The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-26
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMoORAT FRIDAY, MARCH 26 1880.

Nays-None.
Absent Messrs. Kidd, Montan, Vance. Wal
TOM.
And the bill was finally passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Harris 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.. Cahen the Senate went
into executive session.
AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Upon the opening Of the doors, the Lieuten-
ant Governor and President Of the Senate In
the chair, the following named Senators were
present:
Messrs. Ably, .Augustin, Brian, Burlington,
Cahen, Campbell, Cunningham, Davey, De-
mas, Estopinal, F0ntenot, Foster, Hagan,
Harris, Leake, Lucas, Luckett, Marston.
M leS Nanez, Mutt, Parlsnge, Perry, Pol-
t0on, SHINES, Story, Walton, Watkins-33.
Absent-Messrs. Kidd, Montan, Vance-3.
SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill No. 229,
An act to provide an annual revenue for the
State OF Louisiana. by the levying oflannual
oeAACo NpOn Ola RAOpOIty AOb OAoApJtu Wy IuO
constitution from taxation, and by prescribe
Ing the methods Of assessing and collecting
the same and Of enforcing payment thereof,
Was taken up.
The pending question being on the motion
Of Mr.. Leake to strike out section OF the
bill, Mr.. Walton offered the following amend
ment:
In line S. after 1880, insert the words land
subsequent years."
Mr.. Marston offered the following as sub
stitute for the pending amendment:
In section s. line 8, insert after "all'' the
words State and;" and In line 10. after
years" insert the words .'in the year the
assessment is made;"' and add at the end Of
the section the words provided any taxes
paid prior to the passage OF this act on any
property, under the assessment OF 1879, shall
not be collected twice."
Mr.. Robertson called the previous question
on the pending amendment and the substt-
tute therefor.
The call having been sustained. by rising
vote OF yeas to nays "a the substitute was
not agreed to.
BY rising vote OF yeas IL to nays 10 the
amendment was not agreed to.
The question recurring on the motion to
strike out the section, by rising vote OF yeas
IA to nays II the Senate refused to strike out
section Of the bill.
Mr.. Luckett offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out, in lines . and 10, the words "and
in subsequent years"
By rising vote OF yeas 16 to nays 10 the
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Robertson moved the adoption Of sec.
ton as amended, and called the previous
question.
On ordering the main question the vote
stood IL yeas to Il nays.
The Senate being equally divided the P-esi-
dent OF the Senate voted yes, and the main
question was ordered.
The question being stated on the motion .to
adopt the section as amended, the motion was
agreed to.
Mr.. Leake moved to dispense with further
consideration OF the bill, and to make 1t the
special order for tomorrow Immediately
after Senate bill No. 173 lottery billJ
Mr.. Robertson moved that the Senate dc
now adjourn until tomorrow at II o'clock.
By rising vote Of yeas IL, nays II, the
Senate refused to adjourn.
ALL. NAdA6gOu mOSSu W duJOuAA ultA 1--we
minutes before o'clock tomorrow.
The motion was not agreed to.
The question recurring on the motion oi
Mr.. Leake, to make House bill No. 223
revenue bill the special order for tomorrow
after consideration of Senate bill No. lis
lottery bill), the motion was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Leake the Senate ad-
journed until tomorrow at II o'clock q. m.
JOHN CLEGG,
=.:.rz Secretary OF the Senate,