The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-10
retort 81 the Committee On Levee and

making personal eAplAHatIou, uoo,
Mr.. Speaker, that / am In the habit OF
done, but In justice to the Committee
on Lands and Levees OF the House, OIL
which am member.
Mr.. Speaker, the New Orleans Times,
paper published In this city. mas on
more than one occasion deemed proper
to dub that committee with the eupho-
NOUS name of the white washing COM
mittee," for having made the report
that 1t made two or three weeks ago on
the Louisiana Levee Company. In de-
Tense OF that committee and myself
will say that we did not have the books
Of the Levee Company before us. nor
had we any access to them, neither
were the books OF the Auditor. OF Pub
lilo Accounts nor those OF the Treasurer
before us, nor had we thu means OF obs
tanning access to either. have no ac-
auaintance. to my knowledge, with q
single member Of the Louisiana Levee
Company. and / am certain, MIR.
Speaker, that since 1874 | have felt az
much interest In keeping up the leTees
In Louisiana as the New Orleans Times,
for the overflow runs under my house
every year since that date. Had the
editor of the Times spent as much time
In examining the law creating the Lou-
isiana Lsvee Company as ne did to
write the articles referred to, he would
have seen the extent to which the State
had bound itself to that company: The
company, whilst 1t has been totally in
adequate to the task OF protecting the
State from oyerfiows, has done great
deal of work and incurred heavy expen-
ditures which should be reimbursed.
This matter would have to be settled by
commission created for that purpose,
for know OF no principle OF law that
would absolve the State from paying Its
liabilities any more than an Individual.
The New Orleans PiCdyA1ae sees lit this
morning to hold UP to the public gaze
what various House committees have
failed to do. Among others, the Com
mittee on Appropriation. fol. not hay
ing reported D bill appropriating funds
to carry on the State government for
this fiscal year. In the first place
a bill appropriating moneys for this
fiscal year should be the last bill re-
ported, for the reason that there are va
the salaries Of it's different State officers
and other bills involving expenditures
Of moaey which have not been passed,
and therefore makes 1t impossible to
frame an appropriation bill at this time
to meet their requirements.
House resolution directing the Clerk
OF the House to recall all House bills
passed during the last days OF the regu.
lar session now In his hands or In the
hands OF the Secretary Of the Senate,
and not in position to be acted upon by
the Senate, and return them to the
OF the House originating them,
was called.
Mr.. Kelly, of VIM, called up the
concurrent resolution Of Mr.. Role, OF
Orleans, instructing our Representa-
aud Pacific Railroad bill. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
BY Mr.. Jonas, OF Orleans, Chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee ,Fayorably
on House bill No. 213. repeating an act
admitting to practice In the State courts
American citizens who have practised
n the Superior Courts OF England,
France and Germany.
Favorahly on Senate bill No. 101, rela-
i've to parish courts and parish iuries.
Favorably on the House bill creating
In additional Justices court In the par
ah Of Orleans, to be known as the
Eighth Justice Court.
Favorably on House bill No. --, rela-
i've to rules in Injunction cases and
heir trial In chambers.
Unfavorably on House bill No. COG
Relative to sections 215 and ZIG Revised
statutes.
Unfavorably on House bill No. 2o2-
Relative to receiving warrants Of Gen.
us takers OF 1876 for taxes.
Majority report unfavorably on House |
pill No. 1l4-Relative to the town Of
soyville and exempting property from
parish taxes.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 1s-Re-
alive to commercial proceedings In the
country parishes.
Mr.. VOORHEES, called up House bill,
70. 100, to repeal the charter OF the
State Lottery Company.
Mr.. Young, OF Claiborne, moved to
the bill until Wednesday next.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, OF Orleans, moved to
ny the motion on the table, and asked
hat he should explain his vote. Re-
used.
The vote being taken on the motion
. lay on the table. was lost by II yeas
D SO nays.
Tas So in favor to - against.
Yeas Speaker Bush. and Messrs. Aldige,
ridger, Breard. Bowden. Barron Brady, Buck.
igne, Duke Dupree, Estopinal. Gaskins. Gill
,spie.. Hunting. on, Jonas. Kennedy, Kelly OF
Vinn, Kernoehan, Lyons, Leeds, Lea, Leonhard
| Orleans, Martin, Means McGehee. Nunez,
ewsom, Porter. peralta Pitts. Richardson, Ry
md, Robertson. Biilieu. Sartatn. Sell. Spiler.
tagg. Steele. Sellers, Smart. Taylor. Ridgley.
Toler. Woo HES, Washburne Wilde,
Villains. Young of Claiborne and Young Of
asst Baton Rouge-BS.
Nays Messrs. Aycock. Berry, Briggs, Fergu-
on Fitzpatrlck. Forester. Hill of Orleans, X lily
Orleans, Lamare, Role. Shakespeare and Sim
leton--12.
Mr.. Young now moved to reconsider
he last vote, and to lay that motion on
ne table.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick called for the yeas and
avs. whereupon Mr.. Young withdrew
Ia motion.
Mr.. Aldige, OF Orleans, chairman OF
no Committee on Banks and Banking,
sported favoraoly on House bill 201. to
mend the charter of the Factors Ware
ouse Bank.
By Mr.. Dupree, Of East Baton Rouge,
of the Committee on Health
,d N, a ra n tina hv eahutituto For Ho.,co