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to veterans) approved October 18, 1866,
ad March 16, 1870.
Ssmae bill No. 25, to ineorporate the
lame Share Beding Amsoiation.
CHARLE8 U. MERRITT,
Seeretary of the Senate.
Mr. Davidson, of iringston, moved
that Senate bills be taken up and conid
ered in their regular order as they appear
on the calendar.
Carried.
Senate bill No. 211, an act entitled an
act to authorize the Governor of the
State of Louisiana to grant leave of ab
sence to State and parish oficers, was
read.
Under a suspension of the constitu
tional rule the bill was read a second
time.
The constitutional rule being further
suspended, it underwent its third reading
and final passage, its title adopted, and
notice of concurrence was ordered to be
seant to the Senate.
Mr. Davidson, of Livingston, moved a
reconsideration of the vote on the final
passage of Senate bill No. 211, and also
moved to lay the motion to reconsider
apoa the table.
Carried.
Senate bill No. 281, an net making an
appropriation to close Kimball's bayou,
in Concordia parish, was read.
The constitional rule being suspended
the bill was read a second time.
The rule by which the bill was com
pelled to be considered in committee of
the whole was dispensed with.
Under a suspension of the constitu
tional rule, the bill was read a third time.
Upon its final passaget0he yeas and
nays were demanded by Messrs. Blunt,
of Natchitoches, and Quinn, of Orleans,
with the following result :
Yeas: Abell, Adolphe, Antoine, Barrett, Bar
row, Belot, Bentley, Bowen, Brewster, Brown.
Buckingham, Burch, Cochran, Crawford, David
son, Davis, Denums, Dewees, Ellis, Faulkner,
Gaddia, Gardner, Garstkamp, W. Harper, John
son, Kearson, Kenner, Kinsella, Ia Saliniere,
Laurent, H. Lott, Lynch, Mahoney, Marie,
Marvin. Matthews, McCarty, Meadows, Mon
cure, Moore, Morphy, Morrs, Murray, Nelson,
Ong, Overton. Riley. Ringgold. Sirtain, Souer.
Stamps, Stanton, Tatman, Toun ir, Verrett,
Washington, of Concordia, W -ne lnd, E. Wil
liams, iH Williams, Wilson, R orrall, Yorke,
Young--6.
Nays: Barker, Bickham, Blunt, Broussard,
Bryan, Butler, Chachere, Darby, Darinsburg,
Durio, Fontelien, P. Harper, Killen, Oplatek,
P'ond. Quinn, Baby, Tureaud, Washington, of
As smption--19.
The bill was finally passed, its title
adopted, and notice of concurrence was
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 209, an act to ratify
and confirm a compromise made between
the city of Shreveport and the assignees
and representatives of the Shreveport
Town Company, in relation to property
in said city known as "the batture prop
erty," and to ratify an ordinance of the
Mayor and trustees.of said city, adopted
January 21, 1871, was read.
The constitutional rule being suspend
ed, the bill was placed upon its second
reading.
Under a further suspension of the con
stitutional rule, the bill underwent its
third reading and final passage, its title
was adopted, and notice of concurrence
was ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Senate bil No. 27, an act to amend
and re-enact, article 573 of the Code of
Practie, was read.
Under a suspension of the constita
tional rule the bill was read a second
time.
The constitutioual rule being further
suspended, the bill w;a placed upon its
third reading and final passage, its title
adopted, and notice of concurrence was
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 33, an act reorganizing
the police juries of this State, prescribing
the number thereof and the mode of
election, and fixing their duties and com
pensation, was read.
Mr. Thompson, of St Tammany, moved
that the constitational rule be suspended
so as to permit the billto pSs to its
semond reading, and being secondad by
Mr. Ellis, of Union, demanded the yeas
and ays thereon with the following re
YTes: Abd, Adoiphe, e~bt, Bentley, Blunt,
Brewater, Brown, Buckiagham, Burch, Btler,
Carr, Crawf.a4 , is, Dewe,
EUItblols dGddi P. PLw, W. Harper,
mp d. uIanea. Is Salimem, H LoMt, J.
IL Lat, Lysb, Marvin, Manskwa, Motny,
Mehiland, Moris, NBsob, Os OpLetak, Over
si a'm , Vaeane, ,ad ah Am, ii amo-.
U ondae urerl  d trmha,
Jt,: he ckar, u w, Neben, tise.n
st iIonl, Crnleu. Dewsby, eDurIe i
The arnd e netd pensdagIt thie
was adopted, and anies of
udrwed te beamatto the 5men
Seaste bill Na 101, am act to meats an
insurance departmaent, was read sad
placed oan th ealendar for its secoind
reading
sentebillNo. 251, an actto release
the damage for the acn-payment of
teaes due previous to the year 1809, and
to authorize warrants tp be received in
payment thereof, was read.
The constitutional rule being suspend
ed the bill .wa placed upon its second
reading.
Under a further suspension of the
constitutional rule, it was placed on its
third reading and final passage, its title
adopted, and notice of concurrence was
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 77, an at in aid of the
New Orleans Academy of Sciences, was
read.
The Constitutional rule being suspend
ed, the bill was read a second time.
The rule by which the bill was com
pelled to be considered in committee of
the whole was dispensed with.
Under a further suspension of the
constitutional rule, the bil was read a
third time and finally passed, its title was
adopted, and notice of concurrence was
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 97, an act to establish
an institution for the instruction of the
blind, and an industrial homae for the
blind, at Baton Rouge, was read.
The constitutional rule was suspend
ed and the bill read a second time.
The constitutional rule being further
suspended, the bill was placed upon its
third reading and final paM agits title
adopted, and notice of concurrence was
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 61, an act to incorpor
ate the Cosmopolitan Bank of New Or
leans, was read.
The constitutional rule was suspended,
and the bill read a second time.
Under a further suspension of the
constitutional rule, it was placed upon its
third reading and final passage, its title
adopted, and notice of concurrence was
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved that the
House resolve itself into a committee of
the whole, to consider bills that have
been referred to it.
Mr. Dewees, of De Soto, moved to lav
that motion upon the table, which wai
lost by a rising vote of 27 yeas to 36
nays.
The House then resolved itself intoa
committee of the whole.
[Mr. Davidson in the chair.]
House bill No. 208, substitute for
House bill No. 17, an act to provide a re
venue, to levy and collect taxes, to grant
and collect licenses, to prescribe certain
penalties and forfeitures, to provide for
the creation and removal of revenue offi
cers, and to define their duties, to punish
certain crimes and misdemeanors, to
create liens and mortgages in favor of
the State in certain eases, to regulate
the manner of the payment of moneys
from the treasury, to prescribe certain
duties of justices of the peace, State and
parish officers, to provide for the collec
tion of back taxes or licenses, and to re
peal all acts inconsistent therewith, was
taken up and considered.
After considering the bill the eommit
tee rose and the Speaker resumed the
chair.
The committee, through its chairman,
reported thatit had considered the bill
and recommend its pasage.
The report was received and accept
ed.
The bill was considered as engros
sed.
The constitutional role being suspend
ed, 'be bill was placed upon its third
reading and final passage, its title was
adopted, and it was ordered to be sent
to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved for a re
consideration of the vote on the final
passage of the bill, and also moved to lay
that motion on the table.
Carried.
[The Speaker resumed the chair.]
By unanimous consent, Mr. Davidson
offered the following resolution, which
was read and adopted under a suspen
sion of the rules :
Ruoled, That the Wu nt a erk be
and he is hereby athorised and i
-treted to pay the hief Clerk, Ai.e
tant Clerk, Minute Clerk, Assistant
Minute Clerks, and Offcial Reporter
each his salary oat of the present appro
The opeial cmmittee c the New
Canal om ay New Orlsas sub
mited the bfbri gpurlt which was
read sad resoded
New Orleame , Febrary SA 1871.
'Tb H~rna ble Speker sad X mbuIn o ta
amime the cimledis o tae New emasa
beg leave to report that they have x
esxmined the canal, and that they have
iamined the anal, nd that ty and
that t.he ema- ,t o time easel im
hih X s
the lake, with proper sad re-ndd depth
of water ; and that of the sixteen basins
dered to be dg by the act ad the Li
isatre of 187, een ae them have been
commenced and dug below the level of
the water in the emaL
They"Ind that the fene on the bank
f the canal. eat to the shel all rod, be
tween the Common street bridge and
Cliborne street, needs repairsin two or
three places, but were informed by the
superintendent that men were now em
ployed in making the necessary repairs
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. W. FAULKNER,
Cbairman.
J. C. MEADOWS,
F. OTTO, Committee.
Mr. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved that
the report be adopted.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved to lay
the motion upon the table.
Carried.
In accordance with a previous notice,
Mr. Dewees, of De Soto, moved a recoi .
sideratioh of the vote whereby the re
solution allowing mileage to the Chap
lains of the Homse was id upon the
table, which was carried by a rising rote
of 86 yeas to 19 nays .
Mr. Deweee, of De Soto, moved that
the resolution be adopted.
Mr. Quinn, of Orleans, moved to lay
the motion to adopt upon the table, upon
which the yeas and nays were demanded
by Meeasr Qtiinn, of Orleans, and Sar
tain, of Carroll, with the following re
sult :
ems: Antoine, Barker, Brewster, Brown,
Gddis, GsrtrampE lilesinula atthew.,
Meadows, May, Quinn. Tbreasd Ulaman,
Wands, Washington of Coaeordia, Yorke,Young
Nays: Abell, Barett, Belot, Bentley, Bick
ham, Blunt, Bowen, Broumrd, B]ckinghm
Butler, Crawford, Davis, Dem, Dewes, Faulk
ner, Gardner, P. Hyper, W. Harpr, Hyazs,
Hyams, Johnson, Kearon, Kenner, I Saliniere,
Laurent, H. Lott, Mahoney, Marvin, McCarty,
McFarland, Moncurse, Moore, Morphy, Morris,
Ong, Oplatek, Overton, Baby, Riley, Binggold,
Sartain, Smith, Stamps, Stanton, Tatman,
Thompson, Tounoir, Verett, Wands, Washing
ton of Assumption, Wilson, Worrall-42.
And the motion to lay on the table
was lost.
The question recurring upon the mo
tion to adopt, the yeas and nays were
demanded by Messrs. Quinn, of Orleans,
and Sartain,of Carroll, with the follow
ing result :
Yeas : Abell, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt,
Bowen, Brewster, Brown, Buckingham, Carr,
Crawford, Darminbur, Dewee. Faulkner, Gard
ner, P. Harper, W. arper, Hyama, Johnson,
Kearson, Kenner, Ia enre, H. Lott, J. B.
Lott, Mahoney, Marvin, McCarty, McFarland,
Moncure, Moaphy. Morris, Ong, Overton, Baby,
Riley, inggold, Sartain, Smith, Stamp., Tat
man, Thompson, Tounoir, Verrett, Washington,
Assumption, Washington of Concordia,
Wbheyland, Wilson, Worrall-47.
Nays: Barker, Brousmard, Bryan, Darby,
Floyd, Fontelieu. Gaddis, Garstkamp, Killen,
Kinsella. Matthews, Meadows, Murray; Oplatek,
Quinn, Soner, Tureaun, Ullman, Yorke-19.
The Committee on Enrollment sub
mitted the following report, which was
received and accepted :
CoxxMrmE o Exnaou.mrr,
New Orleans, March 1, 187L
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives :
Gentlemen-Your Committee on En
rollment beg leave to report the follow
ing entitled bills as duly enrolled :
House bill No. 63, an act to incorpor
ate the Francs-Amis Benevolent Amoia
tion of New Orleans, Louisisn.
House bill No. 244, an act to amend
an act entitled "an act to authorize the
compilation of a new and odicial map of
the State."
House bill No. 451, an act to grant the
aid of the State to the Lafourche and
Terrebonne Drainage and Land Improve
ment Company.
House bill No. 145, an set forthe ar
lief of the perish of Jeaerso, right bank
of the Mississippi river.
House bill No. 198, an act to amend
and re-enact an actentitled "an act to re
gulate the oyster Isheries on the bays
and coasts of the State eof Iaouisiana,
being act No. 18 of the regular semion
of 1870.
Housme bill No. 15, a aet to ineorpor
ate the Boncal Water Power Manufae
turing Company in the parish of Tangi
Respectflly,
r. W. QUINN,
chairm.
Upon motn dof Mr. Tureand, of St
James, the Hoou. adjourned until seven
ad altaif o'dock P. M.
WILLIAM VIGEr,
Chied ckrk
Fulyt-rmh ky-Kviuli hinm.
Homas or Ruxaaumuyuv., 1
Wedneaday, March 1, 1871. 5
The um met prsuant to djoArn
meat.
ilpeaker arter in the chair.
The rn ur ealld sad the Mowing
minhbes amnerd to their n es:
Mea Measorhymma. Muusy Ophtk,
p~& Uehe - brsmta~4FL
a [.Moneer of Mldo in the shair:J
BomA bin No. 281, net to proid
for the payment of the indebtedess
ereated by the leve. eano.moess of
Tensm and of Carroll and Madison on
tracts for levee purposes in psuanee of
law, being the special order for the eve
ning, was taken up, it being oa its third
reading and Anal peassge, whereon the
yeas and nays were demanded by Meser.
Stamp, of Jefferson, and Matthews, of
Tenses,.with the following result:
es: Abe Adolphe, Antoine, Bet, Beat.
lay, Bue, derin Davis. Dmue, Dewmse,
Falkner, GaddL, G p aR e W.
Hader, Hampsed H a .r, . Lot LyInc,
Mres, Main, Mathews`y M rty, orph,
Morri., Maay, Ott, eQula, Riley, l
Sertain, Smith4 soser, TowTir, Uizama, Vet,
W t.., Wheand, . WilY..., WoB, Y i k.
Nays: Baker, Barker, ickhm, Bleat, Bowen,
Brewster, Brousard, Bryan, Buighem, But,
lMr. ChaMse, co l a awford, for,
Davdieon, Durio, Ellis, Floyd, FoteaheG,
ner. Johnson, lemon, 1amr, La Sasliere,
SAurent, J. Ba Lott, he Meadows, M on
cue, Moore, Nel, Op , Otoma, Pond,
*Baby, Stamp, ev, Tatea, Thompeo,
Tearred, Wand, Washington, or Asampito,
E. Williams, Wilson, Young-4
Mr. J. B Lott, of Rapidse, asked per
mission to record his vroe on the passage
of the bill, which was granted.
He voted nay.
Mr. Tureaud, of St James, moved for
a reconsideration of the vote just taken,
and to lay that on the table.
Carried.
[The Speaker resumed the chair.1
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced with the following message:
To the Honorable Speaker and Mebr of the
House of Bepreseaatives:
I am directed to present for your oea
sideration, and to inform you that the
Senate has passed over 'the Governor's
veto by the constitutional two-thirds
vote, the following bills, viz :
For the relief of James O. Nixon, late
State Printer.
Making an appropriation to pay
Simeon Belden, Attorney General, for
collection of State taxes in the parishes
of Orleans and Jefferson.
Respectfully,
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following veto message of the Governor :
STATE or LOmesUA,)
Executive Department,
New Or!esns, February 28, 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Member of the
House of Bepresentatives:
Herewith I return without my appro
val "an act for the relief of James O.
Nixon, late S'ate Printer."
By this bill it is proposed to give to a
gentleman who was late the official print
er 3f the State some ffty thbusand dol
lt to reimburse him for alleged losem
on State warrants. I can see no just
reason for making uch a discrimination
in favor of Mr. Nixon. He has sustain
ed no grater loss in proportion than
every other creditor of the State. If it
is proper to make this appropriation, if
the faith of the State is pledged, asas
serted in this act, then, in all justice,
some two millions of dollar abshould be at
once appropriated to reimburse all who
have lost during the pst tfour years by
reuson of the depreciation a ,warrants.
But Mr. Nixon has no just elani against
the State. He has already been paid
$171,947 61 for printing and advertising
during a period of two years When he
contracted with the State he knew that
he would bepaid in warrants, and his
prices were fiAxed useordingly.
If appropriations of this character do
not eese, the State will soon be irretriev
ably bankrupt. The pro~pertyo the State
i assemed at its full value. The'rate of
tauati ii now sohigh that it emanot be
saly inresed ; and yet the ermated
reipts for the ensuing year will not ex
eeed the amount necessary to pay the in
terest on our bands and the very large
budgt of eurrent expees a the gtO -
ernment.
SC. WARMOYH,
Governor of Laisia
The Speker put the quF aon-
Wilthe Hoes, upon aa ·e idern
tion, apr to pla the bil, the eto of
the Governeor to the .otrary notwh
standing ?
The roll being galbed foHllowng i
thes r it:
Tu : " mb.M. .hr, baI
ie:r, e hhr, slh eB4s.
Brewster, Bo n a, kiag
hem, Barch, Basier, tChn, Coam,
mw*d, Debat,7LeIuka v ise, Baws.,
easties GOdel ed ess, G P.
Saheiasly, Mause e* . .
Meabune ..s amss Ms5a
ayrs: Qu
ajjtj jI
tis o timDte
BHerewith I retu, withot my ap
proval anset entitld anet toprote
the interest of comaerce by ebhlhsing
the Louisiana Warehouse Cmpany, and
guaranteeing the bonds therea"
I have no special objection to this et,
in so far as it proposesto estahlih the
corporation to be known as the Imisiana
Warehouse Company, although it would
be much better that all sah eorporations
should be eatiahld under a geaeral
law. I cannot consent to sign the bill,
however, becase it provides that the
State shall guarantee the principal and
interest upon one million, Ave handred
thousand dollars of bonds to be ilsed
by the company.
Aside from the constittioaal objee
tion which I wll urge, I think this an
unwismeasure. There can be no wea
son given why the State of Louisiana
shabould indorse commercial paper to be
issued by the gentlemen who desire to
form this company, in order to set them
up in an ordinary business In the past
the State has properly granted subsidies
and loaned its credit to corporations or
ganised to carry out important works
of internal improvement and pblic util
ity. Such aid ras given upon the as
sumption that the entire State would be
beneitted and enriched, anad thereby the
taxation diminished; but this is private
enterprise, calculated to enrich the stock
holders in the concern.
It is true that the work proposed may
"promote commeree" by furnishing bet
ter warehouse failties than the city of
New Orleans now has; but this is no
more a legitimate object of State aid than
every improved cotton press or earn crib
throughout the State.
When the bill first reached me I u
posed it provided for the State's indorse
ment of three hundred thousand dollrs
of bonds; but upon esmining setion
four, I find that the capital stock is fxed
at three hundred thousand dollars, which,
however, may be increased to five times
that amount by a vote of the stockhold
ers. Subsequent sections provide that
bonds may be issued to the amount of
the capital stock, and that after certain
security has been furnished, the Gov
ernor shall indorse upon such bonds that
the State guarantees to the holder
thereof the payment of principal and in
terest.
This is not a good business trmnsaoin
on its face. If the company could fur
n'ash good enough security to justify the
State in indorsing its paper, it ought to
be able to borrow the money it neeled,
and which it proposes to raise upon the
credit of the State.
But the State has no adequate security.
That to be furnised may be worthless
long before the bonds mature, the ware
house company may fail, and the State
would have to pay the debt.
The Legislature is prohibited by the
constitution from incurring this liabiE
ty. At the last general election an
amendment was dopted providing that
prior to 1890 the debt of the State ball
not beso increased as to exceed twedty
Ae millions of dollars.
An erxminatin of the Sancialr t
of the Auditor and Trsurer, wi dii
close the fact that this limit has been al
ready reached. We now have a debt of
,000,000ooo. We can not inere tast
debt without violating the comtiion.
It may be urged that an indorameaat by
the State of bond to be ilad by a pr
ate corporation will not rte tadebt of
the State I think othsrwe. Such an
indorseementis aesonlate r teeof
payment both asto pripa sad inter
eat As a guaranty, is a contract havr
ing for its consideration the public qoed
to be expected frm the aid thusgrven
Such a contract irms an ir ab e ob
ligation of the State, ad met beesti
mated arnos her liabilities I my in
terpetation as wong, thena the eoustita
tional limitation to which I eal yr at
tention is melessm ad mengl It
wasadopted in order to cheek intarea
ot tha pbbttd, a. point beycmdwkh I
it san not be muand rwit t rmio
taxation. Certainly we ca not issue
State bends or .borrowm me by other
-esassedis the s eribe liEmil,
but this preaton wi aueless if the
State is to contiane to iour lislkil s
by oeers, but dapending for tsrir ma
ht value erely on sash dsam -
equivalent to n originl and uanedi
Governor of 1Jinima.
And put the esio WW the Bones,
yea a rem lati agree g a wthe
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sVIC EayA;= :and
m Ga, msvaud Vamume asob,
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Mad aR i rdau s sad Coast d
new sad magnisDeent dtemsr
KATE,
J. H Wmrs, Mslr; T. J. Howa~
Wlln lae as abo , ad, wr In ala
aem wih her afight
Conaeet at Viehbamu with psat t
poinkos the .so ad aIasYh 1 m
For freght or pop at has le
A. . GOM.3N
No. 1N Gon.
CAIRO.
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ST. Lo.s ar Nsw Omaam Pcag
PAST.
FOR CAIRO AND ST. oe,
Illiois Cetral haomd PwN
rot For aK , CMalM
the Bamn-T. - us
follows:
Cou m K. .............. ...Samu,
Iavr aO TmuaMr, Ap1l6 at P.h
B cacm oam ............. ......
Ieav a Smanu. AprS, t s a. It
Whig through URi or h to aD p
the anmp d s a ý rs..1to s aroe
and Northwerern Railroad, sad
Ohio ailarod--e to St. Lmi
Through T1ekett siemid, at boMar
all points Ea West sad Nost, by a th
o m routes via nm i (Cairo and
sUa se..cured at Gosma Oae, IIo
mo strea
A. A. WOODB, GenseralA
10 Comma s
C. . WANE, Freight
7 Natees
JOHN N. BOFINGER. Prid
Bil of lading for all fraights over t
Malioi Central Railroad; signed at the
of JAMES T. TUCI9
apL 6-U 26 Carondelet mt
NEW OBLEANS, CHICAGO A
THE WEST.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
AnD
BNu Line, Via Cairo,
W.1 TAKE FREIGHThm
New Orleans n Am.elsmse
LAIXao DAuL., AT b P. x., ro
CBIRO. CHICAGO, AND ALL Paste
NORTH, WEST AND EAST, Al
THE LOWEST RATER
An rates and an through bills of
from New Orlans by sbove route pi
signed and recognued only at the Oenal
OBce of the Company, No. 26 Caroeda
Street.
Shippers by this route rave all dryageal
tr- er charge at Cairo, and their gov
wm always under cover, and no chargea
made for forwarding.
JAMES T. TUCKER,
General Ageat
BATON ROUGE.
I New Orle ma, Cas, attes
s_ d O__mrs Tte Railroad .d
**-r -..r
W. I. GasnaS, Mast; Jsses lklh
Wil leave New Oduias eery SauauA, aut
a, nd Wnsasms, at5P. M. For -
pge apply bad, or to
N. 0. Mm.smoo, U Co.tia'
REMOVAL
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