The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-24
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
THE SENATE


tEin9 district attorneys to employ assistants ai
ssnae m Nm the sss1e e e.
ol6cs. made q majority report announcing that
fks senate committee ~ had agreed ,s e certain
sssssisd from certain others. ~ -'''
seHssF Nus from ihs or ssnsss On M
tsildines. eto. BY substitutes TOR Senate bill
No. g amend seotion ssse and 70 Eepeal seq
Sutes are numbered 100 and 0ol. the former pro:
vidlnR for the amendment Of section $685. and
thS other 70 repeal sectlon ssSS.
tuG Tor the organtzation OF corporations Tor
drsinage purposes and for the redemption Of
UnfAvorably on Senate bill No. 1856, providing
coEporate or polite
from creditors of the Louisiana State gniver-
city and Mechsnica! % and AErc,nlt4ral :, 4, College.
&as supplier. who had asked to be at least per.
mitted u take away his fixtures. which was re-
Tha clerk OF the House asked concurrence In
Aonse hll No 2e2. t2 give effect to article 2oo of
@ nut hat tne
relsfive to the Freedm.n's 8 Bank. This biz was
xiGnssa without delay by the Lieutenant Gov
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
Mouse bill No. 22s. the revenue BILL was taken
yIv st section 1. where left on the previoue day.
Lesse sss sought 2 amend the section re-
ans mil was. not suilcIent to. carry
FROM slso. 600 900 q $500 ooo and BY Mr. Mars.
nsn $500 ouo COO . OF me % latter he thought that
rsasied: S2oo. 600 would. however. give. 1t
two and half Mills. $500. 600. or $4,000 more
xeaxly than was necessary to pay the interest
The amendment prevailed, together with On
sdton thas the revenue shall also be used TO
chs wosd ordinance IL line i. to the end oi line
~ we stricken out. In accordance with Senator
Tue vote on this proposition was 10 yeas to II
HIsnator Foster expressed himself in sub
AtHnos to the effect that two and half mills was
aufietcntt to meet the interest The debt was
ssr cent would REQUIRE only sasoSoo ann" annually. II
On tiie dollar the debtlwouId amount to only
only sa6oooo annually. The assessments 81 the
Stxss would be. IN hts opinion. 5000 900 ooo and
and leave surplus. He was opposed, how.
ever, ta applying the surplus to the purchase Of
fng that It should 20 to . sipkinR fund to be ap.
glied 60 the general fund when necessary. His
e sSa DYy ps pe5e Hs use Of
.eeveral amendments were offered about this
ttsne. which gave rise, to much debate: An
mees the views expressed by him above. e. =
seaslor @ 4 Perry Mered a1p ap g, ,amendment TO pro
yldo s That me surplus shall be appliedto estab.
0f ttle State. which was accepted by Mr. Foster
and adopted by 10 yeas to 10 nays. In other
than t24O0 900 $780, 600 OF the interest collected
AosprdinG to whether the bonds remain as they
are esss on I'D for oss R
vision Of Mr. Leake TO purchase bonds" was
4 motion nh; By Senator Aby to reconsider all the
umeaadments was lost by 10 to Ii.
The amendment by Mr. Leake. as amended
=. Mr. Foster, was e adopted by - to H.
graph sto read, zone mill and q half for public
rduea.ion tax. Instead Of one mill. as provided
Senator Watkins took the floor to warn sena-
sars against the reduction Of the three mill pro-
vision, calling their attention to the condition
bdea of making estimates Of the revenues now
sn ass ons Il exstence. ana that the the assessment @
30 swamp lands lhat had been assessed at 100
Hmee their value had been reduced. He thought
discussions In the halls Of the Legislature to
<YraAQl6S in the Federal courts. He was as
G ns e ne s
sion.
Necetor Leake wished to be shown where
apparfioned to the interest tax. that was no
EonRar before the Senate.
Ga1ator Leakes amendment was lost By 10
Senator Leake said that since the Sanate had |
expressed their willingness to reduce the In |
n half mills. and was now unwilling to appro-
prtaEA the difference to any other purpose. he
would @ move e reinstate ,t three mills: ADOPTED
was adopted. aud motion TO reconsider laid
IA assessments made In 1879 BY the assessments
% be Eaade In the year 1880 under this act. and
that the assessments made under this act shall
constitute the assessments for all parish taxes
e3otsactabie In the year 1880 and In subsequent |
years and that no State or parish taxes shall |
hA collected on the assessments made In the |
Genator Lsake moved to strike out the sec- |
tioa, which Was opposed By Senators Cunning.
ssas that wh-ther the section was permitted to |
Temain or WAS stricken out. two taxes would |
nave TO O. PAID unless the tax 81 liz 1872 was re-
had paid the tax OF 1878; In 1880 we would have |
60 pay the tax OF 1879, besides the assessment Of
1880. under the constitutional provision reouir-
Ing that taxes shall be DESIGNATED by the year
fn which they are collected.
Aenators Watkins and Cunningham thought
that the section was sufficiently explicit to pre-
Vent the collection OF two taxes for the same
reaE. 5
seen ma made. the further consideration Of the the
bllt was POSTPONED until the disposition Of the
tsalendar
BILLS REFERRED.
Senate bill No. 1877. relative to the sale Of
school lands. To the Committee on Education.
Senate bill No. 1873, to amend section 40 Of the
Revised Statutes. TO the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Senate bill No. 1879. the city funding bill. To
the Committee on City Affairs.
READ THIRD TIME.
Senate bill No. 1874. relative to attorneys at
saE and in fact.
Senate bill No. 1876. relative to the Qualifca-
lions Of members Of the bar.
Senate bill No. lat, to amend and re-enRct ar.
tdcla sos OF the Civil Code.
We're all read third time.
Senate bill No. l49. relative to property to be
By insolvents. reported upon un-
favorably. Indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill No 1852. relative to suits for removal
from office, reported by substitute: Senate bill
No. 1856 relative to the removal from ofice OF
district att0E4aEs. clerks Of courts coroners.
9ks~ The substitute was accepted and read
third time.
Senate bill No. TO. to authorize Thomas Brady
90 sue the State. Read q third time.
Nh RI tho Nnrkh- /