The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-13
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OR THfa-
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OR THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Thirty.fcurth nays Proceedings.
HgusH OF HHpRHsHHt'ATt

iespla. = Hammond. Kannedy, Kelly Of
VIM. RELY, Of Orleans. Ksfheohan. Kidd.
Orleans. Martin, ,lMsans, Msgehes, Nswsoin.
Hidsley, ,Hyland. Hputen, Randolph, Role. Hoh-
f Tpema i iaf' Tosp 3 Veeties Wilkins. Ioahe
Of Claiborne and Young Of last Baton hougs
Sixty SIX members and quorum.
Payer by tile Hev. Father Hubert Of the Catho=
lie Church.
Hon George Washington presented himself
at The Speakers stand and took the eonstitu-
tional oath of office. and was seated as Hepfas
sentative for tho parish of Goneordia.
Leave Of absence was granted tn Mr. stasg. Of
al. Landry. for ten days from Saturday next.
The journal Of April 10 was amended aud ap=
proved.
Mr. Kidd rose TO q question OF privilege. and
addressed The House, stating that he had been
represented as favofing h compromise with The
Packard government. which assertion he de-
nied. ..
CHARACTERIZATION FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER, STATE or LOUISIANA,
New Orleans. April II. 1877. J
TO The Honorable speaker and Members Of
the House Of Representatives
Misunderstanding by error eaused q tnsuh-
Outstanding with regard TO House bill No. al, in
The aenhte amendments, beg to herewith SUP
init correct statement OF tile Senate amend
Very respectfully, ..a.
Secretary Of The senate.
AMENDMENTS 70 HOUSE BILL NO. sit.
1, Section |. In line 40, after the word river"
strike out the words at gr neaf,' and suhstis
tnte therefor ths words Opposite ths city p
equal aud pes5iht one hundred yafds above
HatyHv's 8hHal." 49,.
I,s,t sail ba11 tHliar rsRff n tho
Mississippi river than tt tie place Or within the
limits above named. and any fnilufe SO to do or
forfeiture 1t this charter. and rs d penhlty on;
tai the ownership IF u the property Of said
corporation. tp !hs State OF Louisiana Without
| In section 4 aftef the word "determine, =. iti
| line q, insert the. following Provided That the
privileges and ftaaaahiaes granted by this 90.
| shall he forfeited II the ehilal bs not commenced
within i've Fears and completed within twenty
years from The PRONUNCIATION # this act"
4. In section &, line 30, strike out tho word
i. After the word .eanal,'' In line &. add Eat
| tie naee natned as above"
| o. add al the end If section the words pro-
Ytded that the same be approved by the State
| Engineer"
+ IL so ton 8 strike out In line the words
Tin con- and all Ut lines T. 3, Il. 10. Il, IL. 10 tnd
| the wued 'yeafH iii ine Il,
i. In lineb striks out The word ton and insert
d. IN line thirty=eigh after the word pa
| tnnts' add the words nothing herein shall pro-
vent the entry Of lan9s By, ether parties during
| the year Hb9ve mentioned"
TO- Id section 10 strike out the word may In
| line l and insert shall"
H. After office In line Ia add in ths State Of
| Louisiana
| H. Strike out section eleven.
H. Strike out In the title The words 'tq provide
Stock ana Tie words 10 remit ali taxes. on
said company. its property lanas anu capital
| stock for ten years"
| thereby certify that the above and foregoing
| Id true statement Of seaats amendments to
| House bill No. 24t the amendments Nos three
| aud twelve having been left out through erret
II '''' A'''77'f>s % f'e Il . john CLEGa,
| Secretary Of the AenHts.
Mr.. Kidd moved u reconsideration Of the vo'e
by which the journal of April 9th was adopted
The motion to reconsider prevailed
| He then moved q reconsideration of the action
of the House on Senate amendments to House
bill No. a41, on April tho 9th, 1s7T which was
granted hs the House.
Tho bill No. al, tAn net to incorporate The
Harattria Ship Canal Company was then tatket
iii with the amendments by tho Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Kidd. The aenate's amend
ment to the Bit aud the title Of the bill. we're con
cured in by the House and notice of the samt
ordered sent to the Senate
COMMITTEE sHHyt6H
Mr.. Lyons. chairman, on behalf OF the Com
inittse on Corporations, reported as follows
To the Honorable speaker and Members Of tbs
House Of Representatives.
your. Gonmittae on, Qofporatiopps. to whon
Sspas m No H. n bg hs as
samby Of 1874 beg leave to return said bill
'''''0' 'S'' Il. d. LYONS. Chairman.
Mr.. Bowden. chairman of The COMMITTEE OF
Paroehial Affairs. reported as follows;
TO the Hon. the speaker and Members o. lh,
House Of Representatives.
4enttemet=Yeur Committee on pafoehihl Af
fairs. to whom was referred senate bill NJ, 66
of the parish Of st. Mary have considered tn,
same and bog 10 report unfavorably and recon
mend that It do not pass.
Also, act No. 2gs relative TO the parishes Of ct
Martin and Iberia providing to resnhneS tg The
phtish Of st. Martin d portion Of its tertitpr,
heretofore transferred 20 The parish OF IBERIA
and fixing tbs representation Of said parish sit
the General Assembly. beg leave to report uufa
otahIy. ......s..x -,
JOINT SESSION.
Joint session of the General Assembly WINS
held for the purpose Of further balloting for
Senator to represent til State of Louisiana Ii
the Senate Of the United States for the tern
beginning March 4, 1877, Hon. L. A. Wilt
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Son
ate, presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called, when the
following Senators answered to their names:
Messra. Boatner. UueroH. Ellis, Garland
| Gaods Grover, Kelly. Mitchell Ogden Perkins
Richardson. Robertson. sandiford. stabbs,
Steven. Texada and Wheeler
Seventeen Senator's
The roll of the House was called, when the
following members answered TO their names:
Hon L. Bush Speaker aud Messrs. Aldige.
AseoeE. Hriager, Bfeard, Billiau. Bowdan
Barfou, Bafbin. Brady. Buck. berry. Boil
luke Dupree Estopinal. Ferguson. Fobb, Fitz.
pattick Forester. laah tns, Gillespie. Hammond
ksnnsay k ag. q VIM a Esy Of grlea u
Leonhard Of Orlenns. Marin, Nouns. Metia.
bee, Newson,s Nnnas. Porter, geralta. Pitts
dolph. Hulia Robertson. Sartain, Shakespeare
Singleton. Sell, spiller, Stewart. HtseIs. Tmnrt
Taylor, .Trsmoulet Tolers VOORHEES,, Wash.
/ ington. Wood, Williams. Young OF Claiborne
and Young Of East Baton Rouge. 800