The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29
NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY JANUARY 90 1879

nance Of a railroad between New Orleans,
La, and the state Of Texas, and between
New Orleans, North Louisiana and Arkansas !;
to declare and define the powers and liabili-
ties Of said company; to grant the right Of
way for the construction OF the road; to ali-
thorize the appropriation Of, lands.'" etc.
The bill was read, and under suspen-
sion of the rules placed on its second reading
Under further suspension Of the rules, the
bill was read third time and passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Hill moved to reconsider the vote on
the final pasnage Of this bill, and on his own
motion the motion to reconsider was laid on
the table.
| NOTICES OF BILLS.
| Mr.. Detlege gave notice that he would, ct
some future day, introduce
"An act to amend and re-enaet section 20
Of act No. 101, approved April 30, 1877, en-
titled An act to repeal act No 1866, approved
July "a, 1874" etc.
| SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order Of the day being
House bill No. 90,
"An act to repeal act No. 5 OF the extra SEES
sion Of 1878; to create Board of State En-
gineers; to define their powers and duties: TO
levy a tax Of one mill for levee and public Inn
provement purposes; to divide the State into
levee districts; to provide for the appoint
ment of Boards OF Levee Commissioners
therefor, and to prescribe their duties and
powers; to authorize the imposition Of q dis
trict levee tax, not to exceed five mills on real
estate and taxable property; to vest the con-
troll OF levees and completed public works
throughout the State In police juries. and to
impose certain duties on the Governor OF the
State,'
| Was taken up on Its second reading, on the
favorable report OF the Committee on Lands
and Levees.
! The amendments recommended by the
committee January 81 having been previously
adopted,
| On the motion OF Mr.. Cordill the fourth sec
ton was amended by adding at the end there
OF the words 'for levee taxes"
Section 5, on his further motion, was
amended by adding at the end thereof the
words, s'for Ievee taxes"
Section 6 was so amended as to read as fol-
lows:
Be II further enacted, etc, That In order to
provide for the. works herein contemplated
and contracted for under act No. 5. extra SEES
sion OF 1878, the Auditor Is hereby directed to
| levy upon the assessment rolls OF 1873 and
annually thereafter a tax Of one mill Of
oil taxable property OF the State for levee
purposes, the same to constitute and be
known as the general engineer fund. and
to be collected In the same manner as Ia
provided for the collection Of other taxes for
the State, 1t being the intention OF this act
| that the only general tax levied or collected
shall be the one-mill tax already levied In the
general revenue or other laws.
On motion Of Mr.. Bridger, the seventh Sec
ton was amended In line % of the printed
bill by inserting after the word est. James,"
the following words, viz: Part OF East
Baton Rouge, part Of Iberville, part of Assem-
sion, and part OF st. James"
| On the motion OF Mr.. Cordill, section was
further amended by striking out all from the
word "Coneordia," In line Sc, down to the
word provided" In lines 67 and SO, and by
inserting after the word Grant, In line 60.
the words "Rapides, Ouachita, West Carroll,
Moreh ouse, Caldwell, Catahoula, Richland
and Franklin"
| On the motion Of Mr.. Bllieu section IL
was stricken out. section 10 becoming sec
tlon IL.
| On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons, section was
amended by striking out In line es the word
fourth" and inserting In lieu thereof the
word fifth"
Section was amended by inserting In the
last line, after the word district" the words
''in which it WIS raised"
In section 10, becoming section H. the pro-
vIso at the end OF the section was amended
to reed as follows:
Provided, That nothing In this act shall be
construed to suspend the collection or pay
mert OF any taxes heretofore directed to be
| levied under the provisions OF act No. s, OF
the extra session OF 1873, approved March 26,
| 1878.
On the motion Of Mr.. CordIll, the bill was
considered as engrossed.
The rules were suspended.
The bill was read third time and passed
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Cordill moved to reconsider the vote
just taken on the final passage of the bill,
and on his own motion the motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table.
Mr.. Brent offered the following resolution :
| Ordered by the House, That Immediately
after reading and approving the journal after
tomorrow morning, it will proceed to con-
that all special orders for that day be post
poned and made good for the next day there
| after.
Ordered further. That in considering the
general calendar no member shall speak
on a bill more than once. and then not ex-
ceeding five minutes except he be a member
OF the committee which reported npon the
bill, or be In charge or the mover of the same.
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons, by rising
vote of 4s yeas to - nays, the resolution was
laid on the table, subject to call.
On the motion of Mr. Brent the resolution
was subsequently taken up, and under sus-
pension OF the rules, by q rising vote of 80
yeas to 10 nays, the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Jeffries moved that the special order of
the day be postponed ten minutes.
Mr.. Demas moved to amend the motion to
postpone by inserting thirty minutes instead
OF ten minutes, which was carried.
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