The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

| ~" ""iy VI e'o parish vi west Baton Rouge
TO scale, consolidate and bond the indetted-
ness Of said parish"
SPECIAL ORDER
| Consideration was resumed Of
| Senate bill NOT.
| The bill was taken up Under the favorable
report Of the Committee on Railroads. with
the following amendments offered by the
| committee:
No. l. strike out In section / the following
words "And after all liens and privileges
thereon now existing. or which may exist
when said second mortgage herein provided
| for Is executed"
No. Q. Add to section
| Provided that no liens or privileges other
than the said first mortgage bonds Of the
company shall be in exsteuce or nterposed
SO as 10 nave preference over the second
mortgage bonds OF the com pauy in favor or
the State"
No. g. Add as section 2:
BE il further enacted ~tc., That section of
act No. &c. session If 1873 arnruvad
March II, 1873, entitled can act to authorize
the loan Of State bonds to the New Orleans
Pacific Railway Company" ETC. be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows. to Wit.
chat the first Issue Of State bonds under
this act shall be made as soon as the act shall
take effect, but shall be for the sum Of
done on said railway. Thereafter all issues
Of said State bonds shall be at the rate of
1000 per mile, for every section Of ten miles
OF road graded, bridged and metaled. tn be-
shown by the certificate Of the engineer Of the
company and one Of the engineers Of the
state. or If the office of State Engineer no
longer exists, OF o civil engineer detailed by
the Governor. II the said company shall ac-
qnlre any railway on it's line already CON
structed, In whole or In part such acquired
railway when found or put In running order
shall be taken as part Of the railway Of said
company, with reference to which State
bonds shall bs issued under this ACT at the
rate Of $4,000 per mile Of the same whenever
the same shall be certified as aforesaid; Dro-
bMed, that on such acquired road the bonds
of the company In favor Of the State shall
rank only, after the said s5,po0, 900 Of first
mortgage bonds, and that no other mortgage
lleD,. Or privilege Of any kind whatsoever,
shall have preference over the bonds Of the
company in favor Of the State"
SEC. 8. BE IL further enacted, etc.. That this
act shall take effect from and after its pas-
sage
No. T. Add to the title Of the bill, in first
line, after the word and figure two o." the
words "and section four"
The first and second amendments offered by
the committee were adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Harding, the vote was re-
considered, by which the second amen Imeut
was adopted
Mr.. Harding offered the following amend
ment to the second amendment offered by the
committees.
Insert before the amendment the words,
"The said railway company shall furnish the
Governor with all necessary certificates OF
registration, and any other evidence he may
demand, to show what liens and privileges, in
addition 10 the first mortgage bonds, If any,
rest upon the property Of said railway com
pany. and said second mortgage bonds shall
not be issued II any lien or privilege rest upon
the property of said company"
Mr.. Harding demanded the yeas and nays
on his amendment
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Benners, Bowden. Bryant,
Cage, CaheD, Delahoussaye, Ducros. Fonte-
not, Garland, ella, Harding, Harper HERON,
MerkeI, Perkins, Richardson, Stamps, Steven.
Stubs, SuttOn-2O.
Nays Messrs Breaux, Ellis Kelly, Kenner,
Mitchell, Norwood, Sandiford, ScaDand,
Texada, Wales, Wells, Wheeler, Williams,
Zacharie-14.
Absent Messrs. DeBouche Landry-2.
And the amendment to the amendment was
adopted.
The amendment was adopted as amended.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On call Of Mr.. Wheeler the Senate went
into executive session at O'Clock .. m.
Executive session was raised at Q IS o'clock
p. m, and on call Of the roll the following
Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux Benners, Bowden, Bryant,
Cage, Cahen, DeBouchel, Delahoussaye,
Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland, Ola, Hard
Merkel, Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins, Rich
ardsOn, Sandiford, Scanland, Stamps. Steven,
Stubbs, sutton, Texada, WALES, Wells,
Williams, Wheeler, Iaeharie-36.
Consideration was resumed Of
Senate bin No. 6,
The pending question being the third
amendment offered by the committee,
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Kenner moved that the bill be taken az
engrossed and passed to its third reading.
Mr.. Garland demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breauz, Heron, Kelly, Ken
ner, Mitchell, Sandiford, Scanland Texada,
Wales, Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Zach
arie-13.
Nays-Messrs. Bennerg. Bowden. BRYANT.
Cage, Cahen, DeBouchel, Delahoussaye, Du-
eros, Ellis, fontenOt, Garland, Ola, Harding,
Harper, MerkeI, Norwood, Perkins, Richard
son, Stamps, Steven, Stnbbs, Sutton-22.
Absent-Mr. Landry.
huu lie uOLiOh 10 engrO53 was lO9C.
MIR. Bowden moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and moved to lay that motion on
the table.
Mr.. Garland demanded the yeas and nays
and the roll being called resulted as follows
Yeas Messrs. Benners, Bovden, DeBot
chel, Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland, Hart
ing, Norwood, Perkins, Richardson, Steve
SuttOn-13
Nays Messrs. Breaux, Bryant, Cage, c
hen,, Gia, Harper, Kelly, Kenner, Land
Merkel, Mitchell, Sandiford, Scanla
Stamps, Stubbs, Texada, Wales, W.
Wheeler, Williams, Zacharie-21.
Absent-Messrs. Delahoussaye, HERR
And the motion to lay On the table va
Mr. Merkel moved that the Senate q
until tomorrow at IL 30 O'Clock a. m.
Mr.. Bowden demanded the yeas an
The roll being called resulted as foI
Yeaa-Meaars BFeaUX, BennerS,