New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-23

The amendment as recommended by tn,
Committee on Contingent Expenses wa,
adopted, and the bill ordered to be placed
on the calendar for third reading.
The Committee on Railways submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE. !
Committee on Railways,
.... new orleans La, September 2 1868.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tbs
House of Representatives.
Your Committee on Railways have the
honor to return Senate bill known as No,
126, entitled "An act to incorporate the
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad Com
pany," and report favorably thereon, with
the Recommendation that section five be
amended SO as to read:
| SEC, 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
| SAID company shall have the right of wav
through all lands owned by the State OF
louisiana to the width Of one hundred and
fifty feet on each side of said road, and shall
have the right to cut and use the timber
and such other materials thereon as it may
see ut for one mile on each side of said
road; Provided, that the said railroad shall
be commenced within three wears after the
passage ofthis act, and shall be finished with.
in five years after the commencement of said
work; And be it further provided, that the
privilege of cutting timber for one mile on
each side Of said road shall cease whenever
the lands become the property OF private
persons. IAN
Respectfully,
III. McVEAN,
Chairman of Committee on Railways, pro
TEN. -i ~
The amendment as recommended by the
committee was adopted, and the bill was
ordered to be placed on the calendar for a
third reading. Id
The Committee on Parochial Affairs sub
mitted the following report, which was re-
COMMITTEE ON PARocHIAI AFFAIRS
Room No.B4 Baronne street,
September l9, 1863.
To the Honorable the Speaker ana Members of the
House of Representatives Of the state Of Loui.
Your committee, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. ls5, entitled az. act defining
the boundary line of Plaquemines, on the
right bank of the Mississippi. would report
favorable and recommend the passage of
R. H. ISABELLE,
Chairman COMMITTEES on P4roehial Affairs;
HENDERSON WILLIAMS,
P. HARPER,
j. B. ESNARD.
The bill was ordered to be placed on the
calendar for third reading.
The Committee on Judiciary reported IA
vorably House bill No. 2O7, an act rela.
tive to the collection of taxes.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
REPORT or sPscIAL COMMITTEE.
The Special Committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition Of the Police Jury of the
parish Of Iberville. relative to the closing of
Bayou Plaquemines, submitted the follow.
ing report, which was. received aud &C
cepted:
70 the Honorable Speaker and Msmbers Of the |
House Of Representatives Of the State OF Lou |
iSianas
GENTLRlfRE--Yoa special COMMITTEES.
Of the mairbers from the parishes
Of Iberville, St. Mary and st. Martin. to
whom was referred the petition OF the Pa.
lice Jury Of the parish Of Iberville. praving /
10 be sustained Ia their action In closing the
mouth Of Bayou Piaquemines, most respeet-
lully report unfayorably, and recommend
.ne prayer Of the petitioners be not granted |
Eor the following reasons, vlxs
First--That the Police Jury had no au-
lhority In law or precedent TO Justify their
acti0n fn closing I naFieHble
stream and natural outlet Of the Mississippi
river, and that their action was ia direct
70 all leglslation had N this mat