The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22
0FFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
mvrH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
-.usE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
r,eventh Days Proceedings.

Eleventh Days Proceedings.
H.UsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
State o. Louisiana.
New Orleans, Saturday. January is. 1879.
~ House was called to order by The
....rer at II 80 q. m. Present:
~ r G. Moncure, Speaker, and Messrs
~ ~ Armstrong, Arnauld, Barthelmy, Brent
s sgScer. Bienvenu, Board, Brown OF Tensas
sesxn ~ Jefferson, Carron. Carter, Carville
Slo, CGleman. Cordill, Cunningham, David
cog, III Red River, Davidson OF Iberville
carss Decuir, Dupaty, Ducote, Durio, Es
y sSI Frazier, Fitzgerald, Gearey, Hart
IEins. Hite, Hightower, Hozhalb, JEFF.
nv Jenkins, Landry, Lauer, Liddell, Lott
9sons. Martin Of st. Landry, Martin OF Clai.
ss. Marquee, Murrell, McElroy, Mckee
FIX. ji Nettles, O'BryaD, Potts, Reaney
ssdon. Renwick, Ross, Ryland, Sharp, Smart
sesIor Torrey, Vance, Veazey, Vidrine, Wal
~ Welsh Weightman, Wise, Young.
eeventy-two members and quorum.
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Tardy, Of the Epis-
| ma Church.
The journal Of the seventeenth was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
sENATE CHAMBER. /
| !. ma Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives,:
| IN directed to inform your honorable
hsav that the Senate has passed the accom-
ssnving concurrent resolution, fixing the
n II adjournment sine die, and respectfully
,souest your concurrence.
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. Lyons, the reports re-
bred No In Communication from the Execu-
i've Of date January Is, 1879, were referred to
Ne following committees;
Renort Of Board OF Administrators OF In
ana 10 the Committee on Charitable and
Public Institutions.
Report OF Board Of Trustees Of the Institu-
dan for Deaf and Dumb, to the same commit
Tee.
Report Of Board of Control of the State
penitentary, to the Committee on the Peni-
tentary.
Report Of State Engineers, to the Commit
lee on Lands and Levees.
Report OF Adiutant General, to the Commit
Tee on Militia.
Report Of Register Of Land Office, to the
|Oommittee on Public Lands.
/ Report Of the Consolidated Association OF
PAINTERS, to the Committee on the Judiciary.
| The motion was carried.
JOINT SESSION.
A message having been received from the
|ecnate informing the House that that body
|~as rocd,, IN oaat tho unuoo in ;nipt sacoicp
n required by law,
The House being ready to receive the Sen
|te, the President and members OF that body
were announced
The General Assembly was called to order
hy Hon. L. A. Wilt, Lieutenant Governor
nd President Of the Senate, and the roll
being called the following Senators answered
10 their names:
Messrs Breaux, Bowden, Bryant, DeBou-
chel, Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland, Hard
ing, Heron, Kelly, Mitchell, Norwood, Per-
kns, Sandif0rd, Scanland, Stamps. Steven,
stubbs, Sutton, Texada, Wales, Wheeler,
Williams, Zacharie-25.
The roll Of the House was called, when the
allowing named Representatives answered
tDtheir names:
|. Hon. Q. Moncure Speaker, and Messrs. Al
~, Armstrong, Arnauld, Brent, Bridger, Bill
lal, Benvenu, Board, Bower, Bourgeois,
Brown ofTensas, Brown of Jefferson, Carron,
Carter, Carville, Coco. Como, Coleman, Cum
nlngham, Davidson OF Red River, Davidson OF
!perville Demas, Decuir, Dupaty, Ducote,
puro, Estopinal, Frazier. Fitzgerald, Gearey,
guoenatQr, Hawkins, HightOwer, Holzhalb,
sselnes Jenkins, Landry, Lauer, Liddell,
t k0t. Martin Of st; Landry. Martin Of Clai-
ss:erns, MARQUEE, Nixon, Munday, Murrell,
AcElroy, Mckee, Nealey, Nettles, OBryan,
salmeiee, Potts, Rabouin, Reaney, Redon,
deenwick, Ross, Ryland, Sharp, Smart,
scratchley, Steele, Stechmann, Torrey, vi
ewnne Walton, Watson, Welsh, Weightman,
Wise and Young.
sevmty.three members present and quo
rum
Inc following nominations were made:
bon. WA. Strong.
Hon. P.J. Kennedy.
Hon. Louis Bush.
hon. L. B. Watkins.
Hon. W. A. Robertson.
lion. +, H. Hatch.
non Numa Dufour.
Hon. E. Booth.
Inc roll OF the Senate was called, and
0claoors DeBouchel, Kelly, Mitchell and
p.aniano voted for Hon. w. A. Strong-4
senators Bryant, Stamps, Sutton and
vusier voted for Hon. p. j. Kennedy
s1ua0or Heron voted for Hon. L. Bush |
1 oeuators Sandiford and Williams voted for
= non. y. d. Watkins votes.
0aators Breaux, Ducros, Garland. Nor
4. and Iacharie voted for the Hon. w, "A,
a.Oertson-5 votes.
j, 0aa1ors Harding and Stubs voted for
IVA "a. Booth-2 votes.
!. snators Bowden, Texada and Wales voted
uon. =. 9. Zacharie-3 votes.
! s%a1or Delahoussaye voted for the Hon.
= : Dermudez-1 vote.
saa1ors Fontenot, Perkins and Steven
~ n ior the Hon. Henry L. Garland-3 votes.
q .4o iol oil the House was called, when
spaker Moncure, and Messrs. Allen, Arm
$50, cunningham, Nealey, Rabouin and
~, s.ss'uley voted for the Hon. w. A. Strong-7