The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-02
HOUSE or EsESTATryEs.
'wenty-third nay,
SATURDAY. r. br

SATURDAY, FL bruary /, 1879
The House, was called 70 order at /, a. m Hep
resentHtive LyJns In the CHAIR, and fifty -four
members present at roll call.
The eonourrs resolution offered by Repre-
| Assembly pledged the faith of the state to pay
| Its honest debts, was called up.
On motion OF Representative Jeffries. the
resolution was laid on the table on a call OF The
yeas and nays.yeas AZ. nays al,
House bill NO. l. An act for the relief Of de-
linauent Taxpayers was called up. The rules
We're suspended and the bill finally passed
| On a motion to recon- idrr and lay on the ia
| bic Representative Brent called the yeas and
nays. end the motion prevailed yeas Al. nays 40
House bill No. l60. An act to provide for the
| speedy collection OF State taxes and licenses
and city taxes and licenses In the city OF New
The bill was opposed by Representatives Ly
| retentatye Hill
The bill was then pressed to vote and lost
Representative Billieu desired to call up the
report OF the Oommittee on Privileges and Elec-
| +. Lea against J. Muse Wa son. sitting member
| from st. Helena.
Representative Brent moved as substitute
| that the House adopt an order that the House
go on the calendar TO the exclusion of all other
business. special orders excepted. Adopted.
ms bill b1 No Mo- a the ensS tax b
| House eoncurred in the amendments.
Representative Fitzgerald protested against
and asked that his views be printed In the Jour,
MI. Permission was granted.
Senate bill No. 81, An act to enlarge the DOW
ers Of the Board OF Health. . ETC., was taken u o.
| Representative BieDvenu moved that the
| enacting clause be stricken out.
Representatiye Lyons moved to lay that mo-
| tion on the table. Lost.
| Alter considerable discussion the yeas and
nays We're demanded on the motion to strike
ont the ena1ilng clause and 1t prevailed
| House bill No, 10s. the general appropriation
bill repo ted back from the Senate with amend
| mel ts. was taken no.
The House refused to concur In the aenata
| amendments to the bill. providing that the nav
OF members OF the General Assembly shell he
| made In warrants and not In cash A committees
| Of conference was appointed consistino of
Messrs Pope. Ltddeli. Ryland Vance and Mur
rel: e meet with similar committee on the
| The House also refused to concur in tba san-
ate amendment TO the provision disposing OF
me poll TAX, zen amendment devoted 10 per
cent TO the Charity Hospital OF New Orleans .
whereas the Honse appropriated 80 per cent TO
that purpose. The same COMMITTEES Of conferl
ence WAS appointed.
On motion of Representative Walton tho
House reconsidered the vote by which Honse
PHI No. l6O. providing for the speedy collection
taken up and finally passed on a call for tha
yeas and nays-yeas sc, nays 35
Inc Rouse then. at $3.50 .. m. took q recess
until 1880 p. ~.
NIGHT SESSION,
=, Inc House came to order at 7 30 D. M, Speaker
present. ~ " "o'o
Representative Walton called M the Senate
j9lnt concurrent resolution protesting against
feaerat interference In State affairs,
The previous question was ordered and on the
passage Of the resolution the yeas and NAYS
We're demanded. and the resolution was adopted
yeas co. nays g: the majority of the Republi-
cans refusing to vote.
representative Pope. on behalf OF the Com
mi5tee on Conference. reported that the Senate
mad rsceded from i,s amendments to tie anne
pTlatlon Dill providing for the appropriation OF
~ per cent OF the poll tax for the Charity Hos
pital. and that the House receded from it's re-
tusal 10 concur In the amendment making the
Der diem. mileage and contingent expenses Of