The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
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tho Governor of tho State Of Louisiana 20
cmplny counsel To assert the rights 81 tho
state 10 lands donated to tho State ny the
Federal government. or to recover tho Va'"e
pY aajH lands In money or scrip. .
B. Strike out tho enaoting CLAUSE" ann ,',aa't
sBe It enacted by tho General Assembly, VI
tho State Of Louisiana 49,,
.. In limo II strike bnt .aIor" .s,., III ' ~
after .Innda." In limo ~, insert aitnal'n ~
tho state 81 Louisiana md donated by GOV
crai nets of Gongreas TO the Sthte TOT d'Vsis
plrposes. some VI which have pne'l naeRniy
iisposed ~ NY tho Federal govNrnn'NhI, ~
other portions sn"9ya a,, . or ' rcectei
IL the T"dnrai government md the approval
10 the State refused ,,, ~,
strike out their" In ,'ns H. ana . .nsau. 1n
recoyar M ~, na a" ' ",s anl t anda.'
-" ~ III iinna IA and ~ strike out Joint sesolu-
ton" and insert hos.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson tho tirHt
nmn,dmen, proposed ~ tho conm,ttoo WINS
adopted.
,rho SECOND amendment was road
M Richardson offered the following as
aubstttute for tho aeoond amendment pro
posed by the committee:
strike out III lines 1, n = and four W tho
word ..that." and insert In lieu thereof tho
words. "le II enacted by tho General Asse1n-
bly, Of tho state 81 Louisiana.
Tho substitute was agreed 10.
Tho third amendment was road and
adopted.
Tho fourth amendment was read and
adopted.
Tho Ilth amendment was road and
adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Walton tho blu was
passed ~ its thlrt, reading.
House biIl No. 1b4,
An act 10 prohibit the disoharging OF any
ballast. gravel or other material suitable tor
or used for filling or grading purposes into
the Mississippi river OF tributaries thereof.
except In certain oaanH, mud liking ponaltios
for violation ol tho same.
Was taken w. tho COMMITTEES on City OF
New Orlanna having reported tho Same favor
ably. with the following amendmonts:
In lines ~ and ~, strike out the words "ono
hundred" aud insert IN lou thereof tho word
"tcn."
In line 2b, strike out the words 1.-TWO hun
dred," aud Insert In lieu thereof tho words
'ono hundred"
and Insert tho words "ten days" In lou there
In line ~ strike out tho words 1.-TWO months
and insert In lieu Thereon tho words thirty
days"
un 1lOLlOn W uAIIlb tIiS
proposed Ivy tho committee waro adopted.
On motion Of MIR. Harris tho bill was or
derch to its third reading
REPORT oP UoMMITTEE.
Mr.. Walton, chairman Of the Committee on
Agriculture and Gommorce. obtained mnanl-
nous consent To submit AZ this time tho fol
lowing report:
To the President and Members Of tho Senate
Your Committee on Agriculture. Commerce.
etc. to whom waa referred
House bill No. ~, entitled
An net to create u bureau ~ AAriCulture.
10 define ita obieOta. etc.
Hey LEAVE TO report thnt they have had tho
same under careful consideration, and while
the COMMITTEES were unanimous IN tho opinion
that this wAa measure OF vast Importance
to the State, yet felt u to be their duty TO
eliminate from the bill many features thought
to ~ unnecessary. Ut least for tho present.
Your committee recognized tho fact that Tho
most serious opposition to- this meaa,lro comes
from those who are alive 10 tho true tntereats
III the state, but who believe tho timo has not
vet arrived when the State can afford To OK
pend tho amount oil money necessary 70 carry
tho objects of this bill into successful opera
Hon IN Difference 10 those views, II was do
o,dej to reduce tho amount OF the RpprOpria-
fion from ton thousand to six thousand five
hundred dollars, and tho expense 81 tho
Office from twenty-four hundred tS3aoO dol-
(St500 dollars. thus leaving five thousand
tS5uun dollars. after paying salary 81 VIM com
missioner, to 10 naed Tor eollOctliR sLhListl.H
printing and tho FREQ distribution OF tho III
formation thus Khinou, when was thought 70
M aufIlrient for the present, leaving W tho
wisdom Of future Legislation ana experiences
I'm tho Office to more fully develop tho measure
thus ina,auiated. Having decided 70 reduce
the amount VI tho appropriation. y became
necessary TO reduce tho amount OF cxpendi-
tures. and for that purpose havo atrnck from
the bin those sections requiring tho commis.
sioner tn purchase II chemical apparatus and
for employing geological ana eileinlst 10
assist him In hls duties. Tor with THESE eX-
nansap. salary III tho commission and Glerk,
very nearly two-thirtia ot tho ton Thousand
dollars would have boon consumed with no
beneficial results To tho State. II the amend
ments reported by tho committee areadonlNu
mpat IL Tho appropriation must and will to-
used to further tho objects OF the bill Ii waf
alec Thought wiae to include tho Governor
and Secretary Of State ~ members q tnt
'brlreau." for the reRaun that II would Md
weight and give dignity.
AMENDMENTS.
~ II further enacted, etc, That tho Governor
be and he liz hereby authorized 70 appo'nt. WISH
Commissioner of Agriculture for tho stat" q
Louisiana. who, together with the Governor
and Secretary of State. shall constitute q
"Bureau OF Agriculture. when shnli nav,
Europo and other places at their discretion
for tho purpose OF encouraging and directing
Immigration to this State. to make contracts
with railroad and packet companies AM
other companies and persons. and to perform
such other functions IA AFRO necessary TO 90
cure the ends aimed Mt by this net. That tn
Office of said Commissioner OF Agriculture
shall be- domiciled In the city OF Now Orleans
and room in one OF the public buildings II
the city shall be designated by tho Governor
to be used for such purposes.
Z. Strike out section ).
,. Strike out section down to the ono
Of first paragraph. and insert:
Ben further enacted, ctc, That the salt
Commissioner OF Agriculture shall hold hi
office for the term Of four years. and unit
his successor Ia qualified. unless sooner ~
moved In the manner and as provided TO
other State Offices: he shall take the oath pro
scrihed by law for other State officers, an
shall give bond In the sum OF Two tnousan'
1S2opnS dollars, to be approved by the Gov
ernor, conditioned to faithfully discharge al
the duties required Of him by law. said com
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