The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-22
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT MONDAY, MARCH %, 1880

december III, 1881, anu TOE tine year onulH8
December 81, isBI,
Was engrcesei and passed TO third reading.
MI. Atkins moved the previous question on
the motion 10 reconsider. which was seconded
by the House.
The motion 10 reconsider was not agreed to
Mr.. Harris submitted the following pro-
test
| enter my protest against the amendments
| adopted by the House Oh yesterday appro-
| priaitnE $40 ntn for the maintenance and sup-
port Of public schools out ut the general fund.
and assign IN support Of the same the follow
The constitution, article WA, preserlbes that
the General Assembly shall establish free
public schools, and shall provide Tor their
maintenance and support from fund raised
by taxation for that purpose. and that fund
80 raised by taxation OF otherwise. and no
other. shall constitute the school fund OF the
state Of Louisiana. ARTICLE 22n The amend
mente alluded tn appropriate money for the
maintenance and support Of public schools
ont Of the general fund In violation Of the
constitution, which restricts appropriations
| fur public schools to funds raised for that
purpose.
grounds Now az To tie expediancy ot the
amendments This body, In the revenue bill
passed few days aHp, appprtipned the levy
i To be made ID the different funds proposed 70
Il ne rNl1ptl NY UlIppG JAXHuuWE OHp AIHl w huS
school fund, one mill ~ the levee fund. and
one mill 10 the general A,nd. To the general
| fund will also 20 the revenue derived from
license taxes, and to the school fund the poll
tax, an additional mill tax 10 be levied by
paroch,al authorities. II they pee III to do go,
and the revenues to be derived tfnm licenses
Of additional lottery companies. II the Cen
eral Assembly provides for the licensing OF
| additional rompanie In addition to am cunts
appropriated to he paid FROM genera! tt',d In
tie general appropriation bill passed yester-
day, two special appropriation billie have
been passed by this House, one for pay Of
members, etc, Of General Assembly. 900.
the other for repairs OF State. Louise. *.4o'oo''
aagteHating the sum Of *22antM
II the assessment reaches 5000 .000, 900, the
revenue derived from the one mill levy for
general fund will only amount to 5000 oo.
which will be $4,000 lees than the amounts
appropriated by the special acta alluded to. ~
be paid out 81 the general fund. do not
know what the license taxes will amount to.
but it Ia safe TO aay that appropriations al.
ready made 10 be paid from the general iuntl
fund 100000 Or sanN.ooo. The result VIII pc
that at the end of 1890 the State will be ~
debt ID the amount VI that deficiency. me
Legislature will have contracted debt with
out providing the revenue to meet Y. which
the constitution. article A. aays Y shall not
10. W. &. HARRIS.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
i Mr.. Faesal. chairman. on behalf OF the
Committee on Appropriations. submitted the
following report.
TO the Speaker aud Members OF the House 81
Representatives.
Your committee, to whom waa referred
House bill No. 2a4. entitled
An act to reimburse the expenses of u. w
Perry, aa commissioner to the Paris ExpoH'-
ton OF 1879.
Beg leave to report that Joint Resolution
No, a. OF acts Of 1878, authorizing the appoint
ment Of commissioners to the Par,a Espoe'.
ton. positively prohibits any expenses Of
aa,d comm fasteners 10 be paid by the state.
They therefore report ON said bill unfavor-
ably with recommendation that IL do not
paaa.
On House bill No. aa5 in view OF the fact
that the finances Of the State are such that
they think II improper To make apptoptia-
tiena to pay Judgments al thia time. they
report the came untavorahly. and recommend
that II do not paaH.
Respectfully auhmittsd. N
NEW OnbEANH. March IL. 1890.
10 the Speaker and Members 81 the House 81
Your committee. To whom was referred the
following bills, beg leave 70 report. az follows
HouHc bill No. ~.
An act to fix the aalarlee o. the minute a AZ.
other deputy clerks and employees o. TIM
Civil and Criminal District Oolrta and Court
or Appeals for the pariah Of Orleans.
Favorably. with the following amendment
| In line Il. after the word "raporter.' striks
out two Thousand" and Insert ''eghteen.'
:. On
House bill No. ia.
An act vent,ng In clerks Of the district
courts. the parieh Of Orleane excepted. au
thor,tv to grant such orders and to do such
acts expreaaed In this act In the absence q.
the Judge from the parish; or when recused
, aa deemed necessary for the furtherance o
. the administration OF Justice.
An act to empower the Governor to con-
tract for the employment OF special counsel
In certain caaea now pending In the Supreme
Court of the United States, etc.
And with Recommendation that they do pass
faMyorably'
House bill No. 17b.
Al nct "a regulate the business Of pawn.
brokers and loan offices. and prescribing cor
tain duties and safeguards therein.
"a Unfavorahly. Mr.. billiu dissenting.
1 House I'LL No. lss.
\ All AT 10 authorize tho collection Of bacl
9 taxes due any municipal corporation Or par,
9 iah. III any Judgment creditor to q Judgment
against any delinquent taxpayer. and TO ap
prppriate back taxes to the payment Of hact
g Indebtedness of municipal corporations .
: parishes,
uniavorably.
On
'. House bill No. II.
by MIR. Richardson.
An act to provide that the verdict OF q jur
| in civil casss, may be rendered by the concur
renee of two-thirds of the whole number g
l the jury,
Returned without action. having reporter
n similar bill.
Il On
u House bill No. $50.
y An act to revive and amend an act entitle
Il IAN act to provide for supplying the loss &
public records consumed by the burning q
the courthouse In the parish OF Livingston.
etc.,
A Eavorably. with the recommendation t
~ the House 1t do finally pass.
Respectfully submitted,
j. i. B1LLIu. Chairman.
NOTICE or BILL.
I Mr. Jones gave notice that he would at
future day introduce bill to make an aI
9 preparation of 1915 As to make up the def
cheney or the appropriation Of the year 1877
70 pay assessors for enrolling the militia l