The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08
Mr.. Zacharie In tho chair.1
Mr.. Landry moved to lay on the table the
motion to indefinitely postpone

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WilIiams-13.
Nays-Messrs. Benners, Bowden, Bryant
Cage, Cahen, Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot Gar.
land, Harding, Heron, Norwood, Perkins,
Stamps, STUDIOS, Zacharie-16.
Absent-Messrs. DeBouehel, Ola, Merkel
Mitchell, Richardson, Wales, Wells--7.
And the motion To lay 0E the table was lost
Mr.. Stamps demanded the previous aues-
ton.
| The main question was ordered being the
motion to indefinitely postpone.
On which Mr. Kenner demanded the yeas
and NAYS, resulting as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Benners, Bowden, Bryant,
Cage, Cahen, Ducros, Ellis, Fonten0t, Gar
land, Harding, Kelly, Norwood, Scanland,
Stamps. Stubbs. Zacharie--f6.
| Nays- Messrs. Breaux, DelahOussaye, Ola,
Harper, Heron, Kenner, Landry, Merkel,
Perkins, Richardson, sandiford. Steven, Su.-
ton, Texada, Wales, Wheeler, Willians-17.
Absent So Messrs. DeBouchel, Mitchell,
| Wells--3.
And the motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House at is O'Clock p. M:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4
New Orleans. February /. 1879. !
To the Honorable President and Members OF
L Tue 5e1AIB.
/ have the honor to inform you that the
House has concurred In the following entitled
Senate bills
Senate bill No. az, entitled
IAN act for the relief of John N. Lamon, of
the parish Of East Baton Rouge"
Senate bill No 43, entitled
An act TO authorize the Police Jury Of the
parish Of Iberville to levy special tax to
pay Its floating debt"
senate bill No. VI,
Joint Resolution TO ratify the action Of the
Auditor OF Public Accounts in not publishing
the delinquent lists for non-payment of taxes
on the twentieth day of September and on the
second Monday OF November, 1878. and not
affecting the sales OF property Of said delin-
quents on the second Monday Of December
OF the same year"
Senate bill No. IS, entitled
An act TO amend and re-enact the title and
sections and 20 Of act No. VI, approved
March III, 1878, entitled An act granting cor
porate privileges to the inhabitants Of the
town OF Napoleonville, In the parish OF As
sumption, and TO provide for the government
Of the affairs thereof
Senate bill No. 80, entitled
An act for the relief Of John Lucy, Kate
and Minerva Hays, the minor children and
heirs OF the late Harry T. Hays by the re-
mission of State and municipal taxes on GER
tain real estate In the city Of New Orleans,
belonging to said heirs, for and during the
time the said real estate was held BY
its purchasers at its confiscation sale; the
said estate having been confiscated and sold
under the contiscation laws of the United
States as the property of said Harry T. HAYS
and bought BY Rufus NAPLES In 1865, and held
BY him until July, 1878, without paying the
state OF CITY taxes accruing on said estate
Senate bill No. &c. entitled
AN act to amend act No 106 Of 1873"
Senate bill No. 100, entitled
An act for the relief Of the heirs Of Charles
MI rad ~
And with amendments as annexed to the
bill,
Senate bill No. 30, entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact section OF
| an act entitled An act to incorporate the town
of Jeannerette, in the parish N liberia I"
Respectfully, G. NJ. PEGUEs,
Mr.. Kenner moved that House Bill No. i4o
be passed to its third reading.
Mr.. Garland demanded the yeas and nays,
and a call Of the roll resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Ola, Harper, Heron. Kelly.
kenner, Landry, Sandiford, Sutton, Texada,
Wales, Williarns-11.
Nays-zMessrs. Benners, Bowden, Bryant,
Cahen, Deiahoussaye, Ducros, Ellis, Fonte-
| not, Garland, Harding, Norwood, Perkins
Richardson, Stamps, Stubs, Wheeler, Zach
arie-17.
Absent-Messrs. Breaux, Cage, DeBouehel,
| Merkel, Mitchell, Scanland, Steven, Weiss
4 hHI btlc luUbtJl WAS lDSL-
The next special order Of the day was taken
| up. being
| House bill No. sc,
San act to repeal act No. 5 Of the extra ses-
| sion OF 1878; to create Board of State En-
gineers; to define their power and duties to
levy tax OF one mill for levee and public
| improvement purposes; to divide the State
| into levee districts; to provide for the ap-
pointment OF boards Of levee commissioners
therefor, and to prescribe their duties and
powers: to authorize the imposition of dis
trict levee tax, not to exceed five mills on real
estate and taxable property; to vest the con-
| troll Of ievees and completed public works
throughout the State In police juries, and to
| impose certain duties on the Governor of the
State
Was taken up on its second reading.
| On motion Of Mr.. Kenner, the bill was
passed to its third reading.
Mr.. Kenner moved that the constitutional
| rule be suspended and the LII read third
time.
Mr.. Garland demanded the yeas and nays
and a call Of the roll resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breaux, Bowden. BRYANT.
Harper, Heron, Kelly. Kenner, Merkel,
Mitchell. Norwood, Perkins, Richardson,
Steven, Stubbs, Wales, Wells, Wheeler,
Zacharie-24.
Nays-Messrs. Delahoussaye, Fontenot.
Garland, Scanland, Texada, Williams-6.
Absent Benners. DeBouchel, Landry.
Sandiford. Stamps, Sutton-6
And the rule was suspended, and the bill
read third time
Mr.. Kenner moved that the bill be finally
passed.
Mr. Garland demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Breaux, Bowden, Bryant.
Cage, Ducros, Ellis, Ola, Harding, Heron
Kelly, kenner, Merkel Mitchell, Norwood,
Perkins, Richardson, Stamps, Steven, Stubbs,
Texada. Wales, Wells, Wheeler, Zacharie-24.
NaysI-Messrs- Delahoussaye, Fontenot,
Garland, Harper, Scanland, Wilhams-6.
Absent : Messrs. Benners, Cahen, De-
Bouchel, Landry, Sandiford, Sutton-6.
And the bill was finally passed and its title
adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
The following messages were raoaivad from,