The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-19


| the amendment, although he feared that until 4
| was msde general in its nature, and sppnesplt
To ali portions IL the State it would prove upoon
| stilutio1sl
| Mr. Lyons amendment was lost.
| Mr. Carloss now moved to amend the Dill "
providing that the tax shsll go to the parish
school fund. Laid on the table. ~s -
| Or, Kyland, OF Yves. Telicians, oherea NJ
amendment to fix the tax at fifty cents on eson
dog. Lost. ia -
would oppose the bill on its final passsge: Io
pass it would be i'm politc. II left TO the discre
ton Of the parish police iures 10 levy tne tsx
would never be levied. Ii the police 1uries were
compelled by The bill TO levy the tax II would
never t,ssa this House, Therefore, the law being
imperative, it was wasting the time ana money
of The State 10 prolopg consideration o. the Dill:
Mr.. Carloss, OF Webster, urged the adoption Oh
the bill as an absolute necessity.
ons remarks on the subject OF the friendship Of
the dog to man, and his fear that If this "oompu!-
sorry" amendment was adopted, on the proposl,
| ton "1uos Deus rM psrdere, prsus den.eftm,
sheep etc alers. Mr. Kidd then took serious
view OF the subject and called upon the House TO
consider that they were about taxing dogs, which,
In the country, were of the utmost ne cessity.
Mr.. Gillespie, OF Cameron, made gallant ttort
also In favor OF the noblest friend Of man and the
Waterman of the women and children in the
Mr. Singleton, Of st. Landry, said that the pro.
posed law was unequal, unjust and mnoonstitu-
tioDal, because 1t was not general. ihere were
elieady in existence laws for the pioteoton oil
sheep. a.. a.
Mr.. Carloss' amendment, providing that the
surplus of the tax after compromising sheep
owners for The loss of their stock shall go to the
school fund.
A motion TO consider the bill engrossed was
Loaf Inv III yeAa and "a nays.
On motion Of Gen. Young, OF Claiborne, the
bill was ind, finitely postponed.
At this junoture Mr.. Barron, OF Natchitoches,
Informed the Speaker that his colleague, Mr..
Henry Raby, was on the floor Of the House aud
wished to be sworn in. Mir. Raby was called up
to the Speakers desk and
TOOK THE OATH
as member Of The House representing the
parish Of Natchtoohes.
The Joint Committee on the subject reported
Ger ain additional bills to be placed on the prefer
ence calendar.
pnErEHrncn CALENDAR.
House bill No. 800, the registration law, re-
turned from the Senate with amendments. The
House refused to concur in the amendments aud
the matter was referred to Conference Dom
mittee.
Senate bill No. 14s. relative to contests OF judi
oiat aud other Ulcers, and providing fJr
tribunal therefor 10 cases OF recusation.
Referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
House bill No. 3il. requiring hotel keepers to
provide for the safety of their guests In case OF
fire. Reported by substitute by the Judiciary
Committee.
On motion. the bi was referred to special
committee OF five, consisting OF Messrs Berry,
Oarlosa. Mcdehee, Fitzpatrick and Shakespeare
Senate bill No. 43, to amend article 32l7 OF the
Civil Code, re atiDg to liens and privileges. The
bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill No. ia, to autborzs the funding of
the debt of the town OF Plaquemine. etc. Re-
fefred to the Committee on Corporations.
Senate bill No. 151. to authorizes the police jury
of the parish Of Morebouse to levy tax for the
purpose Of building parish Jail. Lies over.
senate bill No. 1877, for the relief of Miss Mary
A. Burgen Referred to the Committee on Claims
Senate b Il No. la. for the relief OF tho 1T tie
Commit sioi of Engineers for the Years 1875
and 1876 reported favorably upon by q. m 'joriy
OF u o Jmmittee on Claims and un'avorably by
a mno ity of the committee. The bill was post
p Dned indefinitely.
certain portions of the parish OF Iberia to tae
Parish oil st. Martin, taken away from the latter
parish. Racommitted to the Committee on Pa
rochial Affairs,
reporter and publisher Of the Supreme Court de-
visions. returned from the Senate with amend
ments. The amendments were concurred in, and
The bill passed as amended.
The committee Of conference on the preferred
,alepd VI reported that they had completed their
abors, and asked TO be discharged. Adopted.
Representative II. J. Brooks OF st. Mary, to n
privileged question, took the floor to say that he
bad noticed In the evening Times report to the
aff ct that he had taken his seat in the Packard
Caucus. He Acknowledged that he had been In
he caucus on invitation and spoken to several OF
jhe lem oerp, but that he had not answered to
he roll call and had taken no part in the proceed
pgs; that when be came here he had done 30
lftfr mature consideration.
f.x,lr N N N
II o House assembled again at half past seven
,'clt ok.
AItet some desultory debate on the dog law,
he indefinite postponement OF which had been
econsdered, The House adjourned until Thurs |
lay morning, at II O'clock.