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OPFICIAL JOURNRAAL
lENTil OrNlIUrL ASUNLY
-or Tt*-
VOM tZMBl-LOP tifIN
BTATh OF LOUISIANA.
IIrl A lll sION or 1t77.
NXIATU.
Thblty.tleeent D r'Ot Proeeedlfl s.
PrwATh C'tAliau, 1
New Orleans, Monday, April 9, 1477.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, the
oni, Louis A. Wilts, Lieutenant Governor and
eiddent of the Senate, inr the chair.
On a oall of the roll the following sBnatore
weredttothelr tnes:
I[ r , A l lt n l B13 ea tt lllw, . . . t ,e r kl nd
e, Grover, el bo tih, m O deu. rk, .
u eadaWheeler, ht ant Zaeharlo
eg urOoM , ®umont, Geotrg. Glin. Hartnr,
ItlY. stamlt. Hutton. Twlttohll, Waueriold
tod Xotulg--lI.
On motion of Mr. Allain. fh11 ralding of the
journal was dlisporntsd with.
The following mesaste was reelved from the
olnse: foUsiott or tlsPamewTATItVtMi. 1
Now Orleans. April lo, 1877.I
Ste Honorable the President and Members
of the thneto:
I tirnctol to inform your honoral, ,o dy
t tatIt ostie haes ontcut'rred it litn following
ate bills, to wit.:
e 4e.e bill No. l:14, "An aol tt mak, enwing
a hlns an~ dpi anos lihbln to solll'trl unlor
vent ior't prlvilen, to rrtegulato e Ieasing iov
property whio t is exempkt from url' aur,
1t61 to al eouilhi'lltlt haws
Sl tu for bth llt u.i, bill No. 1i,.
_nate tllll No. 17t "An met to authoriteo . I1.
lflaly andt II ton ry rrIleotn, .oonposltogt hI ,ton
m r.al firm of i It. linlay dt t o,. to instl ltat
st tilttilnst the Hiato of Louislana "
And that. t 1he no grets to a Comnmnittio of
lntnfor'nur on oH.nato bill. No.1 , l "An ant l,
atnntlt nd ant r-etat sort hillt 's th a' n : 2i tl 0r s I -
of tho tleijsl HMitttle of 17),0 mnaklug it it
rlme and misdehtmeantor for actitn or attttolt
la n ~o ant as pilott it) any vroeet' inward tr otht
Wrhountl to or tth m trhn port of Now Orit'tttns
St hout a l coonso, anti ptrovitldinc fot it pun
telmetittothe sat ,"] that the Mpoakor htttm
11 ipolned I otiermltteo ,n aathe part of the
ofo Messrs. )oih)vltgne. Kotnothait, J'Irelhou
t. oa l atntd ant tVorhies.
gl aILo.dirnel l to inform your honoratble
body thha tlt lousaeresth, the oenateam lnrtl
oftt t th flhoWitt Holtuns bills, to wit:
l iiIuhl Nt, tR:t, 'An nt to reorgngaa aln
I rlee i m i.rlenlrn tlh' hlloatrd ofl Hlth of
of ><nticla:il to definne its power and
lrb Its dutlllIes and those of uallllnlltolli
otuer o ors lundelr Itsa eonltrtl: to provide
expPnsons, antl for the rctordillg of birtht
L ets and marrlihtes in tlth parish of Ohrlanst.,
e bill No. 111, "An at to abolish t otnole
OIf lbijo Administrator throughout the Stato
*%rt in the parish of Orleans; to repeal see
Mo ll to amend and re-ona.t seotins a and
ot aotNno tl of 1$70, approved March e. 1470."
lebill No.,.i:, "Joint resolutlon pr ,vidlng
r a. hiyrtrtphlo and toographlllo survey of
Due hill No. 971 "An ant for the relief of
Tomas Handy, Civil Hherlff of the parIsh of
o blll No, ist,. "An ant to allow the polio
Njuies of the varlous ptrish.s of this Hteto
tgfix the bompouneott of sheriffs for keniing
And mtintaining prisonors In th, notmmon jai..
inm a o'e diretod to inform youlr honorabl,
otly that the House Is now rmeady to mteet the
nate In joint essemubly to ballot for Unitetd
liite enator. PIETER J. TIEZIWANT,
Chief Clork.
Mr. Allain rose to it quetihon of i,rtvillogo alnd
had read at the sorletlry's dtesltk tlnl tiltoril Iln
the New Orlransh Tiltels ntewspltt rti'', 'tllit lld the!
"T'ho KRen QuI.sftion." Iand sDpoke nit seolle hlngth
ipproving the setltlnti 'nhtlet'xpre'ssed in thlle
articlo.
On motion of Mr. T'xntadt the' Ftnatt.' p'rot'eod
ed in a body to i' e hall of the iloust of Ihpr'e
eontlativno for thei purplel of ballotiing, in jointi
session for a United Statotts Hanator.
JOINT HEMIsron.
The noint soRilon was calll t to ordel'r bty lthe
lion. Louis A. Wiltul, Ti.lutt'enant Gtovrn'or land i
Ircsident of thell nate.
The roll of the B.oitate was ca'lled whelln tho fIl
lowing foEnators answotr'dl to their nIltllo'Hs:
M srS-Allain, BIoatner, itreulx, Eillis, Euýtli.,
laOtGelro Gonodr lrvr. Koll, l lt htrt
tc ndiird Itoev ni, Lttltbbe, T'xahldl, IW ihoolor,
hlt and a Zaharlo--I.
The roll of the House was callml, when the
following members answered to thoir names:
Hon L, Bush, Bpeaker, and Messrs. Aldige,
o . t r Er id r B I ll,t BMowdon. Blar
Sitim m.,.I. ,- li toIriranIm. carnllow. OmanyRV.
_b , ,erster, a Ins,, illri Iyntl nl nitt ton,
mm Jonas, Kellv of Winn, Kelly of Or
s. :rn oehan. Ktdd..Lyons tLeeds Ia
are Le Leonhard of Orleans, ilartin. Means,
eI hei Nunez, Porter. Peoralta, Pit Richl
aridson, ltidgýey, iylandl, tandol;h, Iolie. RIob
iRt , iartain, shiksp!eare. 1ingleton. ilf,
plitg. otoewiart. 4teele, .mart, Tremolllt.
"oler,Yorhes. Wood, Wildo. Williams. Young
of ilborne and Young of East Baton itougo--7.
EIghty-nine Ainllmers an ad quorull of tell
Joint asnambly.
The President of the joint asseilnly then deo
clared the object of this joint. assembly was to
ballot for a United State Senator for the terim
commencing March 4, 1477.
The Secretary of the Senate riead the ntnes of
the candidatl(w, to wit:
Hon. B. F. Tonas, of Orleans. lion. iRandall L.
Gibson. of Orleans. An. I). FI. lKenner of Or
leans, Hon. James Lewis of Orleans. lon, E. ('.
Billings, of Orleans! Ila,. James I. Cole,. of
West Baton Rougo.
Repretsentative Carloss willhdrew the. nllulI of
Hon. G, L. Gaskins, of Lincoln.
Representative IRyland withdrew the namn of
Hon. Jesse K. Bell, of Orleans.
Senator Allain withdrew the name o.eo. D.
Smith, and nominated ion. Geo. rlandlSiph, of
Iberville.
Bepresentative Hammond nominated the HIon.
J. Harvey Brigham of Morehouse.
Bepresentativo McGOlhee nominaliIted lion.
James F. Casey of Orleans.
Representative Bartain withdrew the name of
Hon. L. A. Sheldon. &
The rolls of the respective branches of th
eneral Assembly were then called. with the fol
lring result:
Senators Perkins and Representatives Aycoek.
Bowden, Barbin. Brady, Bell, Carloss. Duke,
, oerater. illespie, Huntington. Lyons. Leon
. rter, Peralta, Randlph Robertson,
L heaste. e. Spiller, Smart. Voorties. Wood.
Wilde and Williams, voted for Heon. B. F. Jonas
St votes.
Senators Ogden, Richardson. Bandiford and
White, and,.ltepresentatives Buck, Delavigne.
il of Orleans, Kelly of Orleans. Kernochan,
eeds Lamare Lea. Nunez, Pitts. Richardson.
lad. .Belf, arnmoulet and Toler voted for
n. Bandall L. Gibson-lo votes.
eresentatiues Lries, Estoinal. Ridgley,
Routon, Sartain and Ytwart voted for the Heon.
s FO.BBillings-4.votes.
Senators Bostner George, Goode, Mitchell
Robertson. Stubbs. Wheeler and Zacharie, and
Retresentatives Bridger. lBreard. BiliiEu,
Brfgps.Dapree. Gaskins. Hammond, Jonas,
Kidd. Means, Singleton. Staag. Steele. Taylor.
Young of Claiborne and Young of East Baton
Rouge voted for the Hon. Henry Brigham-24
votes.
Senators Allain and Ellis voted for George
Randolph-2 votes.
Senators Breaux. Garland, Grover. Kelly and
Ierp" and Re+resentstives Bush. Aldige.
Kelly of Winn. Martin. McGehee and
Bolle voted for the Hon. James T. Casey-12
WRe aentatives D'Avy ana Fobb voted blank
-2 votes.
Total number of votes cast, 8P; necessary to a
eholee. 4s.
The President declared that as no one of the
eandidates had received a majority of the votes
est in jont assembly, there was no election.
On mopn of Mr. White. the joint assembly
adiourn= and the Senate withdrew toIts own
Th. nate was called to order by the Hon.
Lous A. Wilts. Lieutenant Governor and Pree
Jdent of the Se.te.
. On, a all of the roll the followin Senasors
. answered totheir names:
Xeers. Alla.h, Boataer, Ijils. Gadua
oAbillt-- eusfu.Jlýrg nx, prywit. Bitreh. O ae
-''---- Qiinafta , jIaroer, I. n dy
ýýlntotlMrb,!utn TwiteheI1, e
hield and t oung-l6.
The following meassge was received from tho
Housk of IRRlprn1ENTAT11V*Iv ,l
New Orleans. Aprl 9, 1477.,
To the honorableo Presldent and Members of the
Senate:
(I'ntivunen--T antl ri'4V41ot to Inform you tlint
the IoOsI' has reI"'4' 144141 'iou nItin ot n tl wfl R'"
bill No. 2:17, "Al tilt 44r'4.,4i14'l 144'4r(4tl i 444ll 4'44RR
rr44tl4rrliee I rrilI 14Mifl,' ii
chtnrltJileb hitile t lolls(," by whit'h the hill win r,
f~rre l to, It ' ncOllI'Olre Ionttbt'1, ntull grants 14'
request'~ of Ill'' Honnbte andl '~un 10eni til, ilip
your Ii'ioi'1 J. Ti'ElEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
11441YO'T4 ON (IOMMIITTEi(4.
initt'i, 511iltt4411 thI r llowing rleli'r 4
IlooMs 8mNATIn UoMMrer-ri (44 JUI411'ItA1i, I
New OrleanuM Apiril 4, 18477.
To the Honorable Presldunt and Mimhller! of
the Senate:
Your commItten hbving hall 441" ri' lvllli'+lr44r
11o I14U44n bill No. 2444. r' l irtll Ihi' 44444444', I 'y 44441
J4 rIt~y. fnvt~ralily , WihIt following44444 44.44iii
inr~lltt :
11rlko 4111u A4,44l-oiil 2 44441 1n14'r l 41 441ut lt"'
tlhere'foir. iN fulliwst
Thai1.t lw (I iv'rno1'414' 1 wIthin t11141 en d'Is ' f
tejf the p4riii41lg41tI4io 4f 11414 nit. biy will with t1111
l444tcntto~b e 44 114'i'lirler 'if '44.( '14 lT4444l/ l 444144I . P. 'Iii
e1444.l 11I alid 'lIrt f 1le44lh Rs 'fir f44414 v'tiis. i r I until
theIr ci I'I'4'44ii44 sha14ll h1444'i b In 4Lipiiilli4l 414441
414144Ifl041l as ablov lii.;Irivl4iie'l.
iltri ko o4)44 sec't'I In iii
H44'4'I'41 4 rliii 44 ni'ii o 4444' 1'444,
Mlrlk4'4444 144 4'4Iii 4 11144Ž.l, 1th w'iri"l '' dil 'l'"
44n441 Insr'I, Ille wi'd "foll. iiil Ill II:'" CcIvil'
4141' oightn'4';4 I4444,i'mI. ot Illil w l4l II -IIiiI
Sau ll.' lit lIn" 4 el r1o ullt 111' 44)4441 11"t 4v,'''. 1
Insert it, Itew mentor the words "loin', one Il (tf`A I 1III
nIti w1o1 '11444 tslli't 'l4 uIII'' tWi44l14 ''f'r, uili' if
shri'lii sliii l 441 44. . ol~ b4r ' ' i iI 1 4' 7w, llftr
tlallo dIownl v''Ia tIllmull 41 1144'o , 444'4ll4C444 i)(ll'
and ex andinittit I Aofrwptll asls untotl·
fo1 on44 uI l tani'r'lc'4 n front1tl1 H i nI o I aII' 1111
re144rto 4tei44 I 1 lly. ivoc l41 l I
by ti' rln rd , whoshut)fnr trd te auny ti
(4the proirt er.'f l e-ir4 (lI444 l4' tthiiI1 ' if 441 lint Alll'
f1 14 44on a to 1 b 4.ol 14'ertl"l' 4; wili l tii' 4 fll
HOC ton (III to beeonlr n eoflon a: anal In lino 14
Itr144'y wotr'dl s 141 "hld (IiY ('lune" Alt' n al.
In 1144 the words ''ilý ovnor.fllt" l' l 44 '4
11144'. c!ul ncet'Inll~rt "Myi'."llf~v~rc l
MuC Ion II to heeoim setInn Il
Iueotlon i4 t, b mo l'i it. een '4.
H4'7lh 1411 14 ti) heotun ie 41Y14 44 a44l nli144s4 4
atld sti'ke 044 the wotrd4 ''Iy 4'1I"' b4y tlie
l~ily CouncIl" amil I 444irt '14 (ho Uvi'~u'n4."
41rIke o41t 541114414 Ii.
l'4ethill 14 114 boi'44114 444'4' Iii ini41.
M'Ibri'11'l 1:1rtet 144114''"y 4444 Miii'l1441 Il
14eotnro la to bee oin1 moo low i 1. nl11l s
Meeit 'ii 4144 t ii 4eeime i'l~eint 12.
84'4'l l ijii 1 i c1t 1444e s ,i'itli 441 1:4.
Fir thlii ilry if 1114' 14441144 oill'''
1,144 1141 4 l ll it 'uI44 lli1411'14.
N. M. (14141141',
'li't( 4il4411'i44g44'4 14 r4"'cn 144 1144 [ pri1 t, of 41ll'
1beho ivlina ltih)ntItshould414 hoi g1l4ive ito iocily if
No'w OI14ilIntc.
Air. (Thode. (Chailrman of the Coummltt4n 4.n
.Judiciary reportedl favo~rablly on 1I04144i bill
No. 26114, en1t11tled "An not to l'4inl,1 41111444
1224.1212.2 1221: 'if the 1l4vised4 CIvIl. Ciuil, 14n1d 44410
11441144li a4n44: 1444:1144 (f 1144 Rl4vised4. 1St~a1uteii of thei
811at1 of Louliimau."
i'IIEFE!Illtll (' aLEY I II
in'ison btI No, 2:17, entitled "An not llto iotoltl
aissensors to assess propoertion hltrltofore Ix
omnptotl from taxation b(,lonlglng to o('hurl(h.
school, benevolent or charitabhll instit lnlons,"
oti,., wlt taken op on its third reading.
Mr. Htubbs movd that further conslderation
or this bill be indofltiltely postponed.
Mr. lhoatnor moved tlhati Ith. vn by whlih the
bill wtw ordered road a third llime hb roconlild
ored.
Upon which motion Mr. I:jlrtson dIemanded
the yeas and nays.
Tile roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Me-ors. Alhllin, Boatnr, Iliraux. Ellis,
ulhsti. (IGrland. . orrge, ( lirlly. Mitoholl Ognllon,
P,'rklns Richardsonl. stlllis. Tomalda, WVl tor
and Zavltarle-1-6.
Nays-Messrs. (loodt, (Grovor., Rlobrtson.
Handlford and Whtiti r.
a leslntl-Mo.l4rs. lrantIl lre.h. (lag.g, lDuirof,
Dumont1 Gin. Ilarobr liltdlry. Mamoln, Mwoven.
llttoA. ''lwit'hell, W akelihld and Youlng Ii.
And the voto was rceollsidorted.
Mr. Mtuhbbs movod to reonsilder tlthe vote lby
which the following antnndutment was tadopted:
SEc, 2. lie if further e'lartls', 'l',., Thait 1.a1ih
private banker or partner in a privat banking
housn shall lIpay it licens tatx of two hundroed
alid iifty dollars."
The mo*ion to reconsllder prvalled.
On motion or Mr. Ellis Iohe amendmi nt was
laid on the table.
MESARMAG FROM THIE llOltlMC.
Then ollowing nolssage was reeollvd from tleo
Houso:
ilolTlC OF IREPfl':Er.NTATIVECM.
Now Orleans, April 1). 1877
To the HIonorable 8(nate of the S.tna of Loutsi
(ledlmtlmn--T am dirooted to inform your hon
orable body that Ithe rpeakt'r of thle 11ill ( hlsl
alpolntetl the following ontl little on tllho part
of ttl Hitousel (If lli prsteonatilves in aeeordit.nte
with joint r'solutlon oreIting a joint coltillnl ite
of the Mematto alnd Ii1oi50 on a1 charlter for the
eIt y of New ()rlelans. to sit during the recess of
the (tliln.rlt.I Assembly and roIlport to tle nlllex
sosston of Ithe (lottorail Asso.itily: Messrs.
Leeds, JInlts, 1i1ll, Loonhnlrd asnd Ahldtg.
Bespoetf llnll. etc.,
PETEl .1. TIIEZEVANT.
Chielf Clerk.
Mr. (iood. in llth ehnir.
lir'. tGeu (oI n rd ittnr llolwing t nrs ndmn.'
to oul.so Ill No,. 2:17" to beom! Hsl,tion, l 2 of the
hill:
SEC'. 2. 1'Thni -1h',lhrivatc n:lnlkor. or onelh pallrt
nor ill a priv'llto banking h)ousel, shalll LIpaly It
liions' tax of live. hulndrod dollars."
Mr. Kelly move.lhatl li bill h, rl'ontnlitted
to, tho ('lmmlliiltte (iln Financle. anddlomaldedthe
yeas tlod Illnys.
Tihe roll being called resulted as follows:
Yona-Messrs. Allain, Kelly. Stubbs llnd Tex
ada-4.
Nays-Messrs. ltoatner Breaux, Ellis, Eustis.
Garland. George, Goode Grover, Mitchell.
Ogden, Richardson. Robertsont. Sandiford,
Suteven and White-15.
Absent-Messrs. Bryant, Burch Cnae, Du
eros. Dumont. Gla, Harper. Landr?. Perkins,
Stamps. Su ton. Twitchell, Wakefield, Wheeler,
Young and Zachario-.n.
Anti the motion to recommit was lost.
Mr. Bontnler demallnded tlte( yns. and nays upon11
the adoption of the amendtnclnt ioffered by Mr.
George.
Upon the call of the roll the following was thile
result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allain, Breaux. Ellis, Garland,
George, Goode, Grover, Robertson, and Steven
JNays-Messrs. Boatner. Eustis. Kelly, Mitchell,
r(glen, Richardson. Sandiford, Stubbs, Texada,
Wheeler and White-it.
Absent-Messrs. Bryant. Burch, Cage, Ducros,
Dumont Gla, Harper. Landry. Perkins, Stamps,
Sutton. Twitchell, Wakefield. Young and Zacha
rie-15.
Anu the amendment was not adopted.
Mr. Boatner moved that the bill be ordered
read a third time.
Mr. Robertson moved that the consideration
cf the bill be indefinitely postponed, and de
manded the yeas and nays:
Yeas-Messrs.' Dueros. Kelly., Ogden, Rob
ertson and Texada-6.
Nays-Messrs. Allain. Boatner Breaux, Ellis.
eustis, Garland, George, Goode. Grover,
Mitchell, Richardson 8andiford, Steven, Stubbs
and White--s.
Absent-Messrs. Bryant. Burch, Cage, Du
mont. Gla. Harper. Landry Perkins. Stamps.
Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield Wheeler. Young
and Zacharie--15.
And the motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
The bill was ordered read a third time.
Mr. Ellis moved that the constitutional rule
be suspended and the bill read a third time.
Upon which motion Mr. Robertson demanded
the;eas and nm, with the following result:
Yes-Memrs Ailain, ttner. Breaux
tly - 0, . Duorto, HtdIV. tf rJlttWof a
Allsnt-Xe..irs, lryint,, 1hroh, Cue, Du
mntot, (1ilx, Haruer. Lkndrr. Perkin., Btmou,
IHutt., TwlIthnll, iWakuflld, Wbetier, Youngl
tand Z0hariiR--iD.
Andl thon connstitillinnl rulb wnas suo~tpntld.
Th bill wirrs rmI a lthri tilnmo ind flinlly
pssr'd, the titlu wis tllitIrl, itnd nilino of nin
i'iirl'nl.ce *1(5 irdirili asno to lh. linise.
Mr. 'ro.ndlt smhimitthd thil fillwlhn. ritinrt:
ItoOMs COMMITTres on ENROtIAMNT r
ANM) ENI.Owq. .iINT,
PFow IrlnlMa, April , 1s77.
Tio the Hl-nwmbl.. Pro.hloult nnlld Memblhelr of
hoir n.tlhtih, on Enrolt nn+ Engrns
rnioit reseiiiitfiiiy riporiir is Vrolily en ri iil'
toltlh' hll N,,. Ils.
LE6YI 'i'EX ADA, (!hal lnirii.
Mr. Ilontnhr ubhmlttnl thn followirng rnport:
To the Ilonortibl l'reslhlint, iid Mmibi,'rs (if
Your Conlmlttn on nlands ndl Lover\s havlng
lind tl undlr nolabhlerrticon |lHtuse bill No, 2r1t R, on
litlel " n.! ir t Ii allthirl'ini IaId lls lrtit the At
tiirnfy [hnioral tI brirng reit nitfinst the ILlllSl
ann. LVi (yoIn'nlllny fOP t.he firbfitro of its
chlirteir ni,111 titn l|uollimollt of its irontrint with
thu Ihtite, rnlld to ojlin j said eornmnty from Ilfur
thol ratlng, rind li tlluolthoriani .nl omtlptny ho
pitird in rriiiivelt iin thudir lti ms. If liiiy they
h1v1n Mn1tlI I t ll htate," mng Ileavo to moltport tii
Illn (I ltnmitlli will make n addliti.oral report
hefor, tlii sitllitutin tprem.entud llby thom is put
110on its tIhih'i r'lhtlllr.
Ili..e'!t fulll Fylhimlt-tt.
u'IiAi. ,I. uO) ATNER, Chairmnan.
Ihe tpr,, rrel onllowladlr. It WP as I'Con, hh, r+,d a·1t, thli
htim.
OIn mit(lln i ll Mi. ll liiiillllir thu rnl pi rt wull
atdophed.
Amil tli' hill rl-Iridli hv th in mmmitteh was
lld ptild ali I. si(ibstiln h I, jlln o Iif llnn hill Ni.
2lnt, ill Ihamm., Manllt age hill No.. 152, atiltlel
"'A ii1 to re'ot.iii no it, 'ntitlh'd 'An lii! riltIlvn
n tht i Au lllul lilall Vill, (Still ulluit. l liiir l Nti) .n
,t!'talnlzed u!lad r th- govlo!ral hlw'p of !!1h }'.!lal,
toll.nl, ht g i t il aIi l piilli'i lll l'li l irtnh
wllh ,.+rhnin ip-w+,r, lprhll,'ge. und+ frl'itsll.,.
and contrc'ltl l ii9 '1lt wtlh , I 1I cor!o..l'tint ll forltr h
hnhl lovt,+,' nIIH provblding! t1!n cm plll elFntiarll
hr'+f.r.' aIprov-d F:briry T0. II7T."°
A ,l i.i, I ii i11.,eIl No. r1 o n lil t nIIt' . NI7 . 1
tl t i iii i1 i lllit Ah i, h nt it, , t1 1 0111 0, ¢ r itio -
lint i il t rin t i.ur t'. ll l thu Lloi u lsr l Ll i ivn-i
t'ilntfiti aiiii t i v uhitrn ilr If t a hoblol ofr
Lrntsll n, alI tir ovol. wilh rltlllly 1p51wr, ipril
sliting fur thu irliiilhtiniii. fl th nin tid lIth uuurn.
penrurtlion tturr trio osixyto lnmiftY ul'iiOt5t
it.bPI ii1.41 ynlll. muIIn.i vidin g Tlllrinvllr llo tlllsr
liumnq lt .il nr f l li , I ln ovtiy ti ri a t l ri y il t or
i.Oll stlstilltii l 1h lii . IiuruoiI'l tti t nIt It.Ti lii'
1871."
Anl aIlo, to tamedlp nnd rno-01nant f nt Ntt. I
of an 1nt 1111tluh'rl "Anlln'tl riflyinlllg anld conil rIm
i1n a cnt lllrat betwo'on the Loulihnl L. .ov
ICoqmpan andl| tll he Govrnrlor of the Stattlofr,
L~ouilanIaI.I approvod FhrtaIrlIIy SR, 1.171: pro
vidlng for tin a,,.,lpt|,n'e hy lira sald l~owe 'rn
Dalny alndall hll' odli, hl andI r(-,qullrinlgll, all rl;°
el.Lima.t, or 1,,vons t UnIhdlll. roduollng thim V.T
pen.timlon thereof f!rnom sixty to Ilrty €,nnl. per
whi|.s. yard, and provhdhng for ¢,onverting i/.mher
work firto eartlhwork : lproobiledt lhaL tbt r,.ptlf
of Putnhlii1 shlml! lnot! nfot the Ilaw,. Impwl.W
therebly, nllll l,'nvill. fll sot,'ionll or lsllbi nlet'
lltl , inL h l'ull forer and efolltll +n ll; notlhorI il(n lt,
···)ll1· ill(· ll· |to· r ( (1 ( II|Il+ t0 1411 llt . ll1t
illtsl+r Vtrl'hd re,+,triltll¢ln..mulil to' lprovid- for
tht, soflll+.l nlt an d lilllidat~ionl¢tl .vlh sl eanentll
na shall h+, rntmhlerl .aninst li. m t,qhI, if flh,
Bilit lilwlillllod by' B.lld P',, ll04+ly Sh ,il~li YO,+ill
,. . ........ . i . t,, th n,, t~ ,
"Apprirrltitlng ne-tiird h of it lIov ix of
1577. or sio mutcll of thtis aprprltrll.ortin Is mln.y
hoi nl,'iessna'y to pauy Rull'h judgtll 'l1t I1H .141hl
loulininia l.v.O (nllmpany shall obhnin for
loves work tlonn in lthe yealor 1i77, by itanllitlting
the rovet l1s of 1477 oll1eot ihlo+ In 147R."
On motion or Mr. ltlllinor the hill was order
01 prinhtd.
Mr. Allin ohtainid iUntlilmo rl onsent to
Intrtodtu'oil at ltis tinme, without prrviotius lotli,.
tanmtt bill No,. lri. tntitilli "An not toonable
the poili' toury of th t i parish of ilervillt to
levy a tax on all thei taxablo. protierty within
then Ihnit4 f sai tl prih li t to ex'oedI foirt oIn
mills on thei dotllar."
'The rules worn 4uJptmndoq anud Ithe hill
was read the Iiret time,
The ,onslltutionnal ruin was 4uspln|llde. the
bill rttad Ia tColind timet andi referred to lthe (lorn
mnilttoo onIll Corporations alnd Pl'arohilal Affairs.
Mr. Stovenl, thalirman of the Committee on
Fihan'o, submittel the following report:
IHooMH HENATE FINANCEI, COMMITrEtr, I
Now Orleans, April 9, 1577.
To the Honorablo Preslidnt and Mombers of
ilhe onallto:
tentletn-t'i-Yiour ommnlttto to whom was re
ferred UIInst bill No. 319,. lltitled "'An nat to au
thorle tie polieo jury iof elrtain spelcllltIlD uar
Ishie to levy nIn anuall tax for paroeihtal pIur
Ioses, not. .ex.teiinrg foulrteln antid onui-half
mills on tIhe dlollar on ttanxitlei property'," 'ho
Ieave to report tIiu'k tilhe bill without nt'tion for
the relis ttn Itilt thei stubje't mntltter thereof is of
lt'al interistl to thl . t istst mn 'ltntionld in the
bill.
Rtspee.tfll y 4ubmittel d,
W1 IL STEV EN. Cllairman.
DIr. ]Edlharl ln 411hmitelid the following re
plrtl :
11o,0.MH 4I;NATI' ('),1MMITr'ri7 tN Anlp'Itril'rrl,
AND CiiMMtlIt(t.
Noew )trlltllnHs. April :l. 1 77.
Yo'lr committellli ll whtm wa.L re'iurrelt H1.t'teln.t
hill N I. 0 "An " Au t," l ,to re hL ,'e net No.. :i of 17i1.
tol ri;gLi lt iprilnt tlrk t'ls ini lii,' city of New
itfit re i 1, 'd fIr othetr ptlrpl'i .'' rItport the
nsl+ hll.,'lk wfth rt'o n,,lllllnlll t ionll hnt thnh bill 9Ie
referreld Iotlh ('ollnmilthe ion Jl 'e lth iand llultr
Youtr ('mmitte' aIlso rt'p1.orl tfavor.bly on iton
nto hill No. 122. ,lt it ledi "An aI i to 'rIte II , t rnl
laws' to tttli evrtene tihereon and to report atll,
the next 4ession of the (}'hnral A-setbly, stlh
chlntte.' s in I hr Inlthan my be; iinovessary."
Jispi'u'tfui lysty Ciltrittitttin
IIARY IIIlCHAIDHON, Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Richardson, the rules were
suspended to consider the report ton Senateo bill
No. 129,
And on motion of the same Senator the report
was adopted, anti the bill referred to the Com
mittee on Public Health and Quarantine.
Mr. Ellis moved to reconsider the vote by
which Senate bill No. 15i was ordered printed,
and demanded the yeas and nays, with the fol
lowing result:
'Yeas-Messrs. Ellis. Goode. Kelly, Richardson.
Stubbs and Wheeler--.
Nays-Messrs. Allain. Breaux. Ducros, Eustis.
Garland. George. Ogden. Prk ns. Robertson.
Sandiford, Steven Texada. White and Zachario
-14.
Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Bryant. Burch, Cage,
Dumont. Gla, Grover, harper. Landry. Mitchell,
Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield. and
Young-15,
And the motion to reconsider was lost.
On call of Mr. Robertson the Senate wont into
executive session.
Executive session being raised, on acall of the
roll the following Senators answered to their
names.
Messrs. Allain, Boatner, Breaux. Ellis., Eustls,
Garland. George, Goode, Mitchell.' Ogden. Per
kins. Richardson, Robertson Sandiford. Steven.
Stubbe. Texada, Wheeler, White and Zacharle
-eo.
Absent-Messrs. Bryant. Burch, Cage. Ducros.
Dumont, Gla. Grover, Harper Kell. Landry.
Stamps. Sutton. Twitchell, Wakefield and
Young-15.
On motion of Mr. Steven the Senate adjourned
till twelve o'clock o'clock m.. on Tuesday, April
10, 1877. JOHN CLEGG,
Seeretary of the Senate.
Baths--Baths.
10 ...............o street..................10
Between Bourbon and Dauphine streets,
New Orheans.
BRussian Maor Baths on Sunday. Tuesday,
SThursdaandSaturda. orladies from to
Ur..m:; for tm !,from lsttP..
,x~v 4. HL, W max'
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
-or Th
FIFTH UMNEIAL AbE1IfLY
---Ir Tnu
STATZ ON' LOUISIANA.
EXTS'RA SRYUIN OF 11477.
IOUIM OF IBlPUg KNXTATiVI1M.
Thirty-irepnd Day'N rraceedinakw.
Hooaa ii' 1RaM11fNTrA'rVlt9.
NOw Orlean9, Mntildoy. A irfl Ii. 1877.
TPh IlouRno wai nallPel to order at 11:4(0 . n.
Prosernt:
lion, L. ll0Mb, Eit'nkel'r, and Me9rs. Aldig,
Ay,'ook, Ilrihinrl rearil, Itowden, birady. liar
binl, liclr'k. Basil. IliriLCB. Oarlw)Ps. (irII'.yY.I)ayrtlsB
hjilavitgi, lYAvy, Duke', Ulathr,'e l+to L.lutl.
Plhbh. IPrerrsrr , (iaskins, (tillnntrim, lrlitlntinaton
ffiomintlon, 11111 of (Irieano, J!inai 8 clly of Or
ll111, I(f1d1, lyonr9, Lostl. Lannlre, Ima, aLao4
hard of Orini.l, Martiui, Meaiu4R, M'(itnhei,
Nunl11z7, I'trrter, 1'lornlta l'Uti1. JliI'Iarrtlon, Biy
laind, IHouton, Hnlailol iil, itIle. Itohertiton, Hat
land, HI1nktvoare, Hnltgletll, H11" HMriiIrr, HMnIn,
Htnewart, Ht'ecln. Hntnrt., 'rrrnmul't. rulenr. Votr
hint. Wood1 Williamts, Young of C(laiborne, and
Young of lat. IlDilon Bougo.
HiMry-three rnnellhlinri auId a 'liorllnt.
Tim jihurnai of April 7 waits itcorovsel.
leuive of alnIiene was granlled to Mr. (Cokor
barn for thrrio daysI.
Mrl, Yiiiiog. if (IliIhirrii', ilITiri' I tll' flIjivitig
rosoiltf·, i :
JI Illlt ,l oy i(I' Ytl t vIIt, ftlit 'l ofrw il ira
nlittln rll l C f ill .irll nut. I iit rllsllli y fl lll t ho IsI
illy. liii' oIe y jilli y f Ahil. 1 r17.
mi XaIiego,1) illi ill'tIII fur mi li lr 'lbltilatil'
t'iiiii itllili ili b lit muv le, W~ k ih.II aply Wliil ll
tier, / t ellr iu'l Lie~ rrle N 1( i'a nrit)'! (iiii lyl~llYt iillil
'rit roe' llli on west rifeºrreil Ii) lhir (IIlrl ttltst'i
Ailrlnl'g ltlil1Vll
lMr. 1111!h, '11rcrin fn illt irlg rilfoihic (lolnolit
''All act tlr, ulirnttilrlltfli four tltollmltl ilolIari
for the n 4. (If 11117 nIlilt' A of the1 wtatho."
tlllfavoalll y.
Ir. KWldd. nttlarm an. nil bl.hallf of the ('oninl.
tlt) lil gEil~roHlt~lill,, reacirtl, Irall i', rr"ll4 y ilnl
rutanleul lIunito1111 Noit. 1171, 22i7. 27k, 17, 227. 715.
2671."'
In Wllrllmwt tii aif an liln, ereli~l iil i jolt nt elm
theo Iliy i Nnwilrleamtit ti r lt Illring the releitit.
tln HDnkirriappointodl on thn part of the HouIse
Messrs. Le(lds, Jonas. Hlill, LeonJhard and
Aldgor.
Theim Hpolknr aptpointod rt a formmitten of
Confor.,.ino on thle rniorndmnts of thil HIlolse to
S0lrrate hill Nio. I'l. M'MrsMr. Deltvighnlli, Korno
|abn, Tralnoull.. Estololnnl and Voorhie4, the
8i'nate having appiintiledl MoRr. rTxada. 11u
oroM anld Htioven.
Mr. Ityiund. i'halrman, on bohalf of ithicorn
inlttoe ot AKrieiltllure, I uniiration and Corn
Inir''o, ripor i n tl einate Ill No. l: ', "An ant
to ditiorlitlni l'ie fiiM of ti Jitiartd of liarhor
mniRtrs for the' i'lity of Now Orlians."
Favirably, with amindminliriit, asu follows:
In linln E1. after the word "sh'ip" Insort the
words "'exeit tiir.islltl[ips running to Telxia
anlld nulf po'rt."
In line 20. afht'r thn word "dollaru." Iliert Ithe
wirili "for ivery staniship running to Tiiexasi
aind l lif p rts. itei dillarM."
In linn 2t1 striike out "live" and inoirt "two
and a Inifl."
Tho bil k-lwa Itkin Iup, llind thii imndlmoutn
r,"omimendled by thl, "o11mittle wro lnhfp ld.
Thn hill wasi taLon is iingroul'. .l. Inid, umlllir Im
sislMnslion of lithe rules, was ro.adl ai third timn
IIIIiL IN'rOIItiD.
T'lho fillowing namelld uIllhi.,rsT introduced liho
following oillliled billu, which uniler a suixorn
Rion ol the iinstitutinal riuli wir~ rorad a in"i
onlml timn andil rinor nil to tio fiinmitt1ee or jioM. Ied
tas foll'ws:
House bill No. 327 "''An act to repeal an at on
titled an act to Inaoirvlt'arlto' thi Now Orloana'
Biatoin ]oulgnI ind V itkishurg lt1i road olmlpany,
and to xpditm the cronstructiion of their roadl
No. 14:I, approvied Do!nirnlllor 30. 1889; " and alsor
'an wit nititlrl, ain nIlt aultllhorizing cortain
parlshlln. citiso anlld towns by contributlng to
the Now Orlians, aton ltHolgo n and Vicksburg
lia.ilroadComrnpny, or by pli r.hlaing its bondll
or by issuing tl h ndls and warraints of tlhe sai
parihlioe, 'll it'i or towns, toaild ili the construlle
tlion of tfie roal of said companull y. Ot bran"h
or tbranches.No. N ir, iapproveld M.rtich t 10.170.
anld isto " An I't4 cntild Ill an lt. tutihorizing tii
iarishes of Livinhlgston. HI. Ilnhma. Elast F licll
ana., Enost, LattLnl IJI uge on,'I h fli city of Baton
Rtouglto i id tlhoe r'nitrution of the Now Or
i'b lan, II:Ltou llI ullgo and Viksburll'g lailrLad.
No. 145, iLpprov"dl Domllrih.'r 30, 1xtI)."
To thi Committeop on 1 ilroal,.s.
By Mr. Tiolur-
House hill 322M, 'An act I, to, mmku an hlditional
approprIation of $1541t l tiio tly fofr aiissnllimeIt
and tax colle'tors rolls.
To the Cormmntoo of the WhIule.
By Mr. Young of East Baton ltouge
IIousO bill No. 329, "An act to amernind ei.tllrm
so12 of thle ItRvise, Statutes of o187I."
Was road and under asuspension of the riil.s
referred to the Committee on Heallth and Juar
natinn
By Mr. Jonas. chairman
lHouse bill No. 330. "An act to author ', thi
city of New Orleans t;i bring suit In any o ,rt of
compstent jurlsdiction in the parish of Or
leans."
This bill, being substitute for Senate bill No.
126, recommended by the Committee on the Ju
diciary. was road, and en 'er a suspension of
the rules was read a second time anl adopted.
in lieu of said Senate bill.
Under a further suspen. lon of the rules the
bill was read a third time and passed.
The title was adopted.
By Mr. Sartain
House bill No. s31, "An act to repeal uct No.
31," passed by the General Assembly of 1u74.
IPlace(l on the calendar.
By Mr. Lamare
House bill No. 332. "An act to incorporate Or
leans Steam Engine Company No. 21 of the city
of New Orleans."
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
JOINT SESSION.
A joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose of further bailoting for a
Senator to represent the .taute of Louisiana in
the Senate of the United States for the term
bginning March 4, 1877, Hon. L. A. Wiltz.
Lieutenant Governor and Preside:ut of the Sen
ate, presiding.
The roll of the Senate was Galled. when the
following Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Allain, Boatner. Breaux, Ellis. Eustis.
Garland.George,G.,ode. Grover, Kelly, Mitchell,
Ogden Perkins. Richardson, Bobertson. Saudi
ford. >tubbs, Steven. Texada. White. Wheeler
and Zacharie.
Twenty-two Senators.
The roll of the House was called. when the
following members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush, Speaker and Messrs. Aldige,
Aycock Bridger, Breard. Billeu. Bowden. Bar
ron. Brady. Buek Bell. Briggs. Car
oss. Ores. Da rtes DeIag D'A" .
~Dne Don 7 ter
Olrtea, r. heý,1re 0! olean , fi". LS.
~ hee. in eo Poiter . Perilt , ai i s, di
ardson.Bligipy, hyyiand, landolp i, loile, Bob
ert n, artain S a rkseo. Sngleton el
8vIIer, StagT, ttowart. e Htel, S ert, Ta ilor.
TreImonlet, Toler. Vourhets, o Wild
lista, Young of Ulatborno and Young of' East
Baton Rouge.
Sixty seven members and a quorum.
The presiding offlmer announced that Ihe
General Assenmbly of the Htate of Louisiana had
met In this joint session, a. required by iaw. for I
the purpose of balloting for a Senator to repre
snntthn State of Louisiana in the Senate or the
United States, for the term beginning March 4,
1877.
Nominations were reod an follows:
Mes.rs. JTona, (IlhRon, Lewis. Smith, Bell.
hhlllon. WilliamII on, lllings.
Mr. Allain withdrew the romsn of lion. eo.e,
B. mlith.
Mr. IltyiAnd, of thn louie, witlhdrw the name
of Ifti. Jnese K. Inll.
Mr. Iartaln withdrew tlh' name of Ilon. L. A,
Sheldon.
Mr. CO.rlow withldrew the nImrn of lion. (I. L.
OFnkina.
Mr. Allain, of the Htnnrt., nomi ,natole th lion,
Mr. ialndolpht.
Mr. llammn nd, of the Ille,,l. nominltiated the
lion. Htrvey lrlgham.
Mr. Mr(cehe unomitnted the lion. .1. F. Unaey.
There Ubnig no further notnminatilone the roll
of the oenate w" ra iled with till following
result:
Hrnt-i or l ',rkihn votl fr I, l) ,,IIn. TL F.
Joiliit I V it'.
, Ofnt lltr t I d(n ,. llichltardsoln, Hn.lldiforl iand
Whllt voted for tlh Il1<. It. L. .( lon ,-4 vW'OUR .
Hlluntkl ll ntil'ro. (orgo., A(ol,' Mih,.'nll
toloertl ,. ,Stuh , Wh, ler 'ayn t Zn ,o'I , vui l
foI I for t elik. ij. Ih .rvyr lI l ighnn - r van1 lt.
Holtna rlýws. All- in ilo l votle. I for lthe Iy ln.
(G ,rle I il ,d h ri , v!,le i.
HlA0,Ii .r lIiro il. (h hrltnrl, lrovl'rI , lKollv and
'olllrtR 1t olo fo iilr. lioM, .iln, .m i. ( Vtt o -
T'hln roll of1( the oll,.i wts cal,,,l.d whwhn
SoV, Wi oon M .lrtim, Ind( i atl iotls voteld for
Iho . I n I..In n.. J . ( -i 'a -7.
Mtiwari. Iliuigor, lielard, 1lviii. , Ihrigo . lan
ro ll. (otwkin ti. ,lrno i l h amn , liiild. Ml Iaun ,
Ringlnton, Hnig ". SIlnn,, T'ylor, YoutnIg of
(l;ibl.rno mld h.,nlg of Fnast alton Brloug
voted for the ton .1. lharvy Brigham 10,
M ,ara. A yyo , k. ,owdon, lthrbinl , Bral y. Wi1l,
lCaorle. hinki , Foratr, (i llmhpini , Illihnti,.gtnf
lonll , Ln harls . Porter, r lt'lhrt , lln . lu Iolph,
lar nrtonll . hii kpS art v tlllfor. Hr ritn. Vootr
hi+m. Wood, Wivln and Wii'hma voted for the
11on a.i. o J. rlut-e 2h.
d lare . Itha 'k. Ir nlav i gn. 11111 of e rleans.
K1I.y of Orlonof. Knrno.htant, Liodhs. lmiarn.
Imo, N unlz, 'itts., Ith'hardaon Itylan ++, l.SpI
Trilmo)intn, aite Toler voted for the ilon, Rtandallt
( Itheo w- to.
Maenre. latyrin, l.tophnal, Itldglry. ,Roton,
Mar aith and Stewart voted for the lion . C.
Billings -n.
Msers. D'Avy and FIbb voted blank.
Total vote rl; 8necessary to a eholne, 45.
No one candidate ha~ving reoeived a majority
of all the vot'm sant, the presiding orator de
elarod that there had boon no electhon.
On motion of Mr. Byltnl, of tih TI !,se
this joint ant +nmbly adjourned, and the Bonat,
wlthdr-w to Its ,Ihamber,
.t/o~t.I IllL.N I++,BS 111ERUMBD.
The call of th-e roll ator th, joint ER,,li. was
dlsiensed with.
MERMA(Ili FROM TIIHE REATR.
The following m11HnUat was rncetivdt from
tiho lienate:
MENATE C(JAMIEIt, I'TATIC OrTlOUtRTANA.,
Now O)rltant. At.ril '. 1877.
To the' Ilonorinil Hptiaknr and Memners ofo the
Hioustt of It+iuranrntattivit :
i'lhflPnirtir -- I t1 di rti' byl ih Hont M ttt i, nak
lavn , torf your ih ,nor bl L, , d ,r y to wlthdraw the
ItnHII..III fr,,m lhii MIntatt of April 7. rhelative to
Hllun hill No. 237,ntild, "An t' JOtN Cl ,m(t
nm ensoss rs to nassss propR.rtti h ,rotofor, ,x
nrnplohd f', htl.t . I, lo~itha ne to r'lhurhy.
4 h,4 l, 1( . bon vn w l ,,nt ,1r ,ha rita b hin inr tituitio s h
.n.. rlnd to withlraw ih, bill, it. having h, ,n
brought, to th' louu, ihro)gh Frror,
JOHN CLEGG',
Mnaretary.
The rifeornnoet of sa.il lonieuo hill. No. 21:7. to a
ornlmittoit of confllrrlleni wats rocionsidiferod, and
leave wiat granted by the 11Hose to return the
bill to the Henatlo.
A fn rtlher Ineia2nt was received from the Hen
atto uas follows:
HRNATAC OIHAMrwER
Ptato ,of Liulaintra.
Now Orloans, April t. 1877.
To thbi Ilinorttabli Hl'.iuaktr and Monimbtrs of
tlhe Iluortt of Ilttriumnrtativell s
/pirltn'ti'ru.--If amn dl riuiot.l by the inniata to In
for, your ihonoratli hody thlat the Hunate has
it nlty plRised and rtniltnts your itm-ourraont
in Henatc. hill No. 14t, tntitltli "An not to otstab
lihl a forry ntross the Atchafalaya river ati
Himmsmlort.
AIio that the Honato has oonpurrid in HIOiusi
hill No. 2:17, utiittlwtl "An ao, ti conmptl a-uiuOit, A
Lit aHisiss proporltio. httrioteiforo txem)rl tetid froml
taxattion, tilonhging to hburchi, st hoot. Imnnvo.
lnt or tharittble instltutions," with amnend
mlitnts l. a-ut irnnxuid to the bill.
ltspuoctfully.
JOHN CLEOG.
Hecruttary.
Thu said Hlousue hill No. 237 was. taken up with
thu, "ilrtli'4 iiitam dmettt, whhnt whiih wore read as
follow :
Htriko iout Hctitlion 2, 3 and 4.
Ins,,rt nIu Hoetion 2 the following:
liP it r nne'leld, Pt''.. Thatt all haws or parts of
laws in c1,0nlis with the prvisio.H ,of t his w't.
On the muottn of Mr. Voorhlies thill lntse rC
fuistil ,, Ito agr to Ile ~nati' ailntentldmnints, andil
tcal tid for a Comrnitlo of (Conf'rerinOe.
'The Slankr lappointedl on tal.id comtmitti.re on
tit part,of ftt Hliouitt, Met Mrs Voorhieis, McOe
hotr, .Janist. Hinglinton andrl ~c itlu.
A tfrtihetr irlInMai4gio was reoIlved from the
H.onttr Iat follows:
HeNATOE CHAMnBEr. A prll 9. 1977.
To . he Ir,. the nlilakr and Members of the
lioeu,. (of }, Iorisecntatives:
(/illetm,rni- I eam instructidi to inforrm yonr
blonitralbli body lthlit theot HSnate has flnally
stttld andtl retuu.L.ts your contcurr, ltence in 8.in
.ati bill No. 127. olt itluid "An a.-t to authorize the
Aiuditor (of IPublli AneountM to isisui a warrant
in favor of Mrs. Mary A. Bergin; directlng the
tax eollctotIr of the itatut," ote.
Al.o to informn you t hate Renate nhas con
.... ~,1 n un nn a nons nne unodestican rolo
tive to an examination of Bayou Bartholomew,"
and that the Snate has concurred in House bill
No. 241 entitled "An act to incorporate the Bar.
ataria Ahip Canal Company." etc., with amend
ments as annexed to the bill.
pf JOHN OLEGG.
Secretary.
House bill No. 231, " An a.t to arnmrnd and re
enawt section No. 2147 of the iLrevised Statutes of
the State of Louisiana."
Being the unfinished business of April 7, was
taken up. pending the, motion to refer to the
C,rmmittee on Ways andl Means.
On this motion a rising vote resulted as fol
lows; YeaLs, 2(0; nays, :II.
No quo'rumn voting, a call of the House was or
dered, as follows:
Hon. L. Bu--h. Speaker, and Messrs. Aldige.
Ayeock, Bridger, Br ear-l, Blllieu, Bowden Brady,
Barbin. Buck, Bell, Briggs, Carloss, Cressy,
Dayries, Delavigne. D'Avy, Duke. Dupree.
Estopinal. Fobb, Fo,erster. Gaskins, Gilles
p1e. Huntlngton, Hammond, Hill of Orleans.
Keonedy. Kelly of Orleans. Kidd, Lyons.
Leeds. Lamare. Lea, Leonhard of Orleans
Mar in. Means. Mel:ehee, Nnnez. Porter Pe
ralta. Pi:ts, Richardson, ltyland, touton. Rolle.
Randolph. Robertson, Bartain. Shakspeare,
Singleton. Self. kSiller, Stagg, Stewart. Steele
Smart, Taylor, Tremoulet, Toler, Voorhles,
Wood. Wilde. Williams, Young of Claiborne,
Young of East Baton Rouge.
Sixty-six members, and a quorum.
On the motion to refer the yeas and nays were
called, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bridger. Breard, Barbin,
Oressy, Estopinal, Foerster, Gillesple, Lyons,
Lamare Lea Peralta, Pitt-, Singleton, Spiller.
Stewart. Taylor. Tremoulet and Young of East
Baton Bouge-18
Nays-Hon. L. Bush. Speaker and Messrs.
Aldign, Aycock, Billien Biwden, Brady, Buck.
Bell, Briggs, Dayrles, Delavigne, D'Avy, Dulke,
Dupree, Fob,', Gaskins. Huntingtrn, Hammond.
Hill of Orleans, Jonas, Kelly of Wina, Kelly of
Orleans, Kidd. Leeds. Leonhard of Orleans,
Martin, Means, McGehee Nunez, Porter, Bich
ardson, Bidgley, Ryland, Bouton, Bandolph,
Bolle, Robertson, Sartain, hakspeare. Self.
Stag, Stel, rSlS Toler, Voorhles, Wood,
Wil, Williamns and onung of Claiborne---.
The moton to refer was lost.
Mr. Tremo olemoved to amendb addiang the
*Iuoiata~sr~a USin Oa
Jsa. b e t1wI her e0i4 et., That i s lb
true pint of its ct to r re n mtinl ýI oaire
oratioIs in thin SIate from assensng and 0
tn Inse tax from ny manuat r eil
Shis own nnds manuacrtured in this tlte,
vi,, shoemakenr, tailors, millinors, tinbrrolthe
blhakrsmlth, whhnlwrighf, nandy m( ire, sail
Rmatrs, joinrn, ntn., Pinr nll rntl ratntll
fo-t i ramr on th samme footing as tho larger man.
ufacturers.
On thn motion to lay this amendmnnt on ihe
table, the yroan and nays wore oalled for with Iho
following rmsult:
Yoan-Msnsrs. Aldlgn, Aycork, Bowdon. Toll,
Dolavigne. Dupron, nklins, Fi unti ngton, Ilanm
irltolld Jorinin, iliy of Orlo.al,. Kornrohan.
Kidd, L R, L a, l.nda, len, lý,r,nrttrl ir Orb'an.,
ans. MoGeheno, I'oTrtr. l'ihtn, ltilmoardrlon, fly
land, Itouln.Ar. Sartain, ttnkn Pu.ro, Hlinilotirn.
;olf, Hta¶M, HMnnmrl, Htall, Taylor,. Tlor, Wood.
Ynulrlg l tlltihono arnd Young of ERRl, atitton
itoIIlgo - ai.
Nayn -- hlin. . Tlush, 8portknr. aonl Monorn.
Bridg, Jrr. rard, lllllon, Bnrhin. iirmly luk,
Unarlionr. !r,'ay, I'.vy Dttlk, FrgTi on oloitopi
nal, iG'th loortoer. (illonpin, Laurnrn, nnwreorn.
Nunez, I'ornita, Rtandolh. hllo, IiN lv
itRohrtson. 'i'ronoulot nlnt Voorhiem. -20,.
Tillr mt ior to anrIlnd wiar alll la pll on tlrbtuln,
The bill was taken rls nngtroasd.
On ton motion to IInpunrlol Ih rules in order
to put thn bill upon its third radling, the yeas
anld nays were nallnd an follows:
YVan--Hfon. I,. Flus, Hpnakor. rnd l M.tnaer. Al
dlgo. Ayook, Ilrlidlgor.*'ilrorard. if~winln, Irily,
linkk. Boil. nCarlos. )nlavilgn. I'DAvy. lillmk.
I ipron, Itatophnal. toh. FrguKum rrn. (inakin ll.
Ionpln, iluntington lanmornd. H11ll ofr irltarlin
Jonas. Kitly of brtians. Kolrno''han. I(thl,
Lyons. Lands ,amara, Ioonhard of Orlianns,
Moans Mr(ifft4, Nowsnonm I'ortor 'orrrltr,
Pt ma, ftlchardsoa, Ityland, iloutorn. itandolph,
iBlnglony. lolilo, Rotmrtson., Hrtani.htraksinaarn,
H1ngl*rt.n. lf, l. n.ag, HMil Hirntrt, Taylor,
Vivrrhrtrn. Wiod. ,niiig of Clalborno, Young
,f East, latunt , Ihtiiira - rri.
Mntars. Iiarhllrl (.any, FI.arator. fan Nin ',ll.
Trornonlllt. and Taler votiid in I h l n gativm - 7.
Tho ruims worn annodnrol ii and te hoill wans
road ai thilrd time and pi.an.d., hI tt tit;o aloptid.
A motnriton to rnronstier the vriot'i fnun fI nnl
psnamof i l Ifn bill was lninl ,upon tln tanbl,.
Hinous bill No, 21, "Arn rst to in oirpirnit the
rlartto lrhHhip Cnitrl (Companry wasr tiknt up
willth tln Honiatn'a rron.l lirnnn.a.
Mr. Aldligon movd to postpdton th1, further
orlnsilonratin or tli bill til lto-rnlrrow, tand that
it, .lo printdl in thl ''irniil.
Thi mn oitio'n was illol l lit tilitn
Mr. Voorhion rnovnrl thl.tl then hill e mao n he ti
spRnltal orltf,r of tin day for April lit atl2 'lock
r. mn.
Mr. Kidd moved Ithat the motion of Mr. Voor
hil.n bi laid upon t.he tInbln, on whi h motion
the yman andl nary; weor calltd as follows:
Youna Moeare. Avconuk, I.lll.. Bowtol ,
]tll CUarlss, Duke, Dumrnn. Entopinal
Oaklrins. (lltloipin, lHunting on. Hammonr ,
Jonai, Konnidy, Kelly of Winn, Korno
chan. Kinhl. ,ynhs., Innr., Moans, Mc(iehoe,
Nonn.z Port-r l'eralta , Plt Richnrdson,
ltylarn, andin lph. Hhakapoare, Holf, .l lller,
Mt',gg. Htonin. nmart. Taylor, 'l'Iler. Wood,
Will iam., and Young of Iast Batonifouan-4,
Nays--lion. L. Bush, Bpnaker. andt Massrs.
Aldleo. Brnard. Barhin, Brady, Ilank, lBrias,
(ressy.. Dayrlon, D'Avy, Fobrl Foerstar, Klly
of Orleansrs.Lnds, Lamare, L.onhard oi Oir
Ioans, Martin, itnttn, htolln., lobortson Bar.
Lain, tmowaro 'rrrmoulot, Voorhien and Wilde
-2K,
Thle montion to lay IOl illn the table prvalol,
'The Senate's first amendment was agreed to,
as follows:
'tio.Ion I. In line 25, after the word "river"
strike out the words "at or near," and substt
tute therefor the words "opposite the city of
Now Orleans and at any point tetween Verret's
(anall and a ,pointI one hlllnireld ya dil aIbov
Hlarvey's (~anal."
The Henate's second amendment was road as
follows:
IAnre s. after "''rafts" addl "that the said canal
shall never have any other exit. on the Missis
Sippi river than at the place or within thel llmit
above namted, and any faillurn eo to do, or any
orI onling of any other exilt shall operate a for
fditure of this charter, and as a penalty entail
the ownership of all the property of said cor
poration to the Rtate of Louisiana, without cost
to the State."
Mr, Wilie moved to amenli the snnate's
amendment by riding at the end thereof the
following words " provided that the Drivileges
and franchises granted by this act, shall be for
felted if the anal be not commencedl within five
years anli completed within fIllfteen years from
the promullgation of this act.
The amendment to the amendment was lost
arnd the Senate's second amendmnent was agreed
to,
The Henate's third amendment was agreed to
as follows:
In section 5, line a4. strike out the word
"river."
The Senate's f'urth amendment was agreed
to as follows:
After the word "cancel," In line ri, ado "at the
place named as above."
The Senate's fifth amendment was roadl a
follows:
Add at the end of sect ion 5 the words."pro
vided that the same be approved by the State
Enginlr."
Mr. Voorhies moved to amend, as follows:
ul(l the words. "provlided that it shall be com
petent for the State, by legislation, to regulate
and fix tolls upon vessels, barges, rafts," etc.
It wtas m,.ved that the amendment of Mr*
Voorhies he laIi upon the table; on whclh mo
tion the yeas andl nays were called for with the
following result:
Vean-HoJn. L. Bush. Speaker, and Messrs.
Aycock, B.reard. Bowden. larbina, Iarron, Bell,
Carioss. I)elavigne. I'Avy'. J)uke, I)upree. Es
topinal, Ferguson. Oaskins. (Ghltepie, tlHunting
ton, Hammond,Jonas, Kennedy, Kelly of Winn,
Kelly of Orleans, Kernoe.an, lidd, Lyo ,
Means. McGehee. Newsomn, Porter, PerLW,
Pitta,RItch.rdson, Ryland, It ndolph, Idigitey.
Rlollo, t obertson, Sartain. Shakspeare. Single
ton.e, Self, Stag Steel. bmart. Taylor Wiliama.
Young of Claiborne, Young of ~East Baton
n)ugr-t7l.
Nays--Messrs. Aldiun. Blllieo. Brady.
Cressy, Fobb, Foerster. I, eds Lamare. Leon
hard of Orleans. Martin, Nunes. Iouton, Tremo
ulet, Toler. Voorhles, Wood and Wilde--s.
Mr. Voorhi e mlovcd to ameend sect ion 4 by
malding the: w,,rs, " Atnd the company hereby
incorporat.d, exc'pt for the purpose of organ
lzation, shtll enrjoy the privileges and exercise
the rights and powers of a corporation only
aflter an amount equal to five per cent of its cap
ital stock shall have been actually paid in cash."
It was moved that the amendment of Mr.
Voorhles ie laid upon the table.
On whi.h motion the yep anntd nay were
called for. as follows:
Yeas-Hon. L. Bosh, Speaksr. and Mesers.
Aycok, Bireard. Bridger, Bowden, Barbin.
Buck. Carloss. D'Avy, Duke, Dupre, Estopinal.
Feruson. Gaskins Gillsp..e, Huntington.
Hlammond. Jonas, kennedy, Kelly of W inn
Kelly of Orleans. Kernochan. Kidd, Lyons,
Lea. tMeano, McGehee. Newsem. Nunez Porter.
Peralta, Pitte, Richardson, Hyland. kidgiey,
Randolph, Bartain. bthaksVpare singleton, telf.
Stagg, hteele, Smart, Taylor, Woo, Williams,
Young of Clalborne and Young 'o last Baton
Bouge-4S.
Nays-Messrs. Aldige. Billieu. Brady, Bell,
Cres.y, Dela'vigne, FEbb. Foerster, Lamare,
Leeds. Leonhard of Orleans. Martin, Routon,
Bolle. Rober son, Tremoulet. Toler. Voorhies
and Wilde-19.
The amendment was laid upon the table.
The Senate's fifth amendment was adopted.
The remaining amendments of the Senate
were adoptea as follows:
6th. In section 8 strike out in line 6 "In eon-"
and all of lines 7.89, 10, 11, 12.1, 13, and the word
"years" in line 14.
7th. In line 5 strike out the word "ten" and in,
sert in lieu thereof the word "twenty."
8th. In line 88 after "patents" add "nothing
herein shall prevent the entry of lands by other
parties during the year above mentioned."
9th. In section 10 strike out "may" and lnsert
"shalL"
o10th. After "office," in line 12 of section 1o, add
"in the State of Louisiana."
The bill was passed as amended.
Mr. Lyons moved to reconsider the vote on the
Anal passage of the bill as amended, and on his
own motion the motion to reconsider was laid
upon the table.
Onm.ation of Mr.Cressy the ouse adjirned.,
PR=B 1. TRUTIRAU,,

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