The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16

! to absorb tho toating debt. tho unpaid interest
coupons, school warrants, md hll evidences of
debt. and other claims agnnst the city, and to
authorize and to feauifs The city Of New orishns
| TO receive such indebtedness In payment of GER
tain taxes Of the city Of New Orleans, due prior
to the FIRST OF january. 1876"
WIS taken ttp together with The majority and
minority reports by tho Committee on Finance,
submitted yesterday.
| Mr.. urever moved that the bill DO laid on the
| table subject 10 call
| Mr.. Eustis called for n division, and by d
rising vote Of yeas II 30 nays the motion TO lay
on the table prevailed.
House bill No. ga9. entitled IAN oct to provide
| for the obtaining and publishing Of reports Of
banks. banking and savings institutions" etc.
Was taken up Under tho favorable report Of
tho COMMITTEES on Banks aud Banking.
On motion Of Mr.. Steven the bill wis ordered
reHd h third limo.
The constitutional rule WIS suspended. the
bill wns read third time and finally passed.
The title wins adopted.
| Mr.. bteveh moved to reconsider tho vote NY
which this bin was finally passed. and. on his
own motion. the motion to reconsider was
! tabled.
House bill No. 400. entitled "An not TO repent
articles 1gai. i2s9 and 192s OF the Revised Civil
|
Statutes of the State Of Louisiana.
Was. on motion of Mr.. Goode. ordered read
third time.
The constitutional rule was suspended. the
bin wns read u third time aud finally passed.
| The title was adopted and notice Of concur
renee wRa ordered sent 10 the House.
| Mr.. Grover moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which this bill was finally passed. and on his
| own motion tho motion 10 reconsider WIS lald
on tho table
House bill No DO. entitled An net 10 author
ise tho police ures Of certain specified parishes
to levy mn annual tax for raroehiai purposes
| not exceeding fourteen aud onsahalf mills on
tho dollaf on taxable property" reported back,
April D. by Finance Committee without aotion,
WINS. bn motion Of Mr.. Steven. lnid on the table
subject 10 call.
Mr.. Grover obtained unanimous consent to
make n report at this time. and reported favofa-
bly, on Senate bill No. 1bs. entitled IAN oct to
enable the police jury Of tho parish Of ibefville
to leyy u Tux on oil The taxable property within
the limits of said parish. not to exceed fourteen
mills on tho dollar"
Which lies over under the rules.
Mr. Tesata submitted the following privileged
| Rooms COMMITTEE ON EMBODIMENT ]
/ AND ENaHosHMEET, |
New Orleans April IL. 1877. J
To tho Honorable President and Members ol
tho Senate.
Gsnfiemen4Your Committee on Enrolment
and Engrossment respectfully report rs dul,
and correctly enrolled Aenate Bill No AZ.
'espeLiEtVWVifb rExApA. Chairman.
House bill No. 9oi entitled "An net TO author
ize tho State Tux collectors and the Administfh
tor Of Finance Of the city Of New Orleans to In
Htituto suits for licenses and taxes In tho Jus
tees courts Of said city" ell.
:. Reported fnvornby by the Committee on thu
Judiciary. on April II. with tho following almond
, mentA;
In line .. Of section |, strike out tho wore
State"
In line 4. of section strike out the words tn,
collectors md the"
In line o. same section. strike out tho wore
their and inHert tho word "hia." and in tn
Same line strike out the word they and in
aert the word "he."
In line 7 Of tho Same section insert after tia
word taxes" the words capital or persona
" property"
/. In line II Of the aame section. nfter the wor,
business" insert the word reside
Strike out lines IL and "a and tho words is 70
/ II Tux" In line IA Of Same section.
Strike out the first, second. third. fourth, nftl
; aud sixth limos Of the second section, aud inser
In lieu thereof the following.
. ''Snc. z. Be Il further Harted. ETC.. That th
fees Of the just ieos OF the pehee and constable
In such suits shall be an follows. and no more.
h In the second line of tho tito strike out tn
words :. State tux collectors and the" In line
4 Of the title. nftor tho word taxes" insort capt
4 tai and personal property" md In limo Of TIL
title strike out tho words. TO regulate tho phy
n ment of costs In such eases" and insert in 1ie
thereof tho words. ITO fix and limit the fees nm
costs In such cnses."
Was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Steven the report an
a amendments were adopted.
n On motion Of Mr.. Steven tho bill WINS ordere
y, rend u third time.
al Tho constitutional rule WINS suspended. til
4 bin read u third time and finally passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. White moved to reconsider the vote b
d which the bill was finally passed. and, on hi
d own motion. tho molten to reconsider wa
o tabloid.
o Lieutenant Governor Witt In tho chair.
n House bill No. $50. entitled IAN net to entitl
Q all persons accused of crime to testify In thei
n own behalf"
WINS taken up. together with tho following
majority and minority reports thereon:
TO tho Honorable the President and Member
OF the Senate:
A majority OF your Committee on Judiciar
Il having had under consideration House bill NJ
i 25e. report the same fayorably. with the follow
q ing amendment:
" Section l. line S. after word behalf" add pro
/ vided no presumption shall be raised agans
# IN accused from his not awaiting himself of hi
4 privilege of tesiifying and provided that whe
1 such privilege Ia made use OF the party shall b
o subject to cross examination
r Il. d. WHITE. for majority.
!, The unaeraipncd n minority of tho commi,
- | tee are opposed to this bill because they be
r lieve II violates the spirit Of article g. of tn
state constitution besides: they believe u woul
illiterate, to n rigid cross examination in whic
o he might be made to contradict his own testi
= mony, and thereby tthough innocent) u pre-
d sumption OF guilt would be raised. Again. not
r withstanding the provisions OF the bill that II
presumption Of guilt should arise from the fax
Acali ..taa.