The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
HOUSE or mErmEsENrATIvEs.
"WEDNESDAY. February az. las

Tho tIouae waa called to order ut - o'clock.
| Speaker Ogden III the chair aud eighty-aiS
| members present.
| Prayer was offered by Rev DIR. Walker.
| Hon, Joaapl L. Holaon, member elect from
| West Faicana. appeared on the fipor and took
| Tha last axplanationa made Ivy Representa-
tvea Landry aud YAH, relative to their aiRna,,
lures to the Kellogg memorial. were aecepteu
| M satisfactory.
Representative Klelnpeter introduced reeo
luton. inHtruntin1 the Opmmittaa % Puhlio
in the State House at Baton. Rouge one -
! Charles Carroll electric machines tor record
| ing the call Of the roll on taking OF the yeas
| Representative Luckea resolution. author
| IzipR the mmittee on Artificial Limb. to fur
| mel. paranna who loat their limbs ~ tha tnnr-
'nauth of Beptember 1ght with artificial limbs.
was adopted
Tho resolution introduced by Representatives
Deyaraaux. inatrur'ng the Secretary OF Sne
to furnish each chairman Of 2 committee with
| 4 COPY of the Raytsad statutes, waa Hftar some
discussion lai ON tho table yeas m nays ~
A large number Of bills were reported back
hy committees.
INTRODUCTION or RILts.
Nv R-rreaant ativn Klainpatar- act 10 au-
thorl7a and direct the board Of truateaa nf the
Inet uttnn for the Blind to contract fnr The
purchase Of a eultahl" home ~ the institution
aud to Hpprnpt tate mnnny 10 mako partial pay"
mentp IN fuliEmant " auna nnn,tHfta.
ny Representative Janks"n. nf Nntehttnehaa
An net o protect the people Of the Hats aKainst
,luImnlnn prarti,ona,a W maaiain
nv Rnprcaatativs aola,u. ~ Representative
Richardson An act for tho relief OF Thomas H.
Maxwell.
SENATE MILLS ON THIRD READING.
IAN act tn further regulate tho trial Of ap
| repla IN the Supreme Unurt II tho Hatn Ut
Isuaianp' paaaad ita flnal reading yeas ~
paya +. The bill provided for the trauafer Of
divorce eaaes to the summary docket 81 ~" ~
pTnma Court
An act to amend mud re-nnaet Article 291 Of
the Code Of rrac loo passed H. llna reading r
yeas ~ maya ~.
IAN net to amend article az Of the Oode of
Practice, ~ 70 attachment honda pasael lie
tlnal reading yeas n. nays 10.
HOUSE p,nls ON THIRD READING,
An net to rngslato tho pra'ttca OF dentia'ry
~ tn" state Ct Lonisi..na,. was taken w q 2
feated on third reading few dara ago. pasaed
IT, 1nal reading yeas O. naya i. ~, ..
An net ~ prevent the destruction OF tsh.
WINS ordered to be printed.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING
An net to carry into effect article No. tT5 OF
| the constitution Of the State of Louisiana. md
ia secure Il, Iaborera and workngmen the wagea
due them ~ certain eaaes WAS ordered to be
An net to amend aud re enact act No Is. ok
| ira naaaon Of lat1 was indefinitely poat ponod,
q simiar Bill having already passed both
hnuaaa.
An net u amend aud re.onact article. 1854 II
| the Code or Fraott"", teperted tHvorah'Y. with
amendtpents. by the Judiciary Committee. was
An act to amend article AT Of tho Code OF
Practice. reported fAvurahly, with amendments
by the Judiciary Committee. was ordered to bn
printed.
protection Of completed public leveas aud pub
lie works under the supervision ot tho police
lurlra 81 the aavera pariahos Of thts state. aud
TO provide penalties and puushmonta for
violation Of liza prnyiaona, mud for violation Of
paroelial ordinancca made IN conformity With
ths oct was ordered TO be printed. with tho
amendments proposed hy tho Committee OIL
An net 70 rogulat" tho number Of omployaa
| " the recorder " mortgages for tha parish 81
| hours for tho recorder of mortgages. and fixing
his bond was ordered to he printed.
| THE REVENUE
was taken np. and the House resolved ttEef into
committee Of the whole for the purpose OF con-
Section was partly road. whereupon the
committee rose by a voto of ~ to "a. and recon
mended that the bill be recommltted by the
| House.
| Representative Henry then moved that tn g
| hill ~ recnmmtteh ~ tho Committee on Ways
and Means with instructions to report bill
| based upon tho revenue act Of 1855. with such
| notifications "a are required by the now con
stitutlon. He could not support the bill In its
| present shape. 1t provided for an inuuiaition
into he most aacred matters Of tho family, II
proceeding which he would never sanction by
his vote.
| Representative Cosgrove was opposed to n re-.
| commitment. Tho bill had been drawn up In
accordance with tha provisions " tho rone'i-
tuition. II such II bill was reported "a suggast
cd by tho gentleman from Cameron It would be
| unconstitutional
Representative Davidson favored tho motion
10 rccomMt, Tho present Till fnnrah"d out I he
property Of tho poor. bat allowed thnt OF tho
rich 10 escape taxation.
A question then nrnsn IA to what would be
come of the lrst section "f thu hill already
adopted In tho event that II was rorommittna.
p Tho Speaker decided thn' tho section re-
ferrod TO would not 20 back 10 the committees.
From This decision m appeal WAS taken and
1t waa overrund yra+ y. nays ~.
Representative Harris favored tho motion to
recommit. H. believed tho bin IN A. present
shape to be unjust and unreasonable. by those
who had examined the subject thoroughly he
had been informed that the bill. while appar-
en- ly providing for a tax levy Of six mills. was
really providing tor levy Of thirty mills by
enormously increasing tho assessments.
Representative Farmer was opposed TO n re-
commitment Of the bill. especially with instrue-
tions IA 10 what the committee should report
back. Hn did not believe the House had any
right to give such instruc Ions. He had nlrondy
passed upon the htll in committee. IL mot MS
view. II" had conscieptionsly performed II
% House lat