The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04

Who, efore your petitioners respectfully pray.
that should your honorable body find them 70
upon them by Inv. you will come TO their relief
ny tha paaange Of an net "ppropriatidR out OF
rolls of the public acho ols of New Orleans for
inc months Of November and December, 1879,
an me ,t Judiciary ,i Oommlttee reported favorahly
on mo Dill liking tho salaries OF clerks OF city
courts. " '
Notice Of intention to Introduce bills at a
uture uAV Was given by number OF members.
INTRODUCTION or BILIs
BY Representative Shepherd-
| An Res to define the crime of concubin naue and
impose penalties therefor
BY Representative Richardson-
An act to authorize Messrs Hornor h Dene.
dict to sue the State.
BY Representative Talton-An act to prevent
poisoning. frAnpinK. hedging or preventing tho
free passage Of fsh ia any stream or body of
water within tho limits Of the State Of Louisi-
Ing district Judges to give specially In charge
,hls .,!,w, Inw, and repeating all laws In conflict
BY Henresentative Phillips An net to repeal
act No 90 of the extra session of 1870. approved
March Na,aroh ls; 1870. entitled An act granting to
III the parish Of Jefferson mud to collect Tie
faro OF passengers and the chnrges for the con-
veyance Of caItle and merchandse over ,1 the
sntne. and to prohibit the estab shment Of any
other ferry within one mile above or below said
| ferry.
BY Representative Pope-An net to amend
section OF IN act entitled An act for tho pro-
Of Louisiana.
BY Kspr resentative Wise-An act to amend
and re. enact section 2o45pf Rays Revised Btat-
utsa.
by Representative ,Curley tby reauest,-An
act to locate stock landings and alaughter-
houses aud to establish the Peoples Slaughter
House and Stock Landing Oompnny
Bv Representatives B!n-An act to regulate
| admls lssions to the bar of Louisiana
Also nn act for the relief OF tho heirs OF per-
sons sons whose properly may have been oonlsca-
ted by the United Sta,es. by remittlng unpaid
v haN uaa alfsl M, nah
conilscnted property while 1t was or may be In
the poSseaslon or eDl yment OF the purchaser
ut tta cnatlanatien sale -er his s4eeessefs and
nssigna.
by Representative Devereaux-An act to pun
| corporations.
i UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Representative Mahoneys bill to prevent for-
| e'gn sailors from working on tho wharves aud
ovsses; Of ! ,he city of Now oreans came up as
Representatives Jones moved that the bill be
| indefinitely post poned.
Representative Farmer made the point OF or
dor that n similar bill had already been defeat
| cd. and that The constitution provided that such
! = mehsure could not nghin b3 proposed during
| Representative Lancaster contended that the
hill unier onsi'!eration was entirely different
from tho ono defeated yesterday. The present
bill provided fpr the regulation of domestic COM
merco. over which tho State had full control.
while tha other proposed to regulate foreign
commerce.. which was under the control Of Oon-
gross.
Representative CHrlGY favored the DnSuHQ1
tho bin md opposed the motion to indefinitely
postpone.
Representative Cosgrove moved that the ~
be printed and laid on the table. subject to call.
Representative Jones moved to lay this mo-
don on the table. Ahopted-yeas 40, nays 49,.
Of tho pR bin eyaa be- pastponed nnt
Friday. mi Laid on the tabo-yeas 40. nays 49,.
the motion to indefinitely postpone the bill and
On motion Of u f ., Farmer the vote
!nst taken WAS reconsidered and laid on the
A Amassage was recsived from the Senate. an
ng the passnge OF certain bills.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Number Of bills previously introduced were
read second time and appropriately referred.
srEcIAL ORDER THE DAY.
The contested election case Of Wade Il. Young
vs. David Young. from Concordia. was taken up.
eral. Ia RESPONSE to un II duiry Of The HOUSE. to
lhe effect I . that The ssttlemsnt OF David Young
not such. u settlement as would shield him
from suit In the courts Of the State for
the Of HHhe and there
| to u seat Ia tho General Assembly. The opinion
concludes as follows:
In my view OF tho case, he Young) has not
obtained q discharge for the amount OF public
moneys received by him. and is under the
submitted to me me. liable to p Be sued t and ;nds-
nent rendered against him. therefore think
the letter and spirit Of article Ill renders him
| ~
Representative Billiu moved that the report
OF the Committee on Elections. presented by the
| chairman. be adopted.
Representative Allain moved rs a substitute
that tho report of tho majority Of the committee
be adopted.
Representative Cosgrove moved as d substi-
tute that both ofthe documents purporting to
be roports be ignored. and that David Young
be declared Ineligible to a scat In the House.
On motion Of Representative Billiu the sub
stitute of Mr. CosRroye was laid on the table.
| Representative Billiu moved that the substt-
| tnfs OtYaret by RpDfSSe MT atiVe Aflain he Ind
| the table
On this motion the yeas and nays we're de-
moion to table prevAied.
Kopresentntive Billiu urged the adoption Of
been violated by the election OF Young. who was
clearly Ineligible by reason of his embezzle-
By consent Of tho House David Young ap-
penred on the floor Of the House and addressed
i, ia his own behalf. Upon the conclusion Of
the case be sent to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary. with the request that 1t report hack
upon the legal question involved.
/ On motion OF Repre- sentative Kavanaugh the
motion was laid on the table,
Representative Allan then moved that the
| further consideration OF the case be postponed
until until Tomorrow at / O'Clock. Laid on the
Col Wade Il. Young. who had withdrawn from
the contest. addressed the House Ia behalf OF
the people Of Concordla. He explained the
| settlement OF the school board OF Concordia
with the contestee. and insisted that the board
| did Its duty in saving for the sch oil fund all
that 1t was possible to secure, but that 1t would
be a mocksry to assert that 1t was full and
satisfactory settlement, sucn as the constttu-
ton, required. Ia behalf Of the virtue and
asked the House to adopt the motion Of Repre-
sentative Billiu.
Representative Alain opposed the adoption
OF the motion. and argued that David Young
WAS entitled to seat and should be sworn In.
Representative Dudenhefer OK xDlained the ac-
ton Of the COMMITTEES on Elections. and insisted
that the report presented by himself was the
report Of thu majority. was sustained by the EVIL
4 dence and should be adopted
Representative Richardson favored the adop-
ton OF tho motion before the House. The con-
testee In his speech had not denied the charge
OF embezzlemAnt. He had only shown that he
had paid ss3,o0o Of public funds placed In his
pos session With $500 Such settlement did not
give effect to the spirit OF the constitution.
which the House was bound to recognize and
| enfOrce.