The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-03-16
lTHE ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY MARCH 49, 1878.

leans. Keeting, Lea, Lewis, Lyons MagioTe'
Raby, Randolph, Richardson, Ro1ton, Ry-
art, Semmes, Spller, Taylor, Toliver, Wash
burn, Walker, Washington, Watsoh Wilde,
Wood, Young Of Claiborne and Young OF East
Baton Rouge-G4.
Nays-Messrs. Barbin, Brady Berry, Bill
lieu, Bowden, Cressy, Delavigne, Duke, Fifz-
patrick, Hammond, Huntington, Kidd, La
mare, Leeds, Leonard Of Caddo, teonharl of
tain, Smart, Stagg, Singleton Iremoulet,
voorhies. Warmoth and Wise-2S.
The bill passed.
On motion of Mr. Lyons the title was
amended by adding at the end thereof the
words eand fixing the license tax ON trades,
occupations and professions" after the year
1878
| The title was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Lyons moved to reconsider the vote on
the final passage of the bill, and on his own
motion the motion to reconsider was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered the following Concur
rent Resolution relative to adjournment sine
die on Saturday, sixteenth Instant:
Be IL resolved by The Senate and House Of
Representatives. of the StnfeOf Louisiana, That
this General Assembly, when It docs adjourn
on Saturday, the sixteenth Of March, 1878,
shall adjourn sine die.
| The resolution was received under a sus-
pension of the rules and order made that it
| lie over.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR,
The following message was received from
his Excellency the Governor:
STATE OF LOUISIANA ]
/ Executive Department, I
New Orleans. March II, 1873 }.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
/ House of Representatives.:
I have the honor to inform you that have
this day approved and signed House bills Of
the following titles. to-wit:
4 House bill No. "a,
Anact for the relief Of the Fruit Growers
Association OF the Gulf States
House bill No. 1856,
"An act entitled an act to authorize the Po-
lice Jury OF the parish Of Washington to levy
d special tax OF five mills; to make the out
standing indebtedness of the parish receiva-
bic for two and one half mills of the same,
and providing that two and one-haf mills be
, collected III currency"
House bill No 300,
can act to provide for supplying The loss
OF the public records and other papers con-
sumed by the burning of the courthouse in
the town Of Leesburg, parish Of Cameron,
State OF Louisiana, or in any other manner,
on the twenty-sixth day Of February, 1874
House bill No. 294,
IAN act to amend and re-enact article $50 Of
the Code of Practice"
House bill No. 429,
.'An act to amend section Of act No. III of
!, the acts Of the General Assembly OF Louis
lana approved . o. 1869, entitled
AN act to Incorporates The town Of Vermilion-
vile, In the parish of Lafayette, approved
March II. 1886; and to give additional powers
, to the City Council of the town OF Nermil-
llonville.'
House bill No. 456,
'An act to authorize the Police Jury Of the
. parish OF Btehvil!e to levy special tax fol
: special purposes
House bill No. 462,
!. "An act making an appropriation Tor the
payment Of the salaries Of the first quarter oi
: the year 1878, from January to March 81, OF
6 the constitutional officers of the State
amounting to $75,s75: to authorize the Audi
tor to draw warrants on the Treasurer foi
the amounts SO appropriated; requiring the
i Fiscal Agent to cash the said warrants; pro
@ vidiDg the ways and means for the security
g and reimbursement Of said Fiscal Agent
, with five per cent per annum interest thereon
y until said reimbursement Is completed auC
S providing for the disbursement of sad
: funds, and also ,approprlating the sum o.
four thousand dollars, or so much Thereon as
, may be necessary, in addition to that already
! appropriated by act No 20, approved Febrn
! ary 49, 1878, to pay the mileage and per diem
! Of the members of the House Of Represents
: tives of the State of Louisiana tor the regular
], session Of 1878 and also the salaries of thu
!. clerks and employees of the House of Repre-
u sentatives and the contingent expenses there
!, Of: to authorize the Auditor of Public AC
}, counts to draw warrants upon the Treasure
!, for the amount SO appropriated, upon vouch
J ers issued by the chairman Of the COMMITTEES
!, on Contingent Expenses, and approved ant
! countersigned by the Speaker OF tn
:, House; and also appropliating the ad
:. ditional sum of two hundred dollars, or Sc
z much thereof as may be necessary to secure
the Fiscal Agent whatever interest may accrue
: in favor of the Fiscal Agent for casbing th
l. warrants issued under the provisions OF thi!
!, act and requiring the Fiscal Agent to casl
q the warrants herein provided for; and pro
viding the ways and means for the securit,
G and reimbursement of said Fiscal Agent will
: five per cent per annum interest thereon unit
the reimbursement Is completed.
Respectfully,
: FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS.
i Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
On motion of Mr.. Jonas the House ad
$ journed until IL o'clock tomorrow.
k PETER j. IRRELEVANT,