The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-28
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
HTATE OF LOUISIANA.

OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thirty Seventh Days Proceedings.
unusx ~ REPRESENTATIVES,. }
state of Louisiana.
New Orleans. Thursday February 2s lsso.
The House was called to order at IL m.
Presentation. II. N. Ogden, Speaker. and
Nessrs. Archer, Armstrong Allain, Atkins,
Aitken. Barry, Baskin Bil,u. Buchanan. en- man G,a Hui
ssr sut,s5 drieg saISW psvdson, DeSereau1, pard
RIcxsrson. Rxs US.'e' beibei, Dudenheier, Essex,
Farmer fauIkner, Franz, Frazier. Feazel.
Gardner, Gibson, Golson Hall; Hathaway,
of Natc6ttochee, Jones, Joffrion, kavanaugh,
Kleinpeter, Kirk, Lancaster, Landry, Letten,
Lyons. Lucke, Mahoney, Mtllaudon. Nixon.
Morgan, Morel. Munday. Mccain. McCul- m
son1. ORten, Pearce, Phipps, Pope. Pollard,
Quinn Robertson, Roche, Shepherd, Schnei-
dsr. I'll. Clair, Taltop, VArnado. Vaughan.
Verret, Vincent, VOORHEES,, Weems, Wise. VII
Iiame * Moretouae Williams III Terrebonne.
:,.ss. ysli' Young Of IBERIA Young q - Landry
Absent -Messrs. Cayolle, Haney, Harris.
Jaokeon OF st. Mary, LeHendre, Phillips,
Prttchard, Richardson, Shaif1er. stringfellow
--l0.
Prayer was offered by tho Rev. Father HUI
bert.
The Journal OF Wednesday, the twenty-fifth
Instant, was read and approved.
Leave Was granted the Committee on Pub
Mo Buildings and State House to sit during
the session Of the House to-day.
Leave OF absence was granted Mr.. Haney
until Wednesday next.
PETITIONS MEMORIALS AND REVOLUTIONS
Mr.. BIllu presented the following resolu-
tion:
BE U Resolved, That Mr.. ID. H. Settoon. now
assigned no clerk for the Committee on the
judiciary by the chief enrolling clerk, DO as
signed as permanent clerk OF said committee.
The rules having been suspended. the reso-
luton was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Mccain, chairman, on behalf OF the
Committee on Enrolment. presented the fol-
lowing report:
NEW ORLEANS, February 26, 1880
TO the Speaker and Mombers OF the House OF
have the honor to report as correctly en-
rolled. In duplicates,
Houee Concurrent Resolution.
Asking for an appropriation from Congress
4
cbstructions to navigation from the mouth
~ Of CalCaeieu river. etc.
HOUSE bill No 55. entitled
An Act to prevent the adulteratlon q ar
taclos used as food; to prevent the sale Of un-
a wholesome and tainted provisions. the
Strengthening Of cattle. ETC.. for food when In
an uilheelthy condition. and for other pur-
poses.
II. v. MCCAIN. Chairman.
The above entitled Concurrent Resolution
and House bill were read to the House by
their titles and signed by the Speaker.
Leave Of absence was granted the Speaker
Tor this day ON account Of illness.
MI. Grain, chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Claims, reported as follows:
~ EsprsSsentatives: ias rSeatsai Ssa A : - ~ I
Your Committee on Claims begs leave to
submit the following report:
On
For the relief Of George Hite,
q The committee is Of the opinion that said
bill comes under the head OF special legisla-
Hon and requires to be advertised thirty days
{ 9 provided for BY the oonsltution. ,
The petition OF Thos. Reynolds ls reported
House bill No AL,
An act appropriating the sum OF ten thou
sand dollars to the Louisiana State univer-
IL returned without action, and recommend
that It be referred to the Committee on Ap-
The claim OF Americus Featherman is re-
turned without action, and recommend Its
reference back again TO the Committee on
Public Education for Information.
The memorial Of Alfred A. Delardorln, ask
ln9 payment for certain work performed by
hIna at the Louisiana State Pcnitentiary, is
y sSnN nn,,f
recommend that 1t be referred TO the Commit.
teo On Penitenttary for Information. the said
memorial being unaccompanied by any docu-
mentary evidence. ,u y ~ u,~
and F. b. Halt, asking for extra compensation
for clerical work done In the late Constltu-
tdOual Convention, are reported on adversely.
Your committee would further report that
there ie great laxity on the part OF claimants,
they In most instances falling to appear IN
nroper persons to prove up claims unaccom-
panied by documentary evidence:
There Is considerable number OF such
claimants appear to prosecute said claims, or
present additional evidence, your committee
Will be powerless TO act.
Very respectfully,
II. g. GRAIN, Chairman.
Nr. Bil.iu, chairman. On behalf Of the Com
mlttee on the Judiciary. reported as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, February 25 1880.
70 the Speaker and Members Of the House OF
Representatives:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
following bills. beg leave to report:
On
Senate bill No. 67.
An act authorizing the Governor and Attor
ney General OF the State to employ assistant
counsel to represent the State in the supreme
Court of the United States Ia the case uf the
State Of New Hampshire vs.. the State OF Lou
ielana,
Favorably, with the following amendment: !:
Strike out "and Attorney General" and as
aietants' wherever they appear IN the bill.
Ny On
Senate bill No. 50,
An act to carry Into effnct ac cle l33 Of the
constitution. and to impose \ "nalty on the
oficers failing to comfy WITH the same,
Favorably, with the following amendment: !:
Strike out In line { ii section , Thereby"