The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-21

i TOTAL ExPEFsEs or GOVERNMENT FER ANNuM.
4 NOT tNCLUDINH INTEHEST ON PUBLIC DEBT.
Executive Department. ................. $40 500
\ Legislative Department .....i+...t. 2794g
Judiciary Department 10000
Total. .s944. 74o
REVENUE.
Assessment ...- ..-.... ~ .st7o 1000
Mills. .+ as.4..!-.s.t ...s..t.-.*.4-....# bR
sebOooo
900
Derived from direct taxation ........... sga5 900
4 Derived from licenses. 100000
Derived from poll tax. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 100000
/ Derived from other sources 10000
Total revenues per annum Ill 49, ooo
Deduet 20 per CENT Tor q eltnaues cy ana 49,.
cost Of collection. ........*.....-..... 297 900
Net revenues. ..-.- 81 .1sa. 600
Total expenses. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. oH74O
Left To pay the interest On public debt s24a2eo
This would fully meet the interest Ii the
public debt WAS scaled To Hfty cents On The
dollar and per cent was decided on. Or II IL
mt tic s present volume p1 ii The debt - 'e
Delegate Lyons favored the amendment Of
Delegate Leake. He thought D. tax OF nyehnd
half mills would meet all the expenses of
the government and probably be more than
sufficient. IL this was found to be the case
j
was fixed at the present time at five mills and
/ lit BECAME necessary before the Convention
adjourned to increase the rate the people
would be disappointed, while II II was found
| that 1t could be- reduced they would be agree
ably surprised. He hoped the amendment
| would prevail. ST.
Delegate watkins was not prepared to vote
at this time, and he therefore moved that
/ poned until the State Debt Committee re-
ported
Delegate Forman hoped the resolution to
postpone would not prevail. He thought
that D tax Of i've mills would be sufficient to
meet all the expenses OF government. The
estimates Of the gentleman from Caddo were
i too high. He (the speaker) had also made a
calculation, which provided Tor oil tho ex-
| penBeS OF government and On interest Of 3
per cent on the present State debt, and still
100000 was left for delinquencies and con-
1 tingent expenses. He moved to lay on the
table tho motion to postpone.
\ Upon this motion the yeas and navs were
demanded, resulting yeas rs, nays SO.
i Delegate Cunningham thought five mills
would DC sufficient for oil expenses. He
i that had been submitted were too low. He
moved to lay on the table the amendment
limiting the rate to five and o half mills,
i which motion was adopted yeas 76, nays 81.
/ The vote In detail was as follows:
YeasT5pelegates Babeoek, BaskIn, BBlenyenan
port. Davidson Of Iberville. pemas. .Dicksrsonn.
man. Gardner. Gasklns, dirard. Ola. Covers,
Grimes. Gueringar, Havard, Henry of Gamer
on, Henry q Natchitoches, Jastremski, Jof-
Land Lott. Lsot sit. aaEsha IN MsIih bsss
Meniz. Moore of st landry, MsGlotn. Noguez.
ss Simon
STAMPS, stewart: stone, sMtrlnefs,low. strayis6.
While. Williams u Grant Young u oonoor apH
TO
Nays Delegates Allan, Bell, Blanchard, Boil
Cahen. Chaffe. Davis. Denis. Estopinai. George
Heron. Howell. ,Kernoehan. Klug, Knobloek.
land Moore Of Lafoafc:hs. Maniday Mcconnell ee Il
kfns. Wells, Young q Hast Baton Isouge-s7
! Absent.Delegales BenhHm, Bulger, CHA
pella, Collins. Davidson OF Claiborne Favrot.
Fontelieu; Rough. Jenkins, Kidd, Lanaux, L.
Stevenson. Williams 81 TeriebonneA1e .' s'oe's
| delegate Warmoth In the chair and not
voting
The main question was then ordered on the
amendment Of Delegate Byrne, fixing the tax
rate at five mills,
The yeas and nays were demanded and re-
sulted-yeas So, nays %, and the tive-mill
limit was adopted. The vote In detail was as
follows:
Yeas Delegates gabcock,, Baskin. Blenyenu,
Bulow, Burton. Byrne. Carey Claiborne. Col
YIN Gnnnh1ngham payenpo5t Daylason Of
Edwards, Mam, Fanlk. Forman. rdner, Gas.
ktns, Girard. ella: Covers. Grimes. Gneringer,
Henry Of Henry o
Lott LucAkett, Lyons, MARSHALL. Msntz. MiIiard,
Mutt. Ogden parlaneo. Plnebbaek, P Pom deI
Bed. RICHARDSON; Rtvet. Roach. Robertson, Self.
noa smlsh Ct Jagkson slagg Stewart stone
Todd Vance Watkins. Webs. Weils. Williams
OF Grant. Williams OF Terrebonne, Young of
q A Eaz R Bs Bsag
| Brian, Cafftey, Chaffe. Davis Denis. Estopinal.
George. HERON; kernochan. King, Knobleek.
Council. Olivier Pardee, Phelps, Poche Smith
| 81 St Mary, stamps, Steele stille. Warmoth-2s.
oeEns baEason e. 8aKsr eaRsn
rot, Fonteieu. Hough, Jenkins. Kidd Lananx.
Landry, lLeGardeur, IT.. Loan. Marks, OFT,
Semmes, Stevenson, White 20.
Delegate Fosman moved to fill up the sec
ond blank fixing the rate Of taxation III the
city Of New Orleans with the figure 10.
Delegate Lagan moved to add the words
land no more which amendment was
accepted.
viding that the tax rate in the city should
not exceed ten mills, which amendment was
also accepted.
Delegate Bell moved to postpone the con
SlderatlOn OF the questions OF nlllDg the blank
until the Committee on City Debt had re-
ported.
Delegate Lagan opposed the motion to
postpone.
Delegate Mcconnell favored the motion to
postpone. He thought the Convention would
be acting hastily to take up and determine
the question now before it. The Convention
should first see what were the necessary ex-
penseS.
Delegates Benvenu, McGloin and Thomp- |
son opposed the motion to postpone.
The yeas and nays were demanded on a /
motion to lay on the table the motion TO post