The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13


No choice, and the Senate withdrew
The name of Senator w. A. Robert.
son had been previously withdrawn by
Senator Grover, and that OF the Hon,
John Young by Mr.. Sartain. Senator
Robertson nominated Senator Ogden
and Mr.. Sartain nominated Mr.. Ken
nedy.
| The House having resumed it's sep
arate session, the Barataria Ship Canal
bill was taken up again and referred to
the Committee on Corporations.
Senate bill No. 90, amending and re-
enaeting sections 2702 and 1884 OF the
Revised Statutes, relative to branch
pilots. Reported upon with amend
ments.
Mr.. Lyons, OF East Felic iana, Chair
man OF the Committee on Corporations,
reported by substitute on House bill to
extend the corporate limits OF the town
Of st. Martinville, In the parish Of ST
Martin. The bill was then taken up
and passed finally, and motion to re-
consider was laid on the table.
Mr.. Leeds In the chair,
House bill No. 209, to repeal act No.
1903 OF 1876, uniting the Louisiana State
University and the Mechanics and
Agricultural College OF Louisiana. A
substitute. presented as a minority
report, offered by Mr.. Ryland, Of
West Feliciana, was taken up. The sub
stitute proposes to establish separate
Mechanical and Agricultural College.
Mr.. Lyons proposed to postpone the
substitute to the bill indefinitely-one
OF his reasons being that tho grant made
by the United States Government. Civ
ing 10000 acres Of land to each State
for the establishment OF Agricultural
Colleges, had elapsed, and that the sec
ton proposing to revive the extinct law
creating the college was unconstitu-
tional; that the State was In no eondi-
ton to go to the expense Of building an
least $15o,000 to 100000 to de SO. He
objected also to the clause giving the
commission the power to appropriate
any lands Tor the site Of the college.
Mr.. Berry, OF Orleans, and Mr.. Ry-
land, OF West Feliciana, each spoke at
length in favor OF the substitute.
y MIR. Bridger, OF Caldwell, was also
opposed to the present law, which uni
ted the two institutions, because, as had
already been said by Mr.. Ryland, the
Louisiana State University was bank
rupt.
Mr.. Oarloss. Of Webster, wanted the
substitute postponed; the present law
was more economical.
Mr.. Kidd, Of jackson, spoke at length.
The grant Of the United States provided
that the lands should not be sold for.
the erection Of buildings for the Apri-
cultural College. Where was the money
to come from to erect them The i'm
poverished condition Of the State pre-
cluded any idea of providing for the
needed money.
Pending the debate the special order
for half-past o'clock, which had been
postponed twice, was called and or
dered.
Pending consideration of House bill
No, 200, message was received from the
Senate announcing the passage OF a
concurrent resolution approving of the
Southern policy expressed by President
Hayes In his inaugural address.
The election bill was now taken up as
the special order OF the day.
Speaker Bush In the chair.
Ihe bill was passed finally, and mo-
ton to reconsider laid on the table.
MI. Washburne. Of Morehouse, called
up House bill No. LOG, relating to Sec
Referred.
Mr.. Jonas. of Orleans, Chairman
or the Conference Committee on the
part OF the House on the CITY police
bill made special report.
The report OF the conferences COM
mittee was to the effect that thew had
agreed that the matter OF the appoint
ment OF the Police Board would Be- laft
entirely to the Mayor instead or BY the
Governor. The city Is to have full |
charge Of the police and the police are
alarm telegraph. The board u TO con-