The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
Tbe senate.

The senate.
The Senate met at the usual hour, ~
M, Lieut.. Coy. Wilt presiding.
Mr.. Goode, for the judiciary. Commit
tee, reported unfavorabiy on the bill in
regard to records Of surveys.
The Chair announced the appoint
ment OF Senator Allain on several COM
mittees.
Mr.. Steven. for Finance Committee.
reported favorably on House bill 275,
relative to salaries OF clerks OF State
officers.
The bill was taken up and finally
passed.
Mr., Texada, for COMMITTEES, reported
enrolled Senate bills 155 and 1888.
A message from the House stated that
the House had ooncurred in Senate
amendments to House bill 81, relative
TO drainage assessments, and asked con-
eurrence OF the Senate In House bill 322
relative to reports OF banks, etc.
The Senate Joined the House 10 bal
lot for United States SENATOR.
After joint session House bill $50, to
authorize police juries TO fix the fees at
not less than 25 eonts. the maximum
to be not over 80 cents. was finally
passed.
House bill 17s, to authorize the City
Council to fiji vacancies In office. ex-
Gept Mayor and Administrators, was
finally passed.
Senator Texada In the chair.
Concurrent resolution from the House,
to request Congress to grant recogni.
tion OF tho Barataria Canal enterprise,
was adopted.
Mr.. Boatner asked to take up the re-
port Of the judiciary Committee.
House bill 227, amending act ID. OF
1879, relative to keepers OF cotton
presses, piekeries and ginneries. was
laid over for future consideration.
The report Of the committee on. the
bill above noticed, relative to records OF
surveys, was adopted, the report be-
ingunfavorable,
241, to incorporate the Barataria Ship
special order.
The bill asks no aid from the State
further than the rights OF way and coll
for the use OF the canal, aud remission
OF taxes on marsh lands to be re-.
claimed by the company by drainage
and leyying. The ineorporators named
are: Messrs. John Cowden, Bronson
Bayliss, Thos. ,. Semmes, A. j. Kellar,
Z. w. Brown, Robert Mott, J. g. Nicely,
Ed Conery. Thos.- 2. Leathers,. Napo-
leon Hill, Enoch Ensley, Charles Car
AZ %. -
William l.. Vance, Thos. II. Allen, W.
b. Miller. J. 9, Lonsdaie, Sr., M.
Gairn, w. b. Galbraith, and their asso-
eiates.
Mr.. Eustis moved to postpone indef-
nitely, aud spoke strongly against the
bill as being antagonizing to the letty
scheme.
Mr.. Boatner spoke in favor Of the
bill. and was followed by Mr.. y Iieharie,
who replied elaborately and forcibly to
the arguments of Senator Eustis.
On tho motion to postpone the vote
resulted Yeas--Allain,. Ellis. Eustis,
Breaux, Ducros, George, Goode, Mitch.
ell, Perkins, Robertson, Stubbs, Texada,
White, Hacharie, Steven and Grover
Mr.. E1stis now moved that the bill
| be considered by sections.
Mr.. White offered an amendment, 80
as to bring the exit Of the canal within
the corporate limits OF New Orleans. or
point OF the river In the Fifth District.
Mr.. Zacharie said he believed the
plan OF the company was to use the
Harvey Canal as part OF the canal.
Mr.. White hoped bis amendment
might be built up to draw away the
trade Of this city.
Mr.. Grover thought this weak ground
for amendment.
The vote on Mr.. Whites amendment
resulted, yeas 10, nays s-no quorum
voting.
On motion, the Senate, at 2 :45 p. M,
adjourned till IL m. Thursday.
The House.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Speaker Bush in the chair and o
| quorum present.
Leave OF absence was granted to Mr..
Brady, OF st. Tammany.
RESOLUTION.
BY Mr.. Steele, OF Union, a resolution
requesting our representatives IN Con-
gress to urge Congress to give aid
toward the improvement OF Bayou
Chief Engineer or the United States.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
BY Mr.. Leeds, OF Orleans, chairman
OF the Special Committee on City
Affairs Unfavorably on House bill No.
100, relative to the collection OF city
taxes. the jurisdiction OF district courts
in relation thereto, and fixing fees OF
sheriffs, clerks Of courts and recorder
OF mortgages In such cases.
Favorably on House bill No. 3o7, to
abolish the Office Of park commits
sioner, and relating TO the park tax.
Mr.. Ryland, OF West Feliciana, by
consent, introduced bill to repeal act
| No. 83 Of 1873, relating to the incorpora-
ton OF ST. Francisville, West Feliciana.
| Referred to the Committee on Corpora
tions.
4 PREFERENCE CALENDAR.
House bill No. 313, the general rove
nue. bill, was taken up on the amend
/ ments Of the Senate, increasing the
compensation OF the tax collector OF the
Second District OF New Orleans from
one and q quarter to one and a half pei
cent on the taxes collected, and that OF
the Fourth District from two per cent to
| two and a hall