The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-07
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
.--o OF THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
sixtv-seventh Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
State Of Louisiana,

Sixtv-seventh Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
State of Louisiana, I
New Orleans. Saturday. April g. $780,
The House was called to order at IL q. m.
Presentation. r. N. Ogden, Speaker, and
Messrs. Atken, Allain Archer, Armstrong,
Atkins. Barry, Baskin,. Billlu. Buchanan'
guger Bulow Butler oade oaTron o nssihs
Devereaux, Diokeraon,, billiard, Dudenhefer,
Essex, Farmer, Faulkner, Feazel, Franz
Frazier Gardner G,psson sv Go Halasn ha,
HHsnsy ry asr jackson q g. Mary
OF Natchitoches, Joffrion, Jones, Kavanagh,
Kirk, Klpinpeter. Lancaster, Landry, Lee
gendre, Letten, L%cke, lyons M Mt,oaey
MCCAIN. Mccullough, Mcdonald, Mcdowell,
McLeroy, Newsom, Ogden OF Bossier, Pearne,
Phillips, Phipps, Pollard, Pritchard, Quinn,
Ricbardson, Robertson, ROCHE, sehnelaeer'
Shalfer, Shepherd, 81 Olair Iaiton. faTn a,,o
Williams Of Terrebonne. Williams q More,
house, Wise, Yell, Young OF Iberia Young Oh
Absent-Messrs. Herring, Pope, String
fellows.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Per-
civai.
Mr.. Heidenhain moved to Insert in the jour-
nal of April Q the address Of welcome deliy-
0T6U Uy bp6Hh6E Ogucn w 8Oh' oAoA" "1"
Gen. Grants reply, which was agreed to.
The journal OF Friday. April D. was read,
corrected and adopted.
Mr.. Joffrion voted mo- on the adoption OF
the journal.
ROLL GALL FOR INTRODUCTION OF BIhhs'
ETC.
In accordance with the rules the roll was
called for the introduction OF bills, etc.
bills, ETC., entitled as follows:
BY MIR. Aitken-
House bill No. 327,
An net for the relief of George Hite, and
making an appropriation to pay the same.
BY Mr.. Lancaster
House bill No. 32S,
6Joint Resolution relative to citizens hold
ing Nicaragua claims.
BY MIR. Varnado--
House bill No. SAG,
Joint Resolution instructing our Senators
and requesting our Representatives In Con-
gress to use their influence in procuring the
passage of bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose of cleaning out and removing OBJ
structions to the navigation OF Bogue Chitto
river from its mouth to the Mississippi line.
BY Mr.. Bllliu--
House bill No. 800,
An act for the relief Of the heirs Of persons
whose property may have been confseated
by the United States by remittfDg unpaid
taxes which may have been assessed upon
such confiscated property while 1t was or
may be In the possession or enjoyment OF the
purchaser at It's confiscation sale, or their
heirs.
BY Mr.. Henry
House bill No. 8s1,
An act to grant a lottery charter or privi-
lege under article 1877 Of the constitution to
: the association called the New Orleans Lot
terry Company of the State of Louisiana, for
the benefit Of the Charity Hospital at Shreve-
port and the public schools of the several par
fishes of the State; to prescribe the terms and
conditions OF granting said charter and priv
ilege, and to repeal all laws In conflict 80 far
US they may be In conflict with this act.
The above entitled House bills were read to
the House by their titles for the first time
and placed upon the calender for second read
Ing.
Mr. Grain offered the relieving resolution
Be il RESOLVED By the House of Representa-
tues OF the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, That the following named officers
and employees hold over ten days after the
expiration OF the regular session to complete
the unfinished business appertaining to their
respective offices:
Chief Clerks Office
Chairman Contingent Expense Committee.
Clerk Contingent Expense Committee.
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Chief Enrolling Clerk, and two assistants.
Two porters.
Mr.. Grain moved a suspension Of the rules,
I'm order to consider the resolution at this
time
The motion to suspend the rules was agreed
to.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Harris offered the following resolution
RESOLVED. That from and after the passage
OF this resolution the House OF Representa-
hves meet at 10 a. m.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Atkins presented the following
Concurrent Resolution:
Be IL Resolued bg the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana That the Auditor Of
Public Accounts be required, as soon as prac-
the State the amount due each township In
their respective parishes from the interest
which has accrued on the fund derived from
the sale Of the sixteenth sections.
Lies over.
Mr.. Cayolle presented petition of George
B. Loud. ex-Superlntendent of Education for
the third division Of Louisiana asking for
payment of claim of $500 against the State.
Lies over.
On motion of Mr.. Ogden, and under sus-
pension OF the rules,
Senate bill No. 1t6,
An act to amend and re-enact sections
and Of act No. 33 of the General Assembly
OF 1879, being entitled San act to repeal act
No. OF the extra session OF 1878; to create
q Board OF State Engineers; to define their
powers and duties; to levy a tax OF one mill
for aevee and public improvement purposes;
to divide the State into levee districts; to pro-
vide for the appointment Of boards Of levee
ommissioners therefor and to prescribe their
duties and powers; to authorize the imposi-