The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-18
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vsntirn, etc. 80. =
motion X NJ w t. (, a ,Irs ss { iaa ss ss Of
jpany judgment, was lest.
! MIR. Washburne, Of MorehDuae, offered as
substitute for the bill concur, ent resolution, y,
hir. Jonas. oil Orleans and Mr. Young. q ula u
,pnllinn tfe euulrset Oh tha Gsves Cenpspy, in
order ttat ao,pe new plan should be adopted and
the claim of the oispsny be adjusted by the
courts. ..-..-.....-., .., AM.
yides far 4 commission composed OF two senatSts
and three members VI the Houses TO inquire into
the best msnner Of liquiaating the claim. J..
. Mr.. Wsshbufne supported his resolution by
ss yinp that IL was The cheapest manner OF set
tlfn lie matter he had examined the contract
ii was ubiquitous, but binding, and The courts
Mr.. Tspuedy Of jefferson, was In favor OF abel-
iisbipa the Isvee Company, but az there were
limpoftabs works in course OF construction, u
would be better TO wait until they were com
rleted. -. .... "A
Mir Tolef, OF Richland, was OF the same way Of
thinking az MIR. Washburne. compromise was
better than successful iaw suit. ,
Mr. d lien, Of Lafourche, took . strong posi-
ton against the claim, OF the beyee Company
The people demanded that this eifste company
should be abolished. II had never done any
good to the State, aud II was known thas 1t was
Mr.. Metehee. OF west Feliciana, wished the
whole subject matter postponed until monday,
inastnt,h as the resolution of Mr. Wsshbnrne
| did not cafry out the intentions OF its author
and should be rpdrafted. He was OF opinion,
| alsu that Law suit would be very costly:
| MIR. Efidger. Of Caldwell. was opposed To the
resolution. He had seen enough OF these uoa'-
missions and did not know who would be the
Fifteenth" man Of this one. TIE matter shenld
go TO the courts, who would deal Justly In the
matter.
The resolution was now amended TO make ii
On motion Of MI Jonas II WIS laid on the
| Ga Bile. ...
The original bill was then passed finally.
Special oRpFR or TtH DAY. &
Mr.. Washburne called up the bill relative 10
! the reorganization q State Board oil Hngi-
neers which was fixed for Monday.
Senate bill No, -. to creete the parishes OF
Hast Darrell and West Carroll was taken up and
| tassed finally.
Eenate bill No. 49,, 10 better secure the holders
| Of life insurance policies in the State, was next
taken Zip ssd passed finally with amendmehts.
senate bill No. 100, to amend an act allowing
The Mechanical AMI Agtieul ural College TO oocu-
by tbe east wing u Tue univetsity # hou,sisns'
Mr. Ryland, Of West Felieishs, and MFs Berry,
or Drleans, opposed the bill.
MIR. Meashee moved 10 postpone.
Un point OF order made by Mr. VOORHEES,, OF
Orleans, the bill lies over. y
Speaker Bush In the chair
Mr. Hill, of Orleans, ,eerding to notice, intro.
dueed a bill for The relief OF Thos. HI. Handy,
appropriating $4,000 cor rations supplied to the
posse eemitatus guarding the court buildings.
deferred to the Coma ittee on Claims.
by MIR. Hill, of Ofleans-A bill TO authorize the
tar collector Of The First District OF New Orleans
TO accept ~ cash In payment OF taxes the receipts
given to y. 9. Payne for the ave per cent on tan
The bill wss amended BY providing that all re-
cepts given FOR nunies % advanced 10 made re-
cevable rs cash fer taxeH, provided they receive
Che approval Of Tho speaker Of The House.
The bin thus amended Hnaly passed
Senate bill incorporating the Hociety OF the
Ancient Order Of HibernIaiis, and eKsmptihg GER
tain property from taxation, passed finally.
Mf. Kidd. gf Jackson, chairman, of the In.
fument COMMITTEES, reported be duly enrolled
House bll to althoriss the funding of the pariHh
senate bill making Sundays, the 4th of July.
the 4sh of AtareH, food Friday and christmas
dies non, was taken up and feserred to the Judi
earr Committee
Benste bill No. =, to amend and re.enact arti
Gle t3D Of the Civil Code, aud repeating act No.
10 Of 1870, was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
House bill No. :, relative to the carrying of
concealed weapons, wac laid on the table subject
TO call.
House bill No. 1ge 10 repeal the charter OF the |
Louisiana Lottery Company. came up In regular
order. On its third reading.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Of Orleans. insved that the
bill do now pass, and called the previous Dues
tion.
Mr.. Leeds, In the CHAIR after putting The uuss-
ton. decided that the previous question was not
ordered.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick appealed from The decision Of |
the Chair and called for the yeas and Nays |
which the Chair decided was not III order.
A melton TO postpone until Wednesday next |
being made, Speaker Bush took the door aud |
spike at some length. He said that he regretted to |
have TO take the floor, to oppose the passage of |
bill which proposed 30 repeal an inianitious law,
He regretted IL the more because be had to speak |
in oppesitisn TO the Judiciary COMMITTEE, who had
was not within the reach OF this House
70 annal the e., charter OF the Lottery
objections. II was an iniquitous law, but was in
such condition that IL could not be reached.
Judge Cooley, in his investigations Of consu u
tional rights did not agree with one OF the mem
bers OF the committee, whe had told him tthe
speakerl that this authority had caused him tthe
memberl 70 come to the conclusion Of reporting
IN favor of the repeal. speaker Bush now quoted
from the opinions Of Judge Cooley. The speaker
hen claimed that the law Incorporating the char
~ h 10 b on fertilizer the subject OF i q station,
and guoted from the statutes that p rtun which
eays that the contract shall not be Impaired. ia
consideration Of forty Thousand dollars 10 be
paid annually to the Charity Hospital.
Mr.. Huntington, Of lesns, asked the Speaker
II this contract with the Lottery Company was
not entered into according to the constitution of
The State could that statutory provision MAKE
t so2
Speaker BuehEanswered That 1t would not. and
proceeded TO give his reasons for believing that
u had been made according TO the constitution.
He did not know any Of the inoorporstors OF the
company but IL had passed into the hands OF
third partes, to whom full Naturalization would
have TO be made II the charter was repealed.
Mr.. Berry, of Orleans, here Interrupted The
speaker to say that the report of the Charity
aospitel, which he held in his hands, and from |
y hich he read in effect, said that the Lottery
Company had NOT paid tho hospital the forty
thousand dollars annually which tho law re-
Iuired they should pay in consideration for the
of the institution from all taxation.
MIR. Fitzpatrick took the floor again and asked
hat the question DO put squarey on the passage
" che bill, and that the yeas and nays DO called,
md the matter be settled one way or the Other.
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