The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-18
After Joint aessiOu.

After joint session the roll was called ant
the following named members answered tx
roll call:
Hon. J. g. Moncure, Speaker. and Messrs
Brldeer, Billieu, Bienyenu, Bordd, Bower
Bourgeois, Brown Of jefferson, Carron, Carter
Caryi!le, Coco, Como, Coleman, CordiIl. Gun
patty, Ducote ,Durio, Frazer. Fitzgerald. Gear
ey. Guidry, Gordon, Gubernator, Hammond
Hawkins, Hay. Hill, Hite, Hightower, yeflries
Io Iyo ssnf Martin 81 g. Landry March
Of Claiborne Marquee, Nixon, Munday, Muir.
rell, McEiroy, Mckee, Nealey, Nettles
O'Bryan, -Parmelee, Pope, Potts. Rabouin
Resney, .lRedon, Renwick, Kobeson, Ross
Mary, Scott, Schumpert,- Taylor, Torrey
Vance, Veazey, Vidrine, Warmoth, Watson
Welsh, Weightman, and WISE
Eighty-five members and quorum.
The consideration Of the resolution offered
by Mr.. Jeffries was resumed.
Mr. Cunningham offered the following
| amendment:
Add at the end the words, land that the
Committee on Enrolment be requested to
temporarily supply clerks to the various COM
mittees, as they may need them from time
to time for special work"
Mr.. Hammond offered as an amendment to
the amendment Of Mr.. Cunningham:
Add the words, Except the following COM
mittees: Contingent Expenses, Judiciary,
Ways and Means, Elections and Qualifica-
tions, Lands and Levees, which committees
shall have the right to employ clerks, and
that these clerks shall be paid only for the
time they are actually at work"
The amendment to the amendment Of Mr..
Cunningham was adopted.
The amendment of Mr.. Cunningham, as
amended, was adopted.
The resolution as amended was adopted, as
follows:
RESOLVED, That no committee Of this House
shall be allowed to employ clerk, and that
all orders allowing clerks to committees are
hereby rescinded, and that the Committee on
Enrolment be requested to temporarily sup
ply clerks to the various committees, as they
may need them from time to time, for special
work, except the following committees: On
Contingent Expenses, on the Judiciary on
Ways and Means, on Elections and Qualifica-
tions. on Land and Levees-which latter five
committees shall have the right to employ
each clerk, to be paid only for the time they
are actually at work.
On the motion Of Mr.. Hammond leave Of
absence for one hour was granted to the
committee on examining the accounts Of
State Printer.
On the motion of Mr. Hill leave of absence
was granted Mr.. Estopinal indefinitely, on
account of sickness.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
=, SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans, January Is, 1879.
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members Of
the House Of Representatives:
/ am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate has finally passed the
following Senate bills, and ask your concur
renee In the same:
Senate bill No. g. entitled
IAN act to provide for the supplying the
loss of public records and other papers con-
sumed by the burning of the courthouse in
the parish of Grant"
Senate bill No. "a, entitled
aJoint Resolution requesting our Senators
and Representatives In Congress to use their
best endeavors to secure the Iassage by Con-
gress Of q bill to appropriate sufficient money
IA dredoe and remove ObetructiOns to naYi9a- |