The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-01

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New Orleans, La. Tuesday, January 80, 1877.
The House was called to order ut II 80 a. m.
Present:
Hon. L, Bush, Speaker: ana Messrs. Aldige.
Brds FsrI Be Rs B2wdo ar Bhsr9 B s
loss ssH Gressy beaylgne. Duke. Dqpree, Estopi-
Huntington. Hammond. Hin Of Orleans. Jonas,
Kernoehan, Lyons. Leeds. Lamare. Leonhard
| of Orleans. Means, McGehee, Newsom. Nunez.
Porter. Peralta Pitts, Richardson. kyland, Role,
! Ridgey, Robertson Shakespeare, Self. Spiler.
| stagg. Steele. Sellers. Smart, Taylor, Tremou-
| let, Toler, VOORHEES,, Washburn. Wood, Wilde,
Williams, Young of Claiborne and Young OF
| East Baton Rouge.
/ Sixty-five members and a quorum.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Percival of
the Episcopal Church.
| The journal of January 20 was corrected and
approved.
| Mr.. J. s. Bilieu. Of the parish Of Lafourche.
presented himself at the Speakers stand took
| the oath of office and was seated rs Represen-
| tative from that parish. in accordance with the
resolution adopted by the House. January q.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
| Mr., Bell, chairman. on behalf of the Com
| mittee on Ways and Means, presented reports
| on the following entitled bills
| House bill No. IA, an act to remit penalties to
delinquent taxpayers and for the purpose of
| reducing assessment;
Senate bill No. &c. an act to repeal act No. 165 Of
| the acts Of 1907
House bill No. 80, an act to provide for the re-
ducton of assessment and to compel the reduc-
! ton of assessment rolls;
| House bill No. 80. an act to provide an assessor
| of taxes for each parish. the parish Of Orleans
| excepted, etc.;
| House bill No. "a. an act to remit PENALTIES to
delinquent Taxpayers:
| And House bill No. 40. an act to regulate sales
made by tax collectors. for the payment Of taxes
and directing the manner of notifying mortgage
creditors;
Unfavorably. for the reason that the prov-
| sions of said bills are covered by the revenue
| bill.
MIR. Bell on behalf of the same committee,
| presented the revenue bill. entitled
| House bill No. "a. an act regulating the mode
| of assessing and collecting taxes throughout
| the State providing for the correction of over
| and under assessments providing for the col
| lection of State and parish taxes and the ap-
pontmeat of tax collector; limiting the power
| of taxation of all parishes and municipalities
throughout the State; giving relief to taxpayers.
| and appointing board to examine outstanding
| claims. and repeal all laws in conflict there
| with: and to remit certain interest and penal
liens. privileges and rights of pledges for
licenses. taxes and assessments, and appoint
| ment of assess ors in all the parishes.
| On his motion the constitutional rule was
suspended, in order to put the bill on its second
reading. and it was read q second time by Its
title.
| On motion of Mr.. Buck. 1t was ordered that
$50 copies OF the bill be printed.
Mr.. McGehee. Chairman. on behalf of the
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, re-
ported by bill as follows:
| House bill No. 55-An act to authorize the
| Governor to appoint Private Secretary and
/ Messenger. to fix their salaries: to provide for
and regulate the clerical force in the offices Of
| the Secretary Of State. Attorney General, Audi
| tor of Public Accounts. State Treasurer and
Registrar Of the land Office; to fix the salaries
ef The Assistant Attorney General and the Reg
istrar Of the Land office; to provide the man
ner and time of paying all of said salaries; to
repeal section 1924 of the Revised Statutes OF
1870 and to repeal all laws in co niict with this
| act
| Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was passed to its second reading,
was placed on the Calendar and ordered to be
| printed. to the number of $50 copies.
Mr.. McGehee. for the same committee. offered
the following concurrent resolution:
Be it resolred By The House of Representatives. OF
the State Of Louisiana. the Senate concnrr0g,
| That the special Committee on City Affairs In
the House, and the Committee on the Metro.
politan Police in the Senate be instructed to re-
port bill acting Jointly, to abolish the Metro
lation with view to the transfer of the police
/ of the city of New Orleans TO the city.
Under suspension OF the rules the concur
rent resolution was adopted.
At the request of members, the Speaker d.
reeted the Clerk to read act No. % of 1876. rela-
tive to stationery for the House. for the infor.
nation of the House..
i n JOINT SESSION.
| at Ia O'clock m. the Senate entered the Hall oil
| Representatives, Hon. Louis A. Wiltz Lieufen-
ant Governor. presiding, for the purpose ri
j uniting With Eha Hcusa III ioint sssaicn III Thu