Eators ard denins Tie duties Of he a same
House Dill No. T. An ,, act to confer additional
parieh Of Concordia;" House bill No. 4s.
IAN act to establish and regulate the civil
parish to repeal R1a acts I0r cone ohe
fict with this act" House bill No. "a. AN act to
amend and rerenac S arIicle 1888 OF the Code q
Code Of Louisiana !" House bill No. 81. = An act
police iuries 10 make such regulations a. they
may deem proper to prohibit or regulate the
sale. barter or exchange Of Intoxicating liquors
rs. 1878" House bill No. 81. An act to amend
and re,enaett article a1i2 OF the Revised Civil
Code Of and to rsRea all laws or
The same committee reported favoraby on
the law points Involved In House bill No. 70.
act making sa an bappfopration to pay the
and Is nd House bill No. Go. An act max ak
ing appropriation to cover DEFICIENCIES in the
ISIS" and reco mmended that they be- re et red
to the Committee on Appropriations
House bill No q was retained by the. Com
Committee on City Affairs.
On motion the report OF the Judiciary Com.
mittee was adopted and the bills mentioned
were referred to the CON mittees suggested In
Representative Jeffriss. chairman Of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported favorably
provide for pro rata payments OF the interest |
tax fund to the holders Of all January coupons OF
eonsolidateG bonds In eases where g said interest
tie taxation Of sheep. The report was adopted.
Chairmsn Liddell. reported favoraby on House
bill No. 81. An act to incorporate Protector Fire |
Company No. .. Of the city of New Orleans"
The report was adopted. and the Dill was placed
The Committee on Lands and Levees, Repre-
SHfd act
of the extra session OF 1873; to create Board of
Slate Engineers to define their powers and du-
lie improvement purposes: to divide the State
into evee districts: to provide for the appoint
ment of boards of levee commissioners there
for. and TO prescribe their duties and powers !:
to authorize the imposition Of a district levee
tax. not to exceed five mills on real estate and
taxable vest as q Ss
sertsn " du seSe on 0 the Governor q the
unIhVOrhDly on uOuSS VII NO. ~.
An act to repeal act No. 5 Of the extra
session OF the General Assembly Of 1878. and
to re.enact act No. 40 Of the extra session OF
1877; and reported back House bill No. 100. "A
Joint resolution to adjust the indemnity due to
the State OF Louisiana, accruing from the sale
Of swamp lands by, the general governme mt
local officers SINCE the acts of 1s49 and 1850; to
obtain from the United States the final adjusts
ment OF the Houma conflicting claims. the set
tlement OF all controversies in regard TO the
shallow lakes. and those of unsettled or unim
proved sections of swamp lands; to appoint the
State Register ex officio agent for the State in
these matters, and provide for the EXPENSES in
Cured in carrying out the provisions Of the
same, with the recommendation that II be re- |
TERED TO the Committee on Public and Private
Land Claims. AA'a'o
On motion of Representative Cordill the rulaS
were suspended In order to take up House hill
No. s6, with the amendments proposed BY the
committee. II 80
"a message from the Governor was an
nounced, transmitting TO the House the report
of the disbursements of the Governors con-
tingent fund. The communication was referred
to the Committee on Appropriations.l
The amendments proposed by the committee
to the levee bill were adopted.
Representative Brent offered number of
amendments to the bill. which were accepted
BY the chairman Of the Lsvee Committee. and
tie amendments were adopted.
Representative Renwick offered q substitute