New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-05
Closing Work Of the Aenafe.

order at eight o'clock in the evening, anG
continued the work of legislation until tire,
O'Clock next morning.
After the roll had been called and 6
quorum announced, the President Informed
the Senate that the pending question, wher
the Senate took a recess until eight o'clock
was the Governors veto of the bill for the
more efficient collection of the taxes and
licenses in tie city of New Orleans.
This bill had been read and discussed by
Senators Ogden, White, Burch, Stamps
Detiege and others during the day session
of Wednesday, and they all agreed that i,
was not calculated to benefit anybody bu,
the individual who might be appointed tax
collector in case it should become law;
and that, on the other hand, it would prove
a means of adding to the impoverishment
of the people should its provisions be en-.
forced
A vote was taken and the Senate refused
to pass the bill over the Governors Veto
there being only seven yeas to twenty nays.
The Senate then took up Ii ouse bill No
1863, an act to provide for the assessment OF
property in the city of New Orleans, detin
Ing the duties of State assessors, fixing their
penses, and prohibiting the city of New
Orleans from making as sessments hereafter
and repeating all laws or parts of laws
conflicting with the act. This bill, under a
suspension Of the rules, finally passed the
Senate. 1t is claimed to be reform meas
ure that will result iu saving to
the city Of many thousands of dollars
annually. The bill provides that State
assessors for the city of New Or
leans shall be appointed in the manner
and with the powers, duties and respon
sibilitles heretofore prescribed by law; pro.
vided that nothing in the act shall affect
the appointment OF assessors made with the
advice and consent of the Senate subsequent
to the passage of this act. They are to con
stitute board of assessors in the city OF
New Orleans for the State and city, are re-
quired to organize and distribute their labor
as provided by existing laws, and as SET
forth by their. respective commissions.
They are required to make an assessment
annually of all taxable property of every
description in the city, give bond as now
ordered by existing laws, their assessment
books are to be verified by the same oath
as now required by law. Their books are
be completed and returned 10 the Auditor
Of Public Accounts on or pe fore the first
day of November of each year. and in adj
dition to the copies heretofore required
by law they are to return a copy to the
Administrator of Finance Of the city
of New Orleans at the same time they do to
the Auditor. For their services in dom g
this, each State assessor in the city Of New
Orleans will receive from the city $1,000
for copy of the assessment rolls for each
of the city assessment districts as at present
constituted and embraced in the respective
districts for which they were appointed.
The city will not hereafter cause any
assessment to be made. but will levy and
collect taxes on the assessment furnished!
as provided by the bill. The assessment of
the assessors is to be the basis OF taxation
for the State and city, and they are to re.
ceive tor their services salary OF $1,000 a
year, instead CT percentage on the value
of their assessments, as heretofore.
Senator Burch called up House bill No.
l26, an act for the relet of T. j. Buffpg
ton, B. Duchein and Philip Machet, of the
parish of East Baton Rouge. Under a
suspension of the rules this bill finally
passed the Senate, 1t appropriates S22l 30
for the use of the above named parties to
REIN burse them for money actually paid by
them to 4. L. Beauregard, State tax collcc-
tor, for land purchased at a tax sale made
by him to recover tax Judgment, and fer
which he failed to make title.
The report of the conference committee
On the general appropriation bill was or
iered to be read.
The bill itself, as it first passed the House
was then taken up and read. The Senate
to the bill were then read.
After which Senator Wharton, as chairman
Of the Finance Committee, made an ex-
Dlanation in regard to the reasons why the
members of the conference committee on
,he part of the Senate had receded from
some of tn Senate amendments, and con-
,luded by moving the adoption OF the report
If the conference committee.
Senator Eustis opposed the adoption of
he report, and moved, as substitute to
hat motion, that the Senate refuse to recede
rom its amendments to the appropriation
Dill. He addressed the Senate at some length
n support of this motion, and was followed
~ Senator White, who also opposed the re-
,ort in some spirited remarks.
Senator Whitney moved to lay TIE slbs5i-
ute of Senator Eustis upon the table, .Ild
he motion to table prevailed.
The report of the conference committee
vas then adopted by vote Of . yeas to )
lays.
On motion the Senate then went INTO ex-
cutiye session.
Immediately after executive sesslon-at
alf-past eleven ocloeh--a committee from
be House announced that that body would
~ ready 20 adjourn sine die i'll twenty
minutes.
On motion of Senator Twitchell the sec.
etary OF the Senate was instructed to IN
,rm the House that the Senate had no
1rther communication TO make to that
ody.
On further motion e the same Senator
c,umittee of three was appointed by the
resident to wait on the Governor and III
,rm him that the Senate ia ready to "a ijoucn
inc die and inquire OF him whether Le has
ny further communication to make to the
enate.
The President appointed Senators witch