The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-01
due thereon at the date OF Its reversion to


article are Ia the nature of an exception.
| The intention to exempt from taxation must
| In every case be expressed In clear and unam-
bguous terms; taxation is the rule exem p
tion Is the exception. All exemptions are TO
he strictly construed. They embrace only
what il within their terms, and In every CASE
| the Intention of the State 80 bind Itself by an
| exemption must be perfectly clear, as oil pre-
sumptions are against It, The reservation ~
| the constitution made IN favor of hei's. az
| the date Of the reverston of the cODflscated
| Estates Of their ancestors to them, cannot by
any rational construction, when the charac-
ter of the exemption Is considered, be 80 con
| strued as to include within its provision the
| "successors and assigns" of the heirs entitled
| to the reversion. The meaning apparent on
| the face of the constitution Is the one Wblch
| alone we are at liberty to say was Intended To
| be conveyed. Here there Is no room Tor con-
struction. That which the words declare is
| the meaning OF the article and its proviso,
and we ought neither to add to or take away
| from that meaning.
| The act under consideration. examined and
| tested by the foregoing principles, clearly
| goes beyond the reservation and extends the
| cxemption to n class neither within the let
ter nor the spirit OF article 81 OF the eonsti'
| tuition.
| Very respectfully,
| LOUIS A. WILT, Governor.
| The question was put: "Shall the bill
pass, the Governors objections notwith-
standing? p
The yeas and nays were ordered and re-
suited as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Armstrong, Atkins, Harris
| 3.
| Nays-M Aitken, Allan, Archer, Bill
liu, Buchanan, Buiow, Butler, CarrOn, Cos
| grove Grain. Curey, Davidson, Deibel, Deve-
reaux Dickerson, billiard. Dudenhefer, Es-
sex, Farmer, Faulkner, Feazel, Franz Fra
zier, Gibson Golsan, Hall, Haney. Hatha'
| Hafdanhaip Harry Harrnu Ives
jackson Of st. Mary. Jackson of Natchi-
toches, JofflioD. Jones. Kavanagh, Kirk,
Kleinpeter. Lancaster, Landry, Legendre,
Letten, Lucke, Lyons, Mahoney, Miilhudon,
Mccullough. Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McLeroy
Newsom, Pearce Phillips, Phipps. Pollard
Pope, Pritchard, Quinn, Richardson, Robert
son, Roche, Schneider, Shatffer, Shepherd
st. Clair, Calton, Varnado, Vaughan, yerret
Vincent, VOORHEES,, Williams OF Terrebonne
Williams of Morehouse, Wise, Yell, Young OF
Iberia, Young of st. Landry-83.
Absent-Messrs. Barry Basktn, Bulger
Cade. Cayolle, Gardner, Ogden OF Bossier
Stringfellow, Weems-9.
The constitutional majority not having
voted for the passage Of the bill, the Gov
ernor's veto was sustained.
Consideration of the resolution offered by
Mr.. Ogden was resumed, pending the motion
of Mr.. BlllIu to indefinitely postpone.
| Mr.. Atkins moved to lay upon the table the
motion to indefinitely postpone.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
ordered, and resulted as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Aitken, Allan, Atkins. Bias
| kin, Bulger, Bulow, Carron, Cayolle, Cos
grove. Davidson. Deibel, Dlckerson, Duden'
hefer, Essex, Farmer, Faulkner, Frazier
son of st. Mary, Jones, Kavanagh, Landry
Iucke, Lyons, Millaudon Nixon, Morgan,
Mcdonald, Phillips, Pollard, Pritchard
| Roche, Schneider, Shaiffer, st. Clair, Verret
Williams Of Terrebonne, Yell, Young Of
Nays Messrs Archer, Armstrong, Billlu,
Buchanan, Butler, Grain, Curley, Devereaux,
billiard, Feazel, Franz, Gibson, Golsan, Hall
Haney, Harris, Henry Herring, jackson OF
Natchitoches, Joffrion, Kirk, Kleinpeter Ian.
caster, Legendre, Letten, Mahoney. Morel
Munday, Mccain, Mccullough, Mcdowell
McLeroy, Newsom, Pearce, Phipps. Pope
Quinn, Rlcha rdson, Robertson, Shepherd,
1alton, Varnado, Vaughan, Vincent, VOORHEES,
Weems. Williams of Morehouse, Wise, Young
OF st. Landry-49.
| Absent-Messrs. Barry, Cade, Ogden Of
Bosser, StrlngfeIlow-4.
| The motion to lay upon the table was moi
agreed to.
Mr.. Billiu moved the previous question on
the motion to indefinitely postpone, which
was seconded by the House.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
motion to indefinitely postpone and resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Archer, Armstrong, BiIliu
Buchanan, Butler, Grain, Curley, billiard, Fea
Eel. Franz, Gibson, Golsan, Hall Haney, Har
| ris, Henry, Herring Jackson of Natchftoches
Joffrion, Kirk. Kleinpeter, Lancaster, LIE
gendre, Iletten, Mahoney. Morel, Munday
Mccain, Mccullough, Mcdowell, McLeroy
Newsom, Pearce, Phiops, Pope. Richardson
Robertson, Shepherd, Talton, Varnado
liams Of Morehouse, Wise, Young OF st. Ian
| dry-4.
Nays-Messrs. Aitken, Allan, Atkins, Bas
kin, Bulger, Bulow, Carron, Cayolle. Cos
grove, Davidson. Deihel. Devereaux, Dick
Frazier, Gardner, Hathaway, Heidenhain
Ives, jackson of st. Mary, Jones, Kavanagh
Landry, Lucke, Lyons, Millaudon, Nixon
| Morgan, Mcdonald, Phillips, Pollard, Pritch
ard, Roche Shaifer, st. Clair, Verret, Will
| lams OF Terrebonne, YELL Young of Iberia
Absent-M essrs Barry, Cade, Ogden of Bos
sier, Quinn, Schneider, StringfeIow-6
| The motion to indefinitely postpone was
agreed to.
| Mr.. Feazel explained his vote as follows
previous notice having been given:
This resolution places, II passed, what leg
| islation is necessary to be passed under the
CONSTITUTION III Jne lanuS Oh Il COtlulLLte. 1 bUl
sworn to support the constitution. That oath
requires me to decide what Is necessary and
constitutional. | have no right to delegate
| my authority and responsibility as leglsla-
tor: Ii passed, 1t would operate the same as
placing the Legislation In the hands OF com
m1ttee, which think we have no right to do
| therefore vote Yes"
Mr.. Billiu moved to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution was indefinitely post
poned, and on his own motion the motion to
| reconsider was laid upon the table.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following messages were received from
the Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
State of Louisiana.
New Orleans. March 80. $780,
To the Speaker and Members OF the House OF
Representatives:
| / return to your honorable body without
my signature
| House bill No. 121, entitled
| An act to define the nature and prescribe
| the punishment OF the crime committed by