The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
A. OF 1873. provides the manner In which these
| charters can he obtained

which was received:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON CoRPoRATIoNs AND !
! Parochial Atfirs, I
New Orleans. january ~. 1879
TO the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
Y0ur committee, to whom was referred
Senate bill No 90. being
An act To incorporate the Red River Chute
Navigation Company and COuferiDg certain
exclusive rights and privileges to the same
Tor period OF twenty-five years.
beg leave to report uniavorabIy on tho
same, for the reason that, by virtue Of said
act exclusive powers aud privileges would be
conferred on said Company-the same being,
~ the opinion Of your committee against
general public policy.
Wherefore your committee respectfully re-
commend the Indefinite postponement of the
o. DELAHOUSSAYE in.
| For the Committee.
Mr.. Harding by unanimous consent. sub
mitted at tfis time the following minority re-
port on the Committee on the Judiciary:
Rooms COMMITTEES ON THE JUDICIARY
i New Orleans. Jan airy 90 1879.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
| the Senate:
! ] beg leave to submit this minority report
on Senate bill No. 90 and the accompanying
| substitute for the same, giving the justices of
the peace In the parish of Orleans concurrent
Jurisdiction In all civil matters throughout
| said parish
am satisfied that the interests Of litigants
and the bar demand that said courts should
| have concurrent Jurisdiction in all civil mat
tiers throughout the parish of Orleans. and
the adoption of the minority report would
render litigation more convenient and less
/ expensive.
therefore recommend the adoption of the
minority report
J. M. HARDING.
/ INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to introduce, with
out previous notice this following emit
tied bills, which were read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended as to
each bill. and IL was read a second time and
referred, as follows:
| by Mr.. kanner
Senate bill No. 1913, entitled
IAN act to provide for and control tax
levles, debts and expenditures of the parish
! OF Ascension, to prescribe the qualifications
Of police jurors, and their appointment and
rem4val In certain cases, to grant certain
powers to the creditors and taxpayers jointly
in relation to the debts of the parish. and
ceetan other powers 70 the taxpayers over
the expenditures, contracts. suits and admin
istration Of the parish and to authorze the
police jury TO fix fees and allowances payable
by the parish: TO levy special taxes on the
request Of the taxpayers; and In relation to
the repeal Of this act
TO the Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs.
By Mr.. Wells
Senate bill No. 1o4. entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact An act for
the relief OF Charles II. Walker of st. Mary.
authorizing and directing the State Auditor
to issue a bond for one thousand dollars In
lieu Of one lost by fire, approved June 3, 1873"
TO the Committee on Claims
BY Mr.. Iacharie-
Senate bill No. i05, entitled
IAN act TO amend and re-enact section 4s3
Of the Revised States Of this State"
To the Committee on the Judiciary
BY Mr.. Harding.
Senate bill No. LOG, entitled
AN act for the relief of J. v Calhoun
TO the Committee on Claims
INTRODUCTION or REVOLUTIONS
Mr. Texada introduced
Senate bill No. 107, u Joint Resolution, rs
follows:
Resotred by the Sennte and House of
Representatives. Of Hf .Stdte Of IouisidH0 IN |
GenerM assembly conUpncd That the State |
government Is fully equal to the discharge of |
the duties, for which governments are organ |
lied, the protection OF life. liberty and prop
efty. That the interference or the general |
government In our internal affairs is reiipc- |
ton upon our civilization, a reproach to re-
publican government, and calculated to en-
gender bitterness and strife by intermeddliDg |
with domestic affairs, which can well be ad-
lusted by the people Interested before the
constituted authorities or the State.
Resofred, Thai copy Of this resolution be
furnished our Senators and Representatives
in the Congress Of the United States to be
presented 10 their respective houses
Which was read the first time.
Mr.. Texada moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended and the resolution read
second time.
Mr.. Stamps demanded the yeas and nays
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden,
Harding, Heron, Kelly. kenner, Merkcl,
Mitchell, Norwood. Perkins, Sandiford, Sean
land, Steven, Stubs, Texada, Wales, Wells.
Williams Zacharie-25.
Nays Messrs. Bryant, Cage, Cahen, Della
houssaye, Ola, Harper, Landry, Stamps, SUIT
ton, Wheeler-10.
Absent Mr.. Richardson.
And the rule was not suspended
The hour of II o'clock H. having arrived
the Senate proceeded In body TO the House
Of Representatives.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint Assembly Of the Senate and OF
the House of Representatives OF Louisiana
was called to order by the Hon. Louis A.
Witt, Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate, who announced that the object OF
the joint session of the General Assembly
was the election Of United States Senator for
the term commencing March 4, 1879
The President directed the Secretary to call
the roll Of the Senate, and 1t appeared the
following named Senators were present:
Messrs. Benners, Bowden, Ellis, Fontenot.
Garland, kenner, Mitchell, Norwood Sandi-
ford, Texada, Wales, Williams, Zacharie-13
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Bryant, Cage, Ca
hen, DeBouchel, Dclahoussaye. Ducros, ella,
Harding, Harper, Heron, Kelly, Landry,
Merkel, Perkins, Richardson, Scanland,
Stamps, Steven, Stubs, Sutton, Wells,
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