The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-10

nleS or his reasons IOF OHeIlnE Tue
amendment. the Senate entered the
| House and the joint assembly pro.
ceeded to ballot for U. s.. Sena tor
with the following result:
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| ttISun. ..i's.Es..ts.sE ~ w
| WicklifIs,... .....t.. il
| HEui1 .s.a.1
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No choice. and the Senate withdrew
and tho House took up Mr.. McGehee's
resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Carloss, of Webster,
tho whole subject matter was laid on
the table.
Jiy Mr.. Sellers, Of Union-A resolu-
| ton providing for special committee
Of seven members to whom House bill
No. ID, the revenue bill, shall be re-
| ferred for revision.
Laid on the table on motion of Mr..
| Bell, Of Orleans.
| by Mr.. Bowden-A petition relating
to tho subdivision Of tho parish Of Iberia.
| BY Mr.. MeGehee, Chairman Commit
tee on IsetrenChment and NBform--A
bill providing for the fixing Of the dis
lance Of the residence of members from
tho General Assembly; fixing their
mileage and per diem and those Of Ito
employees, etc.
The bill was ordered printed and made
the special order OF the day for WedneB-
day
Mr.. Kelly. Of Winn, was announced
40 having been added to tho Committee
or Pensions.
NOTICES.
BY Mr.. Fitzpatrick, Of Orleans--Of
u bill to repeal the act creating the
Louisiana Lottery Company.
by Mr.. Young, Of Claiborne, by CON
sent-A bill to provide for the pubIica-
ton OF the reports of the Supreme Court.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill provides that beginning with
volume 20 OF tho Louisiana Annual Re
perts. that the reporter OF the Surelne
Court shall annually cause 1000 copies OF
the reports to be published, 400 full bound
made by contract to the lowest bidder.
The style aud type to be like those OF
volume 2G OF said reports.
Persons desiring Reports before the
completion OF q volume may obtain
from the publisher, In phamphlet form,
advanced sheets as soon % printed, and
In lieu thereof receive Bound copy
when completed, after returning the
pamphlet for which he shall have paid
an amount to cover the entire value of
the bound book and incidental expen-
SEES, provided the deposit shall never ex-
osed ten dollars. This sum Of ten dol.
lars is hereby appropriated to carry out
the provisions OF this act,
BY Mr.. Berry, of Orleans, by consent
bill to amend section 1869 and repeal
section 1863 OF the Revised Statutes.
Referred to the judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Delavigne, of Orleans, by con-
sent--A bill to provide for the relief Of
persons and corporations whose prop
erty has been sold for taxes, etc.
Section one Of the bill provides that
all persons and corporations whose
properties have been sold for State,
parish or municipal taxes. and all per
sons having n mortgage or other lien
thereon, shall have u right to redeem
the same on payment OF all taxes due
TO date within two years from the pass
age OF this act, provided the titles Of
said property are still vested In the
State. parish or municipal corporations.
Section two, that all penalties under
previous laws are hereby RENTED. but
the delinquent taxpayer shall be- re-
CURED to pay oil costs Of seizure and
sale. together with one per cont per
month on said taxes, TO date from the
passage OF this act.
at1ohbiNt ~ NDIiGE
BY Mr.. Mcdehee Of West Fell
ciana-A bill to fix tho time for hold
ing the regular sessions of the General
Assembly. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick called up House ijill
No. ~. fixing the compensation Of the |
Clerk of the First District Court of Or |
leans, reported upon by substitute,
which fixes the salary Of the Clerk ut |
$4,000 per annum, and gives him two
deputies at $1,000 each per annum to be |
paid monthly by the city Of New Or
loans. Tho substitute was passed |
finally.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House resolved itself in Commit
eco OF the Whole.
Mr.. Lyons, of East Feliciana, in the
hair.
House bill No. 54-the general rev.
'nue bill-was taken up and it's consid-
'ration, section by section, resumed.
The committee adopted the bill, with
many endments. down to section flf-
cen, and, on rising, reported progress,
md further consideration Of the bill
vas postponed until tomorrow at one
,'cloek.
Speaker Bush in the chair.
Mr.. Tremoulet arose for information,
10 wished to know whether this House
would meet on Monday, Lincoln's ami
ersary, and Mardi- Gras.
The Chair replied by saying that, &C
ording to tho laws of Congress, the
'eneral Assembly should meet every
ay to ballot for United States Sena-
Dr. Whether the laws OF Congress s
'ere paramount to those Of this State, (
'hioh made the two days mentioned {
'gai holidays, was u matter for co nsid- {
ration. ,
Pending consideration Of the Dues {
on the House adjourned. ,
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