New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-23
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
FRIDAY, March II, 1870.


is the consideration of House bill No. AZ,
better known as the school bill, and when
has lust been returned from the Senate
with amendments. q. =,
Mr.. McVean: I move We conc0r 10 Inc
amendments.
Sneaker Carr: We had better read them
frat The Clerk will read the amendments
in order as they come.
Mr.. Noble: What is that ? Concur in
amendments before we know what those
amendments are? That's rich, cheeky.
Speaker Carr: The gentleman from Or
leans will take his seat, and the Clerk will
proceed to read.
Mr.. Degrange: l have not copy of
this bill, and, of course, can not know
what amendments am voting for.
Speaker Carr: The gentleman from Or
leans will doubtless procure bill if he
applies to the proper officer. The Chair,
however, has nothing to do in the premises.
The Clerk will proceed.
Mr.. Degrange: But Mr.. Speaker
Speaker Carr: The gentleman will main
tain order. Nothing is in order until the
Clerk has complied with the instructions
OF the Chair.
Mr.. Noble: If the Clerk will read the
section as amended by the Senate we will
be able to understand the law as it will be,
providing we adopt these amendments.
Speaker Carr: The Clerk has already
been instructed to do so.
The amendments were then read IL de-
tail. and finally adopted.
Mr.. McMillen: ask the permission of
the House to report back the Revenue bill
from the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Waters: l object. 1t has not been
before the Committee on Ways and Means.
There was only two of the committee
present.
Speaker Carr; The Chair is not sup
posed to know what transpires in the COM
mittee rooms.
Mr.. Waters: But there was only two
present.
Speaker Carr: The gentleman will come
to order. You have heard the request of
the Chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means. Is there any objection to the
report being received? There being no
objection, the Clerk will read the report
The report was then read by Chief Clerk
Vigers, and is as follows:
RooMs OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS,
New Orleans, March II, 1870
10 the Honorable the Speaker and Members of the
Louisiana House of Representatives,:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to
whom was recommitted House bill No. &c,
an act to provide revenue, to levy and
collect taxes, ETC., with the amendments
thereon, adopted by the Committee of the
Whole, and with instructions to strike out
from said bill all that relates to Commits
sioner of Revenue, respectfully recommend
the following amendments in conformity
with said Instructions:
Strike out ali of sections eleven, ninety
two, ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety five,
ninety-siX, ninetyseven, ninety eight, nine
ty-nine and one hundred.
From the beginning of the twelfth sectien
to the end Of the bill strike out the WORDS
commissioner of Revenue" wherever the
same shall occur, and insert in lieu thereof
thei words "Auditor Of Public Accounts"
except in section one hundred and four, line
twenty-six, where insert instead of the
words commissioner of Revenue the
words Lieutenant Governor"
W. L. MCMILLEN, Chairman.
Mr.. McMillen: move that the report
be referred to the Committee Of the Whole,
and that the House resolve itself into a
Committee of the Whole for the purpo Sc
of considering it at this time. Twill state,
by way of explanation, that this bill has
been in Committee of the Whole, and
was adopted up to section ten, which cre-
ated the office of Commissioner of Rev.
enue. This was stricken out and the bill
was then referred back to Committee on
Ways and Means, in order that everything
relative to this Office might be eradicated.
As it now stands, the committee having
complied with the instructions, it Is SIM
ply revenue law, differing in no material
respect from other laws Of similar char
acter and design.
Mr.. Sterrett: move to lay The motion
on the table.
Speaker Carr: Will the gentleman from
Carroll repeat his motion, for the intor-
nation of the Chair.
Mr.. McMillen: That this bill be referred
to the Committee Of the Whole, and that
the House now resolve itself into Com
mittee of the Whole for the purpose Of
considering it at this time.
Mr.. Garstkamp: That IS two motions,
Mr.. Speaker.
A vote was taken, but the count showed
that quorum had not participated IN the
vote.
Mr.. Garstkamp: ask now, Mr. Speaker,
that the question be divided.
Mr.. McMillen: Then 1 withdraw my
motion, and move that the House now
proceed to the consideration of the bill.
am not anxious to 60 into Committee of
the Whole.
Mr.. Garsikamp: The motion can not be
withdrawn. 1t is in possession of the
House, since vote has already been taken
on it.
Speaker Carr: The point of ORDER raised
by the gentleman from Jefferson IS well
taken.
The question was then divided, and the
House resolved to 60 into Committee OF
the Whole.
Speaker Carr: Will the gentleman from
st. James, Mr.. Gray. take the chair.
Mr.. Gray in the chair.
Mr.. McMillen: The Committee will re-
collect that the other day when we reached
the tenth section of this bill in Committee
of the Whole, the committee referred the
bill back to the Committee Of Ways and
Means, with instructions TO strike out all
pertaining to the Commissioner OF Rev
enue. We have complied with our IN
structions, and have stricken out the iol-
lowing section, together with sections ",
SO, 90, 50, SO, 81, SO, SO and 100.
That Immediately after this act shall have
taken effect, or as soon thereafter as pTac.
ticable, there shall De appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, q Commissioner of
Revenue, who shall Immediately assume the
duties and continue in Office four years from
the first Monday of February, 1870, or until
his successor shall have been appointed and
qualified. The Commissioner of Revenue
shall receive as a compensation for his ser
vices the sum of five thousand dollars per
annum, payable quarterly from the treasury
of the State upon his own warrant duly au-
dited. Said commissioner, before entering
upon the duties of his Office. shall execute
hnnnd In fnrnr of the Governor of the State