The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-02
Fsriy4fonrth nays proceedings.
EyenttiH session.

1taueIs OF REPRESENTATIVES,. |
Rev Orleans. "Wednesday. February ". 1879.
House called to order at thirty minutes past
vv'eloeh p m. Present
Hon. Louis bush, Speaker, and Messfs.
Aidtra. Ayeupk. barron Barrett, berry, Dtire.
t3lllnu, Brooke. Howden, Boslsy, Buck, Gar
luas. Gafyillh Cresgy, Como. Cole nAvy.
DayfieH Deayigne 10 Lacy, Detlege, Drew,
Duke. Buprre, Iobb. aary. uasklna, daudnt.
Gillespie, I'LL Of Ascension, Hi Of Orleans,
Huntington. JuhHH, II NJ Johnson. Robert
johnson, Kelly of Orleans, keeJing, Lanaie,
l,na, I,peds, leonard uf Cadtlu. Lewis, Lyons.
Martin, Means, Million, Mct1ehee, Newson.
Nunez. Porter hI1meto, .Hso,lton. n,la n
Lot, ,rfemuulst lpler Tellver. Vanga, Waller,
Washhntn, Washington. Wataon. Wiar, Wood
Young Of Claiborne, and Young Of East 1aton
ltUiRn va, 6.
hiitHaAaH FROM rHIf SENATE
THE following message WINS received from
The Senate
HHpArH CHAMBER
ia Nsy o ha. F sas n la1
Hnnea ~ Representatives.
\ am directed ~ Inform your honorable body
Tint tho henate has finally passed the follow
Ing Senate BILL No Az, and oak the concur
! renee uf YOUR honorable bDdy I'M same
'iAn aet II incorporate the Plauuemlnes
Parish Gnnai Company; to authqtlse said
company to purchase. enlarge and deepen, on
TERMS eend conditions topb e aareed upon BIZ
TWEEN themselves end The owner Or owners
thereof the oanal known 30 The 1aglla-
falto Cnhal III the parish Of PLAQUE
mines. III empower eaid company 10
construct. aud operate q canal, and all
4 tatbofs locks, dams, dykes. levecs. etc,
lnuteHsaiy fnt The same. from q point on
the Mlaalsslppi river .at Or near The present
junction III The Tagliafetip Canal with said
river, Through, at ~ near said canal, by Tho
nearest and most direct line into hay Bap.
tistn, uii the Gulf VI Mexico. I'd AUTHORIZE said
.,ttn II
keHta, towbuata and ether. craft, tt any other
/ ttieanH of tuwaHe. ID fix the capital stock of
said company and to provide for the manage
1nent 81 ttB business ailaitH; d, give the right
Ut way for said canal To provide for the use.
appropriation and purchase pt private prop
nrty, when necessary. on paying due ponpen-
HHtipn according to law, to authprize said
company. "a Charge and receive. tolls. for the
NEe III HRld uanala, or any part thereof: u, a,ia
tborlze said company 10 borrow. tnoney make
and issue ptninisaory notes. and 10 mortgage
and pledge itH properties, frabchHpH, bonds
and ,stpcla, b liinit the liability Of Tho Htocb
holders of the said company"
Also that the SENATE has eopcurted III tho
following House bills.
Hpnae bill No. gln,
Joint Resolution, asking M approximation
from r uonatessa for the purpose u removing
making y iaygahlc tut Hat and keel laats,
House bill Mo ab4,
! IAN net " authorize the city Of Shreveport
tD collect twenty-five pet cent Of tl,e licenses
aasasHad for The year 1878 ~ city #orip, war
rantE,' cite,
HouHa bin No 1877.
Van net ID amend and reset,act aeetian of
act No. toi, approved April no. iaT1, ara To
provide iur the printing OF books and blanks
Clerks of Registration" -
Respectfully, JOHN ULEGG,
Secretary Of tho Senate,
On motion of Mr. Trenoulet the above emit |
tiled Senate bill No Az waH taken up on ita first
reading .f.
under suspension Of the rules II was
passed 70 its second reading and wea referred |
10 the Committee on Corporations,
further message was received from the
Senate, aa followa:
SENATE CaAMpFa
New Ofleana. February VI, iR7a |
10 tho Honorable Speaker aud Members Of the
Hnuse VI REPRESENTATIVES,.
II am directed To inform your honorable
body that the Senate has agreed TO tho 40
companymg proposed constitutional amend
ment relative 10 the removal of the State cap
ital, the yeas and naya being taken thereon
and entered III the journal, two4thiyds of the
SENATORS elect having voted IN tho aili,ma
tive, and to request your concurrence IN same.
Respectfully. JOHN ILEuG,
Secretary Of the Sonate.
On the motion ot Mr.. Lyons the proposed
10 the constitution, IA received
from the Senate, was taken un and assigned
Al tho special order Of the day for tomorrow
at o'clock p. m,
MIR. Shakespeare asked leave OF absence for a
Few minutes for the members Of the Commit
toe OH Public Buildings, IN order TO prepare u
rrpert
Ny rising vote Of Il yeas to ~ nays leave
WAS granted
uNFrNtstEp B,1slN,sss
House bill No. Ala. s
4 ",Io provide q revenue; 10 levy aby COLLECT
lakes; to grant and collect licenses 10 Ee-
fine certain objects Of taxation and Of exrmp-
tion; To define certain duties Of officers
agents. or representatives of banks. Banking
insurance companies and corpo-
fationa; 30 deiinc the duties Of certain courts
10 prescribe certain fines, penalties and dam
ages; 10 make certain exemptions: 10 define
tho duties of assessors, collectors, and Auditor
af Public Accounts; to regulate the mode of
and collection In certain eases; to
define the duties Of certain sample merchants
10 impose upon parishes, municipalities and
town corporations certain restrictions and
to repeal all acts inconsistent
thefewith," 81
Being the unfinished business of the morn
ing session, was taken up pending@tho con-
of the additional section offered by !
MIR. Buck. TO become section 10 TO the BILL
Mr.. Leeds moved TO amend said nSv scctionn
by inserting after the word ''that" in line
/, the words after the year 1879 An
Mr.. Gaskins moved that the new section
offered by Mr. Buck and the amendment !
thereto be postponed indefinitely, and on thsss
nls,finn rall.sl far tha prnyiaus uua,fipn
Which was seconded by the House 10y 4 ris- !
ing vote of 60 yeas to nays az
The main question being put. Mr.. Buck
called for the yeas and nays, which resulted y
as follows: II
Yeas--Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
Messrs Aldige, Aycock, Barron, Barreu9I !
Brice, Bridger, Bowden. Carloss, Cole, D'Avy<I
Dayries, Delavigne, Dnkgraye, Duke, Dur ]
ion. nunrs Enhh Gaskins. Gracien Hill of :!