The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-17
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATuyEs.
Ninth nay.
THURSDAY. January 10.

THURSDAY. january 16.
The House was called to order at II 40 A. m
Speaker Moncure In the chair and seventy one
members present.
!, The proceedings we're opened with prayer by
On motion 81 Representative Ryland It was
ordered that st. Louis street. Ia front OF The
Mate House. be 30 obstructed as to prevent the
passage OF drays and other ehicles.
Representative Rabouin asked permits
F9n 20 withdraw the papers attached to House
biII No. 2o3 OF the session of 1873. Granted
representative Lyons called up the concur
Ent resolution relating TO the d, nation Of
United States lands for educational purposes.
.Mthis point the Senate was announced for
wa purpose Of ballotinR In Joint session for
United States Senator.
ANomnations were declared 70 be In order and
.Gsl Peco we5e Mas sse May 9GsIH EMeya
". Patton and W. d. Spencer.
ling. -: Pecot. II |: Martin. l3: Bermudez, ls !;
nlils 8; Patton 3: Spencer 8; Mari, .; Beattie.
George. Q; Dumont, q; Gibson. 8. Landry
!; Moneure, q: Grant. Q: blank. i.
No candidate having received a majority Of
votes the Chair decided that there was no eec-
non. The Senate then withdraw and the House
Teeumed considnra lon ~ pending business
on motion OF Representative Demas 500 copies
II me governors message we're ordered to be
dlMssributed among the members.
The concurrent resolution called I'M by Rem
resentatiye Lyons was then finally passed, the
rules being suspended for that purpose.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Representatives Martin of Claiborne. on behalf
o. Representative Hammond of the Committee
tn IN ~ unI,ngent Expenses. reported by subsu-
Inc substitute reported by the committee was
sdopted and the bill was ordered to be printed.
mittse on the Judiciary reported unfavorabIy
w house Dill No. 10 an act In relation to udi-
wv wv! ponas and suretes and the right to give adj
euunhi security In certain cases; unfHyorahy
On house bill No. 20. an act to authorize Mr.
svsepn ha,z TO change his name: favorably tfor
az XII ~ py shhhstitute on House bin No 90
pany. Inc report was ado. tied.
hepresentative Lyons moved that the House
Ne w the substitute for House bill No. 20.
alon Of the rules. = 7''poA
Tbs rules we're suspended and the substitute
g hken up on fs second reading
Representative Dsmas wanted the bin print-
q, SO members would know what they were
Representative Lyons stated that the hill on,v
provided that the Lottery Company be ahoiisb
"a, and that the sale of all lottery tickets be
Sfoninited In the state. The bill could be print
~ In the journal for the pu pose of saving de
. NJ He thought al the members knew how
tnev would vote on the bill.
hepresentative Demas was not prepared to
ana was. He desired the bill to 20 over.
representative Murrell said the repeal of the
nouery Company was one good thing the DEM
ne always opposed the Lottery Company and
|sl9uid continue to do so.
n representative DemaS said he could show
|mstthe member had voted for II.
representative Murrell-You can do no such
k5E House. by standing vote of % yeas and
refused to postpone action on the bill
: pill was then, on motion OF Representa-
q aons. ordered to be printed In the Jour
g bc Rade the special order for Tomorrow
y {. Sentative Taylor moved to take up the
"a ,SFnange the name of James katts. re-
II 1nfavorably by the Judiciary Committee.
Is tentative Lyons moved to indefinitely
iAEs deIne bill which motion prevailed.
kEs9 83tative Billieu, chairman of the Com
y lrElectfons and Quail ications, reported
IS member from Assum ption. was entitled
Aseat contested by e. +. X. Dupas. The
S~A-vere suspended and the resolution was
Ne esentative Liddell, from the Committee
n = SEPARATIONS. reported back memorial OF
"a Slzens OF Grant parish relative to the |
kE% g % OF county seat. aud on his motion |
81 sc was referred to the COMMITTEES on Paro- |
bsE sentative Smart. from the Committee on |
~ H9tal Affairs. reported favorably, with |
Rn W. parish Of Iberia to levy special tax to |
R aur JAIL. The report was adooted.
IN ByIIesen aflve Bower. from the Committee |
" In LIeeln1chment and Reform. reported back
huse Dill No. 46. with recon mendation that |
80 ~ referred to the Committee on Ways and |
- e. Inc report was adopted and the bill |
3eiefred as suggested.
"a BILLS INTRODUCED.
~ representative Brown of Jefferson: An act /
s'iuine ior the removal Of the seat Of JUS