The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-01

The House was called to order at II q. m.
Presentation. r.. N. Ogden, Speaker. and
Messrs. Aitken, Allan, Archer, Armstrong,
Atkins, Baekin. Billlu, Buchanan, Burger,
Grain, Curley, Davidson, Debel, Devereanx,
Dickerson, billiard, Dudenhefer, Essex Far
mer, Faulkner, Feaze. Franz, Frazier,
rs Hstba Gyop hedsShah Henry Hsrrne
Ives, Jacksda of st. Mary, Jackson OF Natcht-
toches. fIfrion, Jones: kavanagh, Kirk
Kleinpet Lancaster, Landry, hegendre
maen Mors Mosan f Mnday Mec
Mccullough. Mcdonald, Mcdowell McLeroy,
Newsom, Pearce. Phillips, Phipps, Pollard
Pope, Pritchard. Quinn Richardson, Robert
son, Roche, Schneider. Shaiffer, Shepherd,
st. Clair, Talton, Varnado, Vaughan, Verret,
Vincent, VOORHEES,, Weens, Williams OF Terre-
bonnie, Williams of Morehouse, Wise, YELL
Young of Iberia, Young Of st. Landry %.
Absent Messrs: Barry. Cade, Ogden OF
Bossier, StriDgfellow 4.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father
Hubert.
The journal OF Saturday, March "a. was
read and adopted
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Baskin
from Saturday next to the end of the session.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Aitken offered the following Concurrent
Resolution:
Be 10 Resotped bu the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana. That our Represents.
tives In Congress are hereby requested and
Instructed to authorize and permit +. de Les
aeps, or Others to construct d canal through
the Isthmus of DarieD, subject to the laws and
under the control of the government OF the
United States and the governments OF Cen
trial America, under the protection of the
United States OF America.
And be it further Resolued, That our Repre-
sentatives In Congress are hereby requested
to carry out the provisions of this resolution
rs soon as practicable.
Lies over under the rules.
MIR. Mcdonald offered the following Con-
current Resolution:
Whereas, the New Orleans Academy of
Sciences, sef-sustainlng institution, en-
gagged In developing the different mtneralogi-
cal, agricultural and other resources OF the
State have occupied rooms No. 8 and OF the
State University corner of Common and Ba-
rome streets, for many years, and have fit
ted up said rooms with q library and inetru-
ments at their own expense;
Bel ResolUed by The Senate and House of
Representatives, That rooms Nos. and Of
the University be set apart and devoted to
the use OF said Academy of Sciences.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Atkins offered the following resolution ::
RESOLVED That the House of Representa-
tives adjourn on the tenth day of April, 1880,
ut o'clock p. M, sine die. and that the Sem
ate be Informed OF this action.
Mr.. Atkins moved that the resolution be
adopted.
BY rising vote of Al yeas to 80 nays the
motion to adopt was agreed to.
Mr.. Atkins moved to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution was adopted, and fur
Their moved to lay the ssnotion to reconsider
upon the table,
By a rising vote OF 81 yeas to AZ nays the
motion to lay upon the table was not agreed
to.
Mr.. Kavanagh gave notice that on to-mor-
row he would move a reconsideration of the
vote by which the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Robertson, rising to point OF order,
claimed that Mr.. Atkins having moved to re-
consider and table, the motion to table not
prevailing, the motion to reconsider was still
pending.
The Speaker ruled the point not well taken,
for the reason that the motion to reconsider
and table was indlvlsible, and that the mo-
ton to table not prevailing the motion to re-
consider was no lon ger pending.
Mr.. Bulow offered the following
Concurrent Resolution:
Whereas, General U. s. Grant has signified
his intention to visit Louisiana; therefore,
belt
Resolved bv the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtires of the State Of Louisiana IN General
Assembly convened, That Joint committee,
composed OF three members from the Senate
and five members of the House of Represen-
tatives, be appointed by the respt cttve presld-
Ing officers thereof. to extend to Gen. U. S.
Grant cordial welcome to Louisiana and
the Inequalities OF the same.
Be ii further Resotued, That a copy of this
resolution represented to Gen. U. s. Grant
upon his ar@2yal.
Mr. Bulow moved to suspend the rules IN
order to consider the resolution at this time.
By rising vote of 30 yeas to "a nays the
motion to suspend the rules was not agreed to.
FROM THE TABLE.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Ogden:
Whereas, the session of the Legislature Is
rapidly coming to close, and 1t Ia absolutely
necessary for the welfare Of the State that
certain important constitutional legislation
should be had; belt therefore
RESOLVED, That the Speaker OF this House
be empowered to appoint q committee Of five
from the House to determine what bills shall
be first taken UP and acted on, to the exclu-
sion OF all other legislation, and said COM
mittee shall order the same printed,
Was taken up.
Mr. Jones moved to amend the resolution
as follows:
Add: "h'ovided, that when the conetitu-
tional legislation is finished the powers of
this committee will cease"
Mr.. Billiu moved that the resolution be
postponed indefinitely.
Pending the consideration OF this resolution
the
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY,
being the consideration OF House bill No. 95
with the veto message from the Governor,
was taken up.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
s ate of Louisiana. !
New Orleans. March u. 1880. }
TO the Speaker and Members Of the House of
Representatives:
l return to your honorable body, without
my signature,
House bill No. 95, entitled
An act for the relief of the heirs of persons
whose property may have been confiscated
by the United States. by remittting unpaid
W m hove