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

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McMillen-4.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Per-
cival.
The journal Of the nineteenth was amended
and adopted.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. MGGehee presented the following reso-
lutions
Be ii reaotped by the House Of Representa-
curing, That the Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in the Congress Of the United
States are respectfully urged to take such
steps as in their Judgment they, may deem
| most expedisnt to secure the rebuilding OF
the. state-House in Baton Rouge, burnt
while occupied and in the care and custody of
2 the troops Of the United States.
Be ii resolved, That o copy Of this resolu--
| ton be forwarded to the Representatives OF
the State of Louisiana in the Congress of the
United States.
| Lies over.
Mr.. Tremouet presented the following or
der:
| Belt 0rdered bythe House of Representatives.,
That from and after Saturday, February %,
no bills will be considered by the House be-
fore final disposition Of
| The bill proposing amendments to the con-
| The revenue bills,
| The assessment BILL and
| Inc appropriation DBL
On the motion of Mr. Kidd, by q rising vote
of 81 yeas to Is nays, the order was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved that the House adopt
the following order: @
Be III orderedby the House Of Representatives,
| That from and after Saturday February
sidered by the House privileged bills
| The bill DTOUOSiUH amendments to the con-
| stitution.
The revenue bill.
| The assessment bill.
| The appropriation bill.
The bill providing for D constitutional con-
| veIltion.
| Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved to amend the order
by inserting after the word "bills," the words
when SO ordered by O. two-thrds vote Of the
House."
Mr.. Delavigne moved to lay the amendment
on the table, which motion, by 81 rising vote
Of % yeas to 40 nays. was lost.
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. Trenoulet moved to adopt the order,
and the motion to adopt WAS lost.
Mr.. Leonhard of Orleans, presented the Pc
tition of the German Orphan Protestant Asy
luS,, asking an appropriation for the same.
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
Mr.. Huntington presented memorial OF
the bar-room keepers, Wholesale and retail
malt, wine and spirituous liquor dealers, in
reference to the Moffett register bill, protest
ing against the passage Of the same
Lies over.
Mr.. Hill, Of Ascension, presented q memo
rial from the citizens Of New River, parish Of
.Aseenson protesting against the annexation
of wards seven and eight of said parish to the
parish Of Livingston.
Referred to the Committee on Paypchial
Affairs.
Mr.. VOORHEES, presented the following reso-
luton:
Resolued, That the chairman of the Com
mittee ON Contingent Expenses be directed to
issue q warrant for mileage and per diem to
the Hon. q. Dietiege for the parish of st.
Martin. @
Lies over.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Delavigne presented the follGying mi
nority report:
ossxgzss 4 whxs AND M r.,
To the Honorable SpeakNr and Members Of the
House Of Representatives.:
The undersigned members Of your Com
mittee on Ways and Means, beg leave to re-
port that they have been unable to agree with
the majority of your said committee In regard
to the provisions OF House bill No 116, offered
by them, and we object particularly to sec
tions 56, 60 and e2, for the reasons that we be-
lieve the system of !discounting taxes and i'm
posing interest and penalties provided for in
| these sections to De unjust and unnecessary.
We further believe that six months, the time
proposed to be allowed for the redemption OF
property sold ut tax sales, Is too short and
that it is an unnecessary hardship to immedi-
ately diSpOsSeSs the owners OF all real estate
sold OF tax sales without granting the delay
allowed for redemption.
We believe that the proposed system IL
more rigorous than is necessary to enforce
the prompt payment Of taxes, and that Il tax
collectors discharge their duties promptly in
accordance with It's provisions it will virtually
amount to the confiscation Of the real estate
of many citizens who will be unable to comply
with the requirements Of the bill.
We therefore oppose the passage Of the bill
In it's present form, and we specially oppose
the provisions of the bill to which we have
calblSd your attention.
q. u. GAsKIHs,
A. DELAvIdNE,
j. X. BELL.
Mr. Jonas, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported as follows
| COMMITTEES ON THE JUDICIARY
New Orleans. February 49, 1878. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
4 House of Representatives:
Your Committee on the Judiciary have the
honor to make the following report:
| Unfavorably on
House bill No. 38g,
IAN act to repeal section 4 Of act No. 7, ap-
proved March 81, 1877"
Your committee report back without action
"The memorial OF the taxpayers Of the
Sixth District of the city Of New Orleans"
And recommend that the same be referred
to the Committee on City Affairs.
Favorably, by substitute, ON
House bill No. 3G6,
"An act to amend and re-enact an act,
being No. 81 Of the General Assembly OF 1874,
entitled AN act to regulate the private
markets in the city OF New Orleans and for
other purposes
y. F. JONAS, Chairman.
On the motion Of Mr.. Jonas the memorial Of
taxpayers was referred to the Committee ON
City Affairs.
| COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
| New Orleans February 81, 1873