The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-14
sixth Days Proceedings,

| BENATE CHAMBER. STATE OF LOUISIANA.
New Orleans. Saturday. January IL. 1879,
The Senate was called to order at 1.
o'clock m. by Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Senate
On call of the roll. the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaqx Benners, Bowden, Bryant
Cahen, DeBouchel, Delahoussaye, Ellis, Fon
tenot, Garland, Ola. Harding, Landry, Mer.
KEEL, Mitchell, Perkins, Richardson. Sandiford
Stamps, Steven, Stubs, Sutton, Texada'
Wells Wheeler, ZachaTie-26.
Absent-Messrs. Cage, Ducros, Harper
HERON, nelly, kenner, Norwood, Scanland,
! Wales, Williems-1o,
On motion OF Mr. Perkins, Senator Norwood
was excused on account of illness.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the reading of the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
Inc President announced the appointment
OF the following Committee on Rules:
Messrs. Will Steven, chairman; Richard
son, Wells. Garland, Perkins, Sandiford
Wheeler, Cha, Bryant.
The President announced the appointment
OF the committee to investigate the accounts
Of the Auditor am, Treasurer:
Messrs. Steven, Ellis and Wheeler.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Landry gave notice that he would. on
some future day, introduce the following
bills:
AN act to locate public road from a GER
tain point In the parish Of Ascension to New
River In said parish
can act to authorize the police jury Of the
parish OF Ascension to levy special tax, and
for other purposes"
jacksonville, parish Of Ascension"
Mr.. Benners gave notice that he would, on
some future day, introduce bill entitled
An act to provide for the assessment OF
property in the parish OF Orleans; defining
the duties of the Administrator OF Assess
ments In reference to same; providing for the
correction OF over assessment; fixing the nee
essary expenses, abolishing the Board of As
SCISSORS of the parish Of Orleans, and pro-
hiolting them from making assessments here
after, and repeating all laws or parts of laws
conflicting with this act'
Mr.. Wells gave notice that he would on
some future day introduce bill entitled
IAN act entitled An act for the relief Of
taxpayers, and to better facilitate the collec-
ton of taxes"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Mr.. Harding, In accordance with previous
notice given, introduced
Senate bill No. 20, entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact section "a
CT act No. SO ,of the extra session of 1877, ap-
proved April 90, 1877, authorizing the ap-
pointment of tax collectors for the parish of |
Orleans, and fixing their number, compensa-
ton and rate of commission for collecting
taxes and licenses
Which was read the first time and placed
on the calendar.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent to introduce, without pre-
vious notice, the following entitled bills,
which were read the first time; the constitu-
tional rule was suspended as to each bill, and
it was read second time, and referred as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Wheeler
Senate bill No. p, entitled
''An act to authorize the Police Jury OF the
parish Of Morehouse to levy special tax Of
tour and one-haH mills during the year 1879.
md to make the outstanding indebtedness al