The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

THURSDAY, January ID.
The House was called to order at 1926,
Speaker Ogden in the chair, and seventy
four members present,
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father HUI
bert.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the passage Of concurrent reso-
luton creating q joint committee on rules to
govern the General Assembly In Joint sos
sion.
Messrs jackson, OF Natchitoches, and Tai
ton, OF Webster took the oath OF Office and
were seated.
Representative Davidson, chairman Of the
Committee on Rules, submitted report,
which was read and adopted, with slight
amendments, and 800 copies OF the rules or
dered to be- printed.
On motion acommittee OF seven. consisting
OF REPRESENTATIVES Billieu, Wise, Weems,
Haney, Jones, Lyons and Pollard Was APP
pointed to wait upon the Governor and see II
he had anything to communicate to the
House. The committee reported that the Gov
ernor would communicate with the House In O.
few moments.
The Secretary OF the Governor shortly after
appeared with the annual message, which
WAS read and will be found elsewhere In this
mornings DEMOCRAT.
The reading OF the message WAS dipensed
whit being n very long document-and 1t
was ordered to be printed In the journal
Representative Ogden, of Bossier, offered
resolution authorizing the Chief Clerk TO pro
cure such stationery and have such printing
done under the direction OF the Speaker, as
NAV be necessary.
Representative Henry directed the atten-
tion OF the House to the requirements of ar
ticle AZ of the constitution.
The resolution OF Representative Ogden
was then adopted, the objection being covered
by article $50 OF the constitution.
Representative Cosgrove moved that the
Sergeant alarms be authorized to purchase
sucn stationery as may be required for The
use of members. Adopted.
representative Harris, OF De Soto, moved
that the House do now proceed to perfect It's
organization by the election OF assistant
clerks and other employees. Adopted.
Representative Farmer offered resolution
designating the officers of the House and
their salaries, as follows One chief clerk at
SIS day one assistant clerk at 81 one min
ute clerk at Sd, one journal clerk at "a, one
chief enrolling clerk at 81 six assistant en-
rolling clerks at 81 80, one clerk OF the com
mittee on Contingent Expenses at 81 80, one
sergeant-at-arms at 81, pne assistant ser
geant- at arms at So, two doorkeepers at 81 SO,
and twelve pages at Seventy-nve cents. Inc
resolution also provides that the assistant
enrolling clerks should act as clerks OF COM
mittees when the services of such clerks were
required The clerks and assistant sergeant
at arms were made elective by the House,
and the pages and porters appointive by the
Sergeant-at-armS.
The resolution was adopted, and on motion
OF Representative Farmer the following Off
GERS we're elected by reclamation: NJ. McNa-
mara, assistant clerk; E. w. Halsey, minute
clerk; II. H. Sneider, journal lSrk; L. =.
O'Bren, chief enrolling clerk; I'D p. Baker
and G.. L. Stenson, doorkeepers.
| 4 communication was received from the
Sanitary Auxiliary Association inviting the
members OF the House to meeting to be
held at Odd Fellows Hall tonight.
| On motion Of Representative Joffrion the
Speaker was authorized to appoint commit
tee OF nine on the Governors message and
constitutional legislation, and the following
members Were announced as such com mittee
| Messrs. Joffrion, Farmer, Ogden OF Bossier,
! Davidson, Cosgrove, Lancaster, Richardson,
| Landry and St.Glair.
A comm unic4xion was sent In from the
! test by Messrs. Lagan and Kennedy, Of the