The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-28
SENATE.
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m. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate
On n call of tho roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Roatncr, Bryant Burcb,
Cage Demas Ellis, Garland, George, Goode,
Grover, Harper. Kelly. Landry, Mitchell, Og-
den, Perkins Richardson, Robertson, Sandi-
ford, Stubbs, Sutton, Texada. Twitchell,
Wakefield Wheeler, White and Zacharie-- %.
Absent Mcssts. Breaux, Ducros Dumont.
Ola, O'Donnel Stamps, Steven and Young 8.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson tho reading Of
the journal in detail was dispensed with
On motion of Mr. Robertson the journal was
corrected as to action on Senate bill No. ZIG.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
MI. Goodc. chairman OF the Committee on
the Judiciary, submitted the folowingoreport,
which was received and lies over under the
rules:
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Your Judiciary Committee beg loaye to re-
Senate bill No. 1876,
"An act to increase the revenues of the
State by levying q license tag on all gambling
houses: to regulate such houses" etc.
beWithout action, as the same proposes to
raise revenue, and ought to originate In the
House, according to article 40 Of tho constitu-
ton.
T. S. GOODE. Chairman.
MIR. Mitchell, chairman of the Committee
on the Penitentiary, submitted the following
report, which was received and lies over
under the rules:
10 the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Penitentiary beg leave
to report back without action,
~, Ma,
"An act authorizing the Auditor OF the State
to secure payment of rent due the State by the
lessees Of the State Penitentary,
For the reason that there is now a bill before
bill
Your COMMITTEES therefore recommend that
this bill be laid on the table, subject to call.
esp''' Il. g. J. MITCHELL Chairman.
Mr.. Perkins, chairman of the COMMITTEE on
Health and Quarantine submitted the follow
ing report which was received and lies over
under the rules:
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE, !
New Orleans. February 20. 1873 !
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
Senate bill No 1S2,
AN act to create local Boards OF Health
throughout the State, subordinate to the
Board Of Health of tho State OF Louisiana"
etc,
Beg leave to report thesame favorably, with
L. q. PERKINS, Chairman.
AMENDMENTS. -
Amend in section IA, in line H., by striking |
out the word two" and inserting ''one' in
lieu thereof; and in line u by striking out the
thereof Fifty cents, and said fees for mar
rage licenses and recording the same shall |
be the same throughout the State, including |
the city of New Orleans"
Amend in section 10, line Q, after the word |
or" insert the words Sin case there be no |
attending physician, then the" |
Amend in section 10, line II, by striking out |
fifty" and inserting in lieu thereof the word |
ten and in line 10 strike out the word |
thirty" and insert in lieu thereof the word |
ten"
Mr. Stubs, chairman OF the COMMITTEES on |
Elections and Registration, submitted the fol- |
lowing report, which was received and lies |
over under the rules:
To the Honorable President and Members of |
the Senate:
The Committee on Registration and Elec- |
tions, to whom was referred House bill No. |
1876, having carefully considered the same, re- |
spectfully recommend that, with the view of |
correcting an evident clerical omission, 1t be |
amended by inserting the word "the' In the |
twenty second line of the fourth page of the |
BILL and in the third section the words "expi-
ration Of the" and that as thus amended the |
bill should be passed:
Mr. Texada, chairman of the Committee on |
Enrolment and ENDORSEMENT, submitted the |
following report, which was received:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT AND ENDORSEMENT |
New Orleans. February %. 1878. ! |
To the Honorable President and Members of |
the senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En- |
grossment respectfully report as properly en-
rolled Senate bills Nos. T. 8 and ~, and Senate |
Joint Resolution requesting Congress to alb |
stain from reducing the duty on rice.
LEWIS TExADA. Chasman,
NrRoDucrfoN OF BILLS.
The following named Senators obtained |
unanimous consent to Introduce, without |
previous notice, the following entitled bills. |
which were read tho first time the constitu-
tional rule was suspended as to each BILL and
it was read the second time and referred, as
follows: q
By Mr.. Goode:
Senate bill No. 1893, % 90 %
An act to authorize Mr.. I Z Q. Gallup to
sue the State"
To the Committee on Claims
BY Mr.. Boatner: o. al
Senate bill No. 1919, O
IAN act to amend SECTIONS IL, IS, AZ, 49, Sc,
40, 81 So and 81 Of an act entitled An act reg
ulating the mode Of assessing and collecting
taxes throughout the State; providing for the
correction OF over and under assessments
providing for the collecting Of State and par
ish taxes and the appointment of Tax Collec-
tors; for the recording Of their bonds and the
duties OF Parish Recorders in that respect
and the removal of Parish Recorders for vio-
lation of the provisions of this act; limiting
the power OF taxation of all parishes and mu-
inequalities throughout the State: giving re-
Lief to taxpayers and granting. rights of sub
rogation, and appointing board to examine
outstanding claims, and repeating all laws in
conflict Herewith and to remit certain inter- |