The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-17

| Joint session for United States Senator.
| JOINT SESSION.
| The Joint session was called to order by the
| Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
| On a call of the roll the following Senator'S an
Messrs. greaux5 Dueres. Garland, George
| Goode, 9rover. Kelly. Mitchell. Richardson
Robertson, sandiford, Stubs. Tsxada. Wheeler
| and IaehaTie-1s.
The roll Of the House being called. the follow
| ing members answered fotheir names:
| Hon. L. Bush. Speaker, and Messrs. Aldge,
Ayeock. Earbfn. Billieu,. Eridger. Breard, Bow
Den, Brady Berry EEL griggs, coekbe rnaaa
fn5Sss ofssfg asra psaFs pa10 dss
| gillespie. Huntington. Hin d Orleans, Jonas,
Kernoohan, Kennedy, Rely Of VIM. Kelly Of
Geonhsffa A. Of ofi s9s har;Ini Means NJ
sas5 s hdfsy 9 Ess
Toler,f Voorhies. Washburne, Wood. Wilde,
Williams, Young Of Claiborne. Young OF East
| Baton Kou9e66.
| The President OF the joint assembly then de-
clared the object OF this Joint assembly was to
| ballot for United States Senator for the term
| commencing March 4. 1s77
The Secretary Of the Senate read the names Of
| the candidates. to-wft:
Hon. B. r. Jonas Of Orleans, Hon. Randall l..
| Gibson Of Orleans. Hon. r. J. Kennedy Of JET
| ferson. Hon. 4. 8. Heron OF Baton Rouge, Hon
Allen JumeI OF TbervilIe, Hon. W. G. WHY Of
Carroll.
Senator Breaux withdrew the name Of Hon.
Allen Jumel Of IbervilFe.
The rolls of the respective branches of the
General Assembly we're then called. with the
GLOWING result:
Senators Garland and Mitchell. and Repre-
faffr yych P6yf,fE praIv gk
erham. ,CarIoss. Robertson, Ferguson, daskin9.
GILLESPIE, Huntington, KIDD, Lea, Leonhard,
MqGsae NT s h R3 PAWN a
WOOD voted for the Hon. i. r. Jonas-26 votes.
Senators Ereauz, Dqcros, Goode. Kelly Rob
erts0ns sandif0rd and Texada. and Representa-
lives Aldige. DeIavigue. Fitzpatrick, Hill Of Or
| Eernochan, Nnnez, Cell; BilIieg and TremoqIet
Senators George Richardson and Zaeharie.
and Representatives Dupree, Jonas Lyons.
Meap perG vo rFa W hshaas ns sns #
| Baton Rouge voted for the Hon. a. .. HERON
| II votes.
| and Representatives Bridgerf. Breard, Sarafn.
| FELL. Briggs, Duke. Forester. Kennedy. Kelly Of
| VIM, Role, steele. Sellers. Taylor: Wilde and
Young Of Claiborne voted tor the Hon. W. q.
Total number Of votes east 80 necessary to
choice AZ.
The President declared that as no one Of the
canGfQ&leS uha EecHIF5u MINORITY Oh the VOteo
cast in joint assembly, there was no election.
On motion Of Mr.. Boatner, the joint assembly
adjourned and the Senate withdrew to its own
chamber.
The Senate was called to order by the Hon.
Louis 4. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and Pres
| ident Of the Senate.
On q call Of the roll the following Senators
| swered TO their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Demag Duer9s. Garland.
kins, Rtchardson. Rob ,rtson. sandiford,
11 Absens- aessrs. Allan, Boatnsr, Bryant.
andry GdSn STAMPS satson na5p
Wakefield and Tbung-17
Mr.. Grover In the Char.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the Senate took
recess for fifteen minutes.
AFTER RECESS.
The Senate was called to order By the Lieu
tenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
On call Of the roll, the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner. Demas, Dueros. Ellis. Gar
land, George, Goode. Grover. Kelly. Perkins.
Kehardson. Robertson. sandiford Steven,
stubbs, Taxada. Wheeler. White and Zacharle
Absent Messrs. A1!ain., Rreaux, Bryant
Burch. Cage, Dumont. Eustis, Ola. Harper, Ian
dry, Mitchell, Ogden. Stamps. Sutton, TWitchell.
WI EeHSiu anu GOuHS-I.
Mr.. Steven, Chairman OF the Committee On
Finance. submitted the following report:
Rooms SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
New Orleans. March Is. 1877.
To the Honorable the President and Members
Of the Senate:
Ge,stleme,a-Your Committee on Finance hav-
ing had under consideration House bill No. 1914,
beg leave to report the same favorably with the
amendments hereinafter stated, Your commit
tee in making this report beg leave TO say that
in reaching a conclusion the individul members
OF the committee nave all yielded in some par
ticulars their opinions as to some provisions of
the bill in order to secure prompt action
On this BILL which remodels the laws
providing for the assessing and collecting
OF taxes. The main change made by your Gem
nittee as to the. country parishes consists in
mediflcation Of the compensation allowed tax
| collectors. The provision inserted by your
committee in place OF the one in the House bill.
whilst not increasing the compensation renders
it more even by q graduation of rates, thus Sc
curing more equitable pay to tax collectors in
having collectors in such cases salaried officers.
In the provisions applicable to the parish
f q Orleans yonr eomtee haEs inserted
cept q concentration in the Sixth and Seventh
Districts instead q giving the collection to the
House bill. Your committee have taken n this his
course from reasons Of presently existing pub
lic complications rendering it. In the opinion
present maehinerys leaving the substitute of
one collecting agency for the future. In the
present 1uncture of public affairs there is an
Immediate urgency for the putting on foot OF
the collectors in each district, and delay may
De dangerous by causing delay incidental to
your committee have concluded that it
would , be wisest to accomplish all
the good possible for the present In order TO
be able to do more hereafter; with these views,
and these views only, they presently recon-
mend the continuance OF existing machinery
eradicated OF all the extravaganza and reduced
to the lowest point consistent with wise econ
omy; your committee believe that ths figures
allowed by them are as near as can be to that
end, and this opinion Is formed after careful
examination OF the data within their reach
The saving accomplished BY the rates presently
at least for the parish OF Orleans
one hundred thousand dollars In com
missions to tax-eo'lectors, besides the
taking away Of onerous costs and charges i'm
posed upon taxpayers. Your committee has
adopted a system Of forfeiture for both srate
and CITY gazing