The Louisianian., 1871-02-19

the navigation of the River Tchefuncta
and Bayou Falia.
INARODuCTIoN or BILLS
Under previous notices the following
bills were introduced
House bill No. SO, an act to declare
the intent and meaning of section forty
of act No. Z, approved March 16, 1870
was read.
Under a suspension of the constitu-
tional rule the bill was read second
time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary, andit was ordered to be print
ed.
House bill No. SO, an act to incorpor-
ate the Bunches Bend Canal and Drain
age Company was placed upon its first
reading.
The constitutional rule being suspend
ed the bill was put upon its second read
ing, and WIS referred to the Committee
on Canals and Drainage, and it was or
dered to be printed.
House bill No. 80, an act to incorpor-
ate the Mississippi Levee Company, and
relative thereto, and providing for the
construction, repair and maintenance OF
certain levees by said company, and for
compensation therefor by taxes on real
and personal property, and providing
for State aid to the said company, was
read.
Under q suspension OF the constitu-
tional rule, the bill was read second
time by title.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved its re-
ference to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved to
amend by referring to the Committee on
Lauds and Levees.
Mr. Devices, of De Soto, offered an
amendment, to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Internal improvements.
Mr.. Barrett, of Orleans, moved to lay
the amendment offered by Mr. Devices
upon the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved an
adjournment, and, being seconded by Mr..
Barrett, of Orleans, demanded the yeas
and nays thereon, which were called,
with the following result
Yeas: Abel, Adolphe, Barker, Belot,
Bickham, Broussard, Bryan, Bucking-
ham, Burch, Chachere, Davidson, Demas,
Devices, Ellis, w. Harper, Hampstead,
johnson, Kinsella, Marie, Moncure, Mel
son, Ong Oplatek, Pond, Ringgold,
Schumacher, Smith, Stanton, Tatman,
Thompson, Washington, of Assumption,
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Nays Antoine, Barrett. Bentley, Blunt,
Bowen, Brewster, Brown, Buchanan,
Butler, Carter, Cochran, Crawford, OAR
by, Darinsburg, Davis, Faulkner, Cad
dis, Gardner, Garstkamp, Huston, Kear-
son, Kenner, Killen, Laurent, Llambias,
H. Lott, ]. B. Lott, Lynch, Mahoney,
Marvin, Matthew'S, Mccarthy, McFar-
land, Meadows. Moore, Morphy, Morris,
Overton, Quinn, Raby, Riley, Sartain,
Souer, Stevens, Stinson, Tournoir, Tu-
eaud, Ullman, Verrett, Wands, Wash
ington, of Concordia, Waters, Wheyland,
E. Williams, H. Williams, Wilson Yorke,
Young
And the motion to adjourn was lost.
The question recurring upon the
ment to refer to the Committee on
Lands and Levees, it was adopted, and
the bill so referred, and it was ordered
to be printed.
House bill No. 81, an act to aid and
the Land Improvement Com
pany, was placed upon its first read
ing.
The constitutional rule being suspend
ed, the bill was put upon its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on
Internal improvements, and its print
ing was ordered
House bill No. 90, an act entitled an
act to remove obstructions from, and to
improve the navigation of Bayou Macon,
and making an appropriation therefor,
was put upon its first reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended,
the bill read second time by title and
referred to the Committee on Canals and
Drainage, and it was ordered to be print
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