The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08
After Recess.

The Senate was called to order at 2 30
by Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bryant, Cahen,
Delahoussaye, Ellis. Pontenot, Garland
Harding, Harper, Heron, Kelly, Merkel,
Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins, Richardson,
sandifcrd, scanl.a.nd, Steven, Sutton, Wales,
Absent-Messrs Bowden, Cage, DeBouchel,
Ducros, Ola, Kenner, Landry, Stamps,
Stubbs, Texada-10.
Mr.. Steven, chairman Of the Committee on
Finance, submitted the following report
which was received:
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, to whom was
referred the Governors report on the con-
tingent fund for the year 1878, showing an
unexpended balance OF S6726 "a.
On Auditors report, $3.50 50 In cash.
Governors report of militia fund, under act
No. %, extra session, approved April q, 1877,
showing balance on hand of Ss12 As.
Governors repoTto Of militia fund under act
No. p, approved March 30, 1878, showing a
balance on hand In warrants Of s1168 "a. Beg
leave to report favorably and recommend the
approval Of said reports by the Senate.
WILL STEVEN.
Chairman.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
The following message was received from
the House at 7:3s p. m.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES l
New Orleans February I, 1879.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
/ am directed to inform you that the House
has this day passed the following entitled
bill:
House bill No. 1s0,
IAN 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 tar
and license cases; relative to the duties OF the
Attorney General, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, tax collectors and the State Auditor
prescribing certain duties and fees relative tc
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"
And asks the concurrence of the Senate In
the same.
Respectfully,
G. NJ. PEGUEs, Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Steven, chairman Of the Committee on
Finance, submitted the following report
which was received:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, to whom was
referred
House bill No. 152,
AN act making appropriations to cover de.
ficlencieS OF former years, to be paid out o.
the revenues OF such years"
Report favorably on the same, with the fol-
lowing amendments, viz:
]. In line 26 strike out twelve" and insert
the word "fve" In lieu thereof, adding the fol.
lowing words: ITO be distributed pro rata
among those who have proper claims and
who nave not been paid; )" and In line n strik g
out the figures "Sf2 600"
2. Strike out in line 30 the word "ten" and
insert five"
to appropriations for State assessors.
4. To the item appropriating school funds,
add: s. Provided further, that the above specl-
fed amounts shall be taken out OF school
fund apportioned TO New Orleans"
s. In line ITO, strike out the. word 500 ana
6. In line III, strike out "s1ao" and insert
"s24o0"
!. Insert In section of the bill the following
Appropriation for the payment OF clerk
Of registration In the year 1910. 49,. ~ 80
For the year 1877 --.--.-------..--..-.- 90
Total .............. SITS
payable out Of the general funds Of the
3. Inpropristion TO pay estate Of L. C.
MacIin. for judgment for coal and wood fur
nished the State, out OF the general fund Of
ID 10. Appropriation TO pay estate OF L. c.
MaslIn for sasnsnfI aof fs eoa and yood fus
IL Il. Appropriation 10 pay Herman Nsrer
f0r 6fafe taxes exxuueo0GkY noid I'm hi1a. end
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