The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-14
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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FIrrII GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DIR inE-
STATE OF LOUISIANA
EXTRA SESSION or 1877,
SENATE.
Tn,v...asth pa,'s Proceedings.

On b ,.eu u tina roll the following Senators
answered Il, their natiaeas
Meaata. Attain, npatner. nneres, Ellie, Eu,stia
siaflana legre, Honde. Mitchell n1 a,, fa,
istuhha Wheeler, White and hai.ha., vie. !,
ABSENT MtpRrp, Bteahs4 hfsaht, NHta.hs .h1n
nnas sn,s GA et .sois se haifs Wehe wae
field and Young III
IN mstian III Mr.. Mitchell the reading OF The
journal tn detail waR dispensed With,
srgotAh oRnFR.
Hanata hill Ma ISL entitled An Art ~ repeal
MI act pntited An MT relative III the Louisiana
lssvee Company, epfpofetian organized nhaet
the general laws VI the Etata, constituting 1t d
hedy rolitla aiid corporate, with eetthin nrwrtas
privileges and ttanhhiaaa and contracting with
Raid corporation for the construction. maine-
nance and tepales al certain lesees and prusld-
ina The compensation therefor approved Feh-
,nars So tsTi."
Aiae ID spreal a,t No a ef the aats If ,Rta. en-
titled An act Ia amani and fe-enact section No.
III MA oct relative Il, tha l4eutalana Lesee Cema
rans, d corporation organized nhder the gen
efai lave Of the state, constituting It body rot-
rnfaie and relstie, with certain rewafH. nfisi-
legpR and franchises aud contrasting with saa
corporation Ter The enna fuetiett, maintenance
md fpraifa III certain ieseea, and ufn,idina fer
compensation thereof. approved February an
Teri"
And a'Hn h, amend aud re. enact att NJ. ii All
ast entitled AN net faifsing and continuing q
contract between The Louisiana Iesee Company
and the Governor IL the Rtate Of Louisiana,
annraved February sa. iafi prevailing for The
acceptance by The said Leyee COMPANY and an
thnriena and requiring d yearly estimate Of
leyeeH 10 be built reducing the compensation
thereof ffnm sixty to nifty cents per cubic yard.
and providing for converting timber work into
enfthwpfk nfatsis,i, that the repeal OF and acts
ahali not Affect the tases imposed thereby, and
leaving all ae'tiona Of said acts regulating the
assessment and collection of auna taxes III full
fnree aud etfects authorizing the Louisiana
Ipsee Company te sna the State, under certain
seRti etonR, ahi b, provide for The settlement
md lauidatea If such Judgment 40 shalt he
rendered Raatnst the State, II the suit instituted
nv aaid company should result adversely Ia the
State
aApptrrtintna enealhir.i Of the levpe tux Of
tHff, ut 80 niarh of this appropriation IA may
he necessary te pay sneh Judgment ma Haid
IeuiaiaaHh levea Company shall ehtain fer
ipsee work dome in the yea isTS hv anticipating
The revenues Of tstt eAlleetlhle III tsTa'
Waa taken It'll. and on motion of Mt. ncatnpr
sonsdefed Heuinn hv section.
The Htat saotion wis teai aud adonted
The second aeaien WA read ana adopted
Tha ihird section was read
Mt White offered tha following amendment
10 thia section
After The woed "aets" IN limo insert and
hitherto aaeeaand M well IA the tax Of TART IA
hereinafter provided
MIR neather offered the following IA Il eutati.
tate for the amendment hy AIR, White.
''rfesaed thai no tax. eNennt the Iesee taS "
ts5s, Hhail hereaf ct be assessed of collected uu-
der the provisions Of aaid aeta 2
And the nahatitnte WA Hdepted.
The follawiss n,aapase was received from tho
House Of Representatives:
nonsR OF REPRESENTATIVES,, |
New Orleans, April y, 1877.
~ the Honorable President and Members OF
am directed te info m Your honorable body
that the Nonaa haa iinals passed the following
House hitla, and feaaeeta the concurrence at the
House hill NJ sq7, An att IL repeal an act en-.
titled N act to Incorporate the New Or eana
BATON Reuae aud Niekahetg Railroad Gompa
klan, Hoaaa bill No sm AN act IL tntorno-
rate New Orleans Steam Engine Company No
n. Of the city Vt New Nflnaua.H
Also, aeuse bill ., ava, An act 10 make an
additional appropriation ot one thousand five
hundred dollars 10 Ray ter assessment anu ,aS
Also. House NillNo ga. "1atnt Resolution re-.
frrFiHg % extra COMPENSATION u chairman If
commuters NN haFHlitANht anu tIntlnAhhf Nm
reases If tue Haaae aud Of Auditing AUD eu-
rervising tie aeneunta Of the Senate enrellment
of TIM Sensae.'s
Alae. that tho House agreeH 10 tho Senate
amendmehta q House htll No, -, IAN act ri.
peal an at en- itlea An ACT e define and eSt nj
Alsn. ta Inform soat henot ahe iy that the
Hoaae eenenrHm the teilewt. Senatn htltn viz!
Senate bin No ~ An aet toe end section
OF act No to entitled Anat to authorize the
Governor te anuutntan Assistant Attorney Cen.
era, define hta dnuee, ete.
Alan Senate bill No. @=, Joint Resolution rn-
Qnesting tho SENATORS aud Representatives in
Congress IT Louisiana tn urge u vcrement aid
In removing oh IL geti ma 10 the commerce If
If the states of II IA. Arkansas aud Louisiana
and the Indian Nation etc,
/ ann ALSO itftAtnd tn inform your honorable
body that tho House has eoneu,tcd in senate
bill Nc 4a An act IL amend aud resenact sro-
tions 10 and ~ Of an at entitled An act g reg
alaie public edasat,og inth stateef aonisiapa;
H. provide revenue for the same, etc. with
appointments annexed to the bill.
am also directed to inform your honorable
body that tho hcase II now ready 10 meet the
Senate In Joint assembly b ballot FOR Il United
Ssate~ senator.
pErER J. rREzEyANT,
On motion On Mr.. aoede the Senate proceeded
in q body 70 the hall Of the House OF Represen-
tattses for the purpose of halloting in joint ses
sion fer u United States Senator
JOINT SESSION.
Inc Joint session WAS called to order by the
Hon, Louis A. Wilt, Lieutenant Governor and
President al the Senate.
The roll Of the Senate was called when the fol-
owing Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan. Boatner. nucros Ellis Eustis
Garland, George Ucode Grover. Ogden
Perkins, Richardson, Robertson. Saadifori.
Stahss, Steven. TeNada, Wheeler. White aud
Eaeharle-aa
The roll Of In Hous, was called when the
Following members answered to their names:
Hon, Louis Bush, Speaker and Mcssrs All.
dige, Aycock Rridsser, Breard. Rllieu Bow,ien
narhin. Brady. Buck, Bell Briggs. Berry.
Duke. nupree, Estopinal. Fohh. Ferguson
Fitzpatrick Forester. Gasslns, Gillespie. tam
mond, Hill of Orleans. Jonas, Kelly OF Orleans
Kelly Of Vim, kernoehan. Kidd. Lyons, eeds
lasnars Ieanhard of Orleans, Means. Niece
hse Newsorns Nunss, Porter, Feral;a kyland