The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate,

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Landry.
Respectfully, ..--.
JOHN CLE1G,
Secretary Of the Senate,
On the motion of Mr.. Lyons. q committee
of conference was raised as requested by the
Senate. on which committee the Speaker APP
pointed the following named members:
Messrs. Lyons, Gaskins, Warmoth, Breard
and Detiege.
Mr.. Delavigne, on behalf of O minority OF
the Committee on Ways and Means, asked
further time to present o minority report.
Time was granted until tomorrow.
Mr. VOORHEES,. chairman on behalf Of the Spe-
cial Committee on Apportionment, reported
by bill.
House bill No. 800.
can act to amend and re-enact IN act, in
Guiding the title thereof entitled An act to
provide for gauging and inspecting coal oils
and Illuminating oils derived wholly or In
part from coal or petroleum; to regulate the
sale and disposition Of the same; to prohibit
in certain cases the sale or disposition OF illu-
minatng oils or fluids dangerous to life or
property and to prescribe penalties for viola
ton Of this act r
And House bill No $40,
"An act to regulate the sale of coal oil and
oils and Illuminating fluids derived wholly or
In part from coal or petroleum: to provide
penalties for the sale of certain kinds of oils
or illuminating fluids, and to repeal an act
entitled AN act to provide for gauging and
inspecting coal oils and illuminating fluids de-
rived wholly or In part from coal or petroleum !;
Il tim n ihn nrrn
to prohibit in certain cases the sale or dispo-
sition of illuminating oils or fluids dangerous
to life and property and to provide penalties
for violation of this act, approved April q,
1877
Being the special order Of the day, were
taken up. and on motion Of Mr.. Dupree were
reassigned as the special order OF the day for
Thursday next at IL o'clock p. N. Q
HOUSE BILLS WITH THE sENATE's AMEND
MENTs
House bill No. 81,
IAN act incorporating the Louisiana Land
Reclamation Company; to authorize, encour-
age and assist In the reclamation and prOteG-
ton from tidal overflow certain lands in and
belonging to the State Of Louisiana; to COM
pensate them by grants Of swamp lands, and
to confer upon them other rights and prlvi-
leges in furtherance thereof
This bill coming from the Senate concnrred
in, with amendments. was, on motion OF Mr..
Kidd. taken up. with the amendments, which
we're read as follows. and concurred in by the
House:
In article 5, lines 1873 and 1874, strike cut the
words Tor close up
After the word STREAM, in line 143, insert
the following "And provided that no dyke or
dams shall be constructed SO as to impede. or
impair the drainage Of any lands not included
in the grant aforesaid"
In section 4. after the word "acres" in line
4, insert the words 'of lands not subject to
The following amendment to become Sec
ton six o
have no right to dispose Of the franchises
hereby created until the redemption OF the
land herein referred to, and this charter shall
be always subject to. the exercise OF the right
Of eminent domain" O.
Section six to become section seven.
House bill No. 26s,
"An act authorizing Thomas G. W. Ellis to
sue the State Of Louisiana"
This bill, coming from the Senate con
CURED In, with amendments, was taken up.
and the amendments were read as follows,
and concurred in by the Muse:
At the end of section add the words: pro
vided no waiver Of prescription or any other
this set. ~ "
The Senate Concurrent Resolution,
Endorsing the memorial to Congress OF the
Southern Educational Convention that met
in Atlanta 81 February g. requesting the
earnest advocacy Of our Representatives in
Congress of the objects of said memorial
Was taken Up and concurred in
sESATE BILLS ON SECOND RIG DING.
0 Senate bille1o. 80, entitled
IAN elct granting corporate privileges 2
the inhabitants of the town Of Napoleonville,
in the parish of Assumption. and to provide
for the government Of the affairs thereof
Was taken up on its second reading, under
the favorable repsrt. with amendments, from
the Committee on Corporations.
O The amendments were read and adopted as
follows:
]. Page 1G, lines 81 and 49, strike out the
words ''to require the proprietor Of any
ground to inclose and
O. Strike out section 80: section 81 TO become
section 30. section 81 to become section 81
section 81 to become section %.
+. The bill wtR read rs amendedo
Under q suspension Of the rules the bill
was read third time and passed finally.
Title was adopted
Mr. Billieu moved to reconsider the vote on
final passage, and on his own motion the mo-
ton to RECONSIDER was laid upon The table.
Senate bill No. 81.
"An act to authorize and require the police
juries of all parishes of this State where there
exists any Indebtedness created prior to Janu-
| airy l. 1877. the payment of which is not now
provided for by special law, to examine and
inquire into the legality and validity of all
such warrants arg certificates 81 indebted
ness, etc,
Was taken up and reassigned as the special
order Of the day for Monday, February Is, at
8 o'clock p. m.
Senate bill No. Q, entitled
IAN act to iBeemrporate the NapoleonviIle
Fire Company No q. of the town of Napoleon
Vile parish of ASSUMPTION State of Louis