The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-19

| Total vote, IA necessary TO choice, 63
votes.
The President OF the Senate announced that
there had been no election, and on motion of
Senator Steven the Senate withdrew.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Weightman the call of
the roll was dispensed with.
Mr.. Demas moved that the printed copies
Of the Governors message be distributed
equally among the members OF the House.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Martin of Claiborne, for Mr.. Hammond,
chairman OF the Committee on Contingent
Expenses, reported on
House bill No4,
IAN act to provide for the payment Of the
members, officers and contingent expenses OF
the General Assembly for the year 1s79,"
FayofsS;ffyb by substitute.
On the motion en-; q Mr. Lyons. the report
was received and adopted. ~ me suDstl-
tute bill, as reported by the Comniif8bf was
placed upon the calendar of the House,
Becoming House bill No. 102
IAN act making appropriation for the
payment of the salaries Of the first quarter of
the year 1872" etc.
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Lyons, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, submitted the follow
ing report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives.
Your Committee on the Judiciary beg leave
to report on the following bills referred to 1t,
as follows:
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 16, entitled
can act In relation to judicial securities
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 26. entitled
u, IAN act to authorize Jas. Katz to change
his name."
Favorably, by majority by substitute, on
House bill No. 20, entitled
IAN act to repeal an act entitled AN act to
Increase the revenues OF the State"
The report was received and adopted.
On the motion OF Mr.. Lyons the rules were
suspended in order to take up the substitute
for House bill No. 20, which was read and
placed upon the calendar of the House, be-
coming,
House bill No. 103,
IAN act to repeal act No. rs of the Legisla-
ture Of 1868, entitled AN act to increase the
revenues OF the State and to authorize the in
corporation and establishment of the Louis
lana State Lottery Company and to repeal
certain acts now In force; also, to abolish the
Louisiana State Lottery Company; also, to
repeal act No. 9 of the Legislature OF 1874"
etc.
The bill was passed to its second reading.
Mr.. Demas moved that the further consid- |
GRAFTON Of the bill be postponed and that the |
bill be printed.
By rising vote Of 20 yeas to Al nays, the |
motion to postpone and print was lost
On the motion of Mr.. Lyons, the bill was |
ordered to be printed in the journal and was |
made the special order of the day for Janu-
airy II, at o'clock p. m.
By Mr.. Lyons, chairman Of the Committee |
on the Judiciary
House bill No. 1903,
An act to repeal act No. Is OF the Legislature
OF 1868, entitled "An act to increase the
revenues OF the State and to authorize the
Incorporation and establishment of the
Louisiana State Lottery Company, and
TO repeal certain acts now In force" also
to abolish the Louisiana State Lottery
Company; also to repeal act No. of the
Legislature OF 1874, entitled "An act rela-
tive to the unlicensed sale OF lottery tick
cts In the city Of New Orleans, and confer
ring on police courts the power to suppress
Lie same, also 10 Fepcai ACT NO, III OF the
Legislature of 1874, entitled "An act rela-
tive to crimes and offenses; to declare the
sale of Illegal lottery tickets, or the draw
ing OF any Illegal lottery misdemeanor,
and to provide for the punishment of the
same, and to regulate the evidence to be
received upon the trial OF such offenses;;"
also, to prohibit lotteries and the sale OF
lottery tickets; to make it misdemeanor
to set up or promote lotteries or to sell
lottery tickets, or aid therein, directly or
indirectly; to provide punishment there
for, and to regulate the evidence to be re-
ceived upon the trial Of such ofenses. /,
SECTION /. Be II enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State OF Il
louisiana, IN General Assembly c0muesed, Il
That the following acts, to wit: IAN act en-
tiled An act Ia fncr1aae the reYenu0a 81 the