The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-03
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY FEBRUARY B. 1878.
ing on said bonds, end 10 meet the final pay
fietlt of the safiis ut maturity.

The accompanying resolutions were US fol-
lows:
Rssotped. THAT pttr Representatives be and
they are hereby instructed to introduce aud
| secure the passage OF aI, act by the General
Assem- bly,, separating the offices Of parish
| and 5tate assessors and tax collectors, aud
giving tile several parishes throughout the
State the right OF appointing or eleettng their
own assessors and collectors through their
rollce iuries, In order that The said officers
4 shall be under the ifn1nedlats and exclusive
| control OF the paroehal authorities, the said
| authority TO be granted I'm st1eh manner as
shall leave the matter entirely IN tho hands Of
the police iufies
Whereas, act No Of the extra session If
| hardship and Injustice upon The people, inas-
much as It allows no compensation to wit
t,ssses before grand juries nor mileage and
per diem to witnesses living within specified
| limits; therefore.
Reeolred, That WE do hereby request our
representatives to urge the Immediate repeal
| OF said act
RESOLVED. That orr representatives in the
State Legislature he and they are hereby In
stli,cted to secure as early as possible the
passage OF AT, act authorizing the Police Jury
| Of The parish OF Hapides TO bond the otlt-
standing Indebtedness Of the parish of Hapides
in suehiinannef and at sneh time as it may
sec fit. I. SEP.
President Police Jury.
j. w. GoHBoN. Clerk Police Jury.
On motion Of Mr.. Denas the Senate went
Into executive session.
| Executive session being raised. on a call Of
the roll the following Senators answered TO
their names;
Messrs. Boatner, Buteh, Demas Ducros.
Ellie, Garland George, ella. Goode Grover.
Harper, Landry, O'Donnell Ogden, Perkins,
Richardson. Robertson, Sandiford, Stamps.
sstubbs, Sutton, Texada, Twitehol Wakefield.
Wheeler, White and Young ~.
Absent Messrs.. Allan, Breat1x, Bryant,
Cage, Dumont, Kelly, Mitchell, Steven and
| ZacharieAe.
The question required on the motion of Mr..
Robertson to order the main question. and the
main question was ordered.
| The motion to take the bill AZ engrossed and
passed TO it's third reading prevailed.
| Mr.. Robertson moved that the Secretary be
| instructed TO have a complete calendar Of
bills printed for the SENATE.
| Mr.. Stamps moved as q substitute that the
| constitutional rule be suspended. and that
Senate bill No. 81 be read the third time.
| The President ruled the motion not III order.
| The motion offered by Mr.. Robertson was
! then agreed to-
| Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent
to Introduce at this time
| Senate bill No. 100, entitled
'An act torelieve frem levees and from all
uneoleeted levee taxes heretofore assessed.
the lands and property IN the parishes Of Gal
easieu. Cameron, Lafayette, 81. Landry and
Vermilion.'
Which was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule being suspended by
n iour-iifths affirmative vote of the SENATE.
tho bill was placed on Its second reading and
referred to the COMMITTEES on Public Lands
aud Levecs.
| On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the rules were
suspended in order to consider at this time
! House bills received ia the Senate to-day.
| House bill No, II. entited
"An act to refund to the general fund tho OK
penditures of the Board of Liauidators for
1871" ...
Was taken up and read tho first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
u four-iifths affirmative vote of the Senate
Che bill was placed on It's second reading and
referred to the Committee on Finance
House bill No. "a, entitled
IAN act for the relief Of the Fruit Growers
Association Of the Gulf States"
Was taken UP and read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-tfths affirmative vote of the Senate, the
bill was placed on it's second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce. Agri-
culture and Manufactures.
House bill No. 800. entitled
IAN net relative to the mode OF opening and
making public roads in the parishes Of Vernon
and Cacasiet,''
Was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-nfths affirmative vote of the Senate.
the bill was placed on It's second reading and
referred to the Com mittee on Corporations
and Parochial Affairs.
House bill No. $40, entitled
IAN act to authorize the Police Jury of
Webster parish to levy n special tax to liqui-
date the Indebtedness of the parish of Webster;
to make certain warrants and other evidences
of indebtedness receivable for said tax
Was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
u four-tifths affirmative vote Of the Senate tho
bill was placed on it's second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The following House Concurrent Resolution
was read:
Resoived by the House Of Representatives of
the State Of Louisiana, the Senate concu,ving,
That the Representatives Of the State Of Lou
isiana in tho Congress of the United States be
and they are hereby urged to press upon the
attention Of Congress the absolute necessity
for relief IN the matter OF constructing and
maintaining the levees on the Mississippi
river within the State. and to afford the neces-
sary relief they are further urged to press the
passage of the levee bill by all means in their
power, which in their Judgment may conduce
o the final success Of the measure.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the Concurrent
Resolution was adopted.
Mr. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
hy'which the House Concurrent Resolution
was just adopted, and on his own motion the
motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Sandiford the Senate then
adjourned until Saturday, February 2, 1878, at
Il o'clock m.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.