The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24


hspresentaiiye Potts. chairman Of the Com
m nes S Sn kMa M re- reported iav9raby q
New Orleans aud Texas Railroad, reducing ii.
assessment thereon etc. The report was adopt
ell and the bill placed on the calendar,
Repr sentative MeEroy. chairman of the
COMMITTEES on Public Printing reported favor.
ably on House bill No. 49,, An act relative tc
State, snd to the public printing; to regulate
and define the prices Of public printing to IRE
scribe the menner In which the sams shall be
done. etc. The bill was ordered to be- printed
calendared aud made the special order Tor Mon.
day. at o'clock.
lepresentative Pore. chairman of The Com
mitee on Appropriations. reported favorably
on House BIZ No. o. An act providing Tor the
payment Of the judgment rendered by the six, h
STATE II C1af pa r. OF oeTns egnft the
suit No. 1921 $ favofably by substitute on House
bill No. 1876. An act making appropriation to
aud necessary expenses Of State tax asss 2
| Tor the city OF New Orleans" The report was
adopted. and the bills placed on the calendar.
BILLS ON THE CALENDAR.
House bill No. ts, the amendment to the game
law, was iaRen up On motion to recomuit
to the Committee on. Parocha Affairs the yeas
and nays were called. Yeas 40; nays 49, and the
| The general appropriation bill was made the
| special order for 1880 on Saturday.
House bill No. 1b4. the deficiency approptia-
lion nli, was made the special order for satur-
Represeniatiye HILL chairman Of the Special
b no On Ply Aiahi i eported fay9raby
yiding for the appointment Of tax collector OF
the Fifth District Of New Orleans. 'L
linauent taxpayers,"d reported ,unfavorably BY
the COMMITTEES on Ways and Means. was taken
up. After discussion the further consideration
of the bill was postponed until Wednesday
next.
House bill No. .. AN act relative to notaries
public was taken up. After discussion the
Hpua M 4
House bill No. 81. An act to Incorporate Pro-
teGt to- Fire Company No A. ya , taken no The
enggrossed and then passed Its Anal reading.
House bill No. 20. An act to abolish the Office
81 public administra OF, Of the parish OF Or.
leans, was taken up and placed at the foot of
House bill No, "a. An act to increase the ju.
OF ooneordia Indefinitely postponed 3D. 'ai ASH
civil jurlsdicion Of justices Of the peace Ia the
House bill No 49, An act to authorize the |
parish Of Iberia to levy o special tax Tor the |
purpose OF building parish COURTHOUSE aud
JAIL. The bill went over az unfinished bust |
ness. to be taken up the first thing tomorrow
House bill No. 49,, An act to authorize +. A.
Flanagan to sue the State" The rules were |
suspended and the bill passed its several read
House bill No. 81, An act to amend the act OF
1878, apporioning the State into representative
districts" was taken up and further referred 10
Tue OOmtnIUGe on the judiciary.
House bill No. 80, An act donating certain
lands to the Red River and Mississippi Railroad
Company" ETC., was taken up. The rules were
suspended and the bill passed Its several read
ings.
THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. ~, known as the New Orleans
Pacific Railroad blu. was taken up.
motion to strike out the enaeting clause. for he
purpose. OF allowing the friends OF the bill to
Representative Brent moved to amend In
order to give the State the preferences over ali
other liens. The amendments were accepted
by Representative Potts.
Ia message was received from the Senate an
Representative Demas moved that the further
consideration of the special order be post pom d
and that the bill and amendments be printed |
Representative Warmoth opposed the motion
He was surprised to see that the opposition to
L cane from gentlemen who lived along the
line Of railroads built by the state. He believed
the bill should pass. He favored 1t because we
desired railroad connection with Texas. and
iDt o y n bs s9
of lending the credit OF the State to hat amount
:, Representative Biilieu for one was willing
he was opposed at this time to lending the
credit OF the state la Its impoverished condition
{, h3, this or any other road His opposition to the
The Morgan road. He did not represent that
interest on this q ,or. Herepresented the Views
|
should vote against the pending bill.
Representative Jenkins hoped that vote
would w be taken n on the measure at this time.
were In favor of the bill. He knew that the en-
Ire people Of Northwest Louisiana favored it.
heir views when be favored the Bill. '-'''i'0
aRepresentative Liddell did not oppose the
bill because he lived on the line of the North {
$ ate aid to that road when 1t gas granted, and
was sorry now that that aid had been granted. {
1t had only involved the state In debt. He was {
bill! at nother time. But he believed that the :
bill should not be passed before the convention
met. and should oppose 1t now.
Representatives Hay and Martin of Clai.
borne, opposed the bill at some length.
REPRESENTATIVE Martin, of st. Landry. was
r, ads because they brought wealth and inteli-
yence. and destroyed hunting privileges and
q build up the State and 1t was to the interest
Of the people that Loui sana should remain
poor. u is UNNECESSARY to say that Rspres emit
'or It,
Representative Walton supported the bill
:, representative kyland was opposed on prin-
ions. He was not to be distracted from this
position by, the argument that the State would
more debt and more taxation. and would not
agree to pledge the cred 1T Of the state to n cor
,oration that was already In debt. This WIS n
ldopt it. ~
Ia message from the Governor was received
announcing that he had approved House bills
Nos. so and III |
Representative. Lyons said he opposed the
' ',,s Of the New Orleans Pacific Railroad
.lli In the last session for reasons that at that
ime appeared to him sufficient He opposed
now for similar reasons. He opposed It ON |
'q,1 grounds. He also opposed the
I'LL Tor business reasons, and argued at length
2 show that the inevitable result of the bill.
hould II Dass, would be to plunge the State
urther into debt and increase the rate Of taxa I
ION Wherever State aid had bsen granted. In
ne East. west and South. the States had been |
compelled eventually to pay the bonds issued
or that purpose. II he believed that the Bill
would accomplish the object proposed, how.
yer. he might vote for 1t, but he did not believe
hat the road could be built with the State aid
promised In the bill and should vote against il.
SO. nays Is.
me question then required on the motion
POSTPONE and print and on that the yeas and
lays were called-yeas 49, nays 80.
A motion to reconsider the vote lust taken |
vas tabled. and the further consideration Of
cd r,rtEt , d,