The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-05

Brent Bridger, Billieu, Bienvenu, Bower,
Brown of Tensas Carron. Carter, Coco, Cor-
dill. Cousin, Cunningham, Davidson OIL heo
| River. Dupaty. Durio, Fitzgerald, Gearey,
Guidry. Gubernator, Hammond, Hart,
Hasam, Hay. Hill, Hightower, Holzhalb,
Jeffries. Jenkins, JONES' Lauer, Liddell, Lott.
LYONS. Martin of St Landry, Martin OF Clai-
borne. Marquee, Nixon, Munday, MeEiroy.
Mckee. Nealey. Nettles. OBryan, Parmeiee,
pope. Potts, Rabouin, Reaney, Redon, Rem
wick Robeson, Ross. RyIand, Sharp, Smart,
seratchley. Stechmann Smith OF jackson,
Scott, Schumpert, Taylor, Torrey, vance,
yidripe. Walton, Warmotb, Watson, Welsh,
WeIebtman. Wise md Young voted for the
Hon. b. +. Jonas "A votes.
Total vote 1873; necessary to a choice, 30
votes.
The President Of the Joint Assembly de-
cIared Hon. u. I. Jonas duly elected as Sem
ator from the State of Louisiana for the term
of ak years, beginning March 4. 1879.
on the motion Of Mr.. Jeffries committee
Of three Senators and five members OF the
House was appointed to notify Mr.. Jonas OF
his election, and to invite him to address the
General Assembly.
The President appointed Senators Texada.
Stubbs and Stamps and Representatives JEFF
fries. Brent, Arnould. Warmoth and Decuir.
MIR. Jonas being introduced addressed the
Joint Assembly.
The address being concluded, on the motion
Of Mr. Garland the joint session adjourned
sine die.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
The call of the roll was dispensed with.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. January 81. 1879. J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
I am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate has finally passed
and asks your concurrence in the following
Senate bill No. 30, entitled
IAN act to define and prevent vagrancy,
and to prevent the commission OF crimes,
msdemeanors and other breaches oil the
peace" etc.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans. January 81 1879.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives:
| am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate has cOncurred In
House bill No. 1903, entitled
"An act to repeal act No Is OF the Legisla-
ture OF 1868 entitled An act to increase the
revenues Of the State and to authorize the
incorporation and establishment OF the Lou
iaiana State Lottery Company and to repeal
certain acts now In force, also tO Abolish
the Louisiana State Lottery Company also
to repeal act No 8 of the Legislature OF 1874,
entitled AN act relative to the unlicensed sale
of lottery tickets In the city OF New Orleans,
and comforting ON police courts the power to
suppress the same; also to repeal Act NO. 10
of the Legislature OF 1874 entitled AN act
relative to crimes and offenses; TO declare the
sale OF illegal lottery tickets, or the drawing
OF any Illegal lottery miSdemeanor. ana
to provide for the punishment oil the same,
and to regulate the evidence to be received
upon the trial OF such offenses; also to pro-
hibt lotteries and the sale OF lottery tickets;
to make 1t misdemeanor to set up or pro
mote lotteries or to sell lottery tickets, or aid
therein directly or indirectly; to provide pun
ishment therefor, and to regulate the evil
dence to be received upon the trial OF such
offenses."
With an amendment as annexed to the BILL
'0is A''p'' JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Mr.. Demas. by unanimous consent. called
House bill No. 14,
San act for the relief OF the New Orleans
and Texas Railroad, reducing the assessment
thereon, and repeating all laws or parts OF
laws In conflict herewith"
Mr.. Lyons moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee ON the judiciary.
The motion to refer was lost.
On the motion of Mr.. Demas the bill was
ordered to be taken as engrossed.
Under suspension OF the rules the bill was
read asthird time and passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Demas moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill finally passed. and on his own
motion the motion to reconsider was laid on
the table.
On the motion OF Mr.. Hill
Senate bill No %,
"An act for the relief Of John, Lucy. Kate
and Minerva Hays, the minor children OF the
late Harry T. Hays"
Was taken up and under suspension Of
the rules was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
On the motion of Mr.. Pope
House bill No. 143,
"An act to authorize the lessees Of the State
Penitentlary to anticipate the payment of
rents owing and to become due"
Was taken up on its second reading under
the favorable report Of the Committee on
Penitentiary.
Tho amendment of the committee was
adopted, as follows:
Add at the end OF section 2 the words, ''paya-
BILE out OF the general fund"
Mr.. Ryland offered the following amend
ment:
Insert at the end OF section /, "And Of the
obligations of the State given In payment Of
said indebtedness now due an equal proper
ton of them shall be issues Of the years 1877
and 1878, respectively"
On the motion Of Mr.. Pope section was
amended by inserting the enacting clause.
The previous question was ordered, and on
motion of MIR. Pope the rules were suspended
and the bill was ordered to be considered as
engrossed.
Pending the further motion of Mr. Pope,
that the rules be suspended In order to place
tho hill on ita third raadina, gpaciaJ nrJo,.