The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-15
Committee on Railroads to report favorably

| Committee on Railroads to- report fayorably
| on
Senate bill No. 10. entitled
IAN act to Incorporate the Red River and
Mississippi Railroad Company
| Also favorably on
| Senate bill No. IA, entitled
AN act to incorporate the Louisiana West
| ern Railroad Company. after striking Out
| sections 10 and 20 and offering accompanying
amendments to the bill.
| Respectfully submitted.
| I'll. g. MITCHELL, Chairman.
| Mr.. Harper. on behalf of the minority OF
the committee submitted the following re-
port
To the Honorable President and Members Of
| the SENATE,
| The undersigned members of committee to
whom was referred
Senate bill No 10,
IAN act to incorporate the Red River and
| Mississippi Railway Company"
Have the Honor to submit the following re-
port:
In 1876. the General Assembly granted 81
charter to the North Louisiana Railroad Com
pany, authorizing the iucorporators named
in charter, and those associated with them,
| to construct q railway from Shreveport to
Monroe and vicksburg Under that charter
u company has duly organized, which has in
| CURED considerable expense, and constructed
a portion OF its road; which company has
reasonable prospects Of completing the work
|
act referred to us proposes to incor,,
porate another company to construct
| tho same line Of road which the
| North Louisiana Railroad Company
| has been authorized to construct. We are Ot
opinion that the power of the General Assem-
| bly to virtually destroy or to in any way inn
pair the charter granted to the North Louisi-
ana Railroad Company is. to say the least Of
| it, questionable, and it would certainly be In
bad faith to do So even though the power
| were not doubtful. Again, it seems clear that
| to authorize two companies to construct the
same line of road would have the effect OF
| preventing either from accomplishing any
| thing, and the construction of q road from
| Shreveport to Monroe is d measure far too
important to he defeated by unnecessary con
| f1ict between rival companies. Until the time
given to the North Louisiana Railroad Com
pany i'm which to complete their work has
| expired. and the period Is limited by their
charter, we are clearly of opinion no other
| charter should be granted and we respect
| fully recommend that act No. 10 be indeti-
| nitely postponed.
Respectfully, O
j, HENRI BURCH.
VIM. HARPER.
The reports were received and lie over
! under tho rules.
| Mr.. Robertson. chairman of the Committee
| ON Auditing and Supervising the Expenses Of
| the Senate, submitted the following report,
which was received:
COMMITTEE ON AUDITING AND J
Supervising the EXPENSES of the senate.
New Orleans. March II. 1873. J
To the H,nofSble President and Members of
the $ena @:
| Your COMMITTEES on Auditing and Spervis-
| ing the Expenses of the Senate beg leave to
report that they have expended for the regll-
| lar session OF 1873 tho following amounts. us
| per detailed statement and vouchers hereto
| attached for reference
Mileage and per diem to Senators St55ig 20
Officers stn and employees Of the Sen . ,,7 No
| Contingent expenses of the Senate 3s!s 81
Witnesses before committees. ......- sos 0O
| To committees during recess, as per
resolution ...... ...-......,... $40 80
SIS, 1863 20
Amount expended as previously re-
ported on March 4, 1878 ...... 24,S33 %
1896 a.
Amount appropriated S.. ..... .... $50 900 90
In bank. balance Observation-Disclosures. SO 81
Respectfully submitted
w. A. ROBERTSON. Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the rules were
suspended in order to take up at this time
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following entitled House bills were
taken up and read the first time, the constl-
Il,
and it was read the second time and referred,
as follows:
House bill No Sc,
"An act to incorporate the town OF Frank
linton, in the parish of Washington to pro-
vide for the election of it's officers; to define
their powers and duties. and to provide for
the government OF the same"
To the ConTnittee on Corporatios@ and Pa
rochial Affairs.
House bill No Is. being
"An act to apportion the State into SEN
atorial and Representative Districts.
To the Committee on Apportionment.
House BILL No IS,
San act to give preference on the docket
of the courts to a suit to test the validity Of
act No, GO of 1878, regular session.
To the Committee on the Judiciary
House bill No. 49,
Q "An act to incorporate the town of Waterloo,
in the parish of Pointe Coupee.'
TO the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs.
,,.. -, Pr rNr Fl 3 9'rrs
San act making an appropriation for the
general expenses of the State" etc,
Being Il preferred bill, was taken ,lp on it's
second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the Senate took
a recess until 80 o'clock p. m. {
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL, ASSEMBLY