The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-17

to levy n tax on all tho taxable property within
the limits Of said parish. not TO exceed fourteen
mills on tbs dollar
On motion Of Mr.. Allain. tho favorable report
OF the Committee on Corporations and paroehial
Affairs on Senate bill No. i5s. was adopted.
Mr.. Alinin moved tbnt the bill DO considered
engrossed. md read third time.
Upon which motion Mr.. White called for tho
yeas and nays. with tho following result:
, Aak d BGan rsf issaan o6 et
Mays Measra. Ducros, Ellis. George, Mitchell.
Ogden. Richardson, btubbe. Wheeler and White
Absent Mssars. Bryant. Bprch, Cage. Du-
mont, Euatig., dla, Harper. Landry, stsmps.
sutten resada:. Twlteheil' Wakefield Young
And tle Bill wae considered engroseed and
ordered read u third limo.
The following measngo from the House was
received: ....
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Oflenns April II. lBT7.
10 the Honorable tho sopate OF tho State Of
Louisiana.
am directed 10 inform your honorable body
thai this House has amended the title 10 House
adopted on tile report Of the Conference Com
mitfee on sad ba ana - as ~, , thns tho Senate
h''f FHThh J. f'9 IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk
Mr. Bontner, chairman Of Committee on
Lnndh and LeveeH reported favornbly on Sen
ate bill No. 1876. entitled IAN mn TO repeal m net
entitled An net TO erehte Board Of State En-
gineers. approved February "a. 1871; to vest the
control and management OF public leyeeH In
police iufea. TO authorize tho appointment
Of engineers. fixing their duties and eompensn-
tion. 10 authorize tho Governor 10 contract for
tho construct and repairs Of certain evees and
to provide for payment thereof"
panrRanEp CALENDAR.
House bill No. 237 entitled IAN net 10 compel
assessors TO assess property heretofore exempt
from taxation belonging to churches. schools
and charitable institutions. ETC."
WINS taken no with the message from tho
House requesting concurrence to the SENATE and
House amendment 70 the title OF tho bin.
making II conform to the body Of tho bill.
On motion Of Mr.. White the Senate concurred
In House amendment TO title. and notice thereof
ordered sent TO the House.
House bill No. 23s. entitled IAN net to ncorpo-
rate the Eastern Louisiana Railroad Company
was taken 10, under tho favorable report Of the
Committee on Railroads. and on motion Of Mr..
Mitchell the report WA adopted
House bill No. 9o4. entitled An act to amend
IN thL EHIlLEd All ttth w lH' Gle~
tors Warehouse Bank approved March 10.
1876" was taken UP. under thu favorable report
~ the Committee on Banks and Banking.
On motion Of Mr.. White the bill was read Il
third time
The constitutional rule wa, suspended tho
bill was read n third time and finally passed.
Tit adopted. and notice of concurrence or
dered Hsnt to tho House.
House bill No. a6l. entitled An act to amend
the charter OF the Louisiana Bonrd Of Trustees
for the American Printing House for the Blind,
and TO confer additional powers on said eorpo-
ration. and for the use Of the books Of said
printing house for the blind Of Louisiana nj the
institution for the blind Ut Baton Rouge"
Was taken ZIP under the favorable report Of
the COMMITTEES Oh Corporations.
Mr.. Grover moved that tho report OF the com"
mttee DO adopted.
Mr.. White moved aB n substitute for the mo-
ton OF Mr.. Cover thht tho bill be referred 10 the
Committee on Judiciary. with instructions To
report on Monday.
on rising vote the result was yeas 9. maya o.
no quorum voting.
Mr.. Breaux moved to adjourn until Monday
next at ~ o'clock III.
On which motion Mr.. Boatner called for the
ayes aud nays with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan. Bronux. Grover. Nit
Nays Messra. Boatner. Ducros. Ellis. Garland
George, Goode. Ogden. Perkins Richardson
Robertson, sandiford. Steven. Stubs. Wheeler
Absent Messrs. Bryant. Bureh, Cage. Dumont
Eustis, Ola. Harper. Kelly. Landry, Stamps SUIT
ton. Texnda. Twitoheil. Wakefield. Young. Zach
arie-l6.
And the Senate refused to adjourn.
The question recurring upon the motion Of
Ui,tta ih.a Il bad a.sI
bill No. 3o4 was referred to tho Committee on the
Judiciary. with instructions TO report Monday.
House bill No. 25e. entitled AN act TO entitle
oil persons accused Of crime to testify In their
behalf" was taken up.
Mr.. George moved that the bill DO indefinitely
postponed.
On which motion Mr.. Robertson called for the
ayes and nays. with the following result:
Yeae-Messrs. Breaux. Bonner, Dncroa
George. Goode, Ogden. Perkins. Richardson
Sandiford and Stnbbs-~l0.
Nays Mcssrs. Allhin. Ellis. Garland Grover
Mitchell. Robertson Steven, Wheeler and White
70.
Absent-Messrs. Bryant. -Burch, Cnge Du-
mont. Eustis Ola. Harper. Kelly, Landry Sut-
ton, stamps Texnda Twltchell. Wakefield.
Young and Iachario~i6.
And the bin was indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. 2Gi. entitled An act to fix and
regulate the fees OF clerks OF courts in the pa
rlsh OF Orleans In city tax suits" was taken Ut
under the favorable report Of tho Judiciary
Committee
On motion OF Mr.. White the bill was read Il
third time.
On motion OF Mr.. White the constitutional
rule was suspended. the bill was read Il third
time and finally passed: tho title was adopted
and notice Of concurrence was ordered sent to
tho House.
House bill No. 27o. entitled IAN act relative to
the inspection Of weights and measures for that
portion of the parish OF Orleans known as the
Sixth and Seventh Districts" was taken up
under the favorable report Of the Committee on
Agriculture and Commerce.
On motion Of Mr.. Richardson the report OF
the committee was adopted and the bill ordered
read n third time.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the constitutional
rule was suspended. the bill was read third