The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The Senate then adjourned until Wednesda
at II o'clock.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| TUESDAY. March %, 1880.
| The House was called to order at II O'Clock
Prayer was offered by Rav. DR.. Percival.
On motion Of Representative Billin the rule
| were suspended Ia order to take up the calen
dar.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
An act relative to sheriffs. er, oDscio tax col
| lectors. and to the bonds to be furnished b!
them. the parish Of Orleans excepted" wai
An act creating printing board and defln
Ing Its duties" etc. was taken up and ordered
to be printed.
IAN act to carry into effect article 11s OF til.
constitution; to provide the qualification ant
for the selection Of com mpetent and intelligen,
jurors throughout the State." was passed to its
third reading.
SENATE REVOLUTIONS.
Concurrent resolution requesting our Sen.
ators and Representatty In Congress to use
their best endeavors to obtain the passage OF an
appropriation Of $4,000 to clean out the mouth
OF Bayou Oerltn" was adopted.
Joint resolution authorizing the appoint.
ment OF a committee. consisting OF two Senators
and three Representatives. to examine Into the
affairs OF the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Baton Rouge" was adopted.
An act ordering and requiriog parish or
municipal corporations In this State to receive
for taxes or licenses due any parish or NUM-
cipa! corporation prior to January !. 1879. all
ness OF said parish or municipal corporations.' 2
was taken up and the amendments concurred
in--yeas 6S. nays 8.
ter Of the bonds and qualifications OF the sure.
ties to be furnished by tho clerks OF the OWL
and Criminal District Courts for the parish Of
l.1n nrNEv tny nv,A &A,Nn 49,
concurred tn-yeas 70. nays 9:
An act defining certain misdemeanors aris-
Ing out of cruelty to animals. and prescribing
the punishment therefor" was taken up. and
the amendments were concurred in-yeas 70.
nayso.
deputy and minute clerks. short. hand reporters
and other employees Of the Civil and Criminal
District Courts and Coult Of Appeals Of the
parish Of Orleans" was taken up and the
An act to organize the city courts In the city
OF New Orleans; to regulate the territorial
ana 70 tx the salaries q the judges was s tasen
-. nayso.
whose properly may have been confiseated edDby By
the United States by remitting unpaid taxes
which may have been assessed upon such con-
nscated property while II was M Or may pc IN the
It's con6scation sale. or his successors or as
sjRns."' was taken up and the amendments con-
ac & g. dasys iol the to
Coserove printer to the Constitutional Oonven-
ton OF 1879" etc.. was taken up and the amend
9a 9An act % 70 define tie nature II ' and prescribe
the punishment OF the crime committed BY any
president. director. manager or other officer or
Ing deposits o. Or creating debts. after he shall
have had full knowledge OF the fact that 1t IL
insolvent or In falling circumstances" was
taken up and the amendments concurred in
vHaa ~ nAVH O.
joint res olution requesting our Senators
and Representatives In Congress to use their
s25 900 for the purpose OF cleaning
Terrebonne; Grand Catllou. Little 0aillou and
ments &C incurred in-yeas 70. nays0.
An act to extend the time OF prescription OF
debts due the Poydras fund Of the parish Of
was taken up and the amendments concurred
tn-yeas u, nays Q.
An act for the relief Of securities on official
cause Is shown. and authorizing courts to rer
uuire new bonds,' was taken up and II
amendments concurred in-yeas 81. nays Q.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
An act to provide for the settlement of the
suits in the state Of T. ulsiana." failed to pass
its third readingcyeas a. nays As.
Representative OOsRrOve gave notice that he
would move to reconsider the vote just taken ut
q future day.
An act requiring all stores. shops. groceries.
OF undsr the laws o the
State, or under any municipal or parOchial
laws. excet those herein exempted, to be closed
on Sundays, passed Its final reading-yeas 60.
s-Representatiyes Aitken, ,Allain. Archer.
Armstrong. atkins. Baskin. Billiu. Bul9er.
bcEerson Essex aYi Fankner Feaze stasp9 Frazier
Gardner. Golsan, Hall. Haney. Harris. Hath
away. Henry, Herring. Ives. Jackson Of Vt.
Munday. Mccain. McLeroy. Newsom. Ogden Of
Bossier. Phipps, Pollard, Pope, Pritehard,
n2Vsag wss@s Wams ii
Terrebonne. Williams 81 Morehouse. Wise.
Yell. Young OF Iberia. Young Of st. Landry--6o.
low. Ourley. -Deibel. Devereaux. Dudenhefer,
Gibson. -Heidenhain. Jofrrion, Kavanaeh. Le-
gendre Le,tsn en Lucke: Mi!laudop; MorTan. Nc
Clair. Voorhies-22.
An act to amend section, $3.50 Of Rays Re-
vised Statutes" passed Its final reading-yeas
An act to put into effect article al Of the
constitution" passed Its dnal reading-yeas So,
= An oct to create the Fourth City Court Of
etc. passed It's flnal reading IS. nays 1.
THE CITY FUNDED DEBT.
The bill to liQutdate the Indebtedness OF the
city OF New orleans Was taken up as the Spe-
cial order. considered section by section. and
ordered to be engrossed and passed to Its third
reading. The bill was then made the special
order Of the day for tomorrow at o'clock.
When the second section Of the bill was reach
ed Representative Letten moved to amend by
striking out the words four per cent and In
sertinR three per cent"
Repree nta.ive Richardson opposed the
The rate Of four per cent interest
and fifty cents on the dollar was a com mpromise
measure between the bondholders on one side
and the city officials and taxpayers On the
other. and he hoped II would be adopted By the
House,
Representative Letten insisted that the peo-
pie Of tho city were unable to pay per cent