The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-28

The resolution Of Mr.. Benham relative to
the statement Of delinquent taxes as made
by the Auditor of Public Accounts, was taken
up.
On the motion of Mr.. Forman, by rising
vote of 50 yeas to q nays, the resolution was
amended by striking out the following words
Whereas, this statement has gone to the
country, greatly to the prejudice of the
State"
Mr.. Favrot offered the following amend
ment:
Add the following words: "And that he be
requested to state how much Is due by delin-
quent tax collectors, how much on real es-
tate, how much on personal property, ana
what amount Of property has been forfeited
to the State"
Mr.. KnOblOck moved that the resolution
and amendment be referred to the Committee
on State Debt.
The motion to refer was lost.
Mr. Favrot's amendment, by rising vote
of 76 yeas to nays, was adopted, and the
resolution was adopted as amended. !
The communication from the Auditor OF
Public Accounts, received May "a, inclosing q
statement of the fees received into the State
treasury from the New Orleans Live Stock
and Slaughter House Company. was referred
to the Committee on Corporations.
The resolution OF Mr.. Watkins, offered May
"a, in regard to levee districts and proceeds
of sales of swamp lands, was referred to the
Committee on Taxation.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
The following named members introduced
the following entitled ordinances, which were
severalIy read and ordered to lie over in &C
cordance with the rules of tse Convention, to
wit:
BY Mr.. Byrne
Ordinance No 1885,
Concerning laws establishing rates for com
mon carriers. .=...=s.
BY Mr.. Byrne-
| Ordinance No. 39G.
Concerning prohibition of State tax for levee
and school purposes
BY Mr.. Land W
Ordinance No. 397,
Concerning suits against parishes and
cities.
BY Mr.. Long
Ordinance No. 1913,
Concerning the language to be used In en-
acting laws.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BreauX, chairman, on behalf OF the
committee on Executive Department, pre-
sented the following report:
To the honorable the Convention Of the State
of Louisiana:
The Committee on Executive Department
| to wi IAN was referred Ordinances Nos. 90, So
| SO, 14S i6f, 1870, 274, 2S6, beg leave to report
1 that they have had them under careful con
Sideration and that thew report each anC
every one of them back, by substitute, which
| last your committee submits herewith, for
| the consideration and action OF the COnven.
| ton. with the recommendation that 1t be-
adopted by your honorable body.
Respectfully submitted
GUS. A. BREAUX, Chairman,
BY rising vote of "a yeas to 10 nays, the
reading of the report was dispensed with
and On the motion Of Mr.. Munday, under sus
pension Of the rules, it was ordered thai
the report be printed in bill form.
Mr.. Denis, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Finance, reported as follows:
To the Honorable the Convention:
Your Committee on Finance to whom was
referred Ordinance No. 75, A. b., beg leave t
report the same back to the Convention, with
| the recommendation that the same be re-
ferred to the Com mttee on Judiciary
Respectfully submitted
J. G. DENIS, Chairman
Lies over.
The report of the Committee on Manufac
tories was taken up.
The ordinance recommended by the com.
mittee as substitute for Ordinances Nos. /.
and 1877 was read, as follows:
! Be it ordained, That the General Assembly