The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
MxTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
.oUsE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
r,xnteenth nays Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. ]


sneaker at II 80 o'clock q. m. Present:
Hop. J. @. Moncure, Speaker, and
'hss sIln Brent, Bfidger, Billieu, Blenvenu,
Ward. Bower, Brown Of Tensas, Brown
4 Jefferson Carron, Carter, Coco, Como.
Gojeman Cordill, Cunningham. Davidson
Il Ibervlle, Demas, Ducote, Durio,, Fitz-
hawkins, Hay Hill, Hite, Hightower, Jen-
iins, Jones, Landry. Lauer. Lott. Lyons.
Ssrtin OF SC. Landry, Marquee Munday
Turrell, McElroy, Mckee, Nealey Nettles,
iyBryan. Pope, Potts, Rabouin. Reaney, Re-
don. Renwlck, Robeson, Ross, sharp smart y, art
Smith Of Sc. Mary. Scott, Schumpert, Taylor,
fcrrey. Vance, Veazey vidrine, Walton,
Watson, Welsh, Wise.
seventy three members and quorum.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Tardy.
The consideration Of the journal was post
poped until O'Clock p. m.
EDITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Hite presented petition from the Bis
~ Of Charity In charge OF the ut. Vincent
Orphan Asylum.
\ The rules we're suspended and the petition
80 referred to the Committee on Public and
(bsritable institutions.
The Speaker called the attention OF the
House 10 reports ON the table, when, on the
motion Of Mr.. Lyons, under suspension OF the
rules. the report OF the Superintendent Of
public Education was referred to the Com
pittee on Education.
On bis further motion the report Of the
Chief Superintendent OF Public Schools was
raferred to the Committee on Education.
On bis further motion the report Of the State
Auditor was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
nAttention was also called by the Speaker to
communication from the Governor respect
Inc two manuscript reports received and
held by him subject to the order OF the Cen
eral Assembly.
On motion OF Mr.. Lyons these reports were
referred, as follows.
Annual report Of the Board Of Administra-
tors Of the Charity Hospital. to the Commit
tee on Public and Charitable Institutions.
The annual report OF the president Of the
Baton Rouge, Gross Tete and Opelousas Rail
rad Company, to the Committee on Rail
roads.
Mr.. Hite asked and obtained leave OF the
House to introduce bill at this time
The bill was read and ordered to be placed
upotl the calendar, becoming
House bill No. 161
IAN act to grant permits to religious or
benevolent organizations for holding enter
tainments Of a charitable nature"
Under suspension Of the rules the bill was
placed on It's second reading and referred to
the Committee on Public and Charitable In
situations.
Mr. Walton called up
House bill No. 1877.
IAN act to adjust the indemnity due to the
State Of Louisiana, accruiDg from the sale Of
swamp lands by the general government
local officers since 1849 and 1850; to obtain
nom the general government the final adj
iustment Of the Houma conflicting claims,
the settlement OF all controversies in regard
10 shallow lakes. ETC.; to appoint an agent,
appropriate $250O, and fix the compensation,
md declare the opposition Of said funds"
Under suspension Of the rules the bill was
pnsidered engrossed.
Rules suspended.
The bill was read third time and passed.
The title was adopted.
this bill finally passed be reconsidered, and
on his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
JOINT SESSION.
A m sssage having been received from the
Senate informing the House that that body
was ready to meet the House In Joint session,
o. required by law, to ballot for United
States Senator,
The House being ready to receive the Sem
were announced.
The General Assembly was called to order
by Hon. l.. A. Wiltz, Lieutenant Governor
and President Of the Senate, and the roll
being called the following Senators answered
to their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Della
houssaye, Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland,
Harding, Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Mitchell.
Norwood, Perkins, Sandiford, Stubbs, Texada,
Wales, Williams, Zachare.
Twenty Senators present
The roll Of the House being called, the fol-
lowing named members answered to their
names:
Hon. j. @. MoDcure, Speaker and Messrs.
Allen, Armstrong. Arnauld, Barthelmy,
Brent, Bridger, Billieu, Bienvenu, Board,
Bower. Brown OF Jefferson, Carron. Carter.
Como, Coleman, Cordill, Davidson of her
ville Demas, Decuir, Ducote, Durio, Frazier.
Gearey, Guidry, Gubernator,
Hammond. Hart, Hasam Hawkins, Hay. Hite'
Hightower, Holzhalb, Jeffries, Jenkins, Jones,
Landry, Lauer, Liddell, Lyons, Martin Of st.
Landry, MARQUEE, Munday, Murrell, Nealey,
Nettles, O'Bryan, Parmelee, Pope, Potts,
Reaney, Renwick, Robson, Ross, RylaDd,
Smart. Scratchley, Steele, Stechmann, Smith
Of jackson, Schumpert, Sharp, Torrey,
Vance, vidrine, Walton, Welsh.
Sixty mine members present.
The following nominations were made:
Thos. Overton.
John s. Billeu.
John Phelps.
Samuel M. Todd.
David Hughes.
The roll of the Senate was called, when
Senator Texada voted for the Hon. Thomas
Overton-1 vote.
Senators Bowden. Ellis, Fontenot, Garland,
Kelly, Kenner, Mitchell and Stubs voted
lor the Hon. John 8. Billieu-s votes.