The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
HOUSE OF REpREsENTAryv
THURsDAY. Anrij 4. 1gsfl

THURSDAY. April 8, 1880.
The House was called to order at ii O'Clock.
Speaker Ogden In the chair. and hfty-tbree
Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Hubert.
THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
AN act for the issuance of warrants to eehooi
boards for certain unpaid approximations falf-
uary, 1879. and providing that said warrants
shall be receivable for taxes, or In exchange for
passed It's final reading yeas 76, nays 1.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Representative Devsreaux rose to a question
OF D tvilege One OF the morning papers had
stated that at an entertainment given by Repre-
sentative Cosgrove the brains OF the House
were represented. Another city paper had
given the Demes Of those present.
Devef eaux to order. the statement quoted not
involving question OF privilege.
Representative Deyereaux-I want to know
The Chair tRepresentatiye Coegrove)-The
Chair cannot answer conundrums.
ON FINAL PASSAGE.
The following bills were taken up on third
reading and finally passed:
An act to provide the necessary stationery
fSr the e, yarions s 1adieisl and other officers OF
IAN act to assign the clerks of the city courts
of the city of New Orleans. elected at the gem
eral election December 2, 1879. under the pro-
v43hs 9f the of 1879 and pre-
IAN act prescribing the manner Of altering.
changing or amending the charters Of citiss or
towns In the stafe OF Lonisiana the parish OF
IAN act authorizing the stamping and fund
Ing OF consolidated bonds," came back from the
Senate with amendments. which were con-
ourred In.
An act declaring that laws prescribing that
judicial advertisements shall be made In the
French language. or In particular newspaper.
the PRONUNCIATION Of said laws or before the se-
tieements are to be made ia Senate pil).
tigate the affairs Of the Gas Company was
Representative Robertson introduced a reso~
luton prgvtdtng that the commissioners TO su-
Baton Rouge shall be elected tomorrow ct IA
o'clock Adopted.
BILLS ON sgooND READING.
A large number of Senate bills we're taken up
under asuspensfon OF the rules, and passed to
q third reading.
THE NEW BASIN CANAL.
Representative Mahoney. under asuspensfon
Of the rules, introduced the Following concur
Be 1t resoloed bv the House of Representatipes,
tte Senate concMring. That Richard Tsslor.
lsssee 20 q she New s Basin T. oanal end shell Road
Be 5arshes = rssoasa That it bias been shown
that Duncan Kenner did. on the eighteenth
Of March. 1853. take possession under pledge
from said Taylor OF the canal and appurte-
nancea. and has received Its revenues: that the
his securities, are indebted TO the State of Lou
tsidna for the rents and other penalties accru-
Ing sinca August, 1873.
Be 1t further resOlDed, That the Attorney Gem
| eral is hereby directed to- proceed againsE ali
| such parties. and any funds collected are to be
placed 10 the credit OF the public school fund.
Representative Richardson said that the reso-
luton came too late The Attorney General,
under the mandate of the constitution. had
already taken steps TO secure the property for
the State.
Representative Billiu explained that the res
oluttnn was upon an entirely different subject.
| 1t did not provide only for securing possession
Of the canal but for the collection of back rents
The resolution was then adopted.
THE CONTESTED CASE FROM coNcoRDIA.
Representative Blliu called I'D as q privi~
legged question the report Of the Com mfEtee ON
Ele cttons declaring Col. Wade R. YJung enti-
tied to tDe vacant seat from Ooncordla.
After some discussion the report was taken
up. and made the special order of the day for
TO- orrow Immediately after the reading OF
the Journal.
THE FUBLIc PRINTING BILL
was taken up as the special order of the day.
considered section by section. ordered to be
engrossed and passed to Its third reading.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
AN act TO create an additional justice of the
peace and cons able for the parish of Avoy.
eljes," was passed to it's third reading.
number of other Senate bfls were taken
up aud passed to a third reading after Whtoh
the House adjourned.