The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08

pays Proceedings.

A. HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. |
State Of Louisiana, !
e az orleans, Saturday, February ! 1879.
nouae was called to order at II O'Clock
- LYONS in the chair. Present:
Armstrong, Arnaud, Bridger,
ISL BlIlieu, Board, Bower, Bour-
30 prown of Jefferson, Carron, Carter,
Z ~ dsiauarl. Cousin, Davidson OF Red
ia gnavidson Of Iberville, Demas, Ducote,
.sssrsd, Gearey, Guidry, GuDernator'
So Zone Tones, Landry, Lauer, LiddeIl, Lott,
tsfnsM Martin of ST.. Landry, Martin OF Clai-
MeFiroy, Nealey, Nettles, 0Bryan,
4 kapr pofts. Reaney, Renwiek, Robeson, Ross,
FIX snart. Stechmann, Smith Of jackson,
;R II st. Mary, Scott, Sehqmpert, IaXior'
49, ssSv Vidrine, Walton, Watson, WISE
S-tv.one members and quorum.
s-.vsr by the Rev Mr. Tardy, Of the Epis-
psl Church
fhetoIlowing messages we're received from
y senate:
New Orleans, February /, 1879.
ana Honorable Speaker aud Members or the
Fonse OF Representatives:
n directed to inform your honorable
a. that the Lieutenant Governor and PreSt~
st n the SENATE has signed duly enrolled
sSenste bill No. S. entitled
IN act to enable the st. Charles Hotel
Amrsnv to contract for loan; to give
rnpsr security therefor,
F9 M to ask the signature of the honorable
Sssker thereto.
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary,
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. February 1. 1879.
rosba Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
81 am directed tn inform your honorable
t.siv that the Senate has finally passed and
ssss your concurrence In the following:
Senate bill No. ia, entitled
sJoint Resolution relative to the duties q
I tae STATE Printing Board, and the appoint
mert Of State Printer to fill q vacancy;
And TO inform you that the Senate has con-
/ CARED In
aAn Act TO amend and re-enact sections
snd7 Of act No. 96, extra session, 1877, ana pro,
| r]dlng an annual assessment in the parish Oh
| Orleans"
' .'' JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary.
The special order OF the day was called up
being House bill No. 160
The special order was postponed ten min
utes.
The unfinished business of the House wa
taken up, being resolution introduced by Mr.
Cordlll, as follows:
Whereas. the default OF the January cou
pons on the state consols and the calling OF !
constitutional convention have excited muci
uneasiness In the public mind, and given riss
ID wild rumors Of the intention to disregard
the plighted faith OF the state towards 1t.
creditors;
be L resolsed bp the House Of representa-
tires, the Senate copcauTlng, That it is the IN
tsntion u the people OF this State to pay all O
its honest obligations, and In no respect desir
to disregard the rights OF parties or the guard
ing of the public honor, trusting TO the goo'
sense and justice Of their lawful creditors +
consider the unavoidable causes which hay
contributed to cripple the resources OF tn
State for the time being, and TO grant TO tn
commonwealth such relief AZ the circunl
stances and the interests Of all demand.
Mr.. Brent moved to lay the resolution O
the table subject to CALI
On this motion Mr. Demas called for til
yeas and nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Armstrong, Arnauld, Bren
Bridger, Billieu, Bienvenu, Bower, Brown
Tensas, Carron, Carter, Coco, Davidson
Red River, Dupaty, Gearey, Guidry, Har
Hasam Hill HoIznal5 gefffi ns ,c SehRn
Nixon, Munday, Mckee, Nettles, OBrya
Parmelee, Pope, Potts, Reaney, Renwic
Robson, Rose, Sharp, Smart, Smith OF JAG
son, Scott, Schumpert, Torrey, Vidrine, Wa
ton, Wise, Young-F.
Nays-Messrs. Barthelny, Board, Bou
geois, Brown OF jefferson, Carville, Com
Coleman, Davidson Of Iberville, Demas, D
CUR, Ducote, Gubernator, Hawkins, Hit
Landry, Martin Of st. Landry, Marque
Murreu, Smith Of st. Mary, Veazey, Watsc
al.
The resolution was laid on the table su
iect to call.
On the motion of Mr. Munday,
House bill No. 1,
AN act for the relief Of delinquent taxpa
ers Of the State Of Louisiana"
Was taken up on second reading, under Il
unfavorable report Of the Committee {
Ways and Means.
The bill was considered as engrossed.
The rules we're suspended, and the bill WI
read third time.
On the tinal passage Of the bill the yeas al
nays were called for, with the following r
suit
Yeas-Messrs. Armstrong, Barthelmy, T
enyenu, Board, Brown of jefferson. Carvil
Como, Coleman, Davidson OF Red River, ID
mas, Decutr, Ducote Fitzgerald, Geare
Guidry, Gordon, Gubernator Hill, Hit
Hightower, HoiZhalb, Jenkins, Landr
Lauer, Lyons, Martin of Claiborne, Marque
Nixon, Munday, Mckee, Nettles, O'Brya
Parmelee, Pope, Potts, Reaney, Redo
Sharp, Smith OF Jackson, Scott, Taylor. We
Zey, Young-45.
Nays-Messrs. Arnauld, Brent. Bridge
Bower, Bourgeois, Carron, Carter. Coo
Davidson of Tberville, Dupaty, Harmon
Hasan, Hawkins, Hay, Jeffries, Jones, Il
dell, Lott, Martin of St. Landry. -Murra
McElroy, Nealey, Renwick, Robeson, Ro.
Ryiand, Smart, Smith OF st. Mary, Tore
Vldrine, Walton, Watson, Wise-33.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Hill moved TO reconsider the vote
which the bill finally passed, and on that n
ton the yeas and nays were called for, vi
the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Armstrong, Bienvenu, Boa
Brown OF jefferson. Carville, Como, Colemi
Davidson OF Red River, Decuir, Dueote.
topinal Fitzgerald, Gearey. Gordon, Ha
kins, Hill, Hite, Hightower, Holzhalb. Jenki
Landry, Lyons, Martin OF Claiborne, MaTqu
Nixon, Munday, Mckee, Nettles, OBry
Ppra Potts Pannpv RATOn R0b4SOl. cLa