The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
vi GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIRST SESSION.
THE SENATE.
Twenty-ihIrd nays Proceedings.

r, .. FRIDAY, January 3l. 1872
Tho benate met mt II 80 AIN. Lieut. Gov.
WITT IN the chair and twentysfour Senators
present.
Prayer by Rev. Father Hubert.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House hili No 60. To create mechanics and
builders lien." Judiciary.
SPECIAL ORDER
House bill No. 1t2. TO impose licenses on,
trades and professions." was taken up as the
special ORDER Immediately after the reading Of
Pending consideration message from the
Hoass No. edns tso 1utsd s sass
jurisdiction and dominion over all leyees and
lands necessary to their construction within tho
rules tho bill was finally passed..
Tho Senate resumed confederation OF the
The hour Of noon arrived while the bill was
ioint session TO ballet for United States senator.
AFTER JOINT BEssroN.
The license bill wes again taken up for con-
Mr.. Zacharie presented memorial from Mar
shall j. Smith, which was sent 70 ths becretary's
desk AM read. protesting against further dis
elimination against foreign insurance COM
Pending consideration Of the BILL the Senate
went Into executive session.
NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC BILL.
Four o'clock having arrived. this bill waa
taken up as the fpe ial order Tor that hour, on
9 motion to reconsider the vote by which the
On motion OF Mr.. Stamps, the bill was made
tho special order for Saturday Immediately
after tho reading OF the journal
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Judiciary: Favorably on House hill No 1ss to
enable the people and School Board Of West
Carroll to bring suit to recover certain prop
Finsnce: Favorably on House bill No. 1850, to
amend net No. 90 Of 1877.
Aleo. on House BIZ No. 1903. the general appro-
prlatlon PHI Mi Mi stubbs submitted minority
Fayorably on Senate bill No lis to reduce the
interest on the bonded debt of the State from Z
TO per cont to submit the same to the bond
holders Tor acceptance, etc
Unfavornbly on Senate bill No. 10, for the re-
lief Of Delinquent taxpayers. to restore proper
Health and Qnarantine: Favorably with
amendments on Senate bill No. "a.
:, Lands and Leyees: Favorably on House bill
Messrs. Breaux and Steven called up the reso-
lutions to pay the pages and to authorize the
were referred to the Committee ON Auditing
and Supervising the Expenses Of the Senate.
Mr. KepPer called ad, np House ss,, BIZ No. %
Engineers. Made the special order for i o'clock
Saturday.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Harding: resolution to pay the State.
House Engineers. etc. Contingent Expenses.
Mr.. Ellis: To pay the pages OF the senate.
Committee on Auditing and Supervising the
Mr.. Ellis: Joint resolution relative TO the du-
ties OF the printing board. The resolu lon de-
clared that the senee Of the General Assembly
was. that when proposals for bids had been nd
yertIsed for and made, and the bidder had fall
cd 10 furnish bond. that 1t Is the duty OF the
board 70 readyertise Tor proposals.
The rules were suspended to consider the
On motion of Mr.. stubbs. the Senate took
recess till .. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Lieutenant Governor Witt In the chair and
~ senators present.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Ellis, re-
o Pnr %as afsn 1s on s9 s hd iPd
Mr.. Ellis. In explanation. said that the d1es-
the Governor and the Printing Board In ro-
gard to the CONSTRUCTION OF the printing law,
his s oBe
question settled.
Mr. Stamps could not understand the meas
ure and would vote against IT,.
MT; sariand lane fecitea at length the action OF the
OF opinion between the Governor and the
board. The board was Of the opinion that the
State Printer was an officer, and In case OF va
cancy in his Office IL was the duty OF The Gov
ernor to make an appointment The Governor,
on the contrary. thought that the board should
proceed to election. and being In a minority he
referred the matter to the General Assembly.
Ii had been said thht the State was paying
largely isI y more f9r he printing than other par
so In bis % opaion the State Pqner No. Was en1nk a
peled to perform the duties OF the office till his
successor was appointed and qualified. But it
cefye the prices paid on he contract of the pre-
yious year. Mr.. Dupre Was the State Printer
last year. and be is now filing the duties OF
the position, because no successor has auali-
fed. But no has also made an offer TO do the
printing at discount Of ninety five cents on
and he is bound BY this offer and can get no
for his work than he had offered to do Il for
Under these circumstances he did not think
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resolution. thus placing itself In opposition to
the oDinion Of the board,
OF doubt that the Governor was correct ia his
interpretation OF the law, AS for the PROPOSE:
the bid made by him. and which he has not
given bond TO conform to. was absurd. He is !
going on and holding over under the terms OF
Mr. Kenner moved that the five minute rule
be enforced. Objection was made,
:. NJ. NJ. 2reaux mover 20 amend so as 70 uryd undar
the general law providing for the 1lllng of va
cancies; The resolution as AMENDED was
Mr. Steven called UP the bill In regard to-
licene taxes After number OF amendments,
the bill was placed on It's thira feaoing ana
Mr. Breaix said that he was opposed to the sys-
tenn license taxes The sole purpose oi
the license system is TO secure y alstic5. and no
greater tax should be imposed .nan would De
required to cover the expenses OF 80 doing. He
Thought the system of taxing labor. Of saying
to n man a. soon as he applies himself to any
ayocation for the purpose Of earning liveli-
hood that he must pay for the privilege. was a
Vicious one 1t was said that the finances of the
Sta o made the law necessary. He could net
admit that as justification of a vicious law,
and he believed that the tendency was dis.
astrous. and he saw no better occasion than the
presentfor abolishing all such laws. He should.
for these reasons vote against the BILL
Mr.. Wells concurred IN the views expressed
by Mr. Breaux. He further understood that the
people had been promised exemption from IL
bill.
Mr.. Williams favored the bill.
The yeas and nays were called on the final
passage OF the bill. The following was the vote
on tne nnal passage: Yeas IA, nays II; and the
Mr; etubbs moved reconsideration of the
vote Dy which the bill was lost He was aston
isned THAT the Utopian theories expressed by
Senators had prevailed. he WIS astounded that
grave Fenators should vote In such way and
consume the last hours of the Senate In such
FOLLY. III WAS ahsurd 10 sav that urorertv that