The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-19
Recommittal Of the Report Of the
COMMITTEE Oh the State Debt.
Consideration Of the Report OF the
Committee on Taxation, Equal
ization and Exemption.
Introduction Of Number Of Petitions
Memorials and Resolutions -some
Tinbustering over Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, June IS, 1879.


after a quorum was secured and the body
proceeded to business.
Delegate Robertson presented lengthy
memorial setting forth the dangers which
may arise from the Reputation OF the face
OF the debt. and stated that q six mill tax for
q number VI years would be acceptable to the
people. The memorial was signed Il. R,
Southmayd, DR.. j.. d. Bruins, Dr. Beard and
others. Laid over
Delegate Forman presented an additional
petition of citizens asking for the adoption Of
the majority report OF the Debt Committee.
Laid over. ms..
THE SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
Here the report oil the Committee on the
State Debt was taken up.
Delegate Dyons offered the following
motion:
For the purpose Of ascertaining definitely
and making arrangements to pay the trust
fund due The Agricultural and Mechanical
Meoyed--That the matter Of the State
debt be recommitted to the special commit
tee OF eighteen on that subject, and that said
the whole subject OF the State debt
The previous question was ordered on the
resolution and 1t was adopted without divi-
sion.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Delegate Chiapela--A petition signed
nv the president and secretary OF the Lou
iaIann Arrienltural Society. PRAYING for tia
observation-disclosures nf an, horticultural bureau Re-
ferrai TO the Committees on Agriculture.
Two petitions In favor of female suffrage
were rafarrea back I'd the COMMITTEES on Elec-
live Franchise.
The petition Of taxpayers, praying for the
adoption Or the majority report of Che Com
.nitfae On State Debt. was referred to the |
GnmmtttAa on State Debt.
4 memorial from the Chamber Of Com
merce, relative to the State debt and oppos-
ing the majority report 81 me e ooanllttee On
IhnI suplecI, Was summary ~ a e.
me Iesoluson pfe ts ~ ~ ~
luoo eAlIA " .le aeioi - so ti Nv
tee on the State Dept WAS lalo over until ne
BY peegate kobertsanThat the Commit
zee W s,o ~ ~ NJ
70 ~ ~ NJ dt astha Gpata
1ustmenI 81 ny ~ 1s1s
c0nLracUeu unueI tlie leB lslhton " 1o!4. cuulu
not pc eIIec9eu, ahu aepu. psaSh " .no ooA-
nnn,sta ~ IAN nnnnsad ma mntin,, mas
- ,.ao,.,n;zad tho anta ~ tho T,,nainr
1nuen as II ,ht t ptae ,n,tta o n1raa
had full power ~ the premises:
Delegate watkins moved 70 lay me motlon
nv Delegate Sinion-That the Convention,
through the Committee Oh State Debt, will
anterfnin nroposittons from the bondhoiders
o.. ,junu
tol " ~ g. ,, ~ hon, ~ ~ ,t
the new BONUS w W lssueu W peal pol cen1
Interest. =. ,,.
by Delegate WORCESTERSHIRE Cne C0mmlC-
tee On Elective FRANCHISE pe lnstrucIen 20 re, 81,
port an ordinance concerning upon women az
the rights OIL suffrage enjoyed py men. Aala
on ,, Ine liable WlthouI aV ss.l 49, .ra5
me com .i II IroLn tns MAYER anu ny
CITY Ooancll OF New OIleAns, Ie.aIVe 20 the
. tate Debt, was taken UP anu referred 70 the
Gommittee on St INV, pent. ,o 49, ,,of,,ro ",
plumber o. nliis , were read ana reIerred 20
the Commlttee on fflnulng.
TAXATION, EQUALIZATION AND EXEMPTIONS.
Tha rennrt, of the fyom mittea on Taxation,
F,,n1,latinn and Rsamntinns vac takan m
~, H. sacnnd reading and considered section
MI ~ nantinn - $1,000
rtina was adonted as read.
alDlcle W." ~. .sa .,p..s - .oaa =
" ~ Z ~ nna.i epSgmbi. ~. Stata 80,
u sSu ~ ana h. narahas ana mnnicinal anTnora
+, ma innder authority granted to them Nv the
q neral Assembly for parish and municipal
d trposes.
4 rt,n,a Q vyas rand
49,, m...ttas a,o,, u 1870, ,,so
Y. H. II mIta " IN anthnr
ta%ad IN snrnnorson to ita value To b. ascer1
I'll led is directed by law. In order to arrive at
Il : equality and uniformity the General As
so ably shall, ct IT, first session after the adop,
Saua1i1y ana NM ~ Msssssents, pa w
pan 9 IN sa ~ @ foe q
1,non pronerfy for n,1pnosas Of State tagation
shall ba taken as the PROPER valuation Tor bur
poses Of local taxation In every subdivision Of
the State.
Delegate Luckett offered the following
amendment: Strike out all Of the article be.
ginning with the words Tin order to arrive
at" and ending with "the different portions
Of the State" and insert the words: I'm order
to arrive at this equality and uniformity the
sheriff, assessor and one freeholder of the re-
spective parishes New Orleans excepted)
shall constitute d board Of appraisers, for the
purpose of assessing property, based upon
It's relative value, In the different portions of
the respective parishes.
Delegate Phelps opposed the amendment.
He explained the reasons that actuated the
committee In reporting the article, and urged
its adoption.
of the Original article.
The amendment was lost.
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