The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-13

IN motion Or Mr. Allan the memorial was
referred to the Committee on Federal Rela-
tons.
On motion or Mr.. Ogden. leave OF absence
xvas granted MIR. Stringfellow for the balance
OF the session.
RESOLUTIONS FROM TIE TABLE.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Haney:
BE II Rcaoircd bu tho General Assembly. IL
acasion correned, That on and after Monday
March 8, the House shall meet Mt 10 O'Clock
n M and continue IN session until s o'clock
=. M, unless the calendar be cleared prior to
said hour,
Was taken up.
Mr.. Kirk offered the following substitute:
ResoluGd. That the House shall hold two
sessions daily; the morning session from 10
q. IN. until p. M. and the evening session
from p. m. until p. m, unless the calendar
be cleared prior TO that hour.
On motion Of Mr.. Oosgrove tho substitute
was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Allan moved to lay upon the table the
resolution offered by Mr.. Haney.
On this motion tho yeas and nays were
ordered. and resulted as follows:
-Messrs. Archer. Allan. Aitken, Barry,
Billiu, Buchanan, CarrOn Devereaux, Dicker-
son, Dudenhefer Essex, Frazier, Gibson. Ives,
Lucke, Mcdonald, Pearce, Phillips. Pope, Pol
lard, Richardson, Robertson. Talton, Var
nado, Weems. Williams of Terrebonne. Young
of Iberla-2G.
Nays Messrs Armstrong, Atkins, Baakin.
BulRer, Butler, Cosgrove, Curley, billiard,
Deibel. Farmer, Faulkner, Franz, Feazel.
Gardner, Golson. Haney, Harris. Herring.
Jones, Joffrion, Kavanaugh, k!cinpeter, Kirk.
Letten, Lyons. Mahoney. Millaudon. Nixon
Morel, Munday, Mccullough, Mcdowell, Nc
Leroy. Newsom, Ogden, Phipps. prttchard,
Vaughan. Verret Vincent. Voorhies, Wise,
Yell-49.
Abeent--Messrs. Rulow, Cade, Grain. Gay
ole, Davidson, Hall. Hathaway, jackson. Of
Lucke, Morgan, Mccain, Roche. Shaifrer,
Stringfellow, Williams Of Morehouse. Young
OF st. Landrv-2O.
The motion to lay upon the table was lost.
Mr.. Devereaux moved to amend the reso-
luton by striking out 10 o'clock" and insert
Ing In lieu thereof III O'clock"
The special order OF the day was called
Tor. +M. #
Mr. Nixon, acting chairman, on behalf Of
the Committee on Enrolment, presented the
following report:
NEW ORLEANS, March ., 1880.
TO the Speaker and Members OF the House Of
Representations:
1 am directed by the Committee on Enroll
ment to report rs correctly enrolled
House bill No. 40.
An act to regulate the duties OF the minute
clerks of the courts of appeal and of the
civil and criminal courts OF the parish Of
Orleans.
Also,
House bill No. 100,
An act to regulate the practice Of dentistry
In the State OF Louisiana.
THOMAS j. NIXON,
=. Acting Chairman
100 were read to the House by their titles and
signed by the Speaker without delay.
Mr.. Munday. chairman, on behalf Of the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges made In the letter Of Mayor Patton
against Mr. Heidenhain, submitted tho fol-
lowing report:
To the Speaker and Members of the House of
Your special committee. to whom were re-
ferred the charges against Representative
Henry Heidenhatn. after careful examtna
ton Of such witnesses as they We're able to
find both In their behalf and in justification
OF the alleged corrupt overtures made by tho
eaid Heidenhain to members OF the city ad-
ministration. beg leave TO submit this their
unanimous report.
Keeping In view the gravity or the alleged
charges OF corruption made against Henry
Heidenhain, q Representative OF the General
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana, and con-
different political views from the said Repre-
sentative, We have given all the latitude pos
sible to the investigation, In order that full
justice might be done TO the said member, al
lowing him to be constantly IN attendance.
ask such questions as he chose to the wit
neeses and to examine as many as he saw lit,
IN his own Justification. Yet Your commit
tee report, with deep regret, that the charges
and Major J. Henry Behan to the Speaker
and members Of the General Assembly, dated
March 2 and 5. 1880, from the evidence re
ceived apply with truth to MI Henry Heiden-
or Orleans. Special reference is here made to
the testimony OF Major j. Henry Behan,
Washington Marks, Ferdinand Dudenhefer
and others, which is herewith offered and
forms q part of this report.
Therefore, your committee recommend the
passage OF the following resolution:
Resolred, That Henry Heidenhain, a men,
ber from the fourth ward, parish Of Orleans,
be expelled from the General Assembly OF
G. W. MUNDAY,
m#.- -M.-sr-. Chairman,
E. j. JOFFRION,
j. G. ARCHER,
S. p. HENRY.
On motion OF Mr. Allan 1t was ordered
that the consideration Of the matter be post
poned until tomorrow, and the report of the
committee With accompanying testimony,
C0Ken py SAID cOmmlILee pe printed ID the
Journal
The testimony Is as follows:
The committee appointed to investigate the
charges against Representative Henry Hell
denhain met In the Speakers room Friday
morning, Gen. Munday, chairman; Mr. Jof-
frion, secretary: Mr.: Henry Of Cameron, Mr..
Archer and Mr.. Heidenhain present.
The journal Of the two days containing the
letters of Mayor Patton and Administrator j.
Henry Behan We're produced in evidence
Col. l. W. Patton, the first witness. was re-
Quested by Gen. Munday to state all he knew
about the matter. Col. Patton read the letter
addressed BY him to the Speaker. which he
identified. He said "The information which
the letter contains was obtained by Major j
Henry Behan. The statement was made to
me In the Mayors parlor that he was ap-
member, who stated that for $1,000 the city
government could be retained In power for
four years, and that for $500 it would be kept