The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE.
Fifteenth Days PrUceealmgs.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVE.

O'CLOCK q. M, ny the Speaker. Present:
Hon. J. G. Moncure, Speaker, and Messrs
Of Tensas, Brown, Of jefferson, Garrgn, Garter
Caryille, Coco, Coleman, Davdsonof 1bervlle
pecuir, Durio, Frazier, Fitzgerald, uearey
Ssuidry,. Gordon. Hart. Hasarn, Hawkins
Martin q ~ Landry, Martin Of claiborne
Nixon. Murrell, McElroy, Mckee. Nealey
Nettles, Q'Bfyag, Pope, Potts. Reaney, Rem
sStechmann, Smith OF jackson, smith Of 81
Mary, Scott, Schumpert, 1orrey, Vance,
yeazey, vidrine, Walton, Watson, Welsh
Wise, Young.
Sxty-six MEMBERS and quorum.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Tardy, OF the Epis.
.copal Church.
The journal Of January "a was approved
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Moncure presented the petition Of
David Cresswell, late parish Judge Of the
parish Of Caddo, asking relief
Referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Smart offered Concurrent Resolution
relative TO the navigation Of Sabine river, az
follows:
BE II resolved by he Senate and House or
Representatives. Of The State Of Louisiana, IN
General Assembly convened, That the bena-
tors representing this State In the United
States Senate are hereby instructed, and the
Representatives In Congress from Louisiana
and Texas are hereby requested, to use their
best exertions to obtain from the general
government an appropriation to make per-
1nanent the navigation Of Sabine river TO the
mouth Of Bayou Toro. In the parish Of YER
mon, Louisiana
RESOLVED further, That 1t shall be the duty
sof the Clerk OF the House Of Representatives
to furnish q copy. Of this resolution to the
members of the United States Senate and
House OF Representatives from the States Of
Louisiana and Texas
On motion Of Mr. Smart the resolution was
taken up under suspension OF the rules and
adopted.
Mr.. Smart moved TO reconsider the vote ON
the adoption of the resolution. and on his own
motion the motion 10 reconsider was laid on
the table
Mr.. Murrell offered the following resolu-
ation, which, under suspension Of the rules,
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the COMMITTEES on Elections
and Qualifications be and they are hereby In
s o Ss House By nest q
regular hour
Mr. Allen offered a petition from the citizens
OF the parish Of Livingston, accompanied
with bill, which was read and placed upon
the calendar, becoming
House bill No. 1863,
"An act entitled An act to annex certain
territory of Ascension parish to the parish
of Livingston; to provide for the subdivision
of said territory into police jury wards; to
provide for the collection of the taxes. and to
dispose OF certain suits now pending In the
courts OF Ascension parish"
The bill was read the first time.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
-. AZ. Re- -
with the memorial. to the Committee on Paro-
~chial Affairs
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER, |
New Orleans. January 2s. 1879.
y 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 II, entitled
IAN act TO amend and re-enact section 10 OF
an act entitled An act to provide for supply
ing the loss Of the public records and other
papers consumed by the burning Of the court
house In the parisshtogf VIM during the month
And 10 ask your concurrence in the follow
ing Senate bills
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
IAN act to authorize the Police Jury OF the
parish OF Morehouse to levy q special tax
! OF four and one-half mills during the year
1870, and to make the outstanding Indebted
ness OF said parish receivable In payment OF
the same"
Senate bill No. 30, entitled
."An act to amend an re-enact se tion 7
sof an act entitled An act 10 incorporate the
town of Jeannerette, In the parish OF IBERIA
Senate bill No. &c.
aAn act to authorize the wardens Of the
eChurch OF ST. Louis to transfer the property
. OF said church to the Society Of the Roman
Catholic Church for the Diocese Of New Or
kleans."
IAN act to authorize the Police Jury Of the
parish Of Iberville 70 levy special tax to
pay Its floating debt"
Senate bill No. 40,
IAN act to repeal section asas Of the Re-
vfsed Statutes of 1870"
Also. TO notify you that at IL O'Clock m. the
Senate will be ready to meet the House Of
Representatives In Joint session to ballot for
United States Senator.
Secretary OF the Senate.
JOINT SESSION.
A message having been received from the
SENATE informing the House that that body
was ready to meet the House In joint session.
as required by law, to ballot for United
States Senator,
The House being ready TO receive the Sen |
ate, the President and members Of that body
were announced
The General Assembly was called to order
by Hon. Il. A. Wiltz, Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate, and the roll being
called the following Senators answered to
their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Della
houssaye, Ducros, Fontenot, Garland, Hard
Ing, Harper, Heron, Kelly, Merkel, Mitchell,
Norwood, Perkins, Sandiford, Scanland, Ste
ven, stubbs, Sutton, Texada, Wales, Williams,
Zacharie
twenty three Senators present
The roll oil the House being called, the fol-
lowing members answered to their names
Hon. y 9. Moncure, Speaker, and Messrs.
Allen; Armstrong. Barthelmy, Bridger, Bill
neu, bienvenu, hoard, Bourgeois. Brown of
Garville, Coco, Cordill Davidson Of fberyille'
Demas Decuir, Dupaty, Durio, EstoninaI
Frazier, Fitzgerald, Gearey. Guidry, Guber
t na.or, HarL hawklns, Hay, Hite. High