The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-03-19
The constabularv bill has become a law

The constabulary bill has become a law
by the lapse of time.
MARCH 15.-Tn the Senate the bill Gre
ating the Eigth District Conrtepassed.
The bill for the relief Of VIM. II. Hunt,
II. c. Dibble and j. B. Robertson passed.
The bill to incorporate the Mississippi
Valley Levee Company came up and seVe-
raj sections were adopted.
In the House the revenue bill passed
The bill to prevent treSpasslng on plan
tations was Indefinitely postponed.
The bill for the relief of the Mechanics
and Agricultural Fair Association passed.
The ill authorizing certain parishes
cities and towns. to Sid in the construc.
ton of tho New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg Railroad, passed.
The bill to create the Eighth District
Court of the parish of Orleans, past two
readln.s.
Evening SEssIoN.-The bill to incorPo
rate the Mississippi Valley Levee Company
finally passed with the amendments.
The bill to se4 the stock held by the city
of New Orleans and State of Louisiana, In
the jackson Railroad, passed.
The bill to incorporate the Agricultural,
Commercial and Immigration Company
finally pasSed--yeas y, nays 9:
The bill changing the venue in the case
of Cuthbert B. Jones, charged with the
murder of St. John Liddcll, passed.
In the House the MALTA bill finally
passed rir0 o0ce.
The bill to construct a canal from the
Mississippi River to Lake Ponchartraln
passed.
The bill to fund tn" floating debt of the
cjtv Of New Orleans was postponed until
today.
The bill providing for using the records
Of the courts of this State in evitence,
The Joint resolution, authorizing the
printing offve hundred copies of the pro-
ceedings of the Court of impeachment,
passed.
MARCH 1G.-Tn the Senate, q joint reso
luton passed providing for the appointment
of a Joint committee of two Senators from
the parish of Orleans, one from Algiers and
one from Jefferson. with corresponding
members from the House, for the purpose
of appraising the property OF the seVcra
combinations Under the recent act of consoli
dation in the city charter bill.
The general appropriation bill was acted
upon.
Tn the House, the hill to 'reorganize tht
State and land oftic. passed.
The bill to incorporate the Mississippi
Valley Levec Company was returned iron
the Senate with amendments, and the same
concurred in.
The bill to fund the floating debt of tn
State passed with an amendment by Mr.. Nc
Millen, providing that on and after the Is
day of April, 1870, only lawful money o
the United States should be|taken for Stat
license and taxes. -,
The Joint resolution %abrogating artlc'
fftv of the State constitution, passed.
The bill to improve the sanitary condl
| ton of the city of New Orleans, and lncor
porate the Sanitary and Fertilizing Com
pany, passed: -,
EvES1NG SEsstoN.-1n the Senate, tn
f general appropriation was taken up, an
passed finally with amendments,
The bill to fun the floating debt OF tn
State referred to the Finance Committee.
The bill relative to the increase of Sni0
ries of the Board of Metropolitan Polio
Commissioners, etc, passed.
The bill authorizing the transfer OF cei
tain records in the parish of Jefferson
4 the parish of Orleans, passed.
In the House, no business was transacted
: there being no quorum.