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

= u that The senate has passed and requests
< concurrence Ia the accompanying Con.
nt Resolution, making cOmmittee Oh
r. 3fouse and Senate TO investigate The ac-
s;3s Of the State Printer for the year 1873,
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate.
SErATE CHAMBER. |
New Orleans. January 10. 1879.
- ~ Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
6ouee Of Representatives:
an directed TO inform your honorable
f11y, that the Senate has passed and requests
~ concurrence In
1snsie bill No. 7, entitled
Joint Resolution relative tothe improve
nj o. the Bayou Teche.'
nate bill No. identified
An act 20 increase the salaries q the cher
&pyed, March IL. 1890.
JOHN CLEGu,
Secretary Of the Senate.
The journal was amended and approved.
i. n. snider, Assistant sergeantat-Arms,
- sworn.
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons,
House bill No. ~,
ran act to provide for the convention 70
name q new constitution: Of The State, and
nAking an appropriation for defraying the
llpsnses of the same,s'
Was taken up and and rnade the special or
~ Of tho day for this day at o'clock p. m.
Mr.. Murrell moved that
house bill No. 10,
IAN act to repeal act No. &c Of the extra ses-
I'm Of 1878. approved April ~, 1878"
Being the special order Of the day for this
~ Immediately after the reading Of the
journal, be taken up.
Mr.. Carville moved that tho bill be referred
b the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Murrell moved that the motion to refer
:. b laid upon the table
Pending this motion. Mr.. Murrell moved
that the vote by which the House adopted the
Journal Of yesterday be reconsidered.
Tho motion TO reconsider prevailing, Mr..
Demas moved that the adoption Of the jour
ri be postponed until tomorrow. january IL
The motion was carried. and the adoption
of the journal was postponed.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Hawkins presented memorial Of Mr..
John Taylor, contesting the seat OF Mr.. s. +.
Parmelee, OF the Twelfth Representative Dis
trict Of the parish OF Orleans.
On the motion Of Mr.. Hawkins II was re-
1erred to the Committee on Elections and
Qualifications.
Mr.. Taylor presented the petition Of b.
Armbruster, Clerk OF the Third District
Court Of the parish Of Orleans, which. was
referred to the Committee on Claims.
MIR. Martin, Of Claiborne. presented Con-
current Resolution, entitled
Concurrent Resolution in regard to dona-
ton OF United States lands for educational
purposes"
Lies over.
Mr.. Bower offered the following Concurrent
Resolution:
Resolved bp The Senate aad House of Repre-.
sesfufsces N General Assembly convened, both
Houses concturing, That. the thanks Of the
citizens Of the State, are hereby rendered to
". NJ. Corcoran, Of the city Of Washington,
District OF Columbia, for che painting 81 the
baItse OF New Orleans, donated bv him to
me state Of Louisiana, AMI that the Governor
Oe anu u hereby directed to cause the said
palnun8 70 De placed In some conspicuous
position In the Capitol, where It NAV serve IA
= reminder OF the glorious event it was in
tended by the eminent artist to portray and
g the kindly feeling and Iberality Of the dis
donor. = ..-o -
MIR. Bower moved suspension OF the rules
In order to take up the resolution.
The motion to suspend prevailing. the reso-
luton was adopted unanimously, and notice
thereof was ordered to hs communicated to
the Senate.
Mr.. Pope asked and obtained leave to with
draw from the files of the House for 1878 the
bill No. 2ss.
At his own request Mr.. Detiege was excused
from serving on the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications, and the Speaker an
nounced the appointment OF Mr.. Bourgeois
N his place on said committee.
Mr.. Blllieu offered the following resolution
Resolred, That the Committee on Elections
Jerk. =
On the motion Of Mr. Walton the resolution
vas amended by adding ''the COMMITTEES on
Lands and Levees."
Inc resolution was adopted as amended.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bridger submitted the following report.
or the chairman on behalf Of the sus4
ommittee on the Governors MESSAGE "a /
ollows:
TO the Honorable the Speaker and Members oil
the House OF ReI resentatives:
Your special committee to whom was re-
aired the Governors message beg leave to
1ake the following report:
Ihey recommend that the portion Of the
hess age relating to disturbances in the coun-
larry.
IN at part relating to the financial condition
"a state. be referred to the Committee on
lays and Means.
IN at part Of the message on election laws