The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24

ell Of New Orleans
To the Committee on Railroads.
BY Mr. jonas.
House bill No. 42G,
IAN act to amend and re-et,act article 304
Of the Revised Civil Code"
10 the COMMITTEES Oh the Judiciary
Special ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order IF the dry being
House bill No 4l3, substitute for House bill
No. B32.
IAN act 10 provide a revenue; to levy anf
collect taxes; to grant and collect licenses. tt
define certain objects Of taxation and Of OK.
| einption: to define certain duties OF officers
agents or representatives Of banks banking
| associations. insurance companies and cor
| putations; TO define the duties Of certain
courts; to prescribe certain fines penalties
and damages; to make certain exenp tions
TO define the duties Of assessors. collectors
and Auditor Of Public Accounts; to regulate
the mode Of assessment and collection III Ger
tain eases; TO define the duties Of certain sam
pie merchants; TO impose upon parishes
municipalities and town corporations certain
restrictions and prohibitions; 30 repeal oil
acts inconsistent herewith
| Was taken up on Its second reading. O
Mr.. Lyons moved to amend the first para
graph by striking out III lines ts. ~ and 40 the
words "and thereafter the levee tax shall be
one mill. and The annual III rulorem tax shall
be ten and one half Mills
On this amendment, Mr.. Cressto seconded
by Mr.. Toler, called for the yeas and nays
with the following result;
yeaa Messls Barron, Barrett. Brady,
Ireard, laiee, Brdger, Brooks, Bowden. Bos--
CAN'T, Gaskins, Gillespie, Hammond, Lea,
Leeds. Ieunhaid Ut Orleans, Lyons Means.
Newsom. Nunez, Pitts, Porter Richardson,
Ryland, Smart. Stage. Self. Singleton, lay
r., dele 1, Wood and Young Of East Baton
NAYS , Messrs. Aldlge. Ayeochs, Berry, Bell,
Cressy, Como, Cole, Davidson, Daylies, Della
vigne, Drew, Diekenson. burden, prury. Fitz-
patrick, Fobb Grapien, Hahn, Hill Of Ascen-
sion, Holt, Huntington, II NJ a ohnson, lob
ert johnson, Kelly Of Orleans keatng. Ken
nedv. Kern. Iiamare, Lewis, Magloire. Milun
Mcgehee, Raby, Randolph. Romero, Kotton
sfhasapeate felfIra steele stSw v3 siMms
moth, Washburn. Washington. Watson
Wilde and Williams SO. a
The amendment was lost
Mr.. Bridger moved to strike out in line IA
the words five and one-half Mills
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for, with thofollowing result: q
Yeas-Messrs. Barron Breart, BriGa.
Bridger, Davidson, D'Avy. De Lacy. Faers-
Of Orleans, Newson, Eunez, Pitts. Singleton.
Tulef and yancp-l7
Nays essrs. oAdige. Aycock. Barbin,
Brady. Berry, Bell, BilIleu, brooks, 3owden.
uressy Cole, payries, belayighe =" Drew rev.
Dirkenson. Dnkgtave, burden, Dnpree Dlu-
ry, Fitzpatrick. Fubb. CAN'T Gary, Graciep.
Gillespie Hahn, Hill Of Ascension, Holt, Hunt
ington, Jonas, Jonas. jones' II. NJ. johnson.
kssst 'G Gss fG y6yu q n ass hMsst as
Million, MeGehee, Porter, Raby. Randolph.
Routon. Ryland, Shakespeare Smart Stagg.
helf, Steele, sinn,s, Taylor. Trelnptle,t Tol-
liver, voorhies, Walker Warmoth, Wash
Wood. Young of Claiborne, and Young of East
Baton Rouge 80.
The motion to amend was lost.
Mr. Berry moved To amend In line 10 insert
land one-half," In line@i5 strikV out three
mills" and in line 10 Insert 1.-TWO and one-balf
mills''
On the motion Of Me Washburn the amend
ment o0ur. berry was laid on the table.
Mr.. Toler moved tS amend In line ii Ivy
striking out theovorTT two" and inserting In
lieu thereof the word three
On the motion of Mr.. Me6ehee the motion
Of Mr.. Toer was laid on the table.
Mr.. Newsom moved 10 amend by striking
out IN lines "A and ID the Words "or In posses
sion"
On the motion IF Mr. Warmoth. by rising
vote of 81 yeas ioON nays. the amendment of
Mr. NewHom was laid on the table.
Mr., Wise moved to amend In Paragraph ., |
line 100 by striking out the word libraries
Mr.. Waahbu,n moved to amend by striking
,ut the whole of paragraph 9.
Mr.. Dinkgrave offered the following as a
substitute for paragraph o:
"All household goods, silver plate. iewelrv. |
works Of art. librariet0a and pictures. over and |
above the STUN of five hundred dollars
Otohc motion to lay on the table the sub
sttute for paragraph 0 offered by Mr.. Dinlt-
grave. the yeas and nays were called for, with |
lhe following result
Yeas Hon. Louis Bush Speaker, and
Nlessrs. >Aldige ,Aycock, Barb Barrett
Berry, Breal, Bridger, Bowden, Carvile,
s sssy e HS Hi Orleans Ss1 aun Rt%Ptse
Jonas, Kelly Of VIM. Kelly OF Orleans,
Leeds, Lewis, Lyons, Martin. Million. Mctie-
ace. Porter. Randolph. Routon, Stagg. Self.
sellers, Steele, Spiller. Taylor Tremoulet,
VOORHEES,, Warmoth, Washburn snd Wood
Nays ,Messrs; Barron, Brady, Bell, Briee,
Billieu. Brooks, Brown, Bosley. Carloss. Cole,
Davidson. Dejoie, Delayigne, De Lacy De-
iege, Drew, Dtnkgrave Fitzpatrick. Forester,
iary, Gaskins, Hammond, Hill of Ascension.
Robert Johnson keeting, Kidd. Lamare.
Leonard Of Caddo, Magloile, Means, Newsom.
Nunez, Peralta, Pitts. Raby. Richardson.
Role, Ryland, Smart. Semmes. Toler, Toll
,er, Vance, Walker Washington. Watson,
Wise, YOUTH of Claiborne, and
Young of East Baton Rodge-5n.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr. Young, OF Claiborne, moved that tho
7ote just taken be reconsidered 0
Mr. Lyons, on behalf Of tho committee on
conference on the disagrccing votes of the
Senate and House on amendments by the
House to amendments proposed by the Sen
tie to the constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ma, presented the following report: