The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-13

To Che COMMITTEES on Ulatms.
BY Mr.. EstopInal-
House bill No. %,
IAN act to authorize T. A. Flanagan 10 sue
the State"
TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Billieu-
House bill No. 80,
IAN act to define and regulate tho cost and
fees Of the clerks, sheriffs. recorders. notaries
public, justices Of the peace and constables
throughout the State Of Louisiana, and pro-
viding forfeltures and penalties for over
charging or failing to perform their duties !;
and the mode Of collecting their fees. making
IL mlsdemeanor for any Of said officers TO
demand or collect any other or greater fees
than are set forth, and fixing punishment
therefor"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
BILL ON FIRST READING.
BY Mr.. Bower
House bill No. "a,
IAN act TO ament. that portion OF section
Of act No. 20, approved March 80, 1873. en-
titled An net to apportion the State into
senatorial and representative districts, and
| TO amend and re-enact section Of act No.
Of the session Of 1876 approved January o..
| 1876, commencing with the words, twelfth
representative district, twelfth ward. one
representative, and ending with The words.
| fifteenth representative district, fifteenth
ward, one representative
| This bill underwent Its first reading.
| The following communication was received
from the Secretary Of State:
| NEW ORLEANS. January 10, 1879.
Hon. J. @. Mpneure. Speaker of the House OF
Representatives
ton 1432 OF the Revised Statutes OF this state,
approved March a. 1870, have the honor 10
| transmit to you the dispositions taken In the
matter OF the contest OF the election Of j.
Muse Watson, Representative elect from the
parish OF st. Helena, by Charles T. Lea, which
will respectfully request you to submit to
The House Of REPRESENTATIVES
/ / have the honor to be, very respectfully,
WILL. A. STRONG,
| Secretary Of State.
| The communication and accompanying pa
pers were referred to the Committee on Elec-
tions and Qualifications.
! On the motion Of Mr.. Ryland the House
took recess until o'clock p. m.
AFTER RECESS.
The call Of the roll was, on motion, dis
pensed with.
House bill No, "a,
IAN act to provide for convention TO frame
a new constitution Of the State. and making
an appropriation to pay the expenses Of the
| same,'
Being the order Of the day for o'clock D.
m, was taken up on It's second reading.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons, the House re-
solved itself into committee Of the whole
House.
[Mr. Hill In the chair.l
The committee Of the whole, on rising, re-
ported through It's chairman that 1t had con-
sidered House bill No. 20, and recommended
It's passage.
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons the report Of
the committee OF the whole was adopted.
Mr.. Demas moved that the House nd
journ.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
Mr.. Lyons moved that the rules Of the
House be suspended In order to pass the bill
on It's second reading.
The motion prevailed.
The bill was read second time, and on the
further motion OF Mr.. Lyons was adopted as
a whole by a rising vote Of IA yeas to = nays.
On the further motion OF Mr.. Lyons the bill
was ordered to be eDgrossed.
Mr.. Lyons moved to reconsider the vote on
engrossment.
The motion to reconsider was carried.
Mr.. Lyons moved to reconsider the vote on
the adoption OF the bill on Its second read
ing.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Lyons moved to make the bill the spe-
cial order Of the day for January II, at 2
o'clock .. m.
The motion was carried.
On the motion Of Mr.. Steckman
House bill No. IS,