The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-22
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
SECOND SESSION - THIRTy-NINTH
nAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The senate,

noohntment Of an assistant district attorney 10
fine Frst pi7rGt parhIsh 2d or lea
Aiso Senate bill incorporating the town Of
Houma and for other purposas.
Tile House message submitting amendments
to the constitutional amendments was read. .
Mr. Robertson moved . postponeemsnt until
pErtrtors. MEMORABLE, ETC.
BY Mr. Bureh A memorial from A. A. Della
rode q East Baton Rouge, elaine u..
Never, 81 III sI parish q ouaobjta Claims.
Byeilrr'' Va zarRhatie: petition from the tax,
payers of the parish OF Tensas. Pafoehs5i
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Judiciary: Unfavoraby Oh House bill No, "A,
the ~ 2, af t o. as
Also fayoral1y on House, bill No. 11e, relative
the parish Of Iaddo Received.
. BILLS INTRODUCED.
Dyntr White by reuueatl. An ac authorizing
NJ e ne as s aosax bss ap
) pointment Of d commission TO visit the King
apm Of Holland IL the nteres q the sugar
The bill was read. II auhorizes the Governor
to appoin, as the commission Q person sug
e eyso ss s to v Holland aud obtain
gil the Inflammation nosslbles as to d,ain ta
h ,a'P se sba BE- a 10 eapehe Whatever
Hy MIR: Durch: An act fol- The NE. relief &. q A A.
By Mr.. Dueros An act 10 deermine the auali-
D HoptLon Of coronefs' jurors for the parish Of
planneminea to fix the fees Of such. and to Ak
an annual salary for the parish coroner. Cor
nv Mr. White, by request An act to punish
ahooting to nndanaer htaanders, with or with
out intent to kill. and 70 give damages. etc
By hr George An act to create 9. Board Of
Health for the city of Shreveport Health and
Nv BY R' White tby reaueat, An act ineorpqr
aing the Ainer'can cotton Iis, Company to de-
Cue ts powers, etc. Corporations.
MIR. Robertson IN the cbairl
ACTION ON COMMITTEE REPORTS.
House bin No. 12n, an act to amend ~ q, act IN
cooperating the Shreveport and southwestern
Sailroad Company amending section Ii OF that
act extending the time for subscrptions three
years; providing that none butt taxpayers shall
wt tSS s R favorable 1 report Of The Committee on
c2gpoWSati,2'nssh ,uaht ,nsrs wsr, constitutions,
objections in that y majority vote, iohad Of the
tavpavers would compel the minority tn sub
scribe u stock tp. the rood, He you'd there,
fore to put himself on record ca the yeas and
On motion the bill was nnally passed !; yeas ia.
- The report Of the joint Legislative committee
OVot lsII on the city CHARTER was taken up with
Mr.. White .moyed that IT. be made the special
order for Monday. immediately after reading
~ '0 SENATE pitts ON sHcoNp READING.
enact section 9o7s, Revised Statutes of 1870, and
Rroydna for work on the roads and public |
works in the parishes, was read
MIR Gage objected to the Imprisonment part of
she penalty preyiaed, for thinking viking tn that pe
gle sent up an amendment striking out the to
him, Objectionable portion, H..
Nlr Boatner explained, the bill stating that
~ would not object to the elimination of the
-oEectionable portion, -, -. ,u
stnt, lilo, q a Ia
trll making the chain gang law. !, !,
0 air Stampa did not see any virtue In the blu: |
he wanted to know what her persons" were |
oalluded TO. That provision, hS eaid, left o loop
Shole big enough for gteaSmahy persons 70
Nil. Burch at this junctvre, called for esecu-
tive session aud the chamber was cleared
The executive session laated nearly an hour. |
when the doors were, opened.
special order. be laid on the table subject to
call. Carried
the next special order the r!epogs, Of the Joint
motion postponed until 2.3U D. m.
The nsst special order, senate bll No, ". FOR
tmeursement Of sis 900 expended, was. on mo
lion Of Mr. Ogden, g9sponed until and made
h senate Ss 2r Ne "r mSnSfs I'D seat q
eminent to Baton Rouge, was postponed until |
Mr.. White submitted the report of the Confer
once Committee on tho House amendments to |
The Senate bill submitting amendments, to the
amendment. referring 10 the insertion of the |
word dollars" aud recommending that the
s1stan anne made b. se a IL
another which aboli fishes all pafish courts and
creates circuit courta, thts being submitted with
the understanding that the House would agree
Air White moved that the rules be suspended
a and that the, report be taken up for considera-
On motion to concur in the first amendment
made by the House. 1T was agreed to. Yeas 30
oAlr. Robertson moved anarena!on Of the
eQnsids, !, q the report Carried d.. ~
amendment be read, which was done as fol-
After tho year 1879 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy in any year for all
State purposes more than one per ccntum
one per eentum taxation be made In any one
year on the actual cash value Of all real aud
personal property Liable TO taxation. teisenpetn
rection, and, in that event. any additional taxa
ton shall only be for the immediate purpose Of
repeiling Invasion or suppfessing insurrec-
The city OF New Orleans .shal not levy or
collect In any one year more than one and one
half per eentum taxation on tho actual cash
oalne OF all the real and personal property la
NO parish or municipal corporation. except
the city Of New Orleans shall levy or collect In
ANY hs casn one per nj hs
and personal property liable to taxation within
The General Assembly shall not have power
70 issue any bonds or pledge the faith OF the
State for any purpose; nor shall 1t authorize
any parish or municipal corporation to issue
any bonds or create any debt provided that
ths0,hal rot prohibit the issue Of new bonds
o IN exchange for old bonds, where the debt or
rate of interest Is not increased.
Mr. Robertson moved that the amendment be
agreed to; yeas 81 nays none. and the amend
Srnt was agreed to.
on motion the consideration Of the Confer
cnce Committee report was resumed
The House amendment limited jurisdiction
|
So. as proposed by the original bin, which the
Confcrencei Committee recommended that the
House adhere to and the Senate agreSnto.
The amendment was agreed to; yeSs 81, nays
10,
cOn amendment eleven by the House the con-
ference COMMITTEES recommend that further ac- |
ton be deferred, and in lieu thereof presented