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

Conference.-The Conference Committees ap-
pointed respectively by the sgnate ann Ho9 w..
| and bapate amendments hereto. having met
and duly considered the same, q, majority OF
each OF said eomnitteas have agreed anu direct
" f Is " recommend chat the House concur In
the SENATE amendments to the following see-
| lions. to wit: Blk. niue. eleven fourteen SIX
teen i seventeen. twenty three and twsnty-eight
Further. they recommend that the House con
cur 10 the srnate amendment striking out In
m more t, ham one Representatives. fhsy furthei
recommend tina the senate reeede from all Of
bs War5a who as BE- ss seseed from
Vp xii IL which Il Respectfully sgbmIttea,s
FRANK 2. sTHB 5,
@, l.. aAsK1Ss l'"
Chairman House Committee.
Mr.. Mitchell. chairman of Committee on
Railroads. submitted the following report:
NEW ORPHANS, April 10, 1877.
To the Uoperabe President and Members Of
the Senate:
am directed by The majority Of tho Commit
tee on Railroads to report favgrably on House
b TO- NAM eS ee 20 sepfs Rouge and
vlcksburg Railroad ,,la,,,j, Company" etc.
"'e''0'''''' He. MITCHELL
Chairman Committee on Railroads.
Which lies over under the rules.
Section OF Ssnat, bill No. 155, was read. and
on motion Of Mr. Boatner. adopted 10 read.
Section was read. and on motion Of Boatner
was adopted az read.
Section was read.
Mr. Garland offered the following amend
ment, and moved it's adoption.
Sections in tho 9Th line. after tho word En-.
gineers." insert the words whose term OF office
shall be two years from tho day Of their appoint
mont
Adopted
On motion OF Mr. Boatner, ths section ms
| amended was adopted.
Mr.. Haeharie moved TO reconsider the vote
whereby section was adopted.
Carried.
Mr.. zaeltarie offered the following amend
mont and moved its adoption;
Bection .. In line l5. after word practicable"
insert the words In order that tho contracts for
work may be lot out and commenced at the ear
Hest moment possible
On motion of Mr.. Boatner the section as
| amended was adopted,
Section was read.
Mr. Boatner offered the following amendment
and moved its adoption:
In section L. after q 1871" In limo 49, insert the
following: "And In the event three-hfth
the estimated leyee Tux Of 1877 shall not be- sd fiji
cient TO pay for the work recon mended to be
tract for such leveo work recommended by them
as he shall consider of the greatest Importance
and will afford protection TO the largest area of
territory, and distributing the same with due
regard 10 the protection Of lands lying both
above and below the mouth Of Rod river"
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Boatner the section rs
amended was adopted.
Mr. Boatner offered tho following as an addi-
tiona section to the bill aud moved It's adop-
ton.
Be II further enacted ETC.. That the Governor
Of the State shall be authorized. when reliably
In formed that % crevasse In any important leyee
Of tho state IL imminent TO provide such assist
ance to the local authorities a. he may deem
necessary to prevent such erevass 9 aud The
warrant upon the Treasurer for the payment of
| the expenses thus INCURRED. upon prose alton
approved by the Governor and engineer ''i 10
| charge of such work as may have been dons
which warrants thall ba payable out Of the levee
levee taxes. In Same manner and to same extent
| rs are warrants issued on payment Of levee
work done under contracts with the Governor
as hereinafter provided.
Adopted.
Section was rend and. on motion of Mr.
Boatner. was adopted.
Section was read and. on motion of Mr..
Boatner, was adopted.
Section 8 was read and on motion Of Err.
Boatner. was adopted. and, on motion OF MI.
Boatner, the bill was considered engrosscd aud
ordered read third time.
On motion Of Mr., Boatner the constitutional
rules were suspended and the bin read a third
time.
Mr. Wheeler demanded the yeas and nays
upon the final passage of the bill.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Nays-Messrs, Boatner. Breaux Ducros. Ellis.
Kelly. Mitchell. Richardson. Steven, Stubs,
Texada. White zachariels.
Absent-Messrs. Attain, Bryant. Bureh. Gage.
Sutton, Twitehell. Wakefield and Young-i3
And the bill finally passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Boatner tho title was adopt
cd, and ordered sent to tho House for concur
renee.
Mr. Boatner moved to reconsider tho vo'e
whereby the bill finally passed. and moved to
lay that motion on tho table
And the motion to table prevailed.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER.
On motion OF Mr.. White, the favorable report
OF the Committee on Judiciary, on House bill
No. 2ss, was adopted.
Mr.. Grover In the chair.
Mr.. Eustis moved that the bill be road third
time.
Mr.. Ellis offered the following amendment,
and moved Its adoption:
Section 1. line .. strike out the word three"
and insert two"
President Wilt in the chair.
Mr.. Wheeler rose to question of privilege.
and stated that Senator Bryant was upon the
floor of the Senate, and was DESTROYS OF being
sworn in. The President administered the
oath to Senator Bryant
Mr.. Ellis demanded tho yeas and nays upon
the motion to adopt his amendment to House
b II No. 26s.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yoas-Messrs. Breaux. Ellis, Garland Mitchell.
Richardson and Texada-6.
Nays-Boatner, Bryant. Ducros. Eustis. ella.
Eenrye finodo Kelly Ogden Sandiford Stubbs