The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-05

with their approval, as amended. and ask the
adoption OF this bill

@. @. CORDTLL,
Chairman Committee on Lands and Levees.
Mr.. Hill, chairman. on behalf Of the Com
mittee on City Affairs, In accordance with
the order OF the House, reported
House bill No. 100,
can act to provide for the speedy collection
Of State taxes and licenses, city taxes and
licenses In the parish Of Orleans; to provide
for jurisdiction OF the district courts, and
divest justices courts Of jurisdiction in tax
and license cases: relative TO the duties OF
the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney
General, tax collectors and the State Auditor
prescribing certain duties and fees relative to
the remission of penalties and forfeitures; the
receipt OF evidences OF debt for licenses and
taxes, and the duties of the civil sheriff for
the parish Of Orleans In the collection OF
taxes
With amendments in the form of printed
bill.
To be considered at 2 p. M, as the special
order Of the day.
mittee on Claims, submitted the following
report:
Rooms OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS,
New Orleans, Jan uary ~, 1879. :
r o the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives:
Your Committee on Claims, having had un-
der consideration the following bills and petit
tions, etc, beg leave TO submit the following
report: ..,-
House bill No. 1874,
IAN act TO authorize the Merchants Mu-
tual Insurance Company, of New Orleans, to
apply the amount Of taxes hereafter paid the
State IN excess TO the payment Of any taxes
that are now or may hereafter become due"
Unfavorably on petition Of W. J. Grady and
others.
Favorably on petition OF Female Orphan As.
sociation Of Baton Rouge. -
Your committee return, without action the
following bills and petitions, and recon mend
their reference to the Committee on Appro-
priatiOns, viz:
/. Petition for the relief of James Carvllle.
2. House bilFNo, ~,
''An act to provide for the payment OF
services rendered the Board of Assessors for
the state OF Louisiana and city OF New Or
leans"
8. Petition OF Johnston Armstrong for pay
ment Of an amount claimed to be due him by
the State.
4. House bill No 148,
IAN act for the relief Of the estate Of L. q.
Maclin, and making an appropriation for said
purpose"
Your committee also return without &C
ton
House bill No. 1873.
IAN act for the relief of II. Mclean, of the
parish OF Orleans"
And ask It's reference to the Committee on
Militia.
Tho following claim and petition we report
back to the House, for action, as we find it i'm
possible to pass upon them, to wit:
l. Claim Of e. Wood Perry to recover ex-
penses, etc, incurred as State Commissioner
to the Paris Exposition, and recommend that
NJ De-, tx..h r.n. Inc Nln aaff
g. Petition for the relief OF JAS. Nick. Rich
ards.
House bill No. SO,
"An act for the relief Of the heirs OF VIM. Z.
Harper, deceased, late civil sheriff for the par
ish OF Orleans"
Respectfully submitted,
b. +. JENKINS, Chairman.
Mr.. Hammond offered the following reso-
luton:
ResolUed That the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he Is
hereby instructed to pay out OF the coDtin-
gent fund the sum Of one hundred dollars to
the reporter OF each daily paper that has re-
ported the proceedings OF this House.
Ordered to lie over under the rules.
Mr.. Hammond also offered the following
resolution:
Be IL resolued blythe House Of Representa-
tires of Louisiana, That the chairman OF the
House Committee on Contingent Expenses be
and Is hereby authorized to pay the two ex-
perts and one SteDOgrapher employed by the
Joint special committee on State Printers nc
provided, the charges for said SER
vices are 10 accordance with the charges al
lowed Ia the district courts OF the parish OF
Orleans.
Under suspension of the rules, the resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on Contin-
gent Expenses.
Mr. Lyons, chairman on behalf OF the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives.
Your Committee on the Judiciary has the
honor TO report
Favorably on
Senate bill No Sc, entitled
IAN act to authorize the wardens Of the
Church of st. Louis to transfer the property
thereof" etc.
FavOrably on
Senate bill No 8, entitled
IAN act to provide for supplying loss OF
public documents by burning Of courthouse
of Grant parish"
Unfavorably on
Senate bill No. 40, entitled
IAN act to repeal section 1923 Of the Revised
Statutes of Louisiana"
Favorably on
Senate bill No. "a, entitled
can act to amend and re-enact an act ap-
proved February l6 1878"
Unfavorably, by a majority, on
House bill No. lat, entitled
can act for the further protection Of life by
the use Of telegraphs, In connection with
railroads"
Favorably on
Concurrent Resolution creating commit
tee to report on the report Of the Secretary
of State In regard to the late vote on the con-
stitutional amendments"
Favorably on
Senate bill No. 67, entitled
IAN act providing for the continuance of
cases in the courts Of this State" etc.
Respectfully submitted
T. i. LYONS, Chairman.
Mr.. Jeffries, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Ways and Means, submitted
the following report:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS,
New Orleans. January 80. 1879. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to
whom was referred the following bills, beg
II, rapprt az fOilDwg.