The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
house OF REsENTATIvEs
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Ninth Days Proceedings.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, |
New Orleans, Monday March ~, 1877.
The House was called to order at II 40 a. m.
Present.
Hon, L. Bush, Speaker, aud Meesrs. Aldige,
Aycoek, Bridgor, Breard. -Bowden. Barbin Bar
ron. buck, Berry, Bell, BriggsF Billieu, Cock
erham, Carloss. Cressy, Deiavigne Duke. Du-
Fiji Of opeans KsRns2S Key Of VIM K
Of Orleans, Kern, kefnpGhan, Lyons Leeds La
mare, Lea, leonhard Of OrIeans Martin Means,
Pitts. Richardson, .Ryland Role. Robertson.
Ridgley, Sartain, Shakespeare, Singleton, Self
stagg, spiller, steele, Sellers, Smart Taylor,
Tremouet Toler Vaofhies Washburne. Wood,
Williams, Young Of Claiborne and Young OF
East Baton Aouge.
sixty.1ve members and quorum of the
House.
The journal of March 10 was corrected and
approved
On the motion Of Mr.. Sartain Senate bill No.
IA, An act to incorporate the town Of Mliken's
Bend, in the parish Of Madison referred to the
Committee on Corporations, was taken ur, read
and under a suspension of the rules passed to
its second reading and referred to the Commit
tee on Corporate
Mr. McGehee cffered the following concurrent
resolution
"Resolped by he House Of Representatives Of
That the Committee on WAYS and Means Of the
House, and the Committee on Finance Of the
senats, be- instructed TO report bill at the eari
est practicable moment, to provide for the loss
or destruction of tax assessment rolls.
Under a Suspension of tho rules the resolu-
ton was adopted and sent to tho Son ito for
concurrence.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following named members asked and OBJ
tanned leave to introduce, out Of the regular
order of business, the following entitled bills,
which were read and under a suspension of
the constitutional rule were severaly passed
to their second reading and referred to COM
mttees. AZ follows;
BY Mr.. Bell. Oh 4irmHn Of the Committee on
Ways and Means
House bill No. 237 AN act to compel assessors
to assess properties heret fore exempted from
taxation, belonging to church. school, benevo-
lent or charitable institutions to fix the licenses
on groceries selling liquors by the glass, and on
pr vate banking houses: and to repeal section
. Of act II, approved March s. 1874
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
By Mr.. Dupree-
House bill No. 23a, AN act to incorporate the
Eastern Louisiana Railway Company"
To the Committee on Railroads.
BY Mr.. Ryland-
House bill No. GAL AN act to incorporate the
Barataria Ship Canal Company: to authorize
said company to construct and operate ship
canal. and a | harbors, locks, dams. dyke
evoes, ETC., necessary for the same, from some
point on the Mississippi river at or near New
Orleans. to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexi-
20. through, at or near Barataria Bay or other
lqrbor, roadstead or outlet on the coast of said
fulf in the State Of louisiana to Ak the capital
stock of said company and provide for the man.
tnf fp md nffa
tight of way for said canal; to provide for the
Ise of such private property as may be needed
or the same and its appurtenances to author
70 said company to use tow boats and other
craft, and to charge and receive tolls for the use
If said canal or any part thereof: to donate to
aid company. on the completion of said canal. |
I'll the swamp and marsh lands, which now be-
ong or may hereafter belong to the State of
louisiana, not acquired at tax sale, embraced |
between the Mississippi river, the Gulf of Mex !
co and the Bayou Lafourche; to authorize said |
company to drain and reclaim said lands, and |
erect and construct dykes, levees, ETC., for the
protection OF the same, and to SELL mortgage |
md lease said lands to remit taxes on said |
ands for ten years from the time Of the reclaim
tion thereof so as to be fit for cultivation: to |
authorize said company to unite with any other
ompany that has been or may be chartered, |
nd to operate this charter In conjunction with
ny other already granted. or that may be
ranted by the State of Louisiana or the Gov
rnment Of the United States; to uhoriz said
to borrow money and to mortgage and
ledge its properties. franchises and stock: to
rovide for the insurance and disposition of
NIL paid stock to limit the liabilities of the
tockholders of said company: to remit all
sxes on said company until said canal shall be
and to repeal all laws in conflict
18th this act.
Mr.. Ryland asked that the bill be referred to
le Committee on Agriculture Immigration and
Mr. Kelly. of VIM. moved as an amendment
5 reference to the Committee on Corporations.
On the motion to amend a rising vote was
lken. resulting as follows: Yeas 80. nays 20.
No quorum voting. call of the House was
rdered, as follows:
Hon. L. Bush, Speaker; and Messrs. Aldige,
ycock, Barbin, Bridger, Breard, Bowden. Bar
IN; BUCK, Berry, Bell. Briggs. Cockerham.
arloss, Cressy. Delay1gne Duke, Dupree, Es-
!pinal. Fitzpatrick. Ferguson, Gaskins. Giles
o WHIT keg Of Of o 9Fsans kdfso
lid, Lyons. Leeds, Lamare, Lea, Leonhard of
rleans. Martin. Means, Newsom, Nunez, Por
T. Pitts, Richardson, Ryland. Rtdgley. Role.
eele. sellers. smart, sar ain. Tremoufet,
oler, Washburne, Wood, Williams, Young of
asst Baton Rouge. {
sixty-three members and a quorum.
The motion to amend was again put to a !
tie and prevailed. and the bill was referred to
e Committee on Corporations.
COMMITTEE SERVICE
Mr.. Bowden, chairman. on behalf OF the Com ,