The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27

ssy pGra nesey Bsc iii, R bs11 Con-
DAvy, Dayries, Deioie, Delayigne, De Lacy,
Detiege. Drew, Dickinson, Dinkgrave, Duke.
burden. Dupree, Estopinal, Fitzpatrick
Fobb, Forester, CAN'T, Gary, asasdsins eau
Hill Of Orleans, Holt Huntington. Jonas,
Jones, r. NJ. johnson. Robert Johnson,
| Kelly Of Orleans, Keeting, Kennedy, Kern.
Kidd. Lamare, Lea Leeds, Lnonhard Of Or
leans. Lewis, LYONS, Martin. Means, Mil9n,
Porter, Raby Randolph, Richardson. Role,
Romero. Kouton ylnnd, Shakespeare Smart.
snaer, stagg Self, Sellers, Stewart, Semines,
Singleton, Spiler, Taylor, Tremnnlet. 1'oler,
Tolliver. VOORHEES,, Walker, Watmoth. Wash
burn, Washington. Watson, Wilde. Williams,
| Wise, Wood Young Of East Baton houge-
! lO4.
Nays Messrs. Gillespie and oance~2.
Two-thirds of all the members elected TIC
the House Of Representatives voting in the
affirmative the amendment number twenty
as proposed by the Senate was agreed 10.
| Mr. Hill. of Orleans. proposed the following
Ie,mendineSt Ia the constitution, to become
amendment number twenty-one:
The Legislature Is authorized to exempt
| fem assessment and taxation not to exceed
| five hundred dollars worth Of household
goods and personal effects. and to exempt
from license nr other tag Ivy tho State, parish
or municipal authorities any manufacturing
industry, or lnOnied capital. or shares u
stock Of bank and banking associations, ineol.
porated under the laws OF tho State or United
States, and in lieu thereof to tax not to exceed
| the rate for State, municipal and parish pur-
poses all net profits or dividends declared o,
| paid
| Mr.. Dinkgrave moved to amend by striking
out all Of the second clause
| Mr. Vance moved to amend so NJ to exempt
from taxation all lantls from which no reve
| n,n Is derived,
| On the motion Of Mr. Kidd tho proposed
amendments 10 the constitution and the
amendments thereto were laid on the table
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons amendment
number eight being number seven Of the
Senate, was taken up under reconsideration
of the vote of February 49, aud read as fol
| lows:
AMENDMENT EIGHT. "
The Auditor aud Treasurer shall receive q
salary Of four thousand dollars per annun'
each. payable quarterly on their own war
rants The Secretary of State shall receive Il
salary Of three thousand dollars per annnm
likewise payable.
Strike out article ~
On the motion of Mr. Buck, the proposed
amendment was amended 50 MS to read az
OSollows:
| AMENDMENT EIGHT
The AudiH,r shall receive u salary Of five
| Thousand dollars and the Treasurer shall re-
ceive salary Of four Thousand dollars pei
annlm payable quarterly Oh their own war
rants The Secretary of State shall receive a
salary Of three thousand dollars per ani1lm
| likewise payable
Strike out article sYenty one. y
Ot0he question being pn:
oo"Shall the House agree to amendS,e,t mum
Dor eight number seven Of tho Senatel as
amended by the House?"
The yeas and nays were called witlo The
following resuItshI O oo
Yeas-Hon:o Louis Bush, ospeaker, and
Berry Bell, Brcard, Billieu. Brooks, Bowden
Brown Rosley, Buck, Burton, Gar!oss, Grossly
Como, Cole, DoAvy, Dayrcs, De Lacy, Drew,
Drury, Estopinal. Fitzpatrick, Fobb, Foers-
ter, Can't, Gary. Gas,ins, Gnudot. Gracen
Hammond, Hill of Orleans, Holt. Hunting,
| ton, Jonas, Jones, H. al. Johnson, Robert
Johnson, Kelly Of Orleans, Keeting, Kennedy,
McGehee. Newsom. Peralta. Pitts, Porter,
Raby. Randolph Richardson, Role, Romero.
kouton. Ryland Shakespeare, Smart, Snaer.
Self sellsrs Semmes, Spiller, Taylor, Ire-
tllbHI1l. EClET, IblitNnI, VOORHEES,, NHIRGf.
Warmath, Washbuln, Washington, watson,
Wilde Williams, Wise. Wood, and Young OF
pIGast Baton Rouge-yS.
Nays Mesars,. Brice, Davidson, Detiege,
Gillespie. Hill Of Asoensbn, Kelly Of Win,
Lea. Leonhard. Means, Nlnez. Stage, Stew
art, Singleton and Vance-l4.
More than two-thrcso of the members
elected to the House Of Representatives
voting in the Affirmative, tho embodiment was
agreed to- O
Mr., Hill, Of Orleans, offered now amend
ment to become amendment number twenty
one, US follows:
AMENDMENT TWENTY ONE
A sheriff and coroner shall be elected in
each parish by the qualified voters thereof,
who shall hold their office for the term OF four
years. unless sooner removed. Should a
vacancy occur in either of these offices sllhss-
quent to an election, 1t shall be filled by the
Governor and the person SO appointed shall
continue in office until hts successor shall be
elected and qualified.
Strike out article ninety threel
Mr.. Dctiegc moved that the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Hill, Of Orleans, be laid upon
tho table. t."
Which motion, by u rising vote of 80 yeas
to 81 nays. was lost.
MT. IItIfbNleb hitFtai thG following
amendment:
Insert after coroner. ""who shall be ply
stefan
On tho motion of Mr. Lyons tho motion to
amend was laid on the table.
Mr.. LOWS offered the following amend
mcut:
Strike out the words each parish and in
sert parish Of Orleans"
On the motion of Mr. Lyons the amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. Lewis was laid on the
table.
The question was put
shall the amendment proposed rs amend
mcnt number twenty-onc be adopted by the
House?'
The yeas and nays were called, with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas Messrs Bell, Billcu, Brown, Buck.
Greasy, Davidson, Duke Estopinal. Forester,
Hammond, Hill Of Orleans, Huntington,
Jonas Kennedy, Kidd, Lea Leeds. LYONS,
Martin. MeCiehee, Newsom Nunez, Pitts,
Randolph, Richardson, Role Ryland, Stage,