The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-27
OFFICIAL .JOURNA AL
OF THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,
THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
IoUBE OF REPREsENTATIv Els.
Thirty fifth Days Proceedings,

Tho House was called to order AT ~ IN.
Present Hon. II. N Ogden. speaker, ana
Meesrs. Archer. Armstrong. Allan. Atains
Altaen, haaIin M'" ,',,,,, "'mana ,a,ran hgnr ,an
fosurove Ourley. Davidsnn. D"vereaux. Dll-
lard. Dlckere"p. Dnihni. Dn'Ienhefer. I,sses.
Farmer. Faulkner Franz, Frazier FnaynI.
Gardner. Gibaon. Hall. Hathaway. lIaney.
, Harris. Herring. Heidenhain. Henry, ves
jackson nf Natrhitnohea. Jarkam ~. Mary.
Jones, JotIrion. kavanapgh. KI"inpetsr, KIRK.
Lancaster, Legendre. l'et'en; ,yons i.nokn.
Mahoney. MiIlanaon, Nixon. Morgan; Mnr"!,
Mcdowell. Mel,erey. Nawaom, Ogden.
Pearoe, phippa. Pope. Pollard Qolnn. Rich
ardson. Robertson. Roche, shspharI sahne'-
der. 1T. CLAIR. Talt"n. varnn.,". Vaughan.
Williams or Ierrehonnc, Young Of iberia.
Williams Of Morehouse. Young of ~. Landry
44HH.
Absent -Meas.a. harry; Landry. rhl'I'pa,
Prttahard. Shaiffar. Strinsf"li"w. se'l I
Prayer was offered by tho Iiav. Dr. Ter
cvai
Tho Journal Of Monday. the twenty-third
instant, was read.
Mr.. Deverea,,1 asked to amend tho journal
M follows:
Insert after tho words Auditor and ta5 J"
! "Ihe Chair asked II tho House was ready
for the question.
\ mo osjeotions being made tho speaterput
the question.
"Dn TIM vote by rira ronr tho Chair was IN.
able to decide. and nalle,l for rising, vote
.aThs yass were atnnhin9 when Mr.. liiOh-
arfiaon of Orleans asked for information.
(which the Speaker gave, atn
tsSir jones arose aud asked for informn-
tion, and thereon made q motion 10 lay the
amendment upon the table
(which waa put and carried.
Tho House. hy a rising vote o' yeas to -
nays. refused to allow the insertion OF tho
amendment 10 tho journal.
The Journal was adopted.
MrHsAaHa rnoM THE SENATE.
Tho following messages were received from
HENArE CuAMnHn
New Orleans. February a. 1asn.
70 the Speaker and Members of the House of
Representatives:
n have the honor to present duly enrolled
Senate bill No, hn
An act to provide for recused cases IN courts
which has been signed by tho Lieutenant
Governor aud rreeident. aud to aak the
.Speaker Of the House Of Representatives. 10
aflx his signature ~ tho same.
Aud Rlno to inform your honorable body
that the Senate has nonourred In
HOUSE Concurrent RESOLUTION.
Aakin& an appropriation from CoDgrean Tor
the purpose of dr"lging and removing oh.
atrurtiona In thu mouth Of tho Ualcasieu and
Mermentau rivers. etc.
NJ Respectfully.
Secretary Of the Senate.
.-.. aENArM CHAMBER.
Nav OrlnRna February "a 1870 J
TO tho Hnaaker aud Members of the House OF
Representatives:
| am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Heuate has finally paaaed ana
requests your concurrence IN Senate bills. as
follows.
An act creating printing board. and do
filming ita dut"a ralatva - the state
prlntpu to the official journal of tho state.
to regulate and define tho prices oi public
which the same shall be done. direct
Ing the manner and prices at which con-
tracts shall be made by police juries ana
municipal corporations Tor pubic printing:
providing for the binding and distribution ot
NIL public documents. md furnishing station
cry for all the departments of the government
OF the State. and repeating net No. y, of 'S6.
and all laws or parts Of laws IN conflict here
with:
And
Senate hill No %.
All aot prescribing tho mRnnor Of changing
parish linea and removing parish seats.
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary OF tho Senate
COMMUNICATION FROM THE GOVERNOR
Tho following communication was received
from the Governor.
ExEcuTtyE DEPARTMENT..
ktnia OF boulaianR. I
Now Orlaana. February "a. 1910. J
70 The Speaker and Members Of tho lionRe of
Representatives.:
l have the honor to inform your honororahie
hndy that the fire policiea on this building
will expire on the twenty ninth of the present
NJ m l
auch action IA you may deem necessary 70
secure the be,t interests Of thu State.
~ ''sN IOulS A. WILT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
On motion of Mr.. Heidenhain, the commu-
nicat,on was rcrcrrrd 70 the Committee OH
State House and Public Buildings.
Mr.. Dlckerson ofrernd the following OK
PLANTATION. In regard to the charge OF con-
tempt now pendlng against him
NEW ORLEANS. February "a. 1880
To the Speaker and Members Of the House OF
Representatives.
heu leave to submit this my expurgatton
OF the charge Of contempt. signnd the docu-
ment sent To the United States Senate under
the following circumstances
did not read the paper. but signed II
thinking tt but contained II request to retain
Hon. Vim. Pitt Kellogg In his scat In the
United States Senate.
did not know that tho paper contained
any objectionable language. Had known
what 1t contained l should have refused my
signature.
/ dld not intend to make any reflection on
this House. and do not indorse the language
used or tho reflection cast upon the House or
members thereof by the document.
deem the language used In the document
as derugatory to the dignity of this House,
and the censure pronounced on me just. anu,
therefore, make this my apology. trustinR
that, as no contempt was intended. this Will Do
received In hill satisfaction for the same.
Respectfully, yours,
Y. DICkEKSON.
On motion OF Mr.. Faulkner the statement
was received as satisfactory to the House.
and Mr. Dickerson declared as purged Of the
charge OF contempt.
MIR. Yell presented the following state
ment.