New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-06
THE LEGISLATURES YESTERDAY.



different of the public service that it was
halEpast twelve O'Clock before a quorum
was obtained.
Rev. DR.. Alexander offered prayer.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
The President, on Senator Demas' resolu-
tion inquiring whether Governor Kellogg
had kept anybody from coming into the
State House who had q right to enter, ap-
pointed Messrs. Denas, Wheeler and Wake
field.
Mr Demas called up his resolution pro-
viding that special committee of five be
appointed by the President of the Senate,
to act with similar committee of the
House of Representatives, to proceed at
once and examine the Bonnet Care levee,
and report as soon as practicable by bill or
otherwise.
Mr.. Blunt, when the resolution was first
presented, had moved to amend, so that the
investigation by the committee should be
without expense to the State.
Mr.. Demas was now willing to accept of
such on amendment if the Senator would
propose it,
Mr.. Blunt made the amendment, and it
was accepted.
Mr.. Young moved to refer the resolution
to the appropriate committee when sp-
pointed
Mr.. Demas wanted immediate action.
The people of his section had been suffer
ing long time by the ne glect of this mat
ter. There had been an average loss of
five or six hundred hogsheads Of sugar and
as much rice and grain on account of the
broken levee, and the State loses five or six
thousand dollars per year in taxes.
Mr.. Allan understood the ruling of the
| Chair yesterday to be that the standing
committees were still operating, so there
could bs no wrong done in referring this
resolution to the standing Committee on
Lands and L.evees.
The Clerk of the House entered and in.
formed the Sensse that that body had
passed stationery bill, and had also con-
CURED in the Senate bill authorizing the
Governor to assume charge of the State
House.
Mr.. Demas' resolution was withdrawn.
Mr.. Cage sailed up his resolution direct
ing the Sergeant alarms of the Senate to
procure for each member of the Senate a
copy of the late edition of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Louisiana, which
shall be paid for out of the contingent fund
of the Senate.
Mr.. Bureh moved to amend the resolution
so as to procure copies only for those who
did not already possess them.
Mr.. Cage stated that since the former
| work had been published the Legislature
had kept ON amending and revising, and he
thought everybody ought to have the
statutes just as they were now.
Mr.. Blunt wanted to know what they
would cost piece.
Nobody seemed capable of answering the
question, but the resolution passed.
House joint resolution against the closing
and locking of Bayou Lafourche came uI
and passed.
Mr.. Bryant offered resolution that q
committee of three be appointed to inspect
the Hard Times, Backridge and Point Pleas
ant levees, and to report by bill or other
wise. Referred to the Committee on Landt
and Lsvees when appointed.
Mr.. Twitchell called for executive ses
sion.
When the doors were again Iopened, q
message was received from the House tha
that body had conourred in Senate bill No
l, with amendments.
Mr.. Demas gave notice of bill to re
build the Bonnet Care levee, in the parisl
of st. John the Baptist; Mr.. Hamlet, of ;
bill tor improving the navigation of Young
bayou, in ouachIta; also, of a bill to amend
the city charter of Monroe.
Mr.. Burch called up Senate bill No. ], a
it came amended from the House, and thu
amendments were ooncurred in.
A stationery bill came up, and passed it
first readings, and was made the specia
order for to-day.
After another executive session, the an
nual report of the Attorney General wa
received and laid over subject to call, ans
the Senate adjourned until ten O'Clock t0
day.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Suaer occupied the chair until ate
| EOLl GALL Huou luO OpoahoA iOSuhOO Ap'
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr., DAILY.
Mr.. Detiegs desiled correction of tn
journal, showing that he had voted 70
House bill No. 9.
Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the Committe
on Rules, reported the work performed, an
the committee was discharged
After some attempts at amendment
striking out reference TO Cushing's an
JeffersOns Manual, the rules we're adopte
and 500 copies ordered.
Several notices of bills were given.
Mr.. Keeting introduced bill to amen
Revised Statute 1929
} Mr.. Keeting explained he bill by sayin
that the United States had originally pr
: vided that onesixteenth of each tOwnshi
should be used for eduoable purposes. A
terward the States were authorized
sell these lands, and before the war mos
availed themselves of the privilege and
Louisiana the money was invested in Stat
bonds. The interest accumulated, an
after the war proved of great assistance
the schools. This went on till about 1877:
, when by some means the bonds wei
, "spirited away" and the schools we're NJ
able to obtain any assistance from then
l The two mill tar, If every educable chill
.availed himself of it, would be entirely il
, | sufieient In addition to this the ehildre