New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-06

ing charter to the gentlemen whose names
appear as incOrporators in this act, but do
object to granting them the aid of bonds
drawing eight per cent interest, with the
promise to pay several hundred thousand
dollars interest annually On their bonds. the
repayment of which would be secured only
by a second mortgage on the railroad, it
having been previously mertgaged for the
sum Of fifteen thousand dollars per mile,
with the force and effect Of first mort.
gage.
II is proposed to run this railroad from
the mouth of Red river, norshward to the
Arkansas State line. between the Ouachita
and the Mississippi rivers. By reference to
the map, it will be observed that the means
of transportation for the inhabitants of that
section of the State are, perhaps, the best Of
any in the State. The distance from point
equi distant between the Ouachita and
Mississippi rivers is nowhere greater than
twenty miles, while the Black River, Bayou
Macon, Bayou BCeuf and Tensas river are all
traversing the country between them, and
are navigable for small steamers half the
year. 1t would be, in my opinion, worse
than folly fof the Slater in it's present en-
barrassed financial situation, to extend it's
deprecated credit to this enterprise. There
are manifest mistakes in the enrolment Of
the act. The language of the last part of
section seventeen, on the first page does
not make sense in connection with that on
the following page. find it impossible to
reconcile the language and substance Of the
two pages.
(Sjgned) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
A true copy from original:
WILLIAM vIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
The President put the question: "Will
the Senate, upon reconsideration, agree
to pass the bill, the objections of the
Governor to the contrary notwithstand-
ing?'
The Secretary proceeded to call the
roll, with the following result:
Yeas: Blackmsn, Campbell. Packard, Ray,
Smith, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-12.
Nays: Anderson. Antoine, Bacon; Beares,
Braughn. COPELAND. DarrslI, Egan, Foute,
Futch, jerks, Jewell, Kelso, Lynch, Ogden,
Pinchback, Poindexter-17.
The President announced that the veto
of the Governor was sustained, two-thirds
of the members present not voting in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Blackman called up the veto mes
sage of the Governor, received on the first
day of the session, vetoing an act to incor-
porate the Monroe Homer and Fulton
Railroad Company, and granting State aid
to the same.
The President put the question: "WilI
the Senate, upon reconsideration, agree to
pass the bill, the objections Of the Gov
ernor to the contrary Notwithstanding
The Secretary proceeded to call the roll,
with the following result:
Yeas: Antoine, Blackman, Braughn, b.
con, Campbell, COPELAND, Darrall, Futch,
Jewell, jerks, O'Hara, Packard, Poindexter,
Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd, Wittgen-
stein, Whitney. Williams-20.
Nays: Anderson, Beares, Egan, Foute,
Kelso, Lynch. Monette, Pinchback-S.
The President announced the bill as
having passed, as two-thirds of the MEN,
bers present had voted in the affirmative.
By unanimous consent, Senate bill No.
n, "An act to amend and re-enact Sec
tons one and two, and to repeal section
three of an act entitled AN act to provide
pensions for the veterans of eighteen hun
dred and fourteen and eighteen hundred
and fifteen, or their widows, according to
the requirements of article one hundred
and twenty-four of the constitution of
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,' ap.
proved October IS, 1868, and to create a
commission to ascertain who are the
widows of deceased veterans of eighteen
hundred and fourteen and eighteen hun
dred and fifteen, and who are veterans of
those years who have not heretofore been
awarded pension by law, and providing
for said commission and
their clerks"
Was taken up, and the amendments c.
the House were read as follows
First amendment, end of the first section.
insert the the following proviso: "Pro.
vlded, Ihat no warrant shall be drawn by
the Auditor of Public Accounts except as
against specific appropriation made to
carry out the provision of this act, bv the
General Assembly, at its session next pre-
ceding the drawing of said warrants. and
and cOncurred in,
second amendment, section two, fifth line,
strike out "sixty.six" and insert "sixty."
Concurred in.
;. Third amendment, section four, thirteenth
line, strike out the words Secretary of
State" and insert Chairman of Committee
on Pensions of the House of Representa-
tlves,' and concurrence referred.
Fourth amendment, section 4. twenty.
fourth line, strike out after the word "actD
to the word ''all, T" in the thirteth line. Con-
Cured in.
Fifth amendment, sixth section, line fifth.
strike out the words zone hundred.r and
insert sixty" Concurred in.
;. sixth amendment, sixth section, ninth
llne, strike out all after the word "paid,n to
the word SENATE" in the tenth line, and
insert seven dollars per day for the time
actually employed, mot to exceed sixty days.
Concurred in.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House that
he Senate had passed over the Governors
veto, by the constitutional two-t thirds ma
ority, bill to be entitled ''An act for the !
'elief of the officers and members of the
Metropolitan Police"
Also, IAN act to incorporate the Monroe,
Homer and Fulton Railroad Company,
ind granting State aid to the same"
Also informed the House of the concur.
ence of the Senate in House amendments
o Senate bill No. n, to amend and re-
nact sections one and two, and to repeal
ection three of the act to provide men.
ions, etc., except the amendments to see.
ion four, in which it refuses to concur.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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