The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-01

the State annual tax on lands and levees col
lected from said parishes, to an amount not
exceeding $4,000"
By Mr.. Gary: o @
House bill No 459,
"A2 act for the relief OF j. ], Walsh"
To the Committee on Claims
By Mr.. Jopgs:o
House bfbNo. AGO, o
''An net providing for She exemption of GER
Jain lands in the parish of Polnte Coupee
from State and parish taxes
To the Commit on Lands and Levees
Don the motion Of Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo,
House bill No.937e
can act to increase the revenues OF the
State by levying q license tax on all gambling
houses to regulate such houses, and imposing
penalties for violations OF such regulations"
Was taken UP and made the special order Of
tho day, after the consideration Of the Moffett
register bill.
House bill No. 2o4.
IAN act to amend and re-enaet article 582 OF
the Code of Practice
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on the Judiciary, Under u sus-
pension Of the rules 1t was passed to its
second reading, tho bill was considered
engrossed, read q third time and passed, and
the title was adopted.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved to reconsider the vote
just taken and on his own motion the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Toler. chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. I
NeW Orleans. February ~. 1878. J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives:
Your committee beg leave to submit to
your honorable body the following report:
Favorably on
House bill No. 272,
"An act making an appropriation to cancel q
Judgment rendered by the Supreme Court OF
the State in favor Of the treasurer OF the
school board of Bossier parish"
The committee beg leave to return back to
the House, without action,
House bill No 1870,
"An act for the relief of John Mcdonald"
etc,
AS it was reported unfavorably by the Com
mittee on Claims
Very respectfully,
7. IT, TOLER, Chairman.
Mr.. Kidd, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee Oh Enrolment, reported as follows
COMMITTEE ON EMBODIMENT, L
New Orleans. February 81. 1875 J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives.:
Your Committee on Enrolment report as
properly enrolled.
House bills Nos. 12O AIT, 2a9, substitute for
No. 81 and Concurrent Resolution relative to
Barataria Ship Canal.
e. +. KIDD, Chairman.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order Of the day, being
House bill No. 396,
San act to take the sense OF the people OF
this State on The question OF holding consti-
tutional convention of the people of the State
Of Louisiana by election, and providing for
the election OF delegates to said convention II
ordered by the people,"
Was taken up under the following favorable
report of the Committee on Constitution:
COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION.
New Orleans, February %. 1878. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
l.. House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Constitution. to whom
was referred
House bill No 396, entitled
San net to take the sense of the people Of the
State on the question of holding Il constitu-
tional convention of the people Of the State.
and providing for the election Of delegates II
ordered" etc,
Respectfully report that at meeting called
to consider said act the following named mem
berg of your committee, to wit: r. ID. Bridger,
p Fl. Toler and Charles q. Lea, favored the
adoption Of said bill with amendment here
with presented, and the following named
Gracien, W. IT, Peralta and Il. Tremoulet
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES f. LEA, Chairman.
Amendment proposed to House bill No. 396
In line 5, section 1, insert after the word
convention" the following words. For the
purpose Of framing new constitution for the
State of Louisiana" and In line of the title,
after the words ''by election" insert the words
"for the purpose of framing a new constitu-
ton for the State Of Louisiana"
Mr.. Stewart moved that the bill, with the
amendment thereto recommended by the
committee, be postponed indefinitely.
| Mr.. Kidd moved that the motion to post
ponc be laid on the table.
On that motion Mr.. Stewart called for the
yeas and nays, with the following result
Yeas essrs. Aycock, Barbin, Berry, Bell
Brice Bridger, -Bowden. Carloss,, Delavigne
Duke, Dupree, Estopinal, Fitzpatrick, Foer-
ster, Gaskins, Gillespie, Hammond, Hill OF
Orleans, Jonas Kelly Of VIM, Kelly OF Or,
leans Kidd, Ilamaree, Lea, Leeds, Leonard Of
Caddo, Leonhard Of Orleans, Lyons, Means,
Newsom, Nunez, Pitts, Randolph Richard
son, Role Smart, Stage, Self, Sellers, Single
ton, Spiller, Taylor, loler, Vance, VOORHEES,
Washburn, Williams, WISE Wood, and Young
of East Baton Rouge-5O.
Nays-Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
Messrs. AIdige, Barron, Barrett Brady,
Breard Billieu, Brooks, Brown, Bosley
Buck Burton, Carville, Cressy, Como, Cole,
Davidson, D'Avy, Dayries, Deioie, DE Lacy
den, Drury, Fobb, Can't, Gary, Gracien
Gaudet, Hill of Ascension, Holt, Jones
Fl. NJ. johnson, Robert johnson, Keet-
ing, Kennedy Lewis, Magl1oire, Million, Nc
Gehee, Peralta, Porter, Raby, Routon, Ry-
land, Shakespeare, Snaer, Stewart, Semmes
Tremoulet Tolliver, Walker, Warmoth,
Washington, Watson and Wilde-59
The motion to lay upon the table was lost
Mr.. Breard gave, notice that he would move
a reconsideration of the vote just taken.
Mr. Kidd moved that the further consider
alton of the bill be postponed until tomorrow