The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-22
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thirty -second Days Proceedings.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
H.

Presentation Il, N. Ogden, Speaker, and
Nessrs. Archer, ARMSTRONG Atkins, Aitken,
Barry. Baskn. Buchanan, Bulger, Butler.
Grain, Carron, Cnyoll", CnsRroye, Cnrloy.
Farmer, Faulkner, Franz, Frazier. E.mzeI,
/ Gardner, 1bson, Han. Hathaway, IIanry,
Harris. Herring, IsIdnnha'n. Henry, Iv'4,
jackson OF Natchttosh"B. jackson Ut ut. Mary,
9ones, Jofrriou. kay.u"ngh. k'"tnp"ter,, Kirk.
Lancaster. Landry IinA"nhro icitan, Lyons.
Lucke, Mnhoney, MiIland"n. Nixon. MaroI.
Mccain. Mccullough, Md nnd NJ leroy.
nunday, Newsom, frarcn Phlpps. Ihlllips.
Popet Pol!"ri. q nm. Koch.., Kah.r't"n.
do. Vaughan, Veriet, Vincent. VvoiLi"s. W ems,
" Wise, Mil,iAna uf Nor. ~ usa. WiinuH *
Terrtbobne, Young OF iberia. Young OF ST.
LAndry--79.
Prayer was offered by tho Rev. Dr. Palmer
The journal Of Thursday, February 10. was
read aud adopted.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS,
Mr.. Feazt.l oiTr,ei the following resolution
Resolved, That ,hr Committee on CHnrita.
bic and Pubto Institutions. together with the
COfnmtttee on Appropriations, ho al,h arr
hereby required ~ Wilt. 'ximlns ani report
the condition OF the charitable institutions Of
the State.
Under suspension 81 tho rules the rcsolu
lion was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Young, Of
Ct. Landry, as follows:
BE Il i2ssotrcd t'h,t tho mambnrs Of tho
General Assembly bs Furnished with II copy
OF Voorhees, Revised Statutes Of tho State Of
Louisiana.
Was taken up.
Lies over.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Butler, acting Oh tlrm III. submitted. on
behalf Of the Committees on the judiciary,
tho following report:
New ORLEANS. Fsbruary 10, 1880.
70 the Speaker md MONITORS Of tho House of
Representatives:
Your committee to whom was referred the
following bitls. h,'K leave ~ report IA follows
On House bill No 2. intro iueed by MIR.
Lucke,
An act to carry Into effect article It's OF
the constitution 81 the State OF Louisiana.
and To secure the lab,rers and wurkinXmen
the wages due thom IN certain cases,
Favorably. recommend the bill he printed
reserving their rights to amend whenNaken
On Senate bill No. CT. introduced by Mr.
I. An act establishing the term OF Office OF
Judges Of the courts Of appeal after the OK
piration OF the term OF Office fixed by the con-
0titution,
Favorably, and recommend to tho House
they Do finally pass.
HS Respectfully submitted,
T.. }. BUTLER,
Acting Chairman.
Mr.. Ives, chairman. on behalf OF tho Com :
mittee On Federal Relations, submitted the
following report:
FAvorahly on
House bill No. 161, =.....-= ..
BY Mr.. Williams, Of Terrebonne
Joint Resolution requesting our Senators
md Representatives In Congress to use their
best endeavors to secure the passage of u bill
70 appropriate $4,000 fer tho purpose of
cleaning out and dcepening the channels Of
Bayou rerrebonne. Grand GALLON, Little
Gallon and Bayou Black.
Mr.. Archer. chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Charitable Institutions. sub
mitted the following report:
TO the Speaker aud Members OF tho House OF
Representatives:
Your committee, to whom was referred
Concurrent Resolution from the Senate.
To appoint u Joint subcommittee on Chnrl
table Institutions,
Beg leave TO report favorably on said reso-
luton, and recommend that 1t should pass.
J. L. ARCHER. Chairman.
The rules having been suspended, the con
current resolution was adopted. and the
Speaker appointed tho following members on
said committee: Messrs. Lyons VOORHEES, and
Bulow:
Mr.. Grain, chairman. on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Fish and Fisheries, reported as fol-
lows:
To the Speaker and Members Of the House of
Representatives:
Your Committee on Fisheries. to whom was
referred the following House bills: Nos II.
Ga and "a. introduced respectively by Mi.
billiard NO III, TO provide penalties for
the poisoning OF waters" No. g. by Mr.. Ait
ken, IAN act t. prohibit tho construction Of
fish traps and No. 81 by, Mr.. Talton, IAN
reported favorably on all said bills by sub
stitute.
Respectfully submitted,
h. q. GRAIN, Chairman.
Mr.. Cosgrove. Oh behalf of the Committee
on Rules, submitted the following report:
To the Speaker aud Members OF the House OF
Representatives:
The undersigned Committee on Rules. to
whom was referred the memorial of Chas.
Carroll, Of New Orleans, regarding his ma
chine for calling the roll and taking the yeas
and nays OF the members OF the House,
would say that, after most minute and care
full examination, they beg leave to make the
following report with reference thereto.
The machine aceomplishes the following
results:
/. The roll of the House may he called, or
the yeas and nays taken In about two min
utes, or even lesS. This Is because the votes
are cast by electricity, the operation III vot
Ing being similar to that OF ringing bell
when the electric communications are used.
Each member votes bN means III d key the
keys being all diflerentf, which, at the proper
time, he inserts into u recess In his desk.
Thus all the members vote simultaneously,
instead Of one after the other.
Z. When vote Is taken the result Is shown
Immediately In such manner thar every per-
son present can see how many members voted
and how each vote WIS cast, rs we'll AS the total
number Tor and against bill, showing with
out loss OF time for calculation whether a bill
Is lost or passed.
3. A record Is kept for the clerk which shows
now each member voted on every question.
thus enabling him to preserve accurate and
exact reports.
All this is done ny the simple operation OF
each member inserting his key In the proper
recess In his desk and turning Ii AZ Ii opening
lock. The machine acts with automatic aud
mechanical accuracy and correctness III show
Ing who votes, how each member votes and
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