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


further consideration of said bill.
Respectfully submitted,
Mr. Gubernator asked and obtained leave Il
withdraw House bill No. las Of the session o
1878.
Mr.. Lott, chairman, on behalf OF the select
committee, submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives:
am instructed by the committee to whom
was referred the bill,
IAN act entitled An act to form a compact
with the State of Arkansas, subject to the
approval OF the United States Congress- fol
the purpose Of forming levee district, etc.
To report favorably, with the request that
the bill be referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Lands and Levees.
H. 4. LOTT. Chairman
Mr.. Walton, chairman, on behalf OF the
Committee on Private Land Claims, sub
mitted the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives.:
Your committee to whom was referred
House bill No. 1874, entitled
Gan act to readjust the State Land Office,
Beg leave to report favorably, with amend
ments GEO. s. WALTON,
Chairman Committee on Public and Private
Land Claims.
Mr.. Potts, chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mitteee on Railroads, reported as follows:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS
New Orleans, January 20. 1879.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
The Committee on Railroads, to whom was
Act No. 30, entitled
San act donating certain lands to tho Red
River and Mississippi Railroad Company
and declaring the forfeiture Of said lands by
the vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail
Report favorably on said bill, and the chair
man instructed to 30 inform this honorable
House. S. M. POTTS,
Chairman Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Pope. chairman on behalf Of the Com.
mittee on Appropriations, submitted the fol-
lowing request:
Rooms COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS
New Orleans January 20. 1879.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF REPRESENTATIVES:
The undersigned members of your Com
mittee on Appropriations, having been ex.
eused on Friday, January II, from attending
the House during Saturday. January IS,
that they might more speedily prepare the
annual appropriation bill and submit the
same to. your honorable body, do now beg
1903 recorded as follows: Eyes"
r. HASAM, JR.
J. M. ROBINSON,
A. w. POPE,
j. M. JONES,
H. nj. SCOTT,
j. III. HAY.
The request was granted, and the names
were recorded in the affirmative
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named members In accord
dance with previous notice given, or by con-
sent of the House without previous notice,
introduced the following entitled bills, which
were severally read, placed upon the calendar
OF the House, and under suspension Of the
rules passed to their second reading 'and
referred to committees respectively, as fol-
lows
BY Mr.. Murrell-
House bill No 1885,
IAN act granting ferry privileges across the
Mississippi river from the town of Delta,
Madison parish, to vieksburg, Mississippi, to
Hugh r. Lucas, A. @. Gibson, Geo. G. Wad-
dill. A. w. Crandall, M. J. Bobe, Thos G. Bed
ford, A. ID. Mattingly and Thomas Rigby,
and their successors and assigns"
To the Committee on Corporations.
BY Mr.. Hart
House bill No 1885,
can act to provide for the manner OF re-
deeming outstanding drainage warrants, and
to provide for the manner OF disposing OF
uncollected drainage assessments"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Brent
III NJ