The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-03
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
A4or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Twenty. rifth pays proceedings.
New orleans. Saturday. March 81. is77

she Hon. Louis A, Wilt, Lieutenant Governor
and President Of tho Senate, In the chair.
On i cali Of the roll, tho following Senators
answered TO their namssi
Messrs. Doatner. Bfeaux Ducres, Ellis, Eustis.
pefEins, Iebsrtson, snndifofd. Steven. Stubbs
TezHda, Wheeer. WWhite and zaclaiie-,2o:,
IbseDt- Msssrs. Allain bryant. B4rch, gpgs,
ara iss's Stamps. sutton. fwite6sil Wakefield
and Young 10.
Oh motion 81 Mr.. Ogden tho reading Of The
journal Ia detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS on COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Geoda. chairman Of the Committee on Jt4
dietary. submitted tho following report. which
Hes over under the rulesi
10 tho Honorable President and Members 81
the BsnAtes
Your Committee on the Judle larry have had
under consideration the memorial Of citizens Of
The parish. Of CatnhDula. requesting tho General
Assembly TO enact lhw ekempttnE from taxa
ton the property vi widows who do not own
property TO the amount II two hundred dollars.
a 9n rag9l, " p e9s ya "
no effect, being in conflict with Art l1s Of tho
State constitution
' : h 4. ao0DE. Chairman.
Mr.. EuHtis In the chair.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. Ogden obtained unanimous consent to
Introduce, Without previous notice benate bill
EoaI4o. entitled An net to amend nnd re.enaot
sections 10 and % Of an not entitled An act 10
regulate public education In the Stale OF Louis
lana: to provide d revenue for the same TO
impose certain penalties to repeal SECTIONS Of
the Revised Etatutss from section twelve hum
dred aud seventeen a9171 inclusive to section
twelve hundred and ninety.seven t1gp7l inelua
sive and TO repeal net No. o Of the acts OF 1870.
entitled An Oct To regulate public education In
4. 1,1.. <f n41.
and TO raise revenue for that purpose ap-
proved March 40. 1871,
Which was read first time and oalendared.
rHEFgHBEp CALENDAR.
House bill No, g0J, entitled An not for the re-
lief Of tho taxpayers of the city Of New Orleans,
~ absorb tho floating debt tho unpaid interest
coupons, school warrants and oil evidences
of debt md other claims against the said city.
&fd To authorize and require tho city of New
Orleans to receive such indebtedness In pay.
fnent oil certain taxes of the city Of New Or.
leans. duo prior TO tho flfst day oil january,
Is7e."
Was read d tiest time.
On motion Of Mr.. White tho constitutional
rules were suspended, the bill read second
time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HousE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. March 81. 1877.
TO The Honorable the Senate of the State of
LpuiEianai
am directed to inform your honorable body
sltllt INC House OF heprssenfatlyes has passed
pf The books 81 the Auditor Of the State Of Lou-
islana..
amendments OF tho Conference Committee on
senate Bill No. 1ot An pct 70 regulate tho terms
n parigh courts and fix The salaries Of parrish
Also that the House has passed finally and
asks The concurrence Of tho Senate In tho fol-
loving House BILLS :. -
enart paragraph Of section | Of net No. H." ap-
House Bill No. a57.,, An net tocompel assessors
to asseAs properties heretofore exempted from
taxation belonging to. church, school. cemetery.
benevolent Or eharitabls institutions 70 is tho
aud on private banking HOUSES and to amend
aud 70 enact section OF article Ia approved
House III q BIZ Bill No oia IAN net making appro.
prtattuns for the general expenses Of the State
for the year ending December e1, ts77.'
= Also, to inform your honorable body that the
House Of Representatives Ia now prepared to
meet tho senate In Joint assembly to ballot for
United States. Senator
PETER J. TREzEvANT.
Chief Clerk.
House bill No. al. entitled IAN act TO ineor-
porate the DAra,aria Ship Canal Company"
etc. was read d ilrst timo.
On motion Of Mr. steven. tho constitutions,
rules were suspended, tho bill re- I'd second
time and referred to the Committee on Canals.
Drainage and Inland Navigation.
House bill No. 9g1. entitled IAN act to compel
sssesAors TO ASSESS properties heretofore OK.
onapted from taxation, belonging TO church,
school, benevolent or charitable institutions
10 fix tho liennses on groceries selling liquors
10y the lass, and on private banking houses. and
A.. 4rx .1s4E. 49,
ss7an
Was read first tme.
On motion of Mr., Robertson. the constitutional
time and referred TO tho Committee on Finance
House bill No. si2. entitled AN net making
appropriations for the general expenses of the
State for the year ending the slst day of Dccem-
her. a. d. 1877
Was read ailrst time.
On motion OF Mr.. White. tho constitutional
rules were suspended and the bill read second
time.
On motion OF Mr.. White. the bill was taken up
section by section.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the Senate pro.
ceeded In q body to the hall Of the House Of Re-
personalities for the purpose Of balloting In
Joint session for United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the |
Hon. Louis A. Wiltz. Lieutenant Governor and |
President OF the Senate
Tho roll OF the Senate was called. when the |
following Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner. Ducros, ELLIS Eustis, Gar
mt es george. Goode, Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden,
rerk lns, Mobertson. .sandiford Stubs. Steven,
IeNadas Wheeler and Whe-1s.
The roll Of the House was called when the
following members answered to their names:
Hon. 4. Bush, Speaker, and Messrs. Aldfge.
Berry. Bell Briggs, Cockerham, Uarloss, Cressy'
Dayries. pelayigne DAvy, Duke, Dupree, Fitz-
patrick, Ferguson. Gaskins. Gillespie. Ham
2f VIM, Kelly of Orleans, Kernochan, Kidd,
Lyons, Leeds. Lamare, Lea, ,Leonhard OF Or.
nez Porter, Feraita, Pits. RicharSsosno. hi da
Icy. Kyland. Romero, Randolph. Role. Robert. l