The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-07

Mr.. Robertson moved the final passage OF
the BILL
The roll was called, with the following re-
| suit.
| Yeas-Messrs. Ably. Augustin, Brian, Cohen,
| Campbell, Cunningham, Demas, Estoplnal,
fo oose Foster Hagan, Harris. Leake,
Mutt Parlange. Perry, Pollock Robertson,
Rogers. Stewart, Steele, SHINES, Story, Wal
| ton, Watkin5-30.
| NRys--NOne.
Absent Messrs. BURLINGTON. Davey. Kidd,
| Montan. Settoon, Vance-a.
And the bill was finally passed.
The title was read and adopted.
Mr.. Fontenot moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed. and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid on the table.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING,
MIR. Robertson moved to postpone action on
| all House bills on second reading until House
bills on third reading be disposed OF.
The motion was agreed to-.
House bill No. 24o,
An act making an appropriation to pay
balance OF salaries due parish judges for the
| year 1879,
| Was read the third time and in full
Mr.. Robertson moved the final passage OF
the bill.
The roll was called. with the following re-
suit:
| Cahen, Campbell Cunningham, Davey, De.
mas, Estopinal, Fontenot Hagan, Harris,
Lucas, Montan, Newton, Nunez, Pollock,
Robertson, Rogers, Stewart, Steele, settoon,
SHINES, Story, Waiton-25
Nays-Messrs. Foster, Leake, Luckett.
| Marston, Mutt, Parlange Perry, Watkins-s.
Absent--Messrs. Burlington, Kidd, Vance
g.
And the bill was finally passed.
The title was read and adopted.
| Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed. and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the Secretary
was directed to notify Immediately the
House Of Representatives of Senate concur
renee In House bill No. $40.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
| House bill No. 40,
| An act to levy an annual poll tax, and to
provide for the collection of the same, and to
| enforce payment thereof and the settlement
thereof by the tax collector,
Was taken up on Its second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Parlange the bill was
taken up section by section.
Section was read
Mr.. Perry moved to strike out In section 1,
line 6, the word that"
The motion was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the section as
amended was adopted.
Section was read and adopted.
8
On motion OF Mr.. Watkins section was
striker out of the BILL
REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Rogers, on behalf Of the Committee on
Enrolment and Engrossment, submitted the
following report:
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
The Committee on Enrolment report the
following Senate bill as duly enrolled:
An act to restrict the employment of sailors
and crews OF foreign Bea-going vessels to
handling cargo or laboring on the wharves
and LEY eyee q the city Of New Orleans beyond
WYNNE ROGERS, Acting Chairman.
SIGNING OF ENROLLED SENATE BILL.
Senate bill No. SO was read by title, and the
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate affixed his signature thereto In open
session ana Without delay.
CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE BILL NO. 40 RE-
sUMED.
Section was read.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson sections 4, s and
6 were adopted.
Section was read.
On motion OF Mr.. Leake section was
stricken out.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson the bill was
ordered to be read third time.
Mr.. Robertson moved to suspend the rules
to place House bill No. 40 on its third reading
and final passage.
The motion was not agreed to.
House bill No. 301,
An act to liquidate the Indebtedness Of the |
city OF New Orleans, and to apply Its assets
to the satisfaction thereof to create Board |
OF Liquidation, and prescribe their duties;
and to provide for fiscal agent; and for the |
levying Of sufficient tax to pay said In |
terest,
Was taken up on Its second reading and |
read In full
On motion OF Mr.. Cunningham the bill was /
ordered to be considered section by section.
Section was read.
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
In lines IS and ID, strike out the words
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
and insert the words ''City Council"
Strike out all after line IS.
Mr.. Walton offered the following as SUBJ
stitute for the pending amendment:
Strike out "six" In line Z, and insert "five."
Strike out all after the word follows" In
line 10 down to and including the words "New
Orleans" In line Is, and insert ITO be ap-
pointed by the Mayor of the ;city OF New Or
cans, with the advice and consent OF the
City Council.
On motion Of Mr.. Leake the amendment
and the substitute therefor was laid on table.
Mr.. Hagan moved that further considera-
ion of the bill be postponed until to-mor-
row.
The motion was not agreed to.
Section / was adopted.