New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-21

The Secretary OF the Senate was an
nounced with the folio wing message:
To the Honorable Speaker aud Members of the
House of Representatives
l have the honor to inform you that the
Senate has concurred in House concurrent
resolution authorizing Joint committee to
examine the amount and character of the
Indebtedness of the State of Louisiana.
CHARLES FL. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
When the House last adjourned, House
bill No. 6, entitled an act to incorporate the
Louisiana Central Railroad Company. was
under consideration.
Mr.. Gair, of East FeIiciana, moved that
the bill be referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
Mr.. Young, of Concordla, moved to lay
the motion on the table.
On the motion to lay On the table the
motion to refer, the yeas and nays were de
manded by Messrs. Demas, of st. John the
Baptist, and Young, of Conoordia, resulting
as follows:
Yeas-Baker, Boyd, Benham, Blackstone,
Bickham, Devices, Heating, MahoneY-S.
Nays-Allain, Armstead, Antoine, Bryant,
Barrow, Conneughton, Cousin Demas, D.
G. Davis, Davis, Decker, Devezin, .Dejoie,
Dayriea, Elliot; Greene, Gair, CAN'T, Gui-
chard, Hefner Hubeau Heath HedgeDath,
Paul Jones, NJ. Jones, Kenyon, Kern, Keys,
Landry, LaWes, Murrell (Lafourchel
Mayo Martinez Marie, Montaldo, Page,
Paris, Rochon, Rodrigues, Souer, Sawyer,
Sartajn, Snaer, Southland, Sutton, Sewell,
Smart, Thomas, Tureaud, Williams, Wilson,
Worthy, Ward, Young-54,
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Railroads.
The following amendments, offered by
MI Hahn, of st. Charles, to House bill No.
6 were ordered to be printed in the journal
and referred to the Committee on Rail
roads:
Section two, second page, fifth line, strike
out the words mot less than fV6," and in
sert eleven" and on the same line after
the word directors" insert the words Eek
cept the first board, which shall consist of
the persons herein named as incorporates"
Section three, fifth line, after the word
Company" insert the words (which shall
never exceed ten millions of dollars"
Section three, strike out the fifteenth, six
t6euth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth
and twentieth lines, and down to and in
first line.
Section four, item fourth, at the end add |
the following words: provided, that said |
company in its rates or contracts for freight |
shall not discriminate against merchandise |
or goods not intended TO be stored in the |
yards or warehouses of said company, or |
merchandise and goods on which it may |
have made no advances"
Section four, item six, line 1876, after the I
word ''use, insert the words ''suCh land"
Strike out all after the word railroads
down to the word "prGvided," on line 1877 |
Section seven, line thirty, strike out all
after the word "take" down to the word
land" on line thirty-one, and substitute
the words "an oath to faithfully, impartial
" and honestly discharge their duties as
Of appraisal"
Section twelve, line forty-nine, strike out
all after the word persons"
Section fifteen, line tWenty-One, strike
out all after the word land" and add the
words "trial, conviction and punishment
1nder the criminal laws of the country"
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, That
sny careless handling and unnecessary
throwing Of trunks or baggage belonging
oany, whereby any damage is done, shall
De paid for by said company, and the en-
)loyes of said company thus offending
hall be liable to a criminal prosecution,
md on conviction shall suffer fine and i'm
)risonment at the discretion of the court.
Section eighteen, line four, strike out all
fter the word for" down to the word
injury" On the sixth line; and strike out
II after tde word passage" in the elev-
nth line.
Strike out the whole of the nineteenth
eCti0n.
Sec 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
othing in this act contained shall be con
trued as interfering with or divesting the
Jew Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
company of any Of its rights or privileges
nder existing laws, nor shall it be con
trued as giving up or abandoning any
lght which the State of Louisiana may now
ave to stock or any other interest of or in
10 said New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
abroad Company; and this law shall not
AXE effect or be of any force unless the said (
eW Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
ompany, and the company chartered by !
lis act shall, through their respective
cards Of directors, file in the Office of the l
Cretary of State, within ninety days Il
ON and after the date of the passage
nd approval of this act, written
'ceptance thereof, signed by majority Of
le directors of said companies, and when
accepted the rights and franchises grant
by this act to said new company shall be
eemed to be, and shall be. binding con -,
acts between the State of louisiana and y
g said new company, and shall not be i'm
tired, disturbed or modified by subsequent Il
gislation, except with the consent and on !,
e petition of said company.
The Speaker announced the following h
mmittees;
Committee to Examine the Accounts of n
9 Tax Collectors of the City of New Or y
.ns-L. Sewell, of Orleans; Henry De- NJ
.s, of st. John; w. Kern, of Jefferson Ia
s. Rodrigues, of Orleans; G. c. Ben
IN, of Carroll, Il
Committee to Examine the Books and r.
uchers of the Auditor of Public Ac- tt
lnts and State Treasurer-William Kern,
Jefferson; Henry Demas, of st. John; d.
S. Rodrigues, of Orleans; l.. SeWoll, Of
leans; G.. c.. Benham, of Carroll. A
Committee on Enrollment-John Gair, OF ~ ~
st Feliciana; James B. Wands, of Tangi- y
1os; E. A Hubeau, of Jefferson; C. N. 81
wis, of Ascension; w. G. Elliot, of Or d.
rs; Percy Baker, of Bossier; B. R. CAN'T, M ~,
St. Landy; Victor Rochon, of ST. Martin; k.
K. johnson, Of Avoyelles; two vacancies. in
Committee on Ways and Means-James l.
Wands of TaDgipahoa; L. s. Rodrigues, ri
Orleans; G. G. Benham, of Carroll; nt
orge E Paris, of Orleans; C. w. Keat- m
, of Caddo; E. D. Estilette, of St. Ian a.
:; j. S. Mathews, of Tensas. d.
Committee on udiciary-William Kern Dc
Jefferson.
he House, on motion of Mr.. Stewart, of ns
asss, adjourned until to morrow at | fh