The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-16
Twepay-si1th Days Proceedings.

parry, Saskh, Blllll, Bnenanan, B0l4er,
Butter, Oarron. oayolIe, Oosgrove, OurIey,
Davidson. Davereaux, billiard, Deibel. Duden-
hefer.. Faulkner, Franz Feasel, Gardner, Glib
son. He'll, Hathaway, Haney, Harris. Her
ring. Heldenhaln, Henry, Ives, jackson Of
yoffrion, KIeinpeter. Kirk. Lancaster, Landry,
Mllanion, Nixon. Morgan. Morel Mccain,
Mccullough, McDonald, Mcdowell. Me-
r so fcssqa f Rs t psrs PaS 1e R R
arhson. Robertson, shalffer. Shepherd, Sohnei-
der. ~. Clair. Talton. Vaughan. verret, VIM
cent, VOORHEES,, Weems, Wise, Williams Of
Morshoass Williams Of 1erreboane, Yell.
Prayer WAS offered by the Rev. DIR. Palmer.
The journal Of February II WAS approved,
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr.. Mum
day for one week.
rETIT IONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. BilIiu offered the following resolution /:
fsesoiped, That tho judiciary COMMITTEES be
enpow ered to employ clerk.
Lies over.
Mr.. Billiu offered memorial OF w. K.
Spearing. praying for relief. which was re-
ferred to tho Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Letten presented the petition Of j. j.
Aubertin' Il. @. Mix and r. y. Holt. praying
for relief which was referred to tho Com
mlttee on Claims.
Mr.. Letten presented the petition OF Thos
Reynolds, praying for relief. which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Williams, OF Terrebonne offered the
GLOWING resolution
Be II RESOLVED, That the Governor OF this
State be and 10 hereby. requested to Issue his
proclamation calling for an election In the
parish OF uoncordia to till the :. vacancy
caused by the lneliglbllity OF Dave Young.
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary.
REpoRTs or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Billu. chairman. on behalf Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, offered the following
report:
To the Speaker and Members OF the House OF
Representatives:
Your committee beg leave to make the fol-
lowing report:
On House bill No. 40. by Mr.. Richardson.
favorabiy, With II the iollowlng am m 1.
form such other duties as said judges may
direct"
On House bill No. "a, by Mr.. Richardson.
favorably, with the following amendment:
In section | strike out State Treasurer"
and insert Auditor Of Public Accounts, to be
paid BY the State Treasurer"
On House bill No. AZ, by Mr.. Richardson,
favorably, with the following amendment:
In the eleventh line. strike out the words
upon the State Treasurer"
On House bill No 80, by Mr.. Richardson,
favorably, with the following amendment:
In section 4, after the last word In the last
line, add: And their successors In Office shall!
order designated In this election
On House bill No. 30. by Mr.. Richardson,
favorably, with the following amendments:
In section / line 15, strike out the word
line strike out mine hundred" and insert ''one
ont sSe words y doi n n and insert
twenty-five dollars;" and In lines 10 and 20
| strike out the words "who shall also be por-
e On nj House 6iii No. 81, By Mr.. Richardson,
favorably. with tho following amendments:
In section /, line 4. before the word "clAm"
add alleged" and at the end Of the section
add before any court OF Jurisdiction In the
Of section q.
On House bill No. 65, by Mr.. Richardson,
favorably. with the following amendments:
Strike out the whole OF section and insert
shall furnish to the Governor Of the State his
bond, with one or more securities, to the
amount OF $40, 600 for the faithful execution OF
the duties required OF him by law and for the
payment Of such damages as may be sus-
tained by his failure to discharge such duties;
and said securities shall be examined and
qualified before one Of the Judges Of the civil
district court for the parish Of Orleans" and
strike out the whole Of section 8.
On House bill No. 81, by Mr. Richardson,
favorably.
Mr.. jackson, OF Natchltoches, chairman,
on behalf OF the Committee on Public Health
and Quarantine, reported as follows:
To the Speaker and Members OF the House OF
Representatives.:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 81, entitled IAN act to provide
for the gauglng and inspecting OF illumina-
ing oils and fluids" etc, report favorably on
said bill, with the folio wing amendments:
In section l, strike out the words lone thou
sand" and insert the words "Hve hundred"
after the words containing over"
In section 4, insert the word using" after
the word selling"
In section g. after the words ''for oils or
fluids In cases, at the rate Of" strike out
"five cents per case" and insert lone quarter
cent per gallon, and after the words for ex-
port" strike out beyond the limits OF the
State"
Mr.. Max Feazel, chairman, on behalf OF
the Committee on Appropriations, reported as
follows:
To the Speaker and Members Of the House OF
Representatives:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
memorial OF John L. Dardenne, OF the par
ish of Iberville, beg leave to report on same
unfavorably, for the reason that act No. IS,
1879, makes an appropriation for taking the
census under act No. %, extra session OF 1878,
In the parish Of Iberville and other parishes
therein named.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
The following named members gave notice
that they would at future day offer bills, as
follows:
By Mr.. Butler
An act to carry into effect article Of the
constitution, providing for trials IN criminal
prosecutions with a less number Of jurors
than twelve when the penalty Is not necessa-
rily Imprisonment at hard labor or death.
An act to carry into effect article OF the
constitution, providing for the number of per-
emptory challenges by the accused In crimi-
nal prosecutions.
By Mr. Richhrdson-
An act to amend and re-enact section OF
the Revised Statutes of Louisiana.
By Mr. Henry