The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-04

The House resumed Its session.
| Mr., Kidd, OF Jackson, offered reso-
luton declaring j. H. Ferguson n mem
Der OF this House. Adopted, as was the
report. -
tho case Of Cain Sartain vs.. Nicholas
Burton, in favor OF Cain Sartain, and
ldeclaring him entitled to his seat In
this House from tho parish of Carroll.
! The report was adopted on motion Of
Mr.. Kidd. Of Jackson.
| Messrs. j. II. Ferguson and Gain Sar-
tein were then duly sworn In as mem
Rere
By Mr.. Kidd, of Jackson, Chairman
Of the Committee on Enrichment. That
House bills Nos. III, 115 and tJt were
duly enrolled.
man Of the Committee on Railroads,
Reported favorahly. with amendments,
on House bill No. %, to incorporate
the Morgan Louisiana and Texas Rail.
road and Steamship Company, etc.
| The important amendments to the
| bill provide that the railroad shall be o
continuation of the Morgan Louisiana
and Texas Railroad, between New Or
leans and Morgan City; that It's east
ern terminus shall always be ut New
Orleans, and that no discrimination
shall be made in tho rates of frelghts
against the city of New Orleans. The
other amendments are Of clerical errors
OF a miner character.
| The bill was taken up under sus-
pension OF the rules, and made the
special order for Monday, ut 2 p. IN.
| Mr.. Leeds in the chair.
| BY Mr.. Toler, OF Rtohland, by con-
sent--A bill to exempt cotton gins and
grist mills from license tax.
| Referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture and Commerce.
| by Mr.. Ryland, Of West Feliciana,
Chairman OF the Committee Of Agri.
culture and Commerce 1avorably on
Senate resolution relative to Eads and
the South Pass jetties.
Mr.. Bowden, OF Franklin. said that rs
q member OF the COMMITTEES on Agricul-
ture and Commerce he had favored the
| resolution, but as It stands he could not
indorse It; he could not say that Mr..
Eads' plan had yet proved a success. or
| that it was a superior plan. The ietties
had not yet been fully tested. Mr..
Bowden took occasion TO manifest his
preference for the canal system.
Mr. Ryland said IL was only intended
as compliment.
Mr.. Bridger said that he could not
see it In the light Of mere compliment
to Mr.. Ends; It was something more
than a compliment. It had not been
sufficiently demonstrated to him that
the jotties were II success, and he had
no means Of asoertaining the fact ex-
actly. He therefore would vote against
1t.
Mr.. Toler, Of Rchland, opposed the
resolution. He had no doubt that Mr..
Eads was great engineer, and that he
had gotten $500, 900 from the Govern
ment.
Mr.. Toler, however, seemed to appre-
bend that the object Of the resolution
meant more than compliment, and
looked as though it was intended for
effect in Washington, possibly to get
more money.
Mr.. Berry. of Orleans. and Mr.. Ker-
nochan, OF Plaquemines, both advocated
the resolution, the latter viewing It
simply as a compliment to Mr.. Eads.
Mr.. Newsom, Of Tangipahoa. said he
had no means to know anything about
the bill, and. therefore, would oppose it.
The resolution was finally concurred
In.
Leave OF absence for three days was
granted to Mr.. Lea Of st. Helena and to
Mr.. Wood of Washington, respectively.
BY Mr. Toler. Of Richland, by con-
sent. bill to make playing at games OF
chance in any public places, misde
meanor. Public places not to mean
thickets. Referred to. the judiciary
Committee.
BY Mr.. Jonas. of Orleans. by consent,
a bill to authorize the City Council to
fill all vacancies Of charter officers ex-
cept Mayor and Administrators. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Delavigne. Of Orleans, by con-
sent, a bill to provide for gauging and
inspecting and relating TO the sale of
coal oils. etc. The bill, Mr.. Delavigne
explained, was an exact copy Of The
bill before the regular session.
The passage Of the bill was opposed
postpone it indefinitely.
Mr.. Greasy advocated its passage for
the security Of persons and property.
Mr.. Bridger, Of Caldwell, also spoke |
OF the importance Of the bill and the |
necessity Of its passage. He advanced
the assertion that he had ascertained
that there was not a gallon OF coal oil |
in the city Of New Orleans above one
hundred degrees flashing point.
Mr.. Dupree, Of East Baton Rougs. |
Chairman Of the Committee on Health |
and Quarantine. said that OF seventy
specimens examined, none were of the
requisite flashing point. The bill could
entail no hardship on commerce.
There were only three States in the
Union in which such O law did not ex-
list. The light coal oil cost two and O. |
half cents a gallon in the North and
ten cents to be brought here, where it
was sold at thirty and thirty-five cents.
Mr.. Bridger took occasion to remark
that the bill did not prevent the sale of |
any coal oil, but simply to have those T
below the grade provided for in the bill
labelled dangerous and explosive, in
order that people should know what
they were buying.
It also occurred in debate, that the
flashing point stipulated in other States
was $50 degrees. whilst this bill stipula-
ted only 125 degrees; that inspectors
got half cent per gallon for inspecting
In other States; this bill allowed only !
one-quarter of cent. The bill was