The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE -
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
sixty-eighth Days Proceedings,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
State of Louisiana,
Naw 0rInana Mondny AprtI r 1890


The House was called to order at il a. IN.
Present r. NJ Ogden, Speaker, and
Messrs. Attken, Allan, Archer, Armstrong,
Atkins, Barry, Billiu, Buchanan, Bulger, Blu
low, Butler, Oade, Carron. Oayolle, Cosgrove,
Grain, Curley, Davidson, Deibel, Devereaux,
mer, Faulkner, Feazsl Franz, Frazier, Gard
ner, Gibson, Golsan, Hall, Haney, Harris,
Hathaway, Heidenhain, Henry. Ives, jack
son OF st: Mary. Jackson Of Natchitoohes,
Joffrion. Jones, Kavanagh, Kirk, Kleinpeter,
Lancaster, Landry, Legendre, Letten, Lucke,
Lyons, Mahoney, MlIlandon, Nixon, Morel,
Morgan, Munday, Mccain, Mccullough, Me-
Donald, Mcdowell, McLeroy. Newsom, Og-
den of Bossler, Pesrce, Phillips, Phipps, Pol
srd Pope, Pli,tchard, Quinn, RICHARDSON,
herd, st. Clair, Talton, Varnado, Vaughan
Verret Vincent, VOORHEES,, Weems, Williams
Of Terrebonne, Wise. yen, Young of Iberia,
Young of st. Landry-g2.
Absent-Messrs. Baskin, Herring, String
fellow, Williams of Morehouse-4.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father HUI
bert.
The journal of Saturday, April 8, was read
and adopted
Mr.. Atkins rising to question of privi-
lege, referred to an article In the Claiborne
Guardian, and presented the following state
ment:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen-It Is with re-
luCtauce that arise to q question OF privilege,
based on q newspaper article, and but for the
extraordinary Importance which / as an In
dvldual and Democrat must attach to
such communication, | certainly would re-
frain. When gentleman's honor ls attacked
by member OF the Legislative body to which
he belongs and In the manner described In the
Claiborne Guardian, / feel, sir, 1t q duty that
owe to myself and family to meet the
charges made by "a Member" First, the
al
way that IL he will only come to the 'front.'
the laws of the United States certainly will
be enforced, and besides, [ should bring him
to personal account. That he Is q coward,
no brave man will deny; and that he Is
falsIfier / will only cite this body to my
course and the sentiment expressed by the
Guardian for proof.
/ stand In Claiborne parish q staunoh
Democrat, too we'll established for even such
abuse, signed by anybody, to affect nay
character. My course has been one am not
ashamed OF, and am willing to meet any man
In this State on 1t.
It is true I have differed materially with
some Of the best men of this House, yet |
thought men here were honest, true and
brave. Ii any mans conduct Is improper, 1t
is the duty OF his constituents to criticise his
course, and /, for one, would not object to any
member OF this House writing an open letter
to my people, but desire him to sign his name,
and as to what he says | am willing to meet
REPORT OF COMMITTEE Oh ENROLMENT
Mr.. Mccain, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee or Enrolment submitted the fol-
lowing report:
NEW ORLEANS, April 5, 1880.
To the Speaker and Members OF the House Of
Representatives:
am instructed by the Committee on En-
rollment to report az correctly enrolled
House bill No. I'll,
An act to regulate the number OF employees
OF the recorder Of mortgages for the parish
of Orleans; fix their salaries; establishing
Office hours for the recorder OF mortgages,
and fixing his bond.
House bill No. 1876,
An act to prevent the destruction of fish by
poisoning, trapping, hedging or gill-nettipg,
and providing penalty for the same.
House bill No. ga,
An act making the necessary appropria-
ton for the repair Of the State House at Baton
Rouge.
House bill No. 1874,
An act to create the Fourth City Court Of
New Orleans, and defining Its Jurisdiction !;
fixing and providing for Its location, and the
salaries OF It's officers and manner OF their
payment; defining qualifications OF Its judge,
clerk and constable, and providing for their
appointment and the election Of their sue
cessors; and providing for the transfer there
to OF certain cases from the Seventh and
Eighth Justices and the Third District Courts
OF the parish Of Orleans.
House bill No. 254,
An act to provide substantial artificial
limbs for the citizens OF this State who lost
o linn or limbs In the military service OF the
Confederate States.
House bill No. 173,
An act to authorize the city Of New Orleans
to fund It's debt, to provide for the Issuance
of bonds thereof, to make such bonds receiva-
bic for certain back taxes aud for the pur-
chase price OF property sold for certain back
taxes or otherwise, and to provide for the
interest on such bonds, and for their ultimate
payment.
Also,
House Concurrent Resolution,
Instructing our Senators and requesting
our Representatives la Congress to make dill
gent efforts to hasten and procure definite
settlement OF certain claims the State has
against the general government, growing out
of acts of Congress granting lands to the
81. V. MCCAIN. Chairman.
The above entitled House bills Nos, III,
173, 1874, 1856, 224 and 254, and Concurrent
Resolution were read to the House by their
titles and signed by the Speaker without de-
lay.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Grain offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the chairman OF the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he ts
hereby authorized to Issue his warrants for
the sum OF $50 each In favor OF the repre-
sentatives OF the daily papers in this city,
who have been In constant attendance during
the ninety days session OF the Legislature,
to wit New Orleans Times, Picayune, Demo-
crat, Bee, German Gazette and States.
Under suspension Of the rules the resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Billiu offered the following resolution:
ResoIped, That 50 per day be paid to the
Sergeant-at Arms as Postmaster OF the
House by the chairman OF the Contingent
Expense Committee.
Under suspension OF the rules the resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resotred, That the chairman Of Contingent
Expenses is hereby authorized and instructed
to issue voucher to each OF the four minis
tiers who have officiated during this session
for the sum Of fifty dollars each.
Under a suspension of the rules the reso]u-
ton was adopted.
Mr. AIfknn 1ffarod ha FnlloyuinO rpdoIr1tion9