The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-03

abolish the license system and to limit pend
ing spsld investigation, the taxing power of
the city of New Orleans to per cent for all
purposes Of said city,
The bill was passed to Its second reading
| and refesred to the Committee on Retrench-
tnent and Reform.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| The unfinished business of the House being
Q House bill No. 334,
Gan act to provide revenues for the State
| from licenses on Occupations of dealers In and
sellers Of wines. sptituous and malt liquors.
and keepers of bar-i9olns, and from a tax on
the said wines and liquors. to provide Tor the
ascertainment and collection of said tax to
prescribe the use of the register to define
and punish srndry offenses; TO prescribe the
duties of the Auditor and the tax collectors
under this act, and the disposition of the
proceeds Of licenses and taxes collected here
UNDER
BY a rising vote Of e5yeas to 90 nays the
bill was taken up.
The second section was read.
MroTidd moved that
House bill No 3p6,
Gar, act to take the sense OF the people Of
this State on the question Of holding consti-
tutlonal convention of the people of the State
Of Louisianfoby eleeting and providing for
the election Of delegates to stich convention,
# ordered ey the people ostc,,
Being the SPECIAL order for this day, be
| taken up
On the moson of Mr.. Warmoth, by rising
vote of CT yeas to II nays, the fSrther con-
sideration of the above entitled Housebill No
s34 was postponed, in order TO take up said
House bill No. 800, consideration of the former
| to be resumed immediately after dispensing of
said House bill No. 39s.
House bill No 3a6 was taken up, pcding
| the amendment offered by the Committee on
Constitution.
Tie amendment was read, as folnvs:
In line ), section T. iraert after the word
convention" the following words: "Fpr the
ghrRoaef o. ,ramlGg new constitution tr the
Bya rising vote Of 90 yeas 10 90 nays the
| amendment was adopted
| Mr. Kidd m6yed that the Sergeant alarms
| be sent for absent members. and that call of
| the House be made.
| The Speaker ruled (Mr. Lyons In the chair
| That the call OF the House was not In ORDER
no vote having indicated the absence of
quorum.
Mr. Dinkgrave moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill, and on that motion the yeas
| and nays were called with the following
| result
| Yeas Messrs. Barron, Barrett, Brooks,
| Brown Bosley, Burton, Carvile, Como, Cole
| Davidson, DAvy Dayries, De Lacy. Deslna-
rails Detiegg,e, Diekenson, Dinkgrave, burden.
l4.I
Hill Of Ascension, Holt, Jones, II M. johnson,
Robert johnson, Keeting Lewis. Magloire,
Million, Newsuna, Peralta Porter, Raby, Ran
dolph, Romero Routon, Snaer, Stewart,
s nsa Wa nte,'sa a W WSa Mar"oth Wash
Messrs. Barbin, Barron, Barrett. Brady, Der
~, Bell, Breard, Briee,, Bridge1r, Billieu,
pie, Hahn, Hammond Hill or Orleans Jonas,
Kelly OF VIM, Kelly of Orleans. Kennedy
i Kidd, Lamare, Lea, Leeds, Leonard of Caddo,
lombard Of Orleans, Lyons, Martin, Means,
Ryiand, Shakespeare, Smart, Stacy, Sell, Sci,
lers, Singleton, Spiller. Taylor, Toer, Vance,
VOORHEES,, Washbllln Wise. Wood Young Of
Claiborne, and Young of East Baton
Rouge-5g.
Mr. Kidd moved to amend in the first sec
ton by striking out "iirst Monday In Novem-
ber next and insert lat the next general
election. .......-..
Which amendment was adopted by the
House
Mr.. Ryland moved to strike out, in line H.
after the word convention" all the balance
of the section.
The hour having arrived for the special
order of the day which was the veto message
of the Governor on
House bill No. 81,
| "An act TO amend and re-cnact article 451
of the Civil Code Of Louisiana"
Mr. Kidd moved to postpone the same until
| 8 o'clock p m.
| Which motion was adopted.
| Mr.. Brice called mp House bill No 456,
which was also the special order for the same
| hour. and on his motion the same was reas-
signed as the special order Of the day for 3 80
o'clock p m.
| Mr. Washburn called up House blu No. 227,
which was also the special order for the sam
| hour, and on his motion the bill was reas-
signed as the special order of the day for 8
o'clock tonight 0
| On the motion of Mr.. Lewis,
House bill No. 31a,
AN act to amend and rc-enact section of
act No. ~ of 1876. relative to the exemption Of
certain property Exempt from seizure and
SALE O.
Was taken up and made the special order
| for tomorrow at o'clock, p. IN. o,
The consideration of House bill No. 39G be-
ing resumed, Mro Kidd moved to Jay upon
the table Mr.. Ryland's motion "to strike out in
line 10, after tho word convention, oil the
ha lance of thn section
On which motion the yeas and nays were
called. with the following result: 4
Yeas -Messrs Barbin. Barron, Berry, Bell
Breard, Brice Bridger, BiIieu Bowden, Car
patriSs. Forester, Gaskins, Gillespie, Ham
mond. Hill of Orleans. Jonas. Kelly of VIM.
Kelly of Orleans, Kidd, Lamare Lea, LecJs,
Leonard Of Caddo, Leonhald of OrleaYs,
lyons, MSrtin, Means, Nunez, Pitts Richard