The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-24

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The journal o. yesterday was corrected and
adopted.
ELECTION or CIRCUIT JUDGES.
A me4aaEa waa recatved from the Senate
announcing that that Il WV was prepared ~
meet the House IN laint aoasion tor tho nur-
pose of electing the remaining c'r'uit indsea.
The Senate appeared Lieut.. q ". MrEn"rv
took the chair, and the Joint Reaaion proceeded
with tho business which called VI together.
SENATOR Cunningham placed IN nomination
FOR tho Fourth lnNintat Circuit the ma " q or
HaH Charlta NeveI ~. ~ Eta' Baton Ron r.
for the long tarm an I'll ". Sannnl J. Pow
ell. oh West Faciana, fnr The ~ Y term.
The nominations were Hrcnndcd ny u pro
sentative Allsin, and. IN his melton, Messra.
Mcvegh and Powell were elected by acola-
nation.
senator Cunningham placed IN animation
for the Fifth Judicial dteoatt the namea OF
Hon. ], r. Winchester II ~ James, Tor The
long term and Hon. q. Damartratt, OF st
Mary, for the short term.
On motion " Representative IaclSaon, of
1t Mary, Maaara. WihrheatRr and Dumar-
trait were elected hv aeoam4tion.
Senator Cunningham niacra w nomination
far iadnaa fnr thu y LEANS Circuit Hon " alter
Rogers for the long term, aud Hon, Frank
Nctslnin for tn" short term.
On motion ~ Representative Altar, Mesera.
Roaers and McGnin were elected by accla-
nation.
A message was received from tho Governor
! Of the Charity Hosritat
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
Representative Btltin offered resolution
anthoriEInE the Cnmmitsa on the Judiciary
30 EMPLOY y clerk Mt $3 20 day. Objection
being made, the resolution went over.
Representative nndenhefer offered rnao-
luton authorizing the COMMITTEES on Elac-
lions to send FOR persons aud papors In the
contested election eas"s from Assumption,
Considerable discussion cnsund over the
sls.NT. tgala
TO as.
Representative Dudenhefnr moved recon
alteration az the vote by which the rnaaln-
ton, adopted Yesterday, anthnriElnR thn Ohm-
mtttaa On Elections ~ snnf FIR nersnna and
papers In the contested election from ~. Der
nard was adoped
Representative Heidenhain seconded the
motion. The resolnio ofArnd In tho 81.
Bernard cRaa was adoptad without opposition
from the Republican side In the Assumption
case the Republicans were opposed, nv the
Democrats. He wanted To know II all meas
nres from the Republican side, good or bad,
were TO he voted down If that was 10 he
done he would be prepared t. oppose every
thing from the Drmncra IL slide, no matter
what might ha ths merits ~ the proposition
After some further discussion the motion 10
reconsider was voted down.
Representatives Allain moved a recon slider
alton of the vote NV which the resolution to
send for persons aud paners In the Assump-
ton cases was lost Adopted
r. preventative Attain eff red q substitute
for the resolution authorizing the Committee
on Elections t. send for persons and papers
In all contested ease. Last.
a Representative Curley moved ~ amend the
N original resolution nv providing that the
summoninS and attendance oS witnesses
should i've without COST to the State, Adopt d.
Representative Morgan moved that the
whole subject matter ha laid an the table.
On this motion the yeas and navs were de-
handed and resnlted-vsas Is, nays Gland
s. the motion to table was lost.
81 The previous question was then ordered,
# and the resolution, as amen Lad, was adopted,
81 A concurrent resalu'i ion was introduced hv
~ Representative Aiken for the classification Of
IL 6tate and city d ht, providing for the ap-
M n0intmaBt ~ experts ~ assist the COMMITTEES .
III the committee tn consist If three Senators
TO send for persons and papers, and 10 make
such Recommendations concerning the city
debt as II may deem proper Laid over under
the rules.
Representative Cosgrove offered resolu-
ton providing that the names O! porters and
pages be printed In the journal. Adopted
4 under a SUSPENSION Of the rules.
He alao offered a resolution instructtng the
COMMITTEES On Public Efneation 70 ascertain
the amounts due school teachers for past
services and the nature III smch claims, and
u to provide a means for their liquidation.
The rules were suspended-50 to 16-and
8 the resolution was adopted.
Representative Harris moved that the
chairman Of the Committee on Artiheai
Limbs for Disabled Soldiers be authorized 10
advertise the meetings of the committee 10
the official journal. and TO call upon clerks
and probable heneficiartes for Information
81 necessary to further the work OF the commit
n ten. Adonted under a suspension Of the rules.
n Notices or intention II Introduce certain
II BILLS at future day were given BY number
81 Of Representatives.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
81 By Representative House bill
s. No. IS, an act tn amend and as amended re-
enact article 527 OF the Code of Practice. Re-
81 fsrrei tn the Committee OF j IiieitrV.
By Representative Bnehansn-An act TO
facilitate the trial OF Causes on the ordinary
d docket Of the Supreme Court ~ the State OF
n Louisiana Referred to the Committee on
n judiciary
BY Representative Lstten-An set ordering
and requiring parish or mnaicpai corpora
81 uons Ia this State tn receive for taxes or IL
censss due any parish or municipal corpora
i ton prior to January l. 1879, all valid war
rants. scrip or evidences OF Indebtedness OF