The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12


House bill No, 14G.
Gan act TO incorporate the New Orlfahs
Hoard Of Underwriters"
Was taken UP on second reading under tIrs
favorable report u Che COMMITTEE on Corpora
lions atlf fhfotntniEtetI to the UOtnln on
the Judiciary. "a
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following messass was received from
The Senate.
HFMArtH CHAMBER I
New Orleans Febt naty y. 1878. J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives
am directed to inform your honorable
tpdy that the Senate has passssd the following
Joint Resolution, and ask the Hotse to etncur
in the same;
aenate bill No. t74. entitled On
'SJont Hesofttion thanking the s,i5sCon~
mit4ee OF Ways and Means In Congress fer
The bill reported to, The COMMITTEES In relation
To The duty on sugar, and requesting Com
"a which We Tie s saIa Iii VIE give 10 10 the pro- pro-
atittidn Of sugar" @
JOHN CLFtll,
Secretary of the senate.
On rnstiun OF Mr. fsfIlia, the Joint Rssol,l-
tisnfrom the Senate. being
Senate ELL No 124,
Was taHsn Up, and, HurltItH a suspension III
the rules underwent tss several readings and
was pissed.
Tive title was adopted
Mr.. Billesi moved TO reaesasider the vuBs IN
the final passage Of the hill, and ON his own
motion the motion 10, reemmsider wagg laidop
the table.
Mr.. Kidd, chairman. on behalf Of the Coup-
tnittee on Enrolment. repoHtel as correctly
enrolled
House bill NoAas,
IAN not to authoiizs The Governor TO APP
point commission toeonfer with the author
tiles of the State Of Arkansas tn regard to the
formation OF O separats5 lBvee district" etc
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
Tile speealordep OF the dizzy. being
House bill Mo. 932,
IAN aetito provide revenue. 10 levy and
collect taxes; to grant and collect licenses,
to define certain objects of tasatin and Of sx-
ernption: to define certain duties OF officers.
agents or representatives of banks. banking
associations; insurance companies and eorpo-
fations. to define the duties OF certain courts,
tuIpfescrbs certain fines, penalties and dam
the duties Of assessors, collectors and audit
Us Of public accounts ! to regulate the mods
of assessment and collection IN csrtain cases.
to define the duties of ceptain sample mer~
chants. 10 impose upon parishes, munich
paiities and town corporations certain re-
st1icions and prohibitions; b. repeal all nets
inconsistent Herewith"
From the Committee on Ways and Means,
was taAsnup on its second reading
The bill was ordered to,se read section Ivy
ssetion
Mr.. Nssvsenl moved to,arnend the first Sec
lion by striking out the tenth article, as fol
lows.
All salhries and incomes in excess Of the
sum of one thousand doiitrs derived from any
source, except from property taxed, being lines
81, gs GRAND 100.
Mr.. Cnessy moved as an amendment that
cone thousand dollars be- stricken out, and
"tventy five hundred dollars" bn inserted In
lieu thereof.
On the motion Of Mr.. ALdigs the motion OF
Mr.. Grsssy was laid ON the table
Mr.. Lyons moved TO aanend The amendment
Of Mr.. Nswsom by inserting after the word
''salariess the words, aexGspt those fixed by
the constitution
On the motion Of Mr.. Cnessy the motion Of
Mr.. Lyons was laid on thstabls
On tho motion Of Mr.. Bowdbn the motion Of
Mr.. Nswson was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr. Aldigs the first Sec
ton article 1, was amended by adding nj
the end Of the article. In line 70, the words
land also oil houses, machinery or improve
ments situated upon publiclands,
In the second artiele'of section Mr.. Steele
moved to amend by striking out all after tho
wordo,attle, in line 81.
On the motion Of Mr.. McGelfse, by rising
vote Of 81 yeas to 84 nays thsafnenesrnsnt Ut
Mr.. Steele was laid on the table.
Mn. Kelly Of VIM moved no amend tho
Same article Of the same section by striking
out In line 81 the words "hogs"
Il WINS moved That the amendment Of Mr..
Kelly be laid upon the tabls by n rising vote,
of 80 yeas to ii nays.
The motion to lay upon Unstable was lost.
The amendment Of Mr.. Kelley was adopted
tbF U riisiug v0tg Of tt ysIs 0,5zluays,5
Mr.. Sellers gave notice that he would on
Monday next move reconsideration Of said
article 2, section l..
The following amendments were offered to
the FIRST paragraph,of section /.
By Mr.. Keetipg:
In line tG strike out the, word "onep and in
serh the word two
BY Mr. Brfdger:
In line II strike out the words five and
ons-half mills"
BY Mr.. Gillespie:
In line strike out she words eleven and
one-half mills and inert item and one-half
mls"
BY Mr. Gaskins:
Add ut the end Of line 10 the following words:
"Providca that ths tax Of three mills for
levee purposes shall be- collected only In the
year 1878. and that thereafter the annual mi
rntoratm tax shall i've eight and one holt mills
upon the objects Of taxation herein provided"
On the motion OF Mr.. hldige the above
paragraph of section as follows: