The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-12
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oT THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
--or yHE-
STATE or LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
SENATE.
rn,rgx.tb,rd pay,s proceedings.
rxrnA sEssIoN or Iss1


Hon, Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor anu
President Of the Senate, In the chair
an 4 call 81 the roll tho following Senators
answered TO their names.
Nsasrs. Allan, Breaux, Ellie, Eustis, Car
saa ,u soRash afossr d ahE st
ven, Htubbs Tesada, Wheeler White ana
1 Xbssn3 Mhsssrs Boatner. prysnt. IBureh.
Gage. Dueros. Dupont. George Ola, Harper,
Landry, Stamps, Sutton. Twitchell, Wakefield
and Young--ts
On motion OF Mr.. bHnd1ford the reaalng Oh tne
journal was dispensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. uoode chairman Of the Committee on
Judiciary, reported favorably en- House bill No.
24s entitled IAN act to authorize and regulate
The cleaning OF vaults and priyies; providing
for tho use Of odofless apparatus; to fix limi
of ratcs and charges: to establish penalties
and to repeal all laws In conflict herewith, and
10 repeal and to revoke all exclusive privileges
heretofore granted
Mr.. Eustis rose to d question OF privilege, and
declared TINT certain statements Ia tho New Or
loans DEMOCRAT newspaper. attributed by that
journal TO o Mr.. Hutchinson. as unfounded. and
further declared thai he had never entertained
any such sentiments with reference to tho
election Of United States Senator as was
credited to him In tho statement In the paper.
ilega, and conourred In the statement Of Mr..
Eustis.
1Ir. Boatner submitted the following report
from the Committee on Lands md Leyeess
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Gie,,tiemep-Your Committee on Lands and
LeyeuS having had under consideration Senate
bill No. 90, beg leave to report the same unfHyor-
ably. While the ofject sought 10 be attained in
s In e Il L y Il 2 ls ssshs he s0' 'a
FespeeotsaalAlEs . s J. BosThrR
Mr. Boatner for the same committee, reported
favorably on House bill No. GAG, entitled IAN
act to provide for amore adequate protection of
the allusial lands OF the State against the dan
Eers and damages OF overflow: to abolish and
reorganias the present Board Of State Engi-
neers," etc.
And submitted the following report on Senate
bill No. ia, entitled An act to authorize the
funding OF the debt Of tho town of plaauemine.
and TO provide the means of payment thereof.
TO the Honorable the President and AIembers
OF the Senate,
Tour Committee on Lands and Levees having
had under consideration senate bill No, ia res
sssnendmentH to Be seetion B OF the bill
BE Y further enacted etc.. That this act shall
not taks eect nor he n force unless II sh m t
plauuemlne shall assent 10 the funding. Of the
debt thereof Y ,he r., provided #
whe''er 'hes GMsa sa' B u is Chairman
RESOLUTIONS LYING oven.
The following concurrent resolution was rend
and adopted. viz:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the loss Of properly to IL people OF
this Stats resulting from the late sectional
war. aud the Efent deterioration In value OF that
which WIS not DESTROYED has left our STATE II |,
mpos al e asr from our own A. RESOURCES
the facilities for education which are absolutely
T. = th ss rs ee sthdr aap number
And whereas, we regard education as the only
durable basis on which free representative
= Rssoiped bp the House Of Representatives Of The
" State Of Lou1siaaa. Ne Sefote conc,uring, Tint
s y q ths n Sa State op
purposes all the unappropfiated public lands
In tho State Of Louisiana, or s, much thereof as
this State, without regard to race. the benefit OF
education.
The following concurrent resolution was
read:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas. this Legislature regardsthe opening
outlet to tho Gulf Of Mexico through Baratari'.
BAY ~ matter Of great importanes 70 not only
the city OF New Orleans and the state OF louisl-
me a Interest Of ali civilization. Therefore
Rssotned bp Che House Of Representatives Of the
State of Louisiana. The Senate concarj,a, That
We urgently request the Congress Y OF the United
such charter or other legislation as may be me-
cessary to enable the Barataria Canal Company
the capitalists 81 the world.
Resoired further, THAT no legislation is asked
granting money or other subsidy OF either State
or National GovernmA nts.
Resided That copies Of this APR, preamble M hnd
these resolutions no fansm n oy W Hnn,
to the Speaker Of the national House Of Repre-,
sentatiyes and to the President of the United
States Sena'e
On motion OF Mr.. zacharie the resolution was
adopted.
The resolution introducedby Mr.. Mitchell on
Saturday, April the 18th. relative to vouchers fol
the employees of the Senate for this extra ses.
sion, was adopted.
The following message was received from the
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. |
New Orleans. April TO- 1877. J
10 the Honorable President and Members Of
am directed to inform your honorable body
that the House has finally passed the following
- bills and asks the concurrence OF the Senate IN
House bili No. a,s, An act to define and reg
uate the duties OF the reporter and the publisher
the inspection OF weights and m assures for thai
p0Iil0u Oh tito pdIlSIl "a OFleaiuS kH0Wu us
Sixth and Seventh districts"
Also House bill No. 2.7. An act to incorpo:
rate the Louisiana Stats Fair Association and
to confer upon II certain rights and privileges
enjoyed BY the Mechanics and Agricultural Fair
Association of louisiana"
Also. House bill No. 261, AN act to fix and
regulate the fees of clerks OF courts in the
parish Of Orleans in city tax suits"
Also House bill No: 2ls. An act to authorize
the publication of a digest of the decisions oil
the supreme Court in the official ournal."
Also. House bill NO. 256. An act to entitle al
sad rf syi
own behalf"
Also. House bill No. se4.-. An act to amend the
the American Printing House for the Blind, anG
to confer additional powers on said corporation