The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-11
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The Speaker appointed as members Of said
committee, Meesrs. Aiken, Oosgrove. Kava-
naugh. Morgan, Allsin.
In accordance with his own request Mi.
Farmer WAS excused from duty az member
OF the Committee ON Corporations.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Curley. az
follows:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju.
dietary be requested to examine Into the pres
ent custom Of dealing In what Is known rs
futures In cotton. In the city Ut New OrleanBt
and Whether the same ie not In violation OF
article III u the constitution, which declares
gambling tn be \ Vice.
= Resolved further, That said committee be
empowered 10 report by bill or otherwise
whether the prohibition Of the same Ii re-
striotion on commerce.
Was taken up.
Mr.. Ourley moved that the resolution be
adopted.
Mr.. Kavanaugh moved that the resolution
be laid upon tho table.
By rising vote Of 70 yeas to 81 nays the
motion to lay upon the table was lost
On motion the resolution was adopted.
HOUSE RESOLUTION FROM THE SENATE
The House concurrent resolution. offered
by Mr.. Munday. coming from the Senate
amended. as follows:
Reaolued BY the Hpuse Of Representatives,
the Senate concuving,. That IN accordance
with s.ction Of act No. 81 OF the General
Assembly Of this state, approved April 20:
1877, n joint committee Of - members Of
tho Senate, aud Of ---- members Of the
House Of Il representatives be appointed by
the presiding officers OF their reen"ctive
houses. whose duty shall bo to e1an Inc the
affairs Of all banks and banking ine ituSl ms
In tho parish Of Orleans, and to repvi. upon
the condition thereof to the General Assem-
bly, ct this present session.
Amended by inserting in first blank the
word three" and In the second blank the
word five"
On motion Of Mr.. Munday the amendment
was ooncurred In by the House.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING IMPORT
HID by ooMMrrrRns.
Senate bill No.b.
An act to amend and re-enaot section lila
OF Rays Revised Statutes.
Was taken up. and on motion lies over.
Senate bill No.1s.
Anact to fix tho time and place for holding
sessions Of the Supreme Court. etc,
Was taken up. under the favorable re-
port Of the Committee on the judiciary. and
on motion lies over.
HOUSE BILLS ON sROOND READING RRPoRTND
DY COMMITTEES.
House bill No. 43. entitled
An act to amend aud re-enact sections
and OF act No. 1o4, approved May 81. 1871.
Was taken up on Its second reading, re-
ported on favorably by substitute by the
Committee on Public Works. Lands, Levees
and Railroads.
On metlen ct Mr.. Munday the substitute
WAS read and adopted. and ordered to take the
for second reading.
On motion the bill was ordered to be printed.
By Mr.. Frazier
House bill No. Sc.
An act to prevent the adulteration OF ar
tioles Of food; to prevent the sale Of unwhole-
some and tainted provisions; the slaughter
Ing Of cattle. ETC., for food when In an I'M
healthy condition. and for other purposes.
Was taken up under the favorable report OF
the COMMITTEES on Health and Quarantine.
with an amendment.
Lies over.
House bill No. 81, entitled,
IAN act to provide for the payment to J. II
Cosgrove, Printer Of tho Constitutional Con-
vsntion OF 1879. OF the balance due him for
work done for the convention prior to and
after the adjournment Of the same, and
making m appropriation therefor"
Was taken UP on its second reading under
the report OF tho Committee on Approprla-
tions by substitute.
The substitute was adopted In place OF the
original and placed on tho calendar OF second
reading "a House bill No. ia.
On motion the bill was ordered to be
printed.
By Mr.. Devereaux-
House bill No. 80.
An act to punish usury In loans to en-
ployees OF political corporations,
Was taken up on It's .second reading. under
the uniavorable report Of the Com mittee on
Corporations.
On motion OF Mr.. Devereaux the bill was re-
committed to the Committee on Corpora
tions.
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING REFERRED
TO CoMMITTEE.
BY MIR. jackson, of st. Mary
House bill No. 1903.
throughout the State OF Louisiana receivable
| Tor licenses and taxes.
To the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wise offered the following resolu lon:
| Resolued, That the Committee on Banks
and Banking be requested to give thorough
investigation OF the affairs OF the Citizens
| Bank, especially Ia reference to this assets
represented by plantation property.
| Lies over. i
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The Speaker announced the appointment
Of the following committees:
On Banks and Bankin9-Messrs Munday,
Ogden, BuIQer, Cade aud Gardner. Senate
Committee Robertson, Mutt and
Cahen.
Additional members to the Committee on
Appropriations Messrs. Harris and Weems
On motion OF Mr.. Vincent the House ad-
journed until Monday next, February 3, 1880
| at u o'clock m.
| PETER j. IRRELEVANT,