Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-22
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Resolved by the House OF Represen-
tatives, the Senate concurring, That
the Governor of the State is hereby re-
quested to invest the accumulated In
terest fund now, or that MAJ DO in the
Fiscal Agents hands, in Unitad States
4per cent bonds at as early day in his
Judgment the interest of the State may
demand.
Mr.. Curley, OF Orleans, moved to
amend by striking out the words "a per
tcent."
l. The amendment was accepted by Gen.
Munday, who moved its adoption.
The point was made. that the resolution
being concurrent one, was in It's ma
ture an enactment of law and it would
have to take the regular course.
The point was sustained by the Speak
er.
On motion of Mr.. Kavanangh, of st.
Landry, the resolution was referred to
the committee on ways and means.
House bill No. 20, the license act, was
taken up,
The amendments reported by the
committee of the whole were adopted.
The further consideration Of the bill
was postponed to allow the committee
on conference on the legislative appro-
priation bill to report.
The Committee reported that the Sen
ate had disavowed any intention to cast
contempt on the House, and recommen-
ded the adoption of the Senate amend
ments.
After some discussion the report OF the
committee on conference was adopted.
The Senate amendments were then
concurred in by vote of 60 years, II
nays.
Mr.. Stringfellow, of Red River, sub
mltted the following communication:
NEW ORLEANS, December II, 1881.
To the Chairman Of the Committee ON Ways and
Means House of Representatives, Louisiana:
Sir-At a meeting just held at the
Ne Orleans Cotton Exchange, ofcom-
mittees from the Cotton, Produce and
Stock Exchanges, it was moved that
yonr committee be requested to delay
any further action upon the license
bill until these committees can confer
with yeu, and beg you will appoint q
time when they can be heard.
remain, very respectfully,
WIN. M. OWEN, Secretary.
Mr.. Stringfellow asked that the House
instruct the committee.
Mr.. Ogden, Of Bossier, said that, as q
member Of the committee on ways and
means, he did not wish to be placed IN
default If the committee spoken Of in
the communication could throw any
light upon the license matter, he thought
chat he should be heard.
A motion to instruct the committee
on ways and means to meet the CON-
mittee proposed in the communication
was tabled.
The consideration of the license bill
was resumed.
A number of amendments correcting
clerical errors were adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Chre-
ten, exempting from the provisions OF
section -, relating to licenses for ped
dlars, all peddlars or hawkers of vege
tables, was adopted.
Mr.. Ogden, of Bossier, offered an
amendment providing for a license on
persons selling soda water, mead, ETC.,
assessing license of S75 per annum
when sales were $4,000 or more a year,
and $50 license per annum when the
sales were less than $4,000. The
amendment required druggists selling
soda water TO take ont this license.
The amendment was adopted.
An amendment authorizing a summa-
nv seizure and sale of any property
found to enforce the collection of licen-
ses on travelling agents, was adopted.
An amendment, by Mr.. Heidenhain,
of Orleans, requiring that licenses to
travelling agents should state the house
or houses represented, was adopted.
The bill was then considered engross-
ed and passed to its third reading.
The committee on enrolment, through
its chairman, Mr.. Mccain, OF Grant, re-
ported House bill No IA, an act max
ing an appropriation for the State House
at Baton Rogue.
A messenger from the Senate asked
the concurrence of the House in Senate
bin No. /, an act creating a printing
board and defining its duties relative to
the State printer, etc. Also, asked the
! concurrence of the House in Senate bill
! No. =, an act providing for the transfer
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