The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-13
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. }
state of Louisiana,
New Orleans. Tuesday, March ., 1880,

Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Percf-
val. @5za
The journal OF Monday, March 8, was read
and adopted.
Leave of absence was granted MIR. jackson,
of st. Mary, for one day.
Mr. Cosgrove moved to reconsider the VOte
by which, on yesterday, the report OF the
Committee on New Basin. Canal and Shell
Road was received.
Which motion. was agreed to.
Mr.. Cosgrove moved that the report be re-
committed to the Committee on New Basin,
Canal and Shell Road
The motion to recommlt was agreed to.
MESSAGES FROM TILE SENATE.
The following messages were received from
the Senate: /
New Orleans. March .. 1880
To the Speaker and Members OF the House Oh
Representatives.:
/ am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate has finally passed the
following Senate bills and requests your con-
currence In same:
Senate bill No. 65,
An act providing causes Of recusation Of the
judges OF the courts OF Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 126.
An act to regulate the manner Of making
advertisements In judicial proceedings, or
sales Of property under judicial process, OF
any other legal proceedings 10 all parlshess
regulating the price therefor, and repeating
oil laws or parts Of laws In conflict herewith
| And that the Senate has finally passed
House bill No. ID,
| An act to provide for the payment OF >: II.
Coggrove, printer to the COnstlLulOnAl CoA-
With an amendment as annexed to the BILL,
Respectfully, JOHN CLEGG,
| Secretary OF the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER. 4
/ New Orleans. March o. 1880. ,
10 the Sneaker and Members OF the House Of
! Representatives:
| / have the honor to present to you, tnly
enrolled,
Senate bill No. s2,
constitution, and to impose penalty on inc
| officers falling to comply with the same,
Which has been signed by the Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate, and TO
| request the signature OF the Speaker Of tha
House OF Representatives to the same.
''' JOHN CLEGG.
| Secretary OF the Senate.
The above entitled Senate bill No. 81 was
read to the House and signed by the Speaker
without delay.
New Orleans. March O. 1880.
To the Speaker and Members OF the House OK
Representatives:
l am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Senate has finally passed and
asks your concurrence In Senate bills, as fol-
lows:
Senate bill No. lie,
An act to amend and re-enact sections
and Of act No, SO OF the General Assembly
OF 1879 being entitled "An act to repeal act
No S OF the extra session OF 1873; to create q
board OF State engineers; to define their
powers and duties to levy tax OF one mill
for levee and public improvement purposes,
to divide the State into levee districts; to
provide for the appointment OF boards OF leveo
commissioners therefor and TO prescribe Lneir
duties and powers; to authorize the IMPOSE
tlon Of district levee tax, not to exceed live
mills ON real estate ana taxable property; TO
vest the control OF levees and completed puO-
lie works throughout the Staten police juriess
and to impose certain duties on the Governor
OF the State"
Senate bill No. $50,
An act requiring tho Auditor and treasurer
to hold the money accruing to the general
fund by article 3 Of the State debt ordinance
for the expenses of 1880, and to enforce article
of the State debt ordinance.
Senate bill No 1874,
An act relative to the payment OF costs OF
court In contested election cases, and IL cases
In which the right to an office fs claimed.
Also to inform yoH that the Senate eoncur8
in the following entitled House bills, With
amendments, as annexed to each bill.
House bill No. 13O.
An act defining certain mlsdemeanors aris-
ing out OF cruelty to animals, and prescribing
the punishment therefor.
House bill No. 151,
\ Joint Resolution requesting our Senator'S
and Representatives In Congress TO use tneir
best endeavors to secure the passage OF bill
to appropriate S25,000 for the purpose OF
cleaning out and deepening the channels Of
Bayou Terrebonne. Grand CaiIlou. Little
Cdilou and Bayou Black.
House bill No. 153,
An act to extend the time Of prescription OF
debts due the Poydras fund OF the parish OF
West Baton Rouge to the term OF thirty years.
Respectfully secrstsr1 3unn " ihhSg, tba seaate.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Butler offered the following joint rule:
Be it Resotred by the House of heprese,ata-
tiues, and The Senate concar1tng, nat lmme-
diateIy on the passage OF this rule Inc Speaker
of the House appoint three members o. the
House and the President OF the Senate ap-
point two members OF the Senate, Wnlcn To-
gether shall constitute conference commit
tee. and whose duty 1t shall be to select bills
which should have preference over all other
bills until the same shall be disposed OF, pro-
yided preference shall be given bills required
by the constitution
Under suspension OF the rules the Joint
rule was adopted.
Mr. Joffrion offered Concurrent Resolu-
tion relative to the closing OF the mouth OF
Red river at its junction with the MISSISSIPPI
pi."
The concurrent resolution lies over.
II Mr. Gibson presented memorial OF Mrs.
Arnold, asking to be relieved OF the payment
Of levee tax, etc.
Lies over
The Speaker presented to the House a me-
mortal from Thos. J. Durant, chairman OF the
committee appointed by public meeting OF
citizens OF the city OF Washington, Dlstflct OF