The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22

the government OF tho city Of New Orleans. and
Du snd sn G e e. Da y
the funds ia the city treasury"
| The report was adopted ana the Oils placed
| on the calendar.
| INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
| BY Representative Pope: An act to authorize
the lessees OF the State penitentiary to anticl-
| pate the payments Of amounts now owing Tor
ess Of inc Re on
BY Representative Demas: An act for the re-
| lief OF the New Orleans and Texas Railroad,
and referred to the COMMITTEES on Railroads.
BY Representative Gearey: An net for the re-
lief Of delinquent taxpayers. remlttng penal
Gambler /. 1879. Read twice and referred to the
| Committee on Ways and Means.
| BY Representative. Blenvenu; An, act pro.
marriages in the parish of Orleans; Read twice
and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Representative Brent: An act for the better
protection of life by the use OF telegraph lines
In connection with railroads In Louisiana
Read twice and referred to the Committee on
By Representative Hill: An act for the relief
of the esta Of l.. @. Maclln. Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Claims.
BY Representative Brown of jefferson: An act
to repeal certain sections OF the acts relating to
the Slaughter House Company, In 80 far as the
parish OF Jefferson is affected thereby Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Paro-
After considerable discussion and number
of motions that the special order. the
THE NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL,
be postponed, the bill was taken up.
ReHresenShve Lyons moved that the enact
Representative Lyons yielded the floor for dis
cussion Of the bill.
Representative Billeu opposed the bill. He
Thought. as he contended one year ago. that the
bill. Ii passed. would create q debt and was
therefore. unconstitutional. It was claimed
y was not sonfns.bt Sst wa1d
fall upon the State. In his opinion. and increase
the debt and the rate Of taxation. The State Is
too poor to be charged with any additional lia-
"a message was received from the Governor
submitting the annual report of the State Au-
ditor.l
Representative Billieu, resuming. said that as
long IS he was member OF the Legislature he
should raise his voice against any policy detri-
The adoption Of this bill would be hurtful to
that party. The State was unable to pay Its Off.
GERS. va ues had decreased the desol4ting pres
ence OF a great epidemi c had depleted the
pockets Of the people. and yet in this condition
iiabiii les He believed that the road would Eif be
section, bit he did not think the Stats should
be taxed to build 1t. 1t was in the teeth OF the
constitution and the constitutional convention
"a message was received from the Senate an
nounciDg the passage OF certain bills.
Representative PUttS was surprised at the |
opposition OF the gentleman from Lafourcne |
and the Ouachita section. No man living with
In fifty miles OF the Mississippi river and who |
was protected by leyees. to which the hill par |
shes contributed In the way OF taxes, should |
oppose It. Nor should the bill be opposed by |
gentlemen from other sections of the State 1t |
would increase the taxable property OF the State |
100 O0o 900. II was not proposed to tax the State
Dy this bill. 1t was only proposed that the |
State should lend its credit to the road protect.
I'D by ample security Texas beef to- day sold In |
Chicago for three cents a pound l. SO than IL |
lid in New Orl, ans Gentlemen had said on
his floor two years ago. that st. Louis wonld |
never receive 100 900 bales of cotton. This
rear that city had received already 100000 bales
While other cities were being built up New Or
cans was going down. It's warehouses; and |
vharves were empty. Its business with Texas
vas disappearing. Its hope and salvation were
n the passage of this bill and tn building OF the
'oad. How any city member could oppose 1t
vas incomprehensible to him. He regretted to
zee the question OF politics interjected into this
question. As for him. he was a Democrat, and
Is a Democrat he favored the pending bill He
believed 1t was for the best interests OF the
,tate that the bill should pass. 1t would bring
prosperity again to the city and State and even
the State lost every dollar OF the guarantee, 1t
would pay, and pay we'll. IN the course of a very
ew years. But the State would lose nothing. The
uccess Of the road was certain and its speedy
ompletion could only bring benefit to the entire
'enple OF Louisiana.
Pending further consideration OF the bill the
House then. at is O'Clock. adjourned until this
lorning at $780,