The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-07
Mr.. Lagan offered the following amend

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parishes of which the New canal Is the outlet,
whose duty 1t shall be to make appointments
OF the several off eers required Ia Its proper
management, and such details as may be I'M
posed by the General Assembly.
| The amendment was laid upon the table.
Mr. Robertson offered the following amend
ment:
The depth of water In the canal shall be
maintained at at least eight feet low tide
level, and the bar at its mouth kept dredged
to that depth. The repairs to the canal and
appurtenances shall be made under the direc-
ton OF the Board OF State Engineers. and by
order of the Governor; all such works to be
paid for out OF the revenues OF the canal and
appurtenances, and a sufficient amount Of
said revenues ara hereby appropriated to
maintain this depth and keep said canal,
shell road and appurtenances In good condi-
| ton.
The amendment was laid upon the table.
| Mr.. Benham offered the following amend
ment: .|nr
Add the words:
"Provided that no contract shall be made
| or Indebtedness incurred by the State for re-
pairs or improvements on said canal until
there is money in the State treasury from the
net revenues OF said canal to pay for the
same, and no Indebtedness shall be incurred
by the State In excess OF the revenues Of said
works"
The amendment was laid upon the table.
Mr. OFT offered the following amendment:
The tolls on the shellroad shall not ex-
coed five cents for every single animal, ten
cents for a one-horse vehicle, and twenty cents
for every double team.
The amendment was laid upon the table by
rising vote Of 68 yeas to SO nays.
Mr.. Sutherlin offered the following amend
ment: ~. 81
Add at the end OF article the following:
sProvided, that he expenses Of improving
and maintaining said canal, Bhell-road and
appurtenances. including the wages and sal
aries OF employees, shall be paid out Of the
revenues thereof, and not otherwise"
On the amendment Mr.. Ogden called for the
previous question, which was seconded, and,
by rising vote OF rs yeas to 8 nays, the
amendment was adopted.
| On motion Of Mr.. Thompson the vote by
which the amendment last offered by Mr..
Robertson was laid upon the table was recon-
sidered.
Mr.. Thompson offered the following as a
substitute for said amendment:
Add the words, "The depth of water In the
canal, basin and on the bar at the mouth shall
be kept at the depth of at least eight feet"
The substitute was accepted by Mr.. Rob
ertson and was adopted.
The substitute was adopted as amended,
becoming
Ordinance No. 406,
Concerning the New Basin canal and
shellroad."
The resolution accompanying the report of
the committee was taken up and read as fol-
lows:
Resoived, That the Attorney General be and
is hereby requested to institute judicial pro-
ceedings against the lessee OF the New basin
canal and appurtenances for the collection 81
the rent thereof now due the State, and for
possession OF the property and forfeiture Of
| The lease.
On secondiDg the call for the previous q,les-
ton the yeas and nays were called for, and
the call was seconded.
It was moved that the second for the call
for yeas and nays be reconsidered.
The metien to reconsider WAS carried by q
rising vote Of SO yeas TO 80 nays. @#
The yeas and nays were again called for
and seconded by twenty-five members, the
call resulting as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Baskin, Bienvenu, Bolton,
Brean, BTidger, Burton, Byrne, Carey, Colvin,
Cunningham, Davidson OF Claiborne, David
son OF Iberville, Davis. billiard, Edwards,
Henry Of Cameron, Heron, Jastremsh, Kel-
", Kemp, Kennedy, Kidd, KIrkman, Kno-
block, Lagan, Lott, Luckett Marshall, Mat
thews, Millard, Moreland, Moore Of La
GeGeas M N o e 81 Iaad y6e mecG Pneh
back, Ponder, Reid, Richardson, Rivet, Rob-
ertsOn, Self, Semmes, Smith OF jackson,
Stewart, Stille, Stone, Stringfellow, Thomp-
son, Todd. Vance, Watkins, Webb, Williams
of Grant, Young OF Concordia, Young Of East
Baton Rouge-66.
Nays-Messrs Allan, Babcock, Benham,
Blanchard, Bobie, Bourgeois, Breaux. Brian,
Bulow. Caffrey, Cahen, Chaffe, Chiapella,
oG Estopna Ravfo
Gardner, George, Grimes, Gueringer, Ha-
ward, Hough, Howell, Jenkins, Kernochan,
Lanaux, Land, Leake, LeGardeur, Jr.. Long,
Lyons Mqpa aahy Vogue Olivier Pardee
st. Mary, Stamps. Steele, Stevenson, Stro-
yich, sutherlin, White. Williams OF Terre-
Absent :Messrs. Bell, Bulger, Easterly,
King, Landry. LOAN, Marks, Mentz, Stage,
Warmoth, Wells-i4.
And the main question was ordered as fol-
lows:
"Shall the resolution be adopted 2" 5.5
On which motion the yeas and nays were
called for, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Babeock, Baskin,
Blanchard, Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois, Breen,
Dlu6CAe Olldu. DuIOW, DuTGOu, DyEUts Gdueu,
Carey, Chaffe, Colyin, Cunningham, Daven-
port, Davidson OF Claiborne, Davidson Of her
vile, Davis, Dickerson, billiard, Edwards,
Elan, Faux, Forman. Gardner, George Gil
rard, Gia, Covers, Gueringer, Harvard, Henry
OF Cameron, Henry Of Natehitoches, Heron,
Hough, yastremski, Jenkins, Kemp, Kennedy,
Kidd, Kirkman, Knoblock, Land, Leake,
Loan, Long, Lott, Luckett, Lyons, Marshall,
Matthews, Willard, Moreland, Moore OF La
fourche, Moore Of st. Landry, Mcconnell,
McGloin, Noguez, Mutt, Ogden, Parlange,
Phelps, Pinchback, Poche, Ponder, Reid, Ri
semmes, Simon, Smith Of jackson, Smith Of
st. Mary, Steele, Stewart, StiIle, Stone, String
fellow, Stroyich, Sutherlin, Thompson, Todd,
Vance, Watkins, Webb, Wells, Williams OF
cordia, Young Of East Baton Rouge-96.
Nays-Messrs. Benham, Breaux, Chiapella,
Claiborne, Collins, Demas, Denis. Estopinal,
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