The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-15
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY MARCH Is, 1878

merchants; to impose upon parishes, NUM-
cipalities, and town corporations certain re-
strictions, prohibitions, and regulations re-
garding assessment; to repeal ell acts incon-
sistent Herewith"
Was taken up section by section, under the
favorable report Of the Committee on FL
nance, together with the amendments offered
by the committee.
Section / was read.
The amendments offered by the committee
to section l were adopted, except the fourth
which, Oh motion of Mr.. Garland,
was laid on the table, and the sixth amend
ment, for which Mr.. Stubs offered the fol-
lowing substitute:
Amend paragraph 6, section /, by nclos-
ing In brackets, thus oil the words com
meneing with Except" In line 81 and conclud-
ing with shareholders" in lines so and 81.
The substitute was adopted in lieu of
six as offered by the committee.
Mr.. White in the chair
Section two was read
Section three was read, with amendments
offered by the committee to the section
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the amend
ments offered by the committee to section
three were adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House: .... ......
House. or REPRE- INITIATIVES.
New Orleans, March ID. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
| am directed TO inform your honorable
body that the House has passed
House bill No Is,
"An act to apportion the State into Sena-
torial and Representative Districts
And asks the concurrence Of the Senate
in tho same.
Also,
House bill No. ~,
Gan act regulating the mode OF assessing
and collecting taxes throughout the State, "
House bill No. 4s,
"An act to incorporate the town of Waterloo,
in the parish of Pointe CourYee,"
House bill No. 55,
can act to give preference on the dockets of
the courts to u suit to test the validity Of act
No. 6s of 1873 0
Respectfully,
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Consideration resumed Of House bill No. II.
Section was read
Section was read
Section 6 was read, with the amendments
offered by the committee
Mr.. Garland demanded q division of the
questions in the amendments.
THE President Of the Senate in the chair.l
Mr.. Garland demanded the yeas and nays
on that part of the amendment striking out
part Of section 8.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs Allain. Boatner, Bryant
Burch. Ducros, Ellis, George. Goode. Grover
Harper, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Ssober1t-
TwitchcIl Wales, Wheeler. White, Young and
Iacharie-A.
Nays Messrs. Dumont. Garland, Kelly
Stamps and SuttonL5.
Absent Messrs. Breaux Cage, Demas, Ola
Landry, Mitchell and O'DonnelI-7.
And that part Of the amendment striking
out part of section was adopted O
The second part Of amendment to section
was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
The following message was received from
the House:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans. March 49, 1873
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
am directed by the House of Representa-
tives to inform your honorable body that the
House has considered the request Of the
Senate
"That the Senate bills in the possession Of
the House from the regular session and not
finally disposed Of be returned to the Senate"
And has instructed the Clerk of the House
to return the bills asked for, and that in ac-
cordance with such instructions / now return
same.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk
House bill No. II resumed
Section was read 9th the ameYYdments
offered by the committee. "
Mr.. Garland demanded the yeas and nays
on the amendments to section T.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-NIessrs. Breaux Bryant. Burch, Du-
cross Ellis. ella, Goode Grover, Harper,
Kelly. Mitchell ODonnell, Ogden, Perkins.
Robertson, Sandiford, Steven.
Stubbs, Sutton. Texada, Twitchel, Wales,
White, Young and Iacharie-26
Nays Messrs Allan, Garland George,
Stamps and Wheeler
Absent McSsrs Boatner, Cage Demus
Dumont and Landry-5
And the amendment was adopted
Section was rcad,o with the amendment
offered by the committee thereto.
The amendment was adopted c,
Section was read.
Section 10 was read. with the amendment
offered by the comnlitecc thereto.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Robertson offered the following amend-
nent to the bill, viz:
At the end of line 20. section 3, add the
words "less 2 per cent. allowed for his com
mission"
Mr. Robertson moDd the adoption of the
Mr. Garland demanded the yeas and nays
The roll being called resulted as follows;
Yeas Messrs. Allan, Burch, Ducroa Ellis,
George, Ola, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell,
)Donnell, Ogden, Robertson. Sandiford,
steven, Stubs, Sutton, TwitchelI, Wales,
Wheeler, White, Young and Iacharie-23.
Nays Messrs. Boatner, Bryant, Dumont,
iarand, Harper, Perkins, Richardson,
stamps and Twitchel 9.
Absent Messrs Breaux, Cage, Demas and
4andry4.
And the amendment was adopted.
Mr. * nl1y nffnrn1 thn foI1o,yino a unnIpnpf