The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-13


On the call OF the roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs. Auguetin, Cahen, Campbell, Gun
pingham, Davey, Demas, Fontenot, Foster,
TpaEp. Ilrkett, Marston, Nunez, Parlange,
Perry, Pollock Robertson. Rogers. SHINES,
Vance, Watkins
Absent-Meesrs. Ably. Brian, ButIinaton
Estopinal. Hagan, Halris Kidd Lucas, Mon
tan, Newton, Mutt. Stewart, Steele, settoon,
Story, walton-t6.
On motion Of Mr.. Leake the reading OF
the journal In detail was dispensed with,
LICENSE BILL,
Mr. Leate obtained unanimous consent to
take up at this time
House bill No $50,
An act to levy, collect and enforce payment
OF an annual license tax upon all persons, as
eociationa of persons and corporations, pur-
suing any trade, profession, vocation, calling
or business, except those who are expressly
exempt from such tax by articles 2o6 and 2o7
of the constitution.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton the vote was re-
considered by which the bill was ordered
read the third time.
On motion of Mr.. Walton the vote was re-
considered by which section 20 wac stricken
out. g
On motion of Mr.. Walton the motion TO
strike out section 30 was laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Walton the amendment
proposed by the Committee on Finance, TO
strike out the word zone" and insert the words
"two and half, In sectlou 90, was agreed TO
On motion of Mr. Walton section 30 as
amended was agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the vote by
which section 8 was adopted was recon-
sidered
Mr.. Robertson offered the following amend.
ment.
la section g. line Z, strike out the words "ol
deposits" and insert "amount deposited"
The amendment was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Robertson section as
amended was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message received from the
House of Representatives was read.
House OF Representatives |
New Orleans. April ., 1880. !
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
/ am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House concurs In
Senate bin No, 1873,
An act declaring that laws prescribing that
judicial advertisements shall be made In the
FfenCn language or III u phEGluulHE news
paper, shall not apply TO advertisements
begun before the selection of the newspapers
In which said advertisements are to be made,
and that the House has passed and asks your
concurrence In House
Concurrent Resolutions
Authorizing the boards of supervisors OF
the University of Louisiana, at New Orleans,
Saad OF the Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College at
Baton Rouge, to establish chairs of nautical
tn pt
the State to apply to the Secretary Of the
Navy for the suitable vessels, etc, for that
purpose;
And
House Concurrent Resolution
Relative to proceedings against lessees Of
the New Basin, Canal and Shell Road.
Also.
House Concurrent Resolution
Empowering the President to request from
the governments of France and Spain the
originals or authentic copies OF archives,
papers and documents relative to the domain
and sovereignty of Louisiana and its depen-
denotes, etc.
Also,
House Concurrent Resolution,
Relative to interest accrued on the fund
derived from the sale of the sixteenth sec.
tions.
: And to inform you that the Speaker has ap-
pointed on conference committee on Senate
bill No. iI6, Messrs. Ogden, Wise and Cos
grove, and that the House disaarees to Senate
amendment to House bill No. 2s5, and re-
quests a conference thereon, and the Speaker
has appointed on the part of the House on
conference on House bill No. 2s5, Messrs
Butler, A'tken and Morgan.
Respectfully, M. MCNAMARA,
Assistant Clerk of House Of Representa-
tives.
CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE BILL NO. $50 RE-
SUMED.
MIR. Marston moved to reconsider the vote
by which section was adopted.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Marston offered the following amend
ments:
In line 9, section 1; strike out 100000
In line 81, strike out $780, 900" and insert
5000 0oo,"
In line 23, strike out 100000, and insert
ss6,o ,o00, ,000"
In line Is, strike out 400, 900" and insert
@4,0 ,000, ,000"
In line 81, strike out 1900, 900" and insert
s2,000, ,000."
In line %, strike out 100000 and insert
sI, ,00o0 000"
In line, 81, strike out $4,000" and insert
$500
In line SO, strike out $4,000" and insert
"5oO, ,000."
In line 35, strike out ''25,O0O" and insert
ss250, ,000."
In line 81, strike out 10000" and insert
*'I00, ,a00."
The amendments were agreed to.
Section 4, as amended, was adopted.
Mr.. Robertson offered the following amend
ment TO the bill:
Wherever figures appear In the act, add the
amounts In writing.
The amendment was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the bill was or
dered to be read third time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the rules were
suspended to place the bill on its third read
ing and final passage.
The bill was read the third time.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the bill do now
finally pass.
Mr.. Marston gave notice that he would ex-
plain his vote. and obtained unanimous con-
sent TO have inserted In the journal his rea-
sons for his vote. When his name was called,
In explanation OF his vote Mr.. Marston said: !: