The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24

THURSDAY. January %, 1879.
The House was called to order at II 40 n m .
Speaker Moncure In the chair. and sixty one
Members present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Tardy.
The journal OF Wednesday was approved
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Representatives. Allen presented q petition
from citizens Of Ascension asking that the tenth
ward OF that parish be annexed to Livingston
bill to that effect accompanied the petition.
mittee on Parochial Affairs under suspension
of the rules.
Representative Murre,l present. d a resolu-
ton instruct ng the Committee on Ele aious
Z nd Qnalhca Tors to rep r. upon all contested
Cases by Tuesday. next. which was adopted
Reprf sentative Smart offered a concurrent
re- olution requesting the Representatives of
Louisiana In Congress to use their best efforts
to secure tne nee ssary appro priation to make
RESOLUTION was adopted.
The Senate was announced and Joint session
was Q. & ,nized for the purpose Of ballotihg for
The following nominations were made:
Mes.rs, II. X. Morris, George Essick. I. g.
! apier. j. d. Hammond, Allen Jumel and II. A.
Burke.
The ballot resulted: Morris Essi k 8. Ra.
pier l8 Hammond 20. Jume 20, Burke 8. voor-
hes 8, soo,e A. Spencer l. hernandez l.
The Senate then withdrew. and the House re-
sumed the consideration Of petitions. memorials
Representative Carville presented a memo
rial In behalf of James Cornell, of Ibervile
parish The memorial was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
message was received from the Governor
nnouneing that he had approved and signed
the convention bill.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Representative Lyons. chairman of the Com
mite on the Judiciary. reported favorably on
House bill No. 113, An act to limit and e6ne the
extent of the claim of the tate of Louisiana and
the city of New Orleans for their taxes favorably
on House bill No. 1877, An act to authorize
Thomas L Maxwell. late civil sheriff Of the
parish Of Olleans to sue the State:" an origi-
nal act to amend the act relative to cruelty to
animals. and an original act providing for the
transfer OF causes where the Judge is r. cused.
REPRESENTATIVE Liddel chairman OF the Com
miitee on Corporations. reported favorably on
House bill No. I4O. An act to INCORPORATE
the DonaldsonvilIe Free Bridge Company.
In the parish OF Ascension: to confer on 1t GER
tain ferry privileges; to enable 1t to build and
maintain free bridge over the Bayou La
fourche. Placed on the calendar.
Representative Lott, from the Committee on
Public Education. reported unfavorably on
enact section q. Of act No. %. approved March
&C. 1877, entitled an act to regulate public educa-
ton In the State of Louisiana; to provide
revenue for the same: to impose certain penal
tfes, ETC.: asked that the House take up House
bill No. 81. An act making appropriation to
cover deficiencies in the salaries of parish
judges for the years 1877 and 1885," and report
ed unfavorably on House bill No. 90 IAN ACT TO
compel the parents. guardians and the protect
ors Of children In this State 70 register their
names In the school register of the school dis
trict In which they live; making penalty for
TIE neglect Of the same; providing for the ar
rest and confinement or otherwise punishment
hours"
Representative Smart chairman Of the Com