The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION,

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An invitation was read from DIR.
Richardson to attend the annual com
meneement exercises OF tho University
OF louisiana.
Mr., Texada. for conference committee,
reported on the bill fixing the fees OF
tax collectors, by substitute Tor section
three, that the fees be changed IN the
country parishes to ten per cent on
Aniounta Of 10000 and three per cent on
every $4,000 In excess OF that amount
The bill Is not changed SO far as the
rates In the city Of New Orleans are
concerned. .. ..saa
Mr., Wheeler moved to strike out 10000
and insert $4,000.
Mr., Goode said that he thought the
com pensation sufficient, as In the small.
est parishes In the State the fees would
amount TO $1,000 or $t400. -.
Mr., Stubhs said the change would
make d difference of but $50 In each
case. and the concession, small as II
was. had been made by the committee
OF conference rather than delay the
passage of the bill.
AT ID 80 the Senate joined the House
to ballot for y. s. Senator.
After Joint session the report OF the
committee on the tax bill, above noticed,
was adopted. 1,--....,
lts, to amend and re-enaet article 1879 or
the Revised Civil Code, and to repeal
act T6 OF 1870.
AR. Grover, for Committee on Cor
porationa and paroehial Affairs, report
cd on House bill 143, TO amend section
$50 OF the Revised Statutes.
Also reported on Senate bill LOT, to
divide Carroll parish into east and west
Carroll parishes, tavotably, with pro-
/, t,4iF - IA n n
the people.
Mr.. Wheeler said he would move TO
strike out the provision, and spoke Ia
favor Of che bill, explaining the necegBi-
ty and propriety of the change so clear
IN and forcihly that the committee re"
uunsidefed the matter at once and With.
drew their former report and reported
lii favor of the bill without qualitica-
ton.
Mr.. Demas moved to recommit, that
he might revive the proposition TO sub.
NIT the question TO the people.
Mr.. Wheeler argued that the object
was to avoid submitting the Question az
the courthouse had been changed from
Floyd on Bayou Macon to Lake Provi-
ienee arbitrarily without any action by
the people, and the bill proposed to re-
store the rights of the people who had
gone 80 far us to build at Floyd one OF
costing $4,000. The people on the
river, OF course. would vote TO make no
change as the court house Ia ON the river,
regardless of the Inconvenience to the
people beyond the Macon, and the only
way Go reconcile the conflicting rights
and interests OF the two sections was TO
let each have seat OF justice by max
ing two parishes. The change was alb
soIutely just and rightly due TO the peo-
~ hN
often cut off for months from attending
court at Lake Providence on account OF
the protracted overtlows Of the Macon.
The memorial accompanying the bill
showed that this inaecessibility between
the two actions rendered it necessary
FOR the people on the hills to attend
court distance Of 13) miles by way OF
Vicksburg.
me motion of Mr.. Demas was laid
on the table-yeas 10. nays 9-and on
call OF AIR. Demas the Senate went into
executive session, which lasted but
short while.
The bill to divide Carroll parish was
made the order for one o'clock We'd
nesday. go,
Mr.. Grover reported on House bill
Ig7. substitute for House bill 123-the
waterworks bill-favorably with amend
ments,
Mr.. Grover called up Senate bill 96,
relative to employing convicts to work
reported on favorably with en- amend
ment substituting the word author
izedn for "required" Ia to author
ize. instead of require the lessees OF
the penstentiary to employ the convicss
,at the work. Report received.
DR.. Perkins, for Committee on Health,
etc., reported on House bill No. 17a, rel.
ative TO gauging and inspecting coal
oils, fayorably. ,,
DR.. Perkins, reported, with amend.
ments. on House bill No. 1853, the Board
OF Health bill.
Same committee reported on House
bill No. ALI. relative to disposition. OF
offal, garbage, etc., in the city limits,
favorably.
Mr. Robertson introduced bill to
authorize Finlay Il Co. to sue the State.
Referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
The convicts bill, Senate bill SO, above
noticed, came up in the order OF I'M
finished business, when Mr.. White
moved to refer 20 the Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. Grover spoke In favor Of the bill
and in opposition to .postponing, as be
thought there was danger Of an over
flow IL the levees were not built.
Mr.. White said he was opposed to the
bill unless the amount Of the tax
for the work to be done was speci-
fled, and the amount Of the work to be
\ done was limited.
Mr.. Demas was opposed to any con-
tract with the lessees of the Peniten-
tiary to do all the work on the levees.
Mr.. Boatner was surprised at the de-
I. sire to refer the bill, as 1t only meant
saving to the people in the price of the
work, and called for no appropriation
from the State except to pay for the
work necessary to be done in building
y the levees.
Mr.. Goode in the chair.
Mr.. White contended that the bill was
calculated to bankrupt the State, and
reading from the bill, objected that 1t
would put upon the State debt OF ten
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