The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-02
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2 1879.

| the General Assembly payable In warrants re-
oeiyable for licenses and taxes.
| The report of the committee was adopted by
| q standing vote OF yeas 55. nays 49,.
A message was reeeiyed from the " vernon
| transmitting reports from the Secretary ol
| state and State Librarian.
| The comics ed election case Of Lea against
| Watson was laid on the table,
| On motion of Representative Hill. the House
| proee eded TO elect two members OF the State
Printing Board. The following membe- g wei G
placed In nomination: Messrs.. II. L Rylan1
Louis Arnsud, =. D. Biineu. =. Is. Psrmsleee
The ballot resulted: Ryland A.: Arnauld q
and Bilieu were de Jared duly elected.
Representative Hammond. from the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses. reported favor
ably with amendments on the resolution pay
ing the porters Of the House and recommended
That they pc paid % per day from the date o.
ado uted
The Senate informed the. House that i had
| passed certain bills. and, further that 1t was
| prepared to adjourn at N idnight.
| Representative Pope gaIled up the deficiency
| bill as amended by the Senate. and moved that
| a conference COMMITTEE be appointed to con-
Repre- sentative wermoth moved to adjourn.
On call of the yeas and nays the motion was
| lost-yeas 62, nays 16.
Speaker Monoure appantad Representatives
Pope. Hill. Wise. Bower ahd veezle committee
ssnas s Sn the s = G provae Pr The
loss Of records destroyed BY the burning Of the
court house In the parish Of Grant was taken
up and passed Its final reading under suspen-
Senate bill No. LOG. AN act for the relief of
w. Calhoun. was finally passed
Senate bill No. 3b, An ACT 10 define and pre-
vent vaerancy: to provide for the arrest OF sus-
pioious persons" etc. The House refused to
take up the bill-.yeas 80. nays ia four -6fths
Senate biil No. 6. An act to amend an act
granting loan by the State to the New Orleans
Pacific aalroad Gompsnyn The House re-
at this time by. q vote Of yeas A. nays 80.
House bill No. lo2. An act to authorize 7. A
FLANAGAN % sue me state. T9s senate amend
passed.
Senate bill No. q AN not exempting certain
property o. charitable institutions from taxa
Bepate bill No. II. Joint Resolution returning
the thanks Of the people of Louisiana to those
yellow fever sufferers In 1878" The rules were
suspended and the bill passed.
Senate BIZ No. IS Yves indefinitely postponed.
Daniel Kelly" was indefinitely postponed.
Representative Jeffries moved that a com
OF 9g fa e VIZ upon
adjourn at midnight, and ask If be had any
further communicating to make. The Speaker
appointed Messrs Jefrries, Cunningham, and
Wsrmoth. The COMMITTEES returned aud re-
ported that the Governor had no further com
munication to make
Committee on Contingent Expenses. reported
resolutions for the payment Of vari tus small
sums from the contingent fund. The resolu-
tions we're adopted.
Representatives Cunningham called up Senate
bill 10. 100. "A resolution T., authoriz3 The Gov
ernor to take legal proceedings against the
North Louisiana and Texas Railroad" A call
Tor the yeas and nays being made, the bill was
Withdrawn.
Senate bill No 4s, An act to amend The net In
cooperating the town of Providence" Passed
Representative Scratcbley introduced n reso-
lntton setting forth. that nssmuch az the CITY
members and the Republicans had been unable
TO accomplish any good for their respective
earned their per diem, that they should not draw
any pay for their services Laid over
The hour for adjournment having arrived the
House adopted a resolution thanking the
Speaker. clerks and officers of the House for
the manner In which they had performed their
respective duties.
Speaker Moncure returned thanks for the
hattertng manner In which the resolution had
be n adopted. The session. although short.
had been an important one. The General AS
been careful of the public interests. The mem
bers had been fail hfui to their trust and had
worked diligently, tremendously and seopomi-
only. They could carry 10 their homes the
consciousness Of having fulfilled their duty, and
voyage. As for himself be should retain "a a
lively appreciation OF their uniform eousidera-
ton for himself. He should part with The mem
pers with the K ndliest feelinRs towards all and
hoped that curing his oeou panny of the Speak
eT chaif ne had provoked The tll-will Of no one.
he had endeavored to preside over the House
with the strietest regard to fairness and I'm par
tialtty. and q though be might have ofYended
some mbers in his rulings be was s.tisfed
ma. none would fmpugn his motives He then
declared the House adjourned sine die.
speaker Moncure was greeted wi h loud an
plause during and at the end of his address.