The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-15

| sixth Days Proceedings.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. J
| State If Louisiana.
| New Orleans. Monday, January 10. 1879. J
| The House met at II o'clock. Present:
| Hon. J. G. Moncure, Speaker and Messrs
Allen, Armstrong, Arnauld, Barthelmy.
Brent, Bridger, BiIlieu, Bienvenu, Bord
Bower, Bourgeois, Brown Of Tensas
Brown Of Jefferson CarroD, Carter, Carville
son OF Red River, Davidson Of fberville,
Demas, Decuir, Dupaty, Duoote, Durio Fra
ger, Fitzgerald, Gearey, Guidry Gordon. Gu
bernator, Hammond, Hasam, Hawkins, Hay.
Hill, Hite, Hightower, Jefrries, Jenkins, Jones,
Landry, Martin q Claiborne, Marau ss,
Munday, MurrelI. McElroy,. Mckee. Neal
ey, Nettles, O'Bryan, Parmelee Pope.
Potts, Reansyl Redon, Renwick, Robeson,
mann, Smith Of jackson, Smith Of st. Mary,
Scott, Schumpert, Taylor, Torrey, Vance,
Veazey, Vidrine, Walton, Watson, Welsh,
Weightman, Wise, Young.
Eighty-six members and quorum.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. A. J. Tardy
OF the Episcopal Church.
The journal OF January II was corrected and
approved.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order OF the day,
House bill No. %,
San act to provide for q convention to frame
q new constitution of the State, and
making an appropriation to pay the expenses
Of the same,"
Was taken up on It's third reading.
The bill was read third time.
On the motion that the bill do finally pass
Mr.. Demas called for the yeas and nays, with
the following result;
Yeas -Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, Arnauld
Brent Bridger, Bienvenu, BilIieu, Bower
Cordilll, Cunningham, Davidson OF Red River,
Dupaty, Durio, Fitzgerald, Gearey, Guidry,
Gordon, Gubernator, Hammond, Hart, Ha-
sam. Hay, Hill, Hightower, Holzhalt, JEFF
'f@:ns S s9ss q 'af 81 ts addf!
Moncure, Munday, McElroy Mckee, Nealey,
Nettles, VBryan. Parmelee. Pope, Potts, RAJ
Ross. kyiand. sharp. smart aT'N scrste sie1.
Steele, Stechmann, Smith OF Jackson Scott,
Schumpert, Taylor, Torrey, Vance, Vidrine,
Walton, Watson, Welsh, Wise, Young-H.
Nays.Messrs. Barthelmy, Bord, Bourgeois,
Brown OF jefferson, Carville, Como Coleman,
Davidson Of Iberville, Demas, Decuir, Ducote,
Frazer, Hawkins, Hite, Landry, Murrell,
Smith Of st. Mary, Veazey. Warmoth, Weight
maIA29.
The bill was passed, and on motion of Mr.
Lyons. the title was adopted.
Mr.. Lyons moved that the vote by which
the bill finally passed be reconsidered and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid upon the table.
The bill was sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Billieu offered the following resolu-
ton:
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of
the State Of Louisiana, That the Board of
Health OF the State Of Louisiana be and they
are hereby requested to investigate whether
there exists In the parish Of Lafourche dis
ease known as leprosy, and to report without
delay to this House such suggestions as they
may deem proper, in the form OF bill or
otherwise.
Under suspension OF the rules the resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Billieu offered resolution providing
for the pay OF the late Sergeant-at-A Arms and
his assistants.
Referred to the Committee on Contingent
Expenses.
Mr. Taylor offered the petition of Edward
Maher and Bernard Deahoussaye, keepers
OF the halls Of the House OF Representatives
and Senate.
AhO pCtiIiou was IcltIE6u 10 Lie COmOltCee
on Claims.
Mr. Taylor presented the petition OF J. M.
Weymouth, asking payment for services rem
dered In 1871 to the House Committee on
Public Buildings.
The petition was referred to the Committee
on Claims.
Mr.. Demas presented the petition OF John
L. Labeau, Of st. Mary, contesting the seat
OF Hon. W. b. Smith. OF that parish.
The petition was referred to the Committee
on Elections and Qualifications.
Mr.. Jenkins offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resotred, That the eighteenth instant he
liked Tor the day OF adjournment.
Under suspension of the rules the further
consideration Of the resolution was. on mo-
ton OF Mr. Demas, postponed until to-mor-
row. January IA, at 1 o'clock D. m.
Mr.. Hasam asked and obtained leave to
withdraw from the calendar
House bill No. %,
An act to repeal act No. 10, session Of 1878.
entitled An act relative to civil jurisdiction OF
justices of the peace In the parish of Orleans ;"
introduced by himself January 10, 1879, and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.