The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-28
IS Legislative consideration


Whareas, for the running Of the city, govern
ment its obligations were issued. which can DO
paid only from the receipts of taxes for their re-
speGtiye years land
Whereas, 1t will facilitate the ,cancelling Of
said obligations. materially MD the taxpayers,
and relieve the city from % large floating debt.
and the embarrassnents Of an uneolected tax
of legislation will not be applied any years in
which the tax limit does not exceed one and one
fore,
sEcTToN !. Be i enacted ~ he. Senate and
ana in General Assembly convened. That for
all ALT taxes dye previous T. and including the year
| payment of the same, togetheF with the costs
and charges, the valid outstanding floating
said arreared city taxes up TO and Including
those Of 1873, be and the same is hereby remit
sd That Tor al taxes Of 49, With the interest
OF the same school warrants Of said year for the
school tax; Metropolitan Police warrants Of said
spective interest coupons Of said year for the
special interest taxes. TO pay which. 0
special tax has been levied to meet said coupons
| and all evidences of debt and admitted valid
claims against said city accrued in said year tor
taxes Of 1876 the city shall receive payment as
provided for the taxes of 1874. save that the In
tsrest tax shall be paid in cash. pgoyded that
the persons who seek to avail themselves of the
provisions Of this act
effect from and after its passage, and that all
laws or parts Of laws inconsistent with the pro-
repealed.
| JOINT SESSION.
u A joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose Of further baloting for
Senator to represent the State of louisiana In
the Senate of the United States for tho term
! beginning March 4. 1877, Hon. Louis A. Wiltz,
. Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Sem
t ate, presiding.
The roll OF the Senate was called, when the fol-
lowing Eenators answered to their names:
: Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Ducros, Ellis Eustis.
Garland George Goode Grover, Kelly, MITCHELL
. Stubbs, Texada, White and Iacharie.
Nineteen Senators.
The roll Of the House being called, the fol-
), lowing members answered to their names:
Hon; L; Bush, Speaker, and Messrs Aldiggee,
Grsssy; Df!ayigne, Duke RaDrs97 TtzDat Ea
i tlneton, Hammond. hin Of Orleans; Jonas.
Ksndy k Cf Enn Kelly s9yas Of osssRs
Lea ea.I Ieonhard iu q Orleans, Means. Moaehse
8 Nunez, Porter, Peraltai PITTS, Robertson, BY
aaa o ss hsse ssr Shsss ass 1 s
d Wood. Wilde. Williams, Young of Claiborne and
Ia Young of East Baton Rouge.
70 Six'y-two members and quorum.
Of The presiding officer announced that the
q General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana had
70 met in this joint session, as required by law,
for the purpose Of balloting for Senator to
represent the State Of Louisiana in the Senate
of the United States for the term beginning
III March 4, 1871
90 Nominations were read as follows:
or Messrs. Jonas, Gibson. Garland, George and
nd Bresux.
~ Mr. White, OF the Senate. withdrew the name
of the Hon. Fl. l.. Garland
Mr.. Taxada of the Senate. Withdrew the name
- of the Hon. q. b. Wheeler.
- =. Mr.. White. Of the Senate, nominated Hon.
Louis Texada of Rapides
MIR. Ridgley, Of the House, nominated the
~, Hon. Cain Sartain Of Carroll.
IT, Mr.. Kidd, of the House, nominated the Hon.
81 John Smith.
,vo There being no further nominations the roll
~ Of the Senate was called with the following
he result:
" Senator Texada voted for the Hon. B. F. Jonas
ab- Senators Boatner, Breaux, Dueros. Ellis,
Eustis, Garland. George, Goode;, Kelly, Per-
M kins Richardson, Robertson, SAP diford, stnbbs
~ White and Zaeharie voted for the Hon, Louis
,st- senator Grover voted for the Hon. JOIN
Smith, vote.
The roll Of the House was called when tn
of Jonas:
uta Messrs. Aycock, Bowden. Cocksrhan1. Dupree
yes Ryland. Robertson, sartan shak5Peareei, SIN
NOT and Young of East Baton Rouge-2o
.v- The following members voted for the Hon, 3
the L. Gibson:
tha Hon. L. Bush, Speaker, and Messrs. Bowder
. .l Bell Fitzpatrick. Hill. Kernochan Leeds, M
'ed. nez McGehee Porter, Role and Tremouiet-1.
and The following members voted for the Her
Jno. Smith:
om- Messrs. Huntington, Hammond, Kidd an
sub Means
the The following member voted for the Hon.
eral B. George:
!. Mr.. Duke.
The following members voted for the Ho
the Lewis Tezada:
the Messrs Aldige Bridger, Buck, Carlos, Ga
!. to kins Jonas. Kennedy. Kelly Lyons. Lea, rift
a ~ Sci, Smart. VOORHEES, and Young-t5.
oity The following members voted for the Ho
s;a+ Cain Sartain:
ilct- Messrs. Breard. Cressy, Ridgley and Taylor
-, The following members voted for the Hon.
- E. Breaux:
airs Messrs. Barron, Briggs, Delavigne. Kell
NO. Leonhard, Steele and Selers-7
Mr. Toler voted for the Hon. @. B. Wheeler.
d by No one candidate having received MAORI
pro- of all the votes cast, the presiding officer
shall cIarpd that there had been no election.
ct Of Mr. Sellers withdrew the name OF ths Hon.
e. Breaux.
!. the On motion of Mr. White Of the Senate. d
joint assembly adjourned, ana the Senate WIZ
lere, drew to its chamber.
nual rouer pus1SEss RESUMED
nety ..1. hoo0H '4'' ,1 :. - rro =
eipts After joint session Tue Toll OF the houso "
eipts called as follows:
ated IL r Bach snaaker and Nessrs Aldit
men Aycock, Billieu, Bridger, Breard, Bowde
70 IN Barron, Buck Bell, Briggs, Cockerham. Carlo
Cressy, DelaVigne, Duke, Dupree, Fergusc
ssed Fitznafrfck, Forester, Gaskins, Gillespie HUI
read ington, Hammond, Jonas, kennedy. Rely
ne 3, leans. Means, incidence, Nunez, Porter. Peral
the Pitts Ridgey, Ryland, Role, Robertson d. Gna