New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
Thursday, February is, 1877.


SENATE,
No quorum, only four Senators being
present.
HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVE
mr.. Keeting in the chair
Only thirtv-eight Representatives pres
ent, and the House adjourned.
Friday, February I6, 1877.
SENATE.
No quorum, only nine Senators being
present.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
Speaker Hahn in the chair
Sixty-one members and quorum pres
ent.
The chaplain in the opening PRAYER gave
thanks TO the Divine mercy which had 80
wonderfully preserved the life of the Gov
ernor.
A large number of notices of bills were
given.
Mr. DejOie introduced a resolution to dis
charge all special assistant sergeants-at-arms
and employees, and directing their payment.
Ga a suspension of the rules the resOlu-
ton was adopted.
MIR. Gracien introduced a bill creating a
new board Of levee commissioners, and
moved 20 report the bill on its second read
ing in order that it might be referred.
Mr.. McMillen oslied for a reading of The
bill in detail, and especially objected to the
sixth section, which gives authority to the
board to sue the State and, provided a
Judgment be obtained in its favor, directs
the board of liquidation to fund the judg-
ment at par.
Mr.. McMillen said ne was opposed TO
this bill on its first or any other reading it
was too big thing. 1t was to pay a claim
which was not due, made by men who
were fighting for dishonest claims, and
giving them 100 cents on the dollar when
I. Z 4 o.
only paid sixty. He wished to throttle the
attempt to pay the old levee claims of
100000 at once, and moved to indefin-
itely postpone the bill.
Mr.. Gracien moved to lay this on the
table.
The vote was 80 yeas to % nays.
Mr.. MeMillen then called the yeas and
nays on the motion TO suspend the rules to
put the bill en- Tvs second reading, and the
vote was, yeas 30, nays 81, and the bill
went on the calander,
MessTs. Stewart and Darlington made
motions to adjourn, which the House re-
fused, but on MIR. Dlekinson's motion the
House adjourned to Saturday at Has A, M.
Saturday, February ~, 1877.
SENATE.
Ten Senators present, and adjourned on
motion of Senator Twitchell.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. keeting in the chair.
quorum was obtained at 1925 p. NJ,
sixty.one members being present.
Mr.. ROutOn introduced the following bill,
No. 30;
An act to prohibit the eale and manufac-
tuFe of intoxicating liquor in this State.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Representatives in general as.
sembly convened, That the manufacture
and sale Of all Intoxicating liquors in this
State shall be prohibited,
SIC =. Be IL enacted, etc., Any person
violating the first section of this act shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall pay foe Of one
thousand dollars and two years imprisOn-
ment in the State Pe1itentiary, after trial
in any court Of this State Of competent
Jurisdiction. The party giving information
that shall lead to the conviction of the
guilty party who violates the first section
Of this act shall receive 0ne-half of the fine
collected, and the ether half of said fine
shall go into the general soho oil fund Of the
State.
SIC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
all laws and parts Of laws in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. A. And be it further enacted, That
this aet shall take effect from and after the
first day Of January, 1873.
The bill was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee, though Mr.. Rout0n said any
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The levee bill came up, and Mr.. MeMil-
len asked that II be postponed and printed
IN the journal. 1t was very important
measure, Of interest to every one
who lived on the alluvial soil Of Lou.
islana. There was something in the
bill which was not understood, and he
wished all to read it, He recognized the
necessity Of some new plan to build the
leYees. He believed that 9 complete and
perfected system Of levees from the Arkan-
sas line could be built By q careful and hon
est administration OF the annual fund
Mr.. Graoien considered that E committee
was the proper body 30 consider the bill,
He had confidence In the Speaker and those
appointed BY him. Bis object in introduce
ing the bill was pure one, and he wished
Il to take its regular o0urse He was oonfi-
dent that If the bill was bad one Il would
not pass the committee or tbs Senate, or
that tbs Governor would not sign it,
Mr.. 6ouer demanded a reading Of the bill
~ his prerogativ6.
Mr.. Paris obieoted and moved to post
pone the reading 10 Monday next.
Mr. 6ouer moved 70 lay this On the table