The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21

for tho removal of the distractions at the mouth
1ha bill was considered In committee OF the
whole. ,,,.,u
The bin was opposed BY DIR. kyland, 81 Wess
Eeltcana on tbs ground that IL was mattef
,,roperly belonging TO the densrsl Government,
And that the state wa not In financial conuitloh
70 appropriate 100000 to carry out me pfopo-
M. wsshburne, OF Morehouss, and Mr.. 4 ung,
of claiborne, advocated the bill ~ length, Gen.
Young taking occasion 10 say that before the
railroads. we're establish. oneqnaf.eI 2. sils s ~
Red river. Az 70 there being no money over me
appropriations for The year, he understooa thst
there was large surplus.
Mr.. Berry. OF Orleans, spoke 10 favor OIL ne ~
preparation, and said that the surplus emountea
Mr. folei. or1siohiand, was of The opinion that
An appropriation from the general fund would not
DO will, b cA1s there would DO no money 1or sus
MI. Washburn offered m amendment pro.
vid,nr that the money should be appropriated
from, The two.thirds leyee tax OF lbl'. eoheeuoie
in 1877. ,,,- ...,...as .,a
amendment, saying that IL did swsy With esy APP
s,rebensiDp that Appropr atons should be made
over aud shove the revenues Of the year. -
MIR. Blliu, Ut Lstourche, did NOS wish we
money 10 10 taken from the Lsvee fund He
Thought that II members wanted suoh an sppro-
priation thsy snould get ID directly from the aen-
Mr. a.nas. OF Orlsans. favored the bin. He WAS
rled thn amendment had been presented, and he
would vote for tho bill even without tho amend
mem, Ii lie etate ,ent VI Mr.. Toler, the chair,
lnsu Of the Committee on Appropriations, ma
not raised the ies 10 his mind that the Rppropra-
tions for The year would otherwise be exceedeu;
Mir. Btidper Of Caldwell, WAS satisfied that the
people OF the whole State would acquiesoe 10 the
appiopri .tion. whcs, according 10 the amend
rient would be m ado without al increase VI taAe,
ton. He .p, ka at length, also. on the genera
advantages to b. derived from tho passage OF Inc
Mr.. I,iiliu wishe5 TO be understood he was in
favor OF tue bill. His objection was y legal one.
His seuIion oR ha oouitry was not benehttea
any ,nna' than tho hill country by tho levee TAX,
but he did want this apprUpfaiJn tod on the
lpvoo ,.s !. bill tor wuleh very IN mber on this
Aoor kn y 9 had q dyieg love. He wanted the
levea bill TO STA ID the test aud scrutiny OF the
future, Appropriate the N nef directly
d. nylant acknowledged The Importance o.
tbs rem val or the nbatiuoiions, but they would
recur Annually: aud he was surprised to SEQ gen
tlemfn Belonging to party opposed 10 che TAXA
ton oil the individuals OF state ior Reheraa IN,
pruveule uatng this appropr alton, Which
was on int rnsl improvement. and should DO pro-
yaed for by tho general government. He wished
besitles, that 1t tboud be frst aseertained
whether the work viii be permanent, and what II
will coat.
MIR VOORHEES, spoke al length in favor OF the
bill aud the immediate necessity OF IT'D being per
formed.
Tho committee OF the whole rose and reported
ia favor OF the passage OF the bill So amended by
Mr.. Wash urp.
Mr. Lyons in the chair.
Tho bnl Was Ia OH up and the report Of the
committee twuion virtually amounts TO the Il isl
passage Of the bill ~ amended) adopted by
voo Of yeas II and ray 4.
House bill No 274, TO extend tho Jurisdiction
of tho Third District Court Of New orleans. ie-
turned from the senate with an amendment.
The amend was oancurred In, aud tho bill
ptssed finally ~ amend d, and n motion to re-
consider Was tabled.
Mr. sesger, OF Caldwell, called up House bill
No. 9 TO itho,iz, he police juritg OF More.
house AMI Ualdwsll to Wy a tax, not " exceed
four and one half mil q, TO pay the back debt OF
these parishes, returned from she Senate With
amendments. Tho bill wac passed hually ~
amen led.
Mr.. Jonas, NJ Orleans, charm IN OF the Com.
mittee on Judiciary, reported favorably on Sen.
ate bill No t58.
The House adjourned until Saturday al Ii
O'Clock.