The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-05
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the adoption OF the amendment.
The roll being called, resulted rs follows
Yeas-Messrs. Bowden, Cage, Delahous-
sage. Harding, Harper, Merkel, Stamps,
5tubbs Sutton, Wells, Wheeler-11.
Nays essrs. Breaux, Benners, Bryant,
Ducros, Fontenot, Garland, Ola, Heron, kel-
ly. Kenner, Landry, Mitchell. Norwood Rich
ardson, Sandiford, Scanland, Steven, Texada,
WALES, Williams, Zacharie--21.
Absent Messrs. Cahen, DeBouchel, Ellis,
Perkins,.
And theamendment was est.
The question required on the adoption of
paragraph 10 of the bill, and on this question
Mr~zaoharie obtained the floor, and proceeded
to speak on the merits Of the entire bill.
Mr.. Stubbs made the point OF order that
there was nothing before the Senate except
paragraph 10 of the bill and the Senator, to
be In order. must only discuss that question
and not the merits OF the entire bill.
The President ruled the point of order well
taken and that the Senator must, in his
discussion coniine himself TO paragraph 10
OF the bill.
Mr. Zacharie appealed from the decision Of
the Chair.
On rising vote of IS yeas to 2 nays the
Senate sustained the decision of the President.
Paragraphs 10, Ii, IL, 10 and IA were adopt.
cd as read.
Mr.. Texada In the chair.l
Paragraph Is was read
Mr. Benners offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out, commencing In line 234, the fol-
lowing "Pfouided, that no insurance com pany
whose license tax shall be one thousand dol
lars shall be liable to any assessment, State
parish or municipal, throughout the State,
other than that imposed by this article"
Mr.. Stamps demanded the yeas and nays
on the amendment.
The roll being called. resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bryant,
Gage, Delahoussaye Ellis, Fontenot, Ola,
Merkel, Norwood, Perkins, Richardson, Scan
land Steven. Texada-20.
Nays Messrs. Bowden, Cahen, Heron,
Mitchell Stamps, Stubs. Wales, Wheeler,
Williams, Iacharie--10.
Absent Messrs. DeBouchel Dueros, Gar
land, Sandiford. Sutton, Wells-6.
And the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Ducros was excused from voting.
Mr.. Harding moved to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment was adopted, and
on his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[Mr. Breaux In the chair
On call of Mr.. Stamps the Senate went
into executive session at :25 o'clock p. IN.
Executive session was raised and on call Of
the roll the following Senators answered to
their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden. Bryant
0una Dnprpa FnDtpDpt Garland Harding
Harper, Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Landry,
Merkel. Mitchell, Norwood, Richardson,
Sandiford, Scanland, Stamps, Steven, Stubbs,
Texada, Wales, Wheeler, Williams, Zach
arie-2S.
Absent-Messrs. Cahen, DeBouchel, Della
houssaye Ellis, Ola, Perkins, Sutton, Wells-8.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans. January 81 1879 !
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
am directed by the House of Representa-
lives to inform your honorable body that the
House has passed
House bill No 144,
Gan act for the relief OF the New Orleans
and Texas Railroad, reducing the assess
ment thereon, and repeating all laws or parts
of laws In conflict herewith"
And to ask the concurrence of the Senate
In same.
Respectfully.
G. M. PEG UES, Chief Clerk
Consideration resumed of House bill No.
142. the pending question being paragraph Is
Of the bill.
Mr.. Heron offered the following amend
ment:
p Insert, commencing 234th line: "Propided
that no parish or municipal corporation
throughout the State shall assess any license
tax OF over five hundred dollars on any such
insurance company"
Adopted.
Mr.. Benners offered the following amend
ment to the amendment offered by Mr.. Her.
ron:
ITO take effect only on and after January
l, $780,"
Mr. Kenner moved that the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Heron and the amendment
thereto by Mr.. Benners be laid on the table,
and demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Harding, Harper, Kelly, Kennef, Landry,
Merkel, Steven, Sutton, Texada-13
Nays -Messrs. Breaux, Bowden, FOntenot,
Herton, Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins, Richard
son, Sandiford, Stubbs Wales, Wells, Will
liams, Zacharie-14.
Bouchel, Delahoussayo, Ducros, Scanland,
Stamps, Wheeler-9.
And the motion to lay on the table was lost.
The amendment to the amendment was
lost.
Mr.. Harding offered the following amend
ment to the amendment offered by Mr.
Heron:
"Prouided, this fifteenth paragraph shall
not take effect until December 1, 1879"
Mr.. Stubs made the point of order that
the same amendment had just been voted
down, and was not, therefore, in order.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken
and the amendment out of order.
The question required on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Heron, and Mr.. Texada de-
manded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breaux, Bowden, Ellis, Fon-
tenot, Garland, Heron, Mitchell, Norwood,
Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford, Stubs,
Wales, Wheeler, Williams, Zacharie-16
Nays-Messrs. Benners, Harding, Harper,
Kelly. Kenner, Landry, Merkel, Steven, SUIT