The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-28
Mr-Lyons, chatham, oo,ehalf o. the Com

" COMMITTEE ON CoRpeRStolts !
New Orleans. February &c. 1878. I
To the Honorable Speaker and herahars of the
House Of Representatives: .
report Ha,,,r,,,r, AZ @
House bill No 42o. entitled O
'tAn act to amend and le-ennct section %
aet I'D III oflgG9 entitled An Get tp,inGuf-
porato the tow, OF Vermilionvile 9
Tavorally. with amendments. on
House hill No. t32, entitled
San act u amend aud Gcnac'F section u
an oct TO incorporate The town Of Lake
Charles
90 I \ Lyons. Chairman.
Mr.. Washburn, chairman, on h@shalf Of the
Com mittee on Lands and LeveesGJfeported ~
follows:
CoMMrtrTHE ON LANDS AND IFyFEs
New Orleans, February 2G, 1878. i
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
Houseoi Representatives:
Your Committee on Lands and LpVceS bay
ing had under consideration certain bills, beg
leave tn report as follows:
On Senate bill No. ~, favorably, Fxith
Oh Senate bill No 1n7. lavo,abG
On House bill No. 37l DNorably with
amendments.
On House bill No a8J, unfa torably
On House bill No. 3sG, fagorahly with
On House I'D No. 1877, unfavorably.
On memorial of citizens asking apprQpiia-
ton Of SlOO00 to clean out Bayou Pierre, I'M
fayolably,
On memorial Of Horace d Hill. no action,
AMI recommend its reference to COMMITTEES
on Claims
W. M. WASHBURN,
Chairman.
On the motion Of Mr. Washburn
Senate bill No. %
can act To amend the third section Of An
act approved May 81, 1871. entitled An act to
amend and re- enact an act entitled san act to
the State Land Office; and TO pro
vide for the disposition of public lands and
for the survey o. unsurveyed approved
swamp lands' eTe,
Was taken W on It's second reading under
the favorable report of the Committee on
Lands and Levees. and ordered to be printed,
with tho amendments, In the journal, as fol
lows:
An act to amend the third section Of an act APP
proved May 81 1871, entitled "An act 10
amend and rc-enact an act entitled An act
to reorganize the state Land Office; and
to provide Tor the disposition Of public
lands; and for the survey Of uusurveyed
approved swamp lands: and to make ap-
preparations therefor. and to legnli7e en-
tries heretofore made under said third seo-
tion.
SECTION |. BE II enacted byfhe Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of The State of Lou-
isiansn ~ General Assembly Commenced That
section Of the act approved May 81. 1871, be
ing act No. 104 of the session of 1871, be
amended SO as to read rs follows:
THAT the public lands donated by Congress
To the State of Louisiana. which are subject to
Tidal overflow. so as to be rendered unfit for
settlement, and cultivation, designated as
swamp and overlooked lands within the intent
pr the several acts Of Congress relating thnre-
10, which have been approved to the State Of
Louisiana by the general government as
swamp and overlooked lands. OF which shall
hereafter be so approved, shall he subject TO
hntry at the rate Of twenty-five centsper acre ;
broridod that satisfactory proof shall he
Iiled with the Register Of the State Land Office
hat any land sought to DO purchased under
Ihe provisions of this section is subject to
tidal overflow. so as to he rendered unfit for
ettiement and cultivation"
| SEQ g. BE ii further enacted. etc, That all
htrics heretofore made under said third sec
Jon of lands subject to tidal overflow. and
finch We're in other respects regular and
hlid, shall be held and deemed to be lawful
nd valid entries, notwithstanding the fact
bat said lands had not been. prior to said
htries, approved as swamp lands by tho law
hl authorities of the United States; prorided,
pat said lands were Of the character Of swamp
hd overowed lands contemplated by the
fts ct Congress OF March O. lS4a, and Septem-
1T ~. 1880. and PATENTS shall issue oil
htles not heretofore patented and which are
hlpby lcgalized.
hENDNrENrs PROPOSED BY COMMITTEE ON
LANDS AND LEyEEs TO SENATE BILL NUM-
BEl TWENTY-FIVE.
First Strike out all of section 2 after tho
lrd United States and insert the follow
+: Pforided, that said lands have since been
fanprOved, and patents shall issue on all
Nh entries not heretofore patented
econd Add the following as section 8:
SEC 3. Be II further enacted, efc.. That this
ashall take effect from and after its pas
d his further motion the bill was made
4 special order Of the day for Wednesday,
at:3o clock j, IN.
b the motion Of Mr.. D'Avy
puse bill No. $50.
/ II act appropriating three hundred dol
'a'to pay Bernard Martin, late Registrar of
Vdrs of the parish of st. Landry, for salary
duhm for services rendered at the special
rleion held In December 1879"
VS. taken up under tho report from the
sComittee on Appropriations, which report
Pd tnk without action said bill, aud was re-
terrd to the Committee on Claims
Hase bill No. 1870,
= al act for tho relief Of John A. Mcdonald
'shf sd'viccs rendered in making complete the
'ecores i'll the office of Secretary of State,
,.t9c, il the year 1877, etc,
- Wastaken up under the favorable report of
ne Committee on Claims and was referred to
70 Committee ON Appropriations.
'On the motion of Mr.. Hill, Of Orleans,
Senate bill No. 1862,
An act to incorporate and facilitate the
obstruction of the New Orleans Texas and
dorado Railway"
'tWas taken up on its first reading, read a
cond time, and referred to the Committee
Railroads.
Mr. Bowden asked and obtained leave to
'thdraw from the files of the House
blouse bill No. 10,
u An act for the relief of l.. w. Finn, of
anSlin parish"
rslso, O
louise bill No 6G.
An act for the relief Of Joseph BRYAN"