The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-22

| proved February "a, 1871, to vest the control
and management Of public levees to police
gineers; fixing their duties and compensation
| TO authorize the Governor to contract for the
| construction and repairs of certain levees. and
to provide for the payment thereof
No 9, entitled
can act to Incorporates the Napoleonville
Fig Company No. /, Of the town of Napo-
| leonville. in the parish of Ascension.
Also on Senate Concurrent Resolution.
Endorsing the memorial 10 Congress Of
The Southern Educational Convention that
met at Atlanta on February g. 1878" etc. Q
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary of the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER
! New Orleans. February 10, 1878.
| To the Honorable Speaker and members of the
House of Representatives:
| | am directed to inform you that the Senate
concurs in
| House bill No. So. o
"An act incorporating the Louisiana Land
Reclamation Company, to authorize, en-
| courage ant0 assist in the reclamation and
protection from tidal overflow of certain lands
in and belonging to the State Of Louisiana: to
compensate them by grants Of swamp lands,
and to confer upon them other rights and
privileges in fultherance thereof"
With amendments as annexed to tho bill.
Also to inform you that the Senate has
Senate bill No. 80
AN act to repeal an act granting ferry
privileges to Marx schombelg and William
Murrell, their heirs and assigns. across the
Bayou Lafo,rehe at Donaldsonyille.''
Respectfully,
JOHN CLEGG. g
Secretary of the Senate.
The following communication was present
cd by Speaker Bush:
To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatiyes:
You will please announce to the members
that oil who are DESTROYS of being vaccinated
from virus Immediately from the heifer have
the opportunity, free of charge, through the
kind offer Ut DR.. Iayas. who can be found in
the roosns of the Board of HEALTH between
the hours of IL and o'clock this day.
J. w. DUPREE o
Mr.. Toler. chairman. on behalf of the Com
mitteco,n Appropriations. asked and obtained
leave to present the following report out OF its
regular order:
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
New Orleans, February 1s, 1878, !
To the Honorable Speaker end Members of
the House of Representatives:
Ygr committee beg leave to submit to your
honolably body the following report
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 3s4,
IAN act for the relief of A. G. Thornton
House bill No. 975
Joint Resobition providineofor % hydro
graphic. and topographic survey OF Bayou
Carlin. O
which they recommend to be stricken out,
which reads as follows:
"Be il further reaoired, etc. That the sum Of
five hundred dollars or 50 much thereof as
may be necessary. is hereby appropriated to
defray all expenses of said survey, the same
tose provided for by the contingent fund OF
the Board Of State Engineers
;, The committee beg leave to return to the
House bill No $50
"An act approprating the sum Of three
hundred dollars to pay Bernard Martin, late
Registrar Of Voters, parish Of ST. Landry. Lou
isiana, for salary due him for service rem
dered at special election held in December,
1879
?. II. TOLER, Chairman.
On the motion Of Mr.. Jonas
House bill No 334,
Gan act to provide revenues for the State
from licenses on occupations of dealers in and
sellers of Vines. spirituous and malt liquors.
and keepers of bar-rooms fypm R,x on the
said wines and liquors: to provide for the as
eertainment and collection of said tax to pre-
scribe the use Of the -- Register; to de-
fine and punish sundry offenses: to prescribe
the duties of the Auditor and the Tax Colee-
tor under this act. and the disposition of the
Proceeds Of licenses and taxes collected hero
UNDER
Was made the special order Of the day for
Thursday next. ut o'clock p. IN.
On the motioteof Mr.. Kelly, of VIM.
House bill No 17s,
can act to authorize the loan of State bonds
to the New Orleans Pacific RAILWAY Com
pany."
Was made the special order Of the day for
at o'clock p. m.
House bill 70 1871.
"Au act s. create the parish of East st.
Mary. and to provide for the organization
thereof
Was taken up under the ,nfavorabe report
Of the Coremittee on oParoehal Affairs, and.
on the motion of Mr., Bricks. it was Indefinite
ly postponed. %
On the motion of Mr. Bowden Permission
was granted to withdraw the papers accom-
panying the bill.
On motion d Mr.. Bowdeno
House bill No. 1853. d
IAN act for The rJef of DR.. William L.
Rapp, of the parish of Frtf1lklin,
Was taken up under the unfayorable report |
Of the Committee on Claims, and was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Appropriations. |
On motion of Mr.. Kelly, of VIM,
House bill No. 179.
San act for the relief of or B. Tamertill |
SlSriff of the parish of VIM, appropriating |
two hundred and twenty-five dollars out of
The State Tyeasury to pay the same
Was taken up under the unfavorable report |
Of the Committee on Claims, and was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Appropriations. !
House bill No. 255,
IAN act fixing the per diem and mileage Of |
the members of the General Assembly; pro- |
vding fop the election Of officers by the Cen
eral Assembly and their compensation; pro-
vidinga for the manner of paying members, |
and the officers and employees of the General |
Assembly; and defining in whose charge tho |
State-House shall be during the recess Of thed
General Assembly"