The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

IAN act to amend the third section of an
act fixing the salary of the Clerk of the First
District Court"
o Unfavorably on o
House bill No 60.
IAN act relative to sureties on official
bonds.'
- b. +. JONAS, Chairman.
Mr.. Aldige, chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported favor
ably on
House bill NOT,
"An act to increase the revenues of the
State"
With the recommendation that 1t be referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
And the bill, on his motion, was so referred
Mr. Aldige also reported as follows:
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, |
New Orleans. February 8. 1873.
To The Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Ways and Means have
and memorials from the House, viz:
House bill No. II, entitled
IAN act to amend section So OF act No. 9Ga5f
1877 entitled An act regulating the mode Of
applying and collecting taxes, approved April
House bill No 100, entitled
can act to relieve physicians and surgeons
from the payment Of o license tax
By Mr.. Ieonhard of Orleans.
Memorial of Chas Hemard and others
proprietors OF cotton pickeries petitioning
for a reduction Of license upon cotton pick
cries"
Your committee report unfavorably upon
the above bills and memorial, and recon-
mend that they do not pass.
Very respectfully,
J. ALDIGE, Chairman.
Mr.. Aldige also reported us follows
CnMnfrrwruE oN WAyu AMI, MrANe l
NewOrleans, February 3, 1878. J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF
the House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Ways and Means have
had under consideration the following bills
House bill No 7, entitled
can act to increase the revenue OF the
State" etc,
And beg leave to report favorably on said
bill, with the request that it be referred to the
Judiciary Committee for their opinion as te
any constitutional objections which may exist
in the bill now reported.
House bill No. As entitled
IAN act to amend section Is of act No. 96
approved April 90 1871
House bill No. 50, entitled
IAN act to amend section 81 OF act No. 90,
extra session of 1877, regulating the mode of
assessing and collecting taxes throughout the
State" etc.
House bill No A. entitled
"An act to enable and authorize payers Of
licenses and taxes to acquit the same In quar-
terly installments," etc.
So far as can be provided for, proper pro-
visions will be made In the revenue law, in
connection with the suggestion contained In
the three last named bills.
Very respectfully,
j. ALDIGE. chairman.
Mr.. Mctiehee chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Militia, submitted the following
report: o............ ,
New Orleans, February s, 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives.:
Your Committee on Militia beg leave to re.
port, by majority, a bill, entitled o
An act to enr9ll and organize the militia
to organize, arm and equip special militia
force; to appropriate thirty thousand dollars
for arming and equipping, and paying the
same n
Rsbsctfps|y submitted, ,,,rrn
D Chairman Committee on Militia
Mr.. Greasy asked and obtained leave tc
present minority report on the bill reported
by the committee on Wednesday. @
Mr.. Randolph, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Pensions, reported as follows:
O. COMMITTEES ON PENSIONS,
0 New Orleans. February s. 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Pensions beg leave to re.
G2rt that they have had
Blouse bill No. 236
port favorably thereon, with the following
amendments;
Strike out "thirty" in the ninth line, section
/, and insert Fifteen
With this amendment we recommend that
the bill pass
Respectfully. n
Z. &. RANDOLPH,
Chairman.
MA. burden,
GEO. j. PITTS,
A. Wo GILLESPIE.
Mr.. Ryland chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Agriculture, immigration and
Commerce. reported as follows:
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE IMMIGRA-
ton and Commerce. !
New Orleans, February5, 1873
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives:
Your committee on Agriculture Immi9ra.
ton and Commerce herewith return House
bill No. IS to your honorable body without ac-
ton, and recommend that 1t be Indefinitely
postponed.
R. H. RYLAND, Chairman.
Mr.. Kidd, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Enrolment, reported as properly
enrolled House bills Nos. 1877 and 258.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following named members gave notice
that they would at some future day introduce
the following entitled bills:
By Mr.. Self:
can act for the relief of r. W. Sibley, Clerk,
and Alfred Lout Sheriff OF the parish of Sa-
bine."
By Mr.. Walker:
as-ei5
"An act to allow the parish Of Tensas to
levy and collect a special tax for 1eyee pur-
poses. and to provide for the administration
thereof
BY Mr.. Gaskins
An oct 10 provide the punishment Tor the