New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05

| ate was declared adjourned until to-mor
row ct l. u.
! 7. T. BECHTEL,
Secretary OF the Senate.
TTeSiy.sista Bays Session.
| SENATE CHAMRRa !
Hew Orleans, February l. 1876. )
TIE Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. c. c
| Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Presi
| dent of the Senate, in the chair.
| On call Of the roll, tie following Sena
| tors ans wercd 20 their nance:
| Present--Massrs. Alexander. Anderson
| Attain. Blackburn. Blunt, BTeaax. Buroh
| Brewster, Cage. Chad bourn, Detiege, Du
| mont. George, Gco1e, Greene, Grover, Har
| per, Keiso. Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, Robert
con, Stamps, Steven. Sypher, Twtchell
! Weber, Wharton, White, Young-30.
Absent-Messrs. Eos;is, Ola, Herwig
Landry, Pollard, Whitney-6.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dir. Oar
dis.
The iouraa. was read, corrected and ap,
| proved.
Senator Buren, rose to question Of priv.
lege relative to the report Of the speech OF
Senator White OF the eDgrossment of the
election bill yesterday.
Senator White rose 70 q question of pri,i
lego with reference to the same subject
matter.
message EHO.f THE GOVERNOR.
The following message from tho Gov
ernor was submitted to the Senate:
STATE OF LOUISIANA }
Executive Department
New Orleans, February 4, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
submit herewith fer your consideration
drafts Of suggested amendments to the con-
sttutien, abolishng the parish courts OF the
State. and transferring their duties to the
district courts: defining the luFlsdicti m
and fixing the salaries OF the district jud ges.
reducing the salaries and abolishing the
fees of certain constitutional officers; ex-
tending the powers Of clerks of court in
certain cases, and limiting the duration of
the session and the annual expenditures OF
the Generai Assembly.
The adoption OF these amendments would
effect g very considerable saving OF expense,
and in nly Judgment, would result IL great
benefit TO the State at larga.
WEI. 7. KELLOGG, Governor.
STATE OF Lou. sIAsA,
F1ecutIve Department,
New Orleans, February 4, 1876.
To tie HpGotaoie President and Members OF the
Senate.
inclose herewith a draft of a proposed
act regulating the manner of making as
easements il the State of Louisiana; creating
a State buarG OF equalization and parish
beard Of review; defining the compensation
of officers. eto. The plan proposed is cub
stantlaiiy the same system as now in opera
ton in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey
and other States, where its practical work
ing is found to be equitable, economical and
most satisfactory. No argument is needed
to show the imperative necessity of a
change being made in the existing
culnbrous, unjust and expensive mode of
assessing the values and collecting the rev
enues in the State. l believe the plan pro-
posed will be round as beneficial here as it
has proved elsewhere, and trust that you
will give the matter ycur earnest and i'm
mediate attention, with g view to prompt
ard favorable action.
Very respectfully.
WIZ. 2. KELLOGG, Governor.
Senator Barch asked and obtained unani-
NOUS consent to take up the bills recon-
merded By the Governor at the present
time.
On motion OF Senator Burch, Senate bill
No. il3, recommended by the Governor,
entitled an act regulating the manner of
making assessments throughout the State;
creating State board of equalization and
parish board Of review; defining the du-
ties Of said boards and Of assessors, collect
ors. district attorneys, and Of the Auditor
~. n ~.
pensation Of assessors and collectors; regu
lating assessments in and for the city of
New Orleans, and prohibiting said city
from making assessments hereafter; limit
ing the application Of the doctrine of pre-
scription; repeating a part of section two OF
act Nc. - of 1871, allowing mortgages to
redeem lands sold for taxes; requiring col
lectors to distribute surplus; regulating
fees and costs Of sheriffs and clerks of
courts; fixing penalties in delinquent taxes;
defining the duties and powers of collectors
and sheriffs in making seizures; relating to
appeals in tax suits, and repeating acts in
herewith, was read FIRST time.
TIE constitutional rules being suspended
by tour-fT:hs affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed On its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee On Fl
nance.
On motion OF S3netor Burch Senate bill
No. ia, recommended by the Governor,
entitled 4 bill proposing amendments TO the
Of the State, was read first
tine.
The constitutions al rules being Suspended
by Il f0ur-ffths affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed OF its second
,eading and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Senator Herwig presented the following |
petition from tbs school teachers of the CITY |
# New Orleans;
% the Senate and Houss CT Representatives Of the
State OF Louisiana in General Assembly con
vcntd:
The teachers Of the public schools CT the
ity of New Orleans, through the under
igned committee, beg leave TO represent
hat they constitute in the community
'ody of known ability and worth, number
ng upw ard OF 400 members.
That to them is confided the important
barge of educating and instructlng the
outh of the city, and they can confidently