The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12

yeas and nays, with the following result:
:, Ieas-Messrs. Armstrong, Arnauld, Brent,
a Sa'og Garter benv en Bower Brown 81 Ten
t tori ar Ftzs U9pG asn Cunningham E.
Gnbernator, Hammond, Hart, Hasam, Hay
Hill, Hightower, HozhaIb, Jeifries Jein,,
kins Jones, Lauer, LiddelL Lott, Lyons,
MART Martin M u -, Landry, Martin Of IClai-
day, McElroy, Mckee, Nealey, ketties,
.O'Brien, Parmelee. Pope, Potts. Rabm,in'
Reaney, Kedon, Renwick, Ryland, sharp,
Smart, Steele. steckman, Scott, schumpsrt,
Taylor, Torrey, Vance, vldrine. Walton, Wat
SOD, Welsh, Weightman, Wise, Young "a.
Nays. Messrs,. Bartaelmy,, Bord, Bour-
geois, Brown Of Jefferson, CarviIe Como.
coleman, Davidson OF Iberville, Dernas, De-
nege, Decuir, Ducote, Frazer, Hawkins, Hite
Landry, Murrell, Smith Veazey, Warmoth--
The House refused to suspend the rules.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from
the Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. January 7. 1879.
TO NE HONORABLE Speaker and Members OF the
house OF Representatives:
l am directed TO inform your honorable
body that the Senate has passed and renIIasts
your concurrence In the accompanying Com
current Resolution TO create n Joint corn nit
tee TO prepare and report bill providing for
the calling of constitutional convention.
and the President Of the Senate has annointad
as the COMMITTEES on the part Of the Senate'
senators Bowden, Heron, Texada. Kenner
Ellis, Harper and Delahoussaye.
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary Of the Senate.
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons the Senate's
concurrent resolution was taken up under n
suspension of the rules, and read as follows
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
BE IL resotyed By The Senate, the House of
Representatives. concurring, That a com mittee
OF seven on the part of the Senate and -
on the part Of the House Of Representatives
be appointed by the presiding officers OF the
Senate and House to prepare and report a bill
Tor the calling OF constitutional convention,
and said committee be and is hereby instruct
ed 70 report within forty eight hours from
their appointment.
On bis further motion the blank was filed
by the number nine.
The resolution was concurred In.
The Speaker appointed as a committee on
the part Of the House, on the foregoing Con-
current Resolution, Messrs. Lyons, Brent,
Jeffries, Hill, Munday, Liddell, Smith OF ST..
Mary, Estopinal and Como.
Leave OF absence was granted to Messrs.
Carron, Davidson OF Bed River, Durio and
Ross.
A communication was received from the
Secretary Of State, inclosing the petition OF
Vincent Dickinson, contesting the seat Of
Lucien Como, Representative elect from the
parish of st. James.
The petition was referred to the Committee
on Elections and Qualifications.
The Speaker announced the following
rrxa al mi frf. LIN tn
IAN act to form compact with the state
OF Arkansas, subject to the approval Of the
Congress Of the United States, relative to
levees," ETC.:
Messrs. Lott, Barthelmy, Murrell, Brown
OF Tensas, q. L. Walton, M. j. Liddell, Fl. M.
Scott, N. B. Torrey. Il. D. Bridgerp. D. Ham,
mond and w. T. Renwick.
The Speaker announced the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Commltteee on Ways and Means JEFF
fries, chairman; j. L. Brent, Hiram X. Lott,
o. B. Steele, r. Fl. Ryland, A. Rabouin, Leon
HolzhaIb, j. Decuir, Thos. M. Frazier.
Committee on Enrolment d. Bridger,
chairman E. E. Smart, A. Cousin, r. M.
Armstrong, Frank II. Marquee, Thos Hasam,
Z. vidrine, J. G. Vance, r. Coleman, G. r.
Brown Of Jefferson, P. A. Landry.
Committee on Judiciary-T. b. Lyons,
chairman; J. d. Hill, X. d. Bridger, Jas.
Jeffries, John s. Billieu, M. }. Liddell, M. J.
Cunningham, II. 9. Warmoth, Louis Ar
nauld.
Committee on Parochial Affairs-E. T..
Smart, chairman; N. w. Pope, Hiram r.
Lott, FL. T. Smith, j. J. Schumpert, J. H.
~ L.
topinal.
Committee on CIaims-B. f. Jenkins, chair
manu.. d. Nettles. Jas. Nealey, w. Mckee,
George w. Young, J. M. Robson, T.. Detiege,
VIM. Murrell.
Special Committee on City Affairs. d.
Hill, chairman; Z. l.. Bower, Richard
Weightman, w. Il. Fitzgerald, Jos. d. Tay-
lor, F. Marquee, Louis Arnauld.
Committee on Lands and Levees-C. G. Cor
dill, chairman; Hiram X. Lott, J. l.. Brent,
g. l.. Walton, j. @. Wise, John Reaney, N. B.
Torrey, CA. Bourgeois and Governor Haw-
kins.
Committee on Contingent Expenses. d.
Hammond, chairman; w. G. Ross, Jas. P.
Gearey, Martin Carron. M. H. Redon, W. A.
Bienvenu, w. G. Martin and r. Barthelmy.
Committee on Public Health and Quaran-
timer. II. Ryland, chairman; II. L. Smith,
J. d. Hammond, J. J. Schumpert II. D. Guld-
ry, j. M. Hart, M. Gordon, Chas. Dupaty,
G. F. Brown.
Mr.. Hammond called up the resolution for
the investigation OF the State Printers &C
count, and 1t was passed.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.. War
moth for three days.
On motion OF Mr.. Demas, the House adj
journed until tomorrow at IL m.
G. NJ. PEGUE,
Chief Clerk.