The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-13

the bar when the question was put, and had
not voted either way upon the motion to re-
consider. o
The Chair then sustained the point Of order
made by Mr.. Demas o
Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
by which
Senate bill No "a,
IAN act to authorize police iuries TO issue
certificates Of indebtedness" etc,
Had been indefinitely postponed and
moved to lay that motion ON the table.
Mr.. Young demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas -M essrs. Burch, Gage, Demas, Du-
mont, Ellis, Garland, George, Goode, Grover,
Stamps, Stubbs Texada, Twitchell
and Tacharie-10.
Nayg-Messrs. Boatner, Bryant, ella, Lam
dry, Sutton, Wakefield, Wheeler, White and
Absent -Messrs. Allain, Breaux, Ducros
Harper, Kelly Mitchell, UDonnell and
Stevens.
The motion to reconsider was laid on the
table
The hour of 80 O'Clock p. ~ having ar
rived, the special order for that hour was
taken up, being &
Senate bin No. 4s. @
.'An act to incorporate the Plaquemines
Parish Canal Company; to authorize said
company to purchase enlarge ana deepen on
terms and conditions to be agreea upon be-
tween themselves and the owner or owners
thereof the canal known us the Tagliaferro
Canal, In the parish Of Plaquemines; to en-
power said company to construct and operate
u canal, and all hhrbors, locks, dams, bikes,
levees, etc. necessary for the same from d
point on the Mississippi river at or near the
present junction. Cd the Tagliaferro Canal
with said river through, at or near said canal
by the nearest and most direct line into Bay
Baptiste, on the Gulf Of Mexico; to authorize
said company to purchase, charter, and use
towboats and other craft, or any
other means Of towage; to fix the capital
stock Of said company, and to provide for the
of Its business affairs; to give
the right of way for said canal; to provide
for the use, appropriation and purchase of
private property when necessary on paying
due compensation according to law; TO au-
thorize said company to charge and receive
tolls for the use of said canals or any part
thereof to authorize said company to borrow
money, make and issue promfssory notes, and
to mortgage and pledge It's properties, fran
chises, bonds and stock, to limit the liability
of the stockholders of the said company"
On motion OF Mr. Goode the vote by which
the following amendment was adopted was
Add at the end OF section the following
words:
oh hn n lion
and privilege upon all vessels, schooners, lug
gers and water craft and upon the price
thereof, for the payment Of oil dues for tolls,
wharfage and anchorage for the
term Of six months after the same Is due and
exigible."
president of the Senate in the Chair.l
On motion of Mr.. Boatner the bill was re-
committed to the Committee on Corporations
and Parochial Affairs.
OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
LYING OVER RESUMED.
Senate bill No. &c. entitled ..o.- E
can act to authorize the Auditor Of Public
Accounts, under the direction Of the Governor,
to insure the State-House, and giving to the
Governor direction and control Of the State
House, and providing for the appointment Of
keeper thereof" e-... . .. s
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee on Parks and Public Buildings.
The amendment offered by the committee,
viz:
"Strike out the whole dissection g.
Was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cage the bill was taken as
engrossed and passed to its third reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
tle Hrre fiyn rf ho Gapnfn
the bill was read the third time and finally
passed, It's title adopted and 1t was ordered
to be sent to the House for concurrence.
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
''An act to organize and establish Bureau
Of immigration; to prescribe the duties and
powers thereof; to provide for the expenses
of the same, and granting certain rights to
And the substitute therefor, was taken up
under the report of the Committee on Lands
and Levees.
On motion Of Mr. White, both bills we're or
dered to lie on the table subject to call.
The following resolution, offered by the
Committee on Lands and Levees, in their
report upon these bills, was taken up and
adopted: $
Resolued, That the Finance Committee of
the Senate be and are hereby, instructed to re-
port to this body whether the present condi-
tion OF the State treasury will justify an APP
preparation for purposes Of immigration, and
II so, what amount, in the judgment Of said
committee may be appropriated for that pur-
pose. =
Senate bill No. 11S, entitled
can act fixing the terms of court In the
Thirteenth Judicial District"
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion Of Mr.. Young the bill was con-
sidered engrossed and passed to its third read
ing.
The cons titutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote Of the Senate,
the bill was read the third time and finally
passed, it's title adopted, and 1t was ordered
to be sent to the House for concurrence.
Senate bill No. lis, entitled
can act to repeal section Of act No. 90 APP
proved February 26, 1877, entitled An act to
provide for the PRONUNCIATION Of laws when
the Governor has failed or shall fail to return