The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-15

ter, Coco, Cordill Cousin, Cunningham, De
mas, Durfo, Fitzgerald Gearey, Guidry, gOr
don, Gubernator, Hammond. Hart, Hay, Hill
Hite, Hightower, Holzhalb, JeTrles. Jenkins,
Of st. Landry, Martin Of Claiborne Marquee
Nixon, Munday, McElroy, Mckee Nealey
Nettles, OBrien Parmelee, Potts, RabouiD
Reaney, Redon, Renwick, Ryland, sharp
Taylor, Torrey, Venee, Vidrine Walton, Wat
son, Wise, Young-64.
| Nays essrs. Barthemy, Brown OF yeffer
son, Carville, Como. Coleman, Davidson o
Iberville, Decuir, Ducote, Hawkins, Smith Of
st. Mary. .Veazey-11.
The main question was ordered and the
amendment was adopted as follows:
After the word "spportioned,' In line s o.
section Q. strike out the balance of the section
and insert In lieu thereof the words, "as the
members of the General Assembly Of the
State are now apportioned by law, and the
several senatorial districts and parishes OF the
State and the representative districts OF the
city OF New Orleans shall elect the same
number of delegates and in the same manner
as by existing laws each is entitled to Sena-
tors and Representatives In the General AS
sembly OF the State"
/ Mr.. Demas moved that the further con-
sideration of the bill be postponed until
Monday next and be printed.
On the motion of Mr.. Lyons the motion to
postpone was laid upon the table.
| On the further motion OF Mr.. Lyons, the
bill was taken So engrossed.
| motion being made that the bill now
pass to its third reading with view to it's
| final passage,
The Speaker ruled that the bill, being now
on It's second reading, could not at this time
| be passed to its third reading without q sus-
pension OF the constitutional rule
On the motion OF Mr.. Lyons the bill was
made the special order OF the day for January
ID, Immediately after reading of the journal
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from
the Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER I
New Orleans. January IL, 1879. J
To the, Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
/ am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate concurs In House Con
current Resolution rendering thanks to the
Hon. w. w. Corcoran for the painting OF the
battle Of New Orleans, donated to the State,
and directing the Governor to cause the same
to be placed in some conspicuous place In
the Capitol.
Respectfully, -
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate.
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees Of the House:
On State Library-Louis Arnauld of Or
leans, chairman; H. M. Scott of Franklin,
Geo. w. Young of Orleans, Geo. Fl. Stech-
mann OF Orleans, W. 2. Kenwick Of Ouachta,
M. H. Redon of Orleans, II. p. O'Bryan OF
vermillion E. Ducote Of Avoyelles, Moses II.
Hite of Assumption, Geo. Hawkins Of Madi-
son.
Retrenchment and Reform--E. l.. Bower of
Orleans, chairman; A. Cousin Of st. Tam
many, X. M. Armstrong Of Sabine, J. J. Car
ter of Webster, Homer Durio OF st. Landry,
A. M. Davidson of Red River, M. J. Hart Of
Orleans, Josiah ID. Nettles Of East Baton
Rouge, Emile Detiege Of st. Martin, r. Du-
cote of Avoyelles, Thos. M. Frazer of La
fourche.
Public and Private Land Claims l.. Wal
ton of Concordia, chairman; John M. WEIGH
Rouge, Geo. H. Stechmann Of Orleans.
Banks and Banking M. Gordon Of Orleans,
chairman; Jas. P. Gearey OF Calcasieu, J.
Massie Martin of st. Landry, J. l.. Guberna-
tor OF Orleans w. j. Sharp OF East Baton
Rouge. Kenner Scratchley Of Orleans, G. w.
Munday OF East Feliciana, w. B. Smith of st.
Mary, J. M. Carville Of Iberville.
Public Education-Hram II. Lott OF West
Carroll, chairman; J. G. Wise Of Rapides, w.
P. Renwick OF Ouachita, II. M. Scott OF Frank
lin, A. l.. Brown of Tensas, j. M. Watson of
st. Helena, A. Rabouin OF Orleans, 2. A.
Veazey OF Iberia, w. B. Smith of st. Mary.
Canals and Drainage. l.. Gubernator Of
Orleans chairman; W. Il. Fitzgerald OF Or
leans, Y. Vidrine of st. Landry, A. Rabouin
of Orleans, H. d. Guidry Of Lafayette, T. J.
Hightower Of Blenville, Kenner Scratchley OF
Orleans, Albert Estopinal of st. Bernard,
Henry Demas Of st. John the Baptist.
Appropriations-Jame G. Wise Of Rapides,
chairman; J. M. Robson Of Lincoln, II. M.
Scott of Franklin. Fl. r. Smith OF jackson, J,
M. Jones Of Winn, J. II. Hay OF Claiborne, T.
Hasam, Jr, Of Orleans, p. H. Veazey Of Ibe-
ria. w. b. Smith Of st. Mary.
Public Buildings-Jos. d. Taylor Of Orleans,
chairman; Josiah D. Nettles OF East Baton
Rouge s. F. ParmeIee OF Orleans, John Rea-
ney Of Orleans, w. G. Ross OF Natchitoches,
M. Carron Of st. Landry, N. B. Torrey OF
Catahoula, Lucien Como Of st. james, 4. A.
Landry OF st. Mary.
Public and Charitable Institutions w
Munday of East Feliciana, chairman; s. M.
Potts Of DeSoto, Homer Durio Of st. Landry,
o. b. Steele OF Union, John M. WEIGH Of Cam
eron. J. G. Vance OF Bossier, J. L. Gubernator
of Orleans P. A. veazey Of Iberia, Z. A. Lam
dry Of st. Mary.
Internal improvements Massie Martin,
OF ST. Landry, chairman; James M. Allen
of Livingston, A. l.. Brown of Tensas. B. B.
Coco Of Avoyelles, A. N. Davidson OF Red
River, Frank Lauer OF Orleans, G. II. Stech-
mann OF Orleans, J. w. Bord Of Terrebonne,
M. r. Hite Of Assumption.
Printing!. McElroy Of Orleans, chair
man; r. P. O'Bryan Of vermfllion, s. M.
Potts OF De Soto, G. G. Cordill of Tensas, r.
Weightman Of Orleans, Jno. M. WEIGH OF
Cameron, J. s. Davidson Of Iberville, Henry
Damnc IF Johu ba poptfa+ ut,,h