The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-07-15
THE RESULT.
What Was Done During
the Late Session.
Captions Of the Acts Passed BIZ
tRAe Legislature and APPROX.
ed by EE1e Governor.

4 by both houses during the session Just
closed, which have received the gov
ernor's approval and have become laws:
| No. j. Concurrent resolution. Be it
resolved, the senate eoncuwing, that a
\ joint committee of five from the house
and three from the senate be appointed
| from the standing committees on
! charitable institutions) to visit the va
rious charitable institutions, and re-
port their condition, wants, etc
No. 2. joint resolution. Whereas,
the recent disastrous floods in the Mis-
sisSippi Valley have demonstrated the
inability of the citizens of Louisiana,
and the authorities thereof, to prevent
such disasters in the future;
Therefore, we, the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, convened,
and representing the people thereof,
do most respectfully memorialize the
Congress of the United States, and
represent
That the said river is great national
highway, washing the shores of ten
states and carrying off in whole or in
part the waters of ten others, besides
numerous territories, embracing vast
extent of country, reaching from the
AlIeghanies on the east to the Rocky
mountains on the west, and from the
shores of the lakes on the north to the
shores of the Gulf on the south, form
ing a stream which, for the rastness of
its waters, is unequaled upon the face
of the globe, and the magnitude Of
whose values for commercial uses TO
the people of the entire Union is be-
yord all calculation.
We further represent, That this great
inland sea is the property of the ma
tion; that it is beyond the power Of
any state or states to pass laws to reg
ulabe its commerce or its channel, or
to check, control, or turn aside its
waters and that the right of eminent
domain over all these matters exists
only in the government Of the states.
We further represent, That the wa
ters of the many great rivers forming
the Mississippi pass in one united
stream through the territory Of this
state, rendering it peculiarly liable to
inundation, thereby endangeriug the
lives of many Of its citizens and the
destruction Of their property, aud that
to-day the fairest portion of our state
lies covered with water and at the
mercy Of recurring floods.
We furthur represent, That the pol
icy Of the State of Louisiana has ever
been to endearor to protect her citi-
zens from the danger of these annual
floods, through a system of leyees, but
that the resources Of the state and her
people are limited aud almost exhaust
ed and the fertile delta of the Missis-
sippi must inevitably become barren
waste unless the helping hand Of the
general government is extended.
We further represent, That this great
river being the exclusive property of |
the nation, the agricultural as well as
the commercial interests thereof ought |
to be recognized and justice as well 1
as an enlightened public policy requires !
the generous aid Of the Federal gov
ernnent to direct and control the
waters of the "father of rivers" to
preyent its encroachment upon, aud |
destruction of the most valuable por-
ton Of our state;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana, the Senate concurring,
That in this the hour of our supreme
peril, and involving as it does the pres
ent and future welfare and prosperity
of our beloved state, we most urgently |
appeal TO the Federal government to
devise such measures as in It's wisdom
may be deemed best to carry into effect
the objects of this memorial. \
Be it further resolved, That the
thanks of the people Of Louisiana are
due, and in their name are hereby ex-
tended to President Arthur, for his re-
cent message to congress upon the sub
jeet of the Mississippi river, and for
the statesmanlike utterances therein
contained.
Be it further resolved, That the
thanks of the people Of Louisiana are
also specially due to Honorable Secre-
tary Of War Robt T. Lincoln, for the
kind and generous spirit shown by |
him to the people Of Louisiana during
the late disaster.
BE il further resolved, That the gov
eruor of the state be and he is hereby |
requested TO transmit at his earliest
a copy Of the foregoing
resolution TO the President of the
United States, and also to the Senate
and House Of Representatives at Wash
ington.
No. 8. Concurrent resolution respect !
ing the assignment of rooms in the
state house: BE if resolved by the
House of Representatives, the Senate
qoueurring, That the governor be and
he is hereby authorized aud requested
10 assign and set apart the rooms 10
the state house to the several depart
nents Of the state government for per
nanent occupation, rooms for legisla-
i've purposes excepted. I
No. 4. An act to authorize wives, at
lhe dissolution for any cause Of the
community, to accept the K
of acqpests and gains IN
Ter the benefit Of inventory ip the
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