The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-22
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
-os Tine
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
--or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
sixteenth Days Proceedings.


Unanswered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breau. Dgcr9s Ellis, Eu SITS
i Garland, Goode, Kelly. Mitchell, Ogden Per
! kins, Richardson. Robertson, sahulIofu; fgsveuI,
Stubs Texada. wheeler "hte ana Hachafio
Absent Messrs Allan, Bryant, Burch, Cage,
Dennis, Dumont. George ala. 9r9yeTi Gar1p ,.1d
+ and Young-1G.
4 MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
II New Orleans. March TO- 1877. }
To the Honorable the Senate Of Louisiana:
Il am instructed to inform your honoraple
body That the House is now, ready TO meet me
senate In Joint assembly to ballot for United
States Senator. -
PETER j. THEzE gh,Sf d;,ert,
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson, the Senate pro
ceeded In body to the hall Of tho House OF
Representatives for the purpose OF balloting In
I Joint session for United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
H The Joint session was called to order by the
1 Hon. Louis A. Wilt Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
Tho roll Of the Senate was called. when the
/ following senators answered TO their names:
Messrs. Boatner. ,Breaux, Dueros, Ellis, EuS-
It's Garland, G1ode, Grover, Kelly, Michel.
Ogden, Perkins Richardson, Robertson, sandl-
/ ford, Steven, StubbS Texada Wheeler, haeha-
rie-A2o.
The roll Of the House being called. the fol-
b lowing members answered to their names:
diae. hycock' Bridger pf d card Bowdsn Barron
Buck, Berry, Bell, Barbin. Billieu. Cock
orharn, Carioss gressy. Deqyigns DYKE. Dm
Gillespie, Huntington. Hammond, Hill Of or r.
leans Jonas, Kennedy, Kelly OF Wlnn, hf9lly OF
prleas Kidd y rea hyomRs sap aesd e
dehee, Newsom, Nunez, Porter. Peralta, Pitts.
Richardson. Hyla9d, Robertson. Role Risdgley'
\ Hsliers, smart Taylor. ,TIremoulet, Toler,
Waghburn, Wood. Wilde. Williams. Young OF
Claiborne-G3.
The President of the joint assembly then de-
| Shared the object Of this joint assembly was to
ballot for United States Senator for the term
commencing March 4, 1877.
The Secretary OF tho Senate read the names
OF the candidates. to wit:
Hon. b. y. Jonas Of Orleans, Hon. Randall L
Gibson Of Orleans Hon. w. g. Wyly Of Carroll.
Senator Wheeler withdrew ths nomination of
Hon. w. q. WHY Of Carroll.
Representative Kennedy nominated Hon
4 Hugh Kennedy Of Orleans.
Senator Sandiford nominated Hon, VIM. M.
Levy Of Natchitoches
The rolls Of the respective branches of the
General Assembly were then called. with the
i following result;
:. Senator Ellis, Eustis, Garland, Stubs and
ssn Dapsse foesae 'f depe s
Michardsoan, Kyland, Barbin. Shakespeare, Sin,
gleton, stagg. Steele Ridgley, Toler Washburn,
Wood and Wide voted for The Hon.g. i. Jonas
Senator Ogden and Representatives Bush,
Aldige. Gressy, Estopinal Fitzpatrick, Hill Of
Rdspaso he & Nanez o
Tremoulet and Williams voted for the Hon. X. L.
Senators Boatner. Breaux Dueros.. Goode.
Mttehell, Perkins, Robertson, saudiford. Stevon
and Texada. and Representatives. Buck. Bell
bsa sasr smag and 9onhg LEI o
borne voted for the Hon. VIM. NJ Levy.--22 votes.
u Senators Grover Kelly Wheeler and Iacharie
Kennedy, Kelly Of VIM and Taylor voted for
the Hon. Hugh Rennedy--to votes.
Total number OF votes cast, 80; necessary to
choice. AZ.
The President declared that as neither candi-
date had received majority of the votes cast In
Joint assembly. there was no election.
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler. the jsint assembly
adjourned. and the Senate withdrew to its own
! Chamber
The Senate was called to order by the Hon
Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and Pres
/ ident OF the Senate.
On call OF the roll the following Senators an
severed to their names:
land. aoodc. Grover, Kelly, Mitchell ogden
Perkins, Richardson. Robertson. Sandiford
stubbs. Steven. Texada, Wheeler. White and
s Absent. Messrs Allan. Breaux, Bryant
gurch Cage. Dernas. Dumont George; OLE
j HARPER, Landry. Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell
Wax efleld and Youn&-iG.
On motion OF Mr.. Boatner. the reading Of the
I journal In detail was dispensed with
srEC1AL ORDER or THE DAY.
House bill No. 1884, entitled AN act regulating
the mode OF assessing and collecting taxes
I throughout the State, providing for the correc
4 tion or over and under assessments, providing
for the collection of State and parish taxes. anG
n the appointment OF tax collectors; limiting the
/ power OF taxation of all parishes and munich
Z palities throughout the State, giving relief tt
II taxpayers. and appointing board to examine
\ outstanding claims and repeating all laws In
conflict herewith and to remit certain interests
and penalties on certain unpaid taxes. and lin
L iting the liens. privileges. and right of pledge
for licenses, taxes and assessments. and ap'
pointment Of assessors In all the parishes. ant
N for the taking Of the census Of the youths be.
\ tween the ages of six and twenty-one In all the
I marshes Of the State
On motion of Mr.. Steven, the following report
| OF the Committee on Finance was adopted.
Rooms FINANCE COMMITTEE. |
New OrleaUs March 16. 1877.
| To the Honorable President and Members
CSsse Senate:
Geatlegne,--Y committee to whom was sub
Initted House bill No: 1874 respectfully report
favorably thereon. with the following amend
ments:
Section g. line 8, strike out the words shall be
by notarfal act"
Section II, line 3. strike out the words and
movable
secrion is, line 4. strike out the words "a mod
crate" and insert in lieu thereof the word
'ftB.n
Section is, line IS, strike out after the word
s"nnalp the words unless the taxpayer under
oath. shall alege that gross injustice has been
done to him, in which case the party shall have
his remedy In the courts"
Section %, in line a. after the word taxed y
Einsert the words tit being the duty OF the Presi
dent or proper officer of any corporation, moi
taxable on It's capital stock. to furnish the as
SCISSOR with Q complete list of the shareholders
III said institution"
Section n strike out line 7 and in line the
..farfihAd by affidnuifs % and insert in