The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-06

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8 PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Clerk OF the House OF Representatives.
Twentieth Days Proceedings.
: HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
State of Louisiana,
, New Orleans, Wednesday. February 1. 1890.
The House was called to order at 10 IN.
Presentation. II. N. Ogden, Speaker, ant
Messrs. Archer. Armstrong. Allan, Atkins
!. Atthen, Barry, Buchanan. Bulger, Butler
: Grain, Iarron, Cesgrove. Curley, Davidson
Deverealx, billiard. Diekerson, peibel, Duden
hefer. Essex, Farmer, Franz. Frazier, Feazal
Hall. Hathaway, Haney, Harris. Heidenhain
Henry, jackson or Natchitoehes, Jackson q
st. Mary. Jones. Jnffrlon, Kavanaugh, Klein
peter. Kirk, Landry. Letten, Lyons, L,1eke
Mccain. Mccullough, Mcdonald, MnLeroy
Newsom, Ogden, Pesrce. Phipps, Phillips
Prltchard. Pope, Pollard. Quinn, Richardson
Robertson, Shepherd. Schneider. Strlngfellow
st. Clair, Tslton, Vaughan. Verret, Vincent
Weema, Wise, Williams Of M0rehouse. VIII
liams # Terrebonne. Yell, Young OF vt. Ian
dry-7G,
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Walker.
The journal Of Tuesday was adopted.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS mi RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. MtIlaudon presented the petition Of J
O. GuIllotte, clerk Of the Sixth District Court,
/ " lsDHApHt st'AutAb fhhu JIG
Under n suspension Of the rules the me-
mortal WAS referred to the COMMITTEES on
Claims. ~
Mr.. st Clair presented the memorial of cit
liens OF Morgan City relative to the inspec-
tiOn Of steam boilers.
Under a SUSPENSION OF the rules the memo
rial was referred to the COMMITTEES on ARrl-
culture. ~
Mr.. Feazel offered the following resolution
Reaolafd, That the Committee N ApprnptI-
tions be Increased to mine members.
Tn resolution lies over.
Mr.. Butler offered the following resolution {:
Rrao,red, That all the standing committees
be instriHted tn give preferences to bills rom-
Ing strictly under the provisions OF the CON
stituttOn anu necessary to put the same In
operation.
The resolution Hes over.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Mccullough. chairman on behalf OF the
Committee on Elections and Qualifications,
reported rs follows:
10 the Speaker and Members Of the House OF
Representatives
Your Committee IN Elections and Qualifi-
cations. having had under consideration the
contested case Of the parish L f Assumption,
beg lhava to report.
y NAV WIItif lIlfA1 WINS SpIHs UNtl'ltIlffR h{Hi
intimidation praetieedb by Republicans against
colored and white Democrats ut the Napoleon
Vile precinct. we do not find that there was
sufficient intimidation to change the result Of
the election as officially promulgated.
| We therefore recommend that MssSrs, BfI-
low and Gardner. sitting members from As
sumption, be confirmed In their seats.
+. Il. G. MCCULLOUGH,
M..- Chairman,
JOHN p. HANEY,
z. LANDRY.
r MI KAVANAUGH,
w s. PRITCHARD,
ENOS WILLIAMS.
Mr.. Williams, of Terrebonne. moved TO
suspend the rules In order to consider the re-
port at this time.
The rules were suspended.
Mr.. Williams moved to adopt the recon-
mendations contained In the report Of the
COMMITTEES on Elections and Qualifications.
Mr.. Richardson moved to amend the mo-
tion offered by Mr.. Williams by fixing the
consideration of the recommendations Of the
COMMITTEES on Elections and Qualifications
for tomorrow at 3 D. m, and that the House
hear counsel on both sides OF the contested
case. "-@ -
Mr.. Heidenhaln moved to lay upon the
table the amendment of Mr.. Richardson.
by n rising vote of 3G yeas to 30 nays the
amendment OF Mr.. Richardson was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. Richardson moved hat Mr.. Lingan.
oounselfo the contestants. be- heard upon the
floor Of the House.
BY O rising vote Of Al yeas to 10 nays the
motion was carried.
Mr.. Devereaux moved to reconsider the vote
just taken.
Mr.. Joffrion moved to lay upon the table the
motion to reconsider.
BY n rising vote OF 81 yeas to 80 nays Mr..
Devereaux's motion to reconsider was laid
upon the table.
Mr.. Devereaux moved to limit the time Of
Mr.. Lingan's speech to ten minutes.
Mr.. Ogden moved rs a substitute to extend
the time Of Mr.. Lingan's speech to thirty
minutes.
Mr.. Devereaux moved to lay the substi-
tute OF Mr.. Ogden upon the table.
Ihe motion to lay upon the table was lost.
The question recurring upon the substitute
offered by Mr.. Ogden, extending the time OF
the speech Of Mr.. Lingan to thirty minutes,
1t was adopted.
Mr.. Allain moved that thirty minutes be
also allowed counsel on the part OF the con.
testees to address the House,
Which motion WAS agreed to.
MIR. Heidenham moved that the subject OF
the report be made the special order OF the
day for 3 o'clock p. m. this day,
Which motion was agreed to.
Mr.. jackson, chairman, or behalf OF the
Committee on Public Health and Quarantine, |
reported as follows:
Your Committee on Public Health and
Quarantine, to whom was referred House bill
No. go, report favorably on said bill. after
adding section 4. As 30 amended, recon-
mend that 1t so pass. -
Your committee. to whom was referred
House bill No. SIS, entitled
FAN act to prevent the adulteratlon OF artf-
cles used for food; to prevent tho sale OF un-