The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-12

| NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 1880.
| To the Speaker aud Members of the House OF
Representatives.:
! Your committee, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 222,
An act creating an additional Justice OF the
peace and constable for the eighth ward OF
| the parish OF AvoyeIies
Beg leave to report favorably, and recom-t
mend Its passage.
| J. s. BILLTU, Chairman.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EMBODIMENT.
| Mr.. Mccain, chairman, on behalf of the
Committee on Enrolment, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
| New ORLEANS, April 8, 1880.
| To the Speaker and Members OF the House of
| Representatives:
am Instructed by the Committee on En-.
rollment to report as correctly enrolled
| House bill No. 49, entitled
| An act to provide for the settlement OF the
| Indebtedness OF the State of Louisiana, in-
| CURED Ia the prosecution of tax and license
suits Ia the State of Louisiana.
| House bill No 262, entitled
! An act to put in force and effect article 2Oe
| OF the constitution OF the State Of Isouisi-
| ana.
House bill No. 223, entitled
An act to provide an annual revenue for tI1sf
State of Louisiana by the levying OF annual
taxes upon all property not exempted by the
constitution from taxation, and by pgescrib-
ing the methods OF assessing and collecting
House bill No. 266, entitled
An act to provide for present and future re-
pairs to buildings belonging toState Peniten-
Respectfully submitted.
FL. V. MCCAIN, Chairman.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message was received from
the Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.. z
state Of Louisiana.
new Orleans. April S. 1880. /
To the Speaker and Members OF the House OF
Representatives: =
have the honor to inform your hofsurabie
body that his Excellency the Governor has,
on yesterday, approved and signed House
bills OF the :, following titles, to WIT:
House bill No. BOG,
An act to enforce the provisions Of the ordi-
nance OF the constitution relative to the In
debtedness of the State to It's fiscal agent, by
providing for the due entertainments and
liquidation Thereon, according to the require
ments Of said ordinance, and by the issuance
OF bonds OF the State and Auditors warrants 4
for that purpose, and by appropriattng the
sum OF S16,5OO, or as much thereof az may be
necessary, to pay the interest due tho fiscal
agent up to April l, 1880, and to appropriate
Inc sum OF $4,000 for the purpose OF paying
the bonds to mature April l, 1881, and April 1, &
1882, to pay the interest for two years on the
bonds to be Issued under this act and remain
ing unpaid.
House bill No. 1893,
An act to empower the Governor to con-
tract Tor the employment Of special counsel
~ certain cases now pending In the Supreme
Court OF the United States, and which are or
may be pending or which he may deem proper
to Institute or prosecute or defend tn the
courts OF this State or OF the United States;
TO stipulate for the payment of certain fees
contingent upon the success therein, and to
appropriate two thousand dollars for the pay
nent OF costs OF court and for the travelling
expenses OF the said special counsel whan am II
1loyed on purely contingent fees. Il
House bill No. 173.
An act to authorize the city of New Orleans
o fund Its debt, to provide for the issuance
II bonds therefor, to make such bonds re-
eivable for certain back taxes and for the
'urchase price OF property sold for certain
,ack taxes or otherwise, and to provide for
ne interest on such bonds, and FOR their
Ultimate payment.
l am, very respectfully, your obedient
ervant,
P. MALoOHEFs
Private Secretary
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The following message was received from
ne Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER. !
New Orleans, April 8, 1880. :
% the Speaker and Members Of the House of
Representatives:
ody that the Senate refuses to concur In
mendments by the House OF Representatives II
Senate bill No. 116, III
An act TO amend and re-enact sections land III
OF act No. 33 of the General Assembly of III
579, being entitled San act to repeal act No III
OF the extra session of 1878; to create board
State Engineers; to define their powers ii
NO duties; to levy tax OF one mill for I6vee III
nd public improvement purposes; to divide
ne State into levee districts; to provide for
le appointment Of boards of levee commits ia
oners therefor, and to prescribe their du-
es and powers; to authorize the imposition 4
district levee tax, not to exceed FIVE mills
q real estate and taxable property; TO vest
le control OF levees and completed public
orks throughout the State In police jaries:
nd to impose certain duties on the Governor
the State, III
And that the Senate requests conference, |
nd that the President of the Senate has ap-
ointed as q committee on conference ON the |
art OF the Senate, Messrs. Walton. Steele
nd Parlange on the bill; also, to inform you I'M
lat the Senate concurs In House Concurrent II
esolution, relative to the closing OF the n
outh OF Red river at Its junction with the
Mississippi, and Concurrent Resolution relar III
We to the improvement OF Bayou Macon, III
Buf river, and it's tributary, Big Greek, N
Also, that the Senate concurs In amend
ents to Senate
editors of the Louisiana State Uniyer- IL
ty." 1l
Respectfully, fI
JOHN CLEGG, M
secretary Oh the S6nAtA. H.
On motion Of Mr.. Buchanan, and under q
lspension Of the rules,
House bill No. 2, I'd
An act to carry into effect article It's OF the
of the State OF Louisiana, and to
cure to laborers and workingmen the wages
le them In certain cases, 0a
Was taken up, coming from the Senate m
tn the following amendments: HI
Section 4, line 7, after 'first" insert "and III
cond." Same line substitute sections" for
ection." &s
Insert: NH
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That the III
MOUNTS to be paid by the owner to such II
borers shall not exceed the amount such Ell
7ner Is bound for to his contractor at the I
ne of recording.
The roll was called on the concurrence In ~