The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-06
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tools, separately from the land on which
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Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill No. 1877, to repeal section
ia of the Revised Statutes, was taken
up. Lies over.
House bill abolishing the parishes Of
st. Martin and Iberia, was taken up and
ordered to lie over.
House bill No. 1913, providing for the
relief OF persons whose property has
been sold for taxes. Lies over subject
to call. Mr.. Delavgine explained that
the provisions OF the bill were embodied
In the general revenue bill.
House bill No. Ill, relating to the
election OF parish tax collectors by
police juries. Lies over subject to call
owing to the absence OF Mr.. Lea OF
st. Helena.
House bill liz, to amend and re-en-
act certain sections OF the Revised
Statutes. Postponed indefinitely. d.
House bill ia, relative to the town OF
Rayville. Referred to the Judiciary
House bill No. So, to regulate the
office OF Portwarden Of New Orleans.
The bill was recommitted to the Com
House bill No. 1913, relating to harbor-
masters. Recommitted as above.
|, House bill incorporating the New Or
leans Waterworks Company. Made the
special order of the day for tomorrow at
q o'clock.
House bill No. 1888, to provide for the
speedy administration Of justice in Grim
inal cases In the country parishes, re-
ported by substitute by the Judiciary
Committee. The substitute confines
the operation of the bill to the parish OF
Claiborne. The bill passed finally.
House bill No. 1873. changing the
term of the District Court Of the par
ish Of st. Helena. Passed finally.
House bill No. 1885, relating to the
sale or lease Of sewing machines, pianos,
etc., and to prevent impositions upon
BUYERS in certain cases.
Mr.. Jonas explained that the object
OF the bill was to prohibit q species OF
contract Oppressive upon the poor. peo-
pie. MIR. Jonas then proceeded to Illus
trate by reading one of the sewing ma
chine contracts, which made person
relinduish all right to have recourse to
law to protect himself.
The bill was passed finally.
A motion to reconsider and to table
followed, and prevailed.
BY Mr.. Bllfeu, OF IIafourche-A bill
to tax certain lands in Lafourche parish
for drainage purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Paro-
chial Affairs.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. 90, to incorporate Nor
cans Louisiana and Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company. Reported IA
vorably upon, with amendments.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, in order to avoid legal
teconicalities. asked leave to introduce
the bill as House bill-No. 1872.
The rules were suspended and the bill
taken up section by section, and passed
finally.
One of the prominent amendments to
the bill, added since it was introduced
as a House bill, provides that the west
ern terminus shall be on the Sabine
river, in Louisiana, south of the 31st
parallel"
Another authorizes the establishment
Of the road via Opelousas or Lecompte,
on the Bayou BBuf, Red River parish,
sixteen miles more or less south east Of
Alexandria, there to meet the Pacific
Railroad north Of Lecompte.
There Is also aproyiso that should the
Pacific Railroad fail within five years to
make connection north Of Leoompte,
the Morgan Railroad Company are au-
thorized to extend their road north
westerly.
During the action on the bill Mr..
Wheelock, President of the New Or
leans Pacific Railroad, being present, Ii
was stated by Mr.. VOORHEES, and other
members on the floor that everything
which might have clashed between the
two companies had been removed or
harmonized.
BY Mr.. Bell, Of Orleans, Chairman Of
the Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported favorably with amendments on
Senate bill No. 16, relating to the com
pensation Of tax collectors. One Of the
amendments give the State tax col
lector Of the First District of one per
cent instead OF Il; per cent instead Of
per cent in the Second District; % per
cent in the Third District; II PET cent
in the Fourth District; per cent in The
Fifth District; q per cent instead OF 6
per cent in the Sixth District, and ) per
cent in the Seventh District OF New
Orleans.
The bill gave rise to some wrangling.
It was explained that the bill was ne
cessary in order that Gov. Nichols
should appoint his State tax collectors
Immediately.
Messrs. Bridger, Of Caldwell. and
Bowden, OF Franklin, opposed the pas
sage Of the bill on the ground that pro-
vision had been made for tax collection
in New Orleans in the revenue bill,
which was before the Senate and might
never pass II this bill did.
Pending consideration of the bill the
House adjourned at o'clock.
ADJUSTMENTS.