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Sme , fThe #"b4 YOIN*g m s d so M oam esp at ttheý . at is iat tl Mad tm prN of the ts wh t blM psm nte re to be made in `r ttat, the dl~er.noe i sur ThY Oda ena e repreamt e, aaddl sa W h the people have to pay ta&El tIeaion, and whloh, therefore, lf mis"taken guise of liberality, so. qdters the burdens of government Ostrous. I a Sw spoken of laws for enforcing the t of taxes, and have urged proper on the subject. I again so advise f iatter of justice and right. Year after the anme lndividuals pay their taxes, others, equally and, in last, in many more able to do so, shelter them* behind the looseness of the remedies of law, and thus avoid their plain oblige . There are large numbers of men, of meanse and property, who, during the IUYl and 1078, as a matterof aldoulation, dYlilberatly etatlaned from paying their at the burdens of the govern My should be forced from their un pealtina and becompelled to do what ahiem are doing voluntarily. It Is iit the same remedles which strike Utwllling altisens will sometimes harshly upon those who, disposed to their duty, are yet unable to do so; M matters stand, the same laxity of Which iadulges the latter, In a larger of easse is taken advantage of by w-hos situation calls for no indulgenoe. ecpertece teaches that ha revenue Is the best which, after the amount of has been fixed at thevery lowest pint, affords uch remedies as render -salleIon of the revenue absohltely ce.r thes equally dIstributlng the btrdens of t, thus saving Inhereased esnretion t wlr because of the delinquenesl tbthwhIItg. The men of smaller mans aessOgise their duty and perform it, bebst of a lax system of collection eaes to the advantage of person ae ableto t pay, but do ot doso lf thet Y lld It seems to me that the present of a paper sale or tra reof tasle to Stat!, with a pirlod of two years' at redemption, Is Illuiory as a means Sl gin eoliectio. An Intantional de t lok dmvelvely on sts a procesed allowed, as It Is, by no hasage of poe or indild of ownership on the part of ste. There is, I am told, a large amount n the stats, assessed as that of persons, whlca has esaped the pay of taxes for years. The gal title of ad ther property has been il the ane Stat., sad yet no adequate remedy has aly)ld for making It avalable. Ithink should make It the duty of the tatse authorities to take lmmediate posseslon of property so altated, Ithink also that some legislation should devised, giving a right, surrounded with tmaltatlo, to like pogsesio ila cases (ither dellnquenat property as a means of the procapt payment of a the our t and that this rightof posesslo a should Sowed ueve before the period of redemp . d that the State should .e entitled to of the property, by lease or sale, by set subject to right of redemption. aseeompenld by such remusneration imb tou o othe prie tild to the as will hold out an Induce to the acquisition of the Utitl eassequent possession vested In the The assessment laws of the Stato eoeive your attention, to the end that a ~lu .Maform and equal rule of valuation be It is not to be doubted that proper ,in sme portion of the Stater for taxable Is listed at te actual cash value, las others it s ridiculously low, leading a Unequal taxation. Nothing could jus an assessment made without regard to value of the property, and solely in refer h 5 to the amount required for the govern va4. The amount to be raised is a question 4 the rate o taxation, and not of assessment. assess property above its value, because sal.a so essed the constitutional limita oif taxation would produce a small 1 ofl revenue, would be not only an in I e , l but a violation of the purpoases of the *d Itti on. Whilst this Is true, It is equally at'$ that the assessment of property by one lsadard lin one parish, and one in another, SrVliates the rule of uniformity of assessment, aid, eonsequently, of taxation. The.proper l.ilatly Is the fixing of a just standard 4 valuation, in no case to exceed the actual cash market value of '4% Iproperty, and the deviling means ;..Sr the application of this standard uniformly troughout the State. The ninetleth seotion .et act No. 96of 1877, making the samsement ai 'ae year bold good for three years, has not Asa iond to work well in practice. I recom-. ~amend a change in this respeot by going bakol Set tho former system of annual assemsments. Isasures should be taken to have all case .-t. dslpted assessmente fnallyr disposed of irlOthe assesment rolls have beens returned aAudltars offle. Thee rolls, so returned, . . tlhe basis upon which the approprl .:IMe are made, and as the oon; .iEtItaou makes all appropriations In ex -d-- of revene null, a chane in the als after the appropriations have been eased givesl great and serious trouble. If t e deemned advlsable to leave the settlement of d uputed assememnts to the courts, then pro shon hauld be made for the calling of spelal terms at some central point ln case of -" districtl court t6r the trial of all eueh oses. With these remedies applied, I think the cos dition of the financial system of the State will Improve. The dlfoultles betfore you are drous but not insurmounatble. You have the weight of years of migovernment upon you, the confuelosn of much Improvident lglr latlon to remedy. Taking up the task .oni enced and carried on by your predecessoro, you will, I trust, be able to devise neessaru Igllation to acomplish the ends of . aovernment. TEU ELCTION LAWS. The electton laws, put upon the statute sook in 1877, need, in some respects, modlf& -otlon; some remedy Should be pointed out ith ees where the elections are not hell ac erdlng to law; some provision shouli be . made for cases where thebo original eviden~e of S e aresult of the election has been destroyed, ad the act of making a false return should (o made a crime and punisbable as such. lAres law adopted by the last (Geleral ed just be put Into operattot. m o tthesma l tx krf a? lee -o bast te4wo smi a hal Seats. I Th leTM ta her see aetrreat Wa lader the -as i olf firtheo a t ofuNe.gdieeof the rkI ditrist tmads eresd by that sat, s oes mill, - tiatead of three, levied durirf this past year, be The astimated amount of this One mill state I to is $b 17,o00, agaha.t which contracts have Si Ibeen adjudicated for stg oubic yards, II- (Josting 81,500 IM-an average of about iy •seventeen and three-quarters cots per r, i ard. The varlous district funds for the year - i ere estimated at sM0oo0, and If applied at at the same rate as those obtained in the dotracts already made against the one mill e bIate tax will give probably 1,900,000 cubic t yards, which, joined with the contracts under e the one mill fund, will probably give 1,400,000 or oiblc yards for the year-a result gratifying t, IIdeed, when It is considered that it will have y biee accomplished despite a reduction of two I- tills in the levee taxation for this year. The of seatem devised by the act of 1878 Is, I think, a- a wise one, and has given satisfation. Its of piovislons are equitable, and I am Informed e that the district tax meets with approval. n, until the general gover nment performs that r duty of taking charge of the levees, which Is I 1- in.umbent upon It, I know of no system t- which could wisely ta~ke the place of the it method established by the acet of 1878. How Is ever, that act requires enlargement In several a p1rticulars, especially as regards the assess aI mont and collection of the district taxation. 0 The silence of the law on that subject has led ' t+ cobnderable trouble. I suggest the point I ltgi out of definite machinery for the assess w It and collection of the district taxation. y It would probably be well to Impose the duty e. of eoah oolleotion upon the tax collectors, Sapoomnpanied with all the remedies afforded Sflr the collection of State taxes. t he comminibon appointed by me to confer Swith the authoriltes of the state of Arkansas, a luder at No. t1 of 15.8, has reported that, I O after conference with the Governor of that Slate, an at has been prepared, to be sub a mitted to the Legislatures of both states, ' having for its object the creation of levese pro- I b otiotn In that portion of Louislans affected rby the overflow from Arkansas. I commend I a this proposed act. which will be submitted to r you, to your careful consideration. t vAcnomIn tI oPIrmo. s The laws on the subject of vacancies in a munlolpal offices throughout the State Im pose upon me the power of flling the same. I suggest the remission of this matter to local t control, and, in fast, urge the propriety of Scurtailing the power of the Executive over t the iling of local offices. More particularly t should this be the case where the vaoan.es are original from the fallure to hold as eleo* Stion at the time pointed out by law. In a larger number of the smaller muniepalities of this state, upon a failure to hold a elec th at the time designated by their charters, it has been the practice of the local authorl ties to call upon the Exeuotive to exercise the appointing power n filling these original v Scanoles. on the theory that, the time for the t election having elapsed, such power should i be exercised. There should be some general 7 law providing a remedy by ordering an eleo tion under such circumstances. STEU PUldO 8scHOOS, I The report of the Superintendent of Publio e Education will convey to the O(neral Aegem bly all the information required as to the con diton of the public schools. Whilst the in crease in attendance of pupils has not been all that could be desired, the year's opera tions, considering the difficulties to be over- 4 come, have been to a considerable extent V sucocesful. r TI 8 FATS P9NITmNTIAB. t The arbitration committee appointed under ii the aot No. S of the Extra session of 1878 have tade their award fiing the sum due bythe lessees at $li,88, and the pledge stipulated by section 8 has been made. TrATA OHArTALr. I.taITrrflONes. p The reports of the various charitable insti- a tutions of the State show an improvement in I1 their eondition. I recommend the extension a to them of all the Just aid required and com- p patible with the financial condition of the r State. h TaN PAotrro BAIL~ OAD noNDe. t I In acoordanoe with the statement conveyed t by me to the lat session of the General As- i sembly in giving my approval to act No. 68 a of the regular session thereof, providing for I the issue of bonds to the New Orleans Pacific o Ballroad Company, a mandamus proceeding t was provoked by me, upon which a decree I recognisng the constitutionality of the act was finally rendered bythe Supreme Court of P the State. Thereafter, however, I deolined to i issue the bonds granted by the act to the com- o pany, because I did not conader the mort-e ,gage bonds of the road, which were offered to 0 me, met. in several particoulars, the require- S Sments of the law. Thereafter a seoond mran Sdamus prooeedlng was provoked, upon whlich o the Bapreme Court decided adversely to the b Srailroad company, end the bonds have oomMe- I Iquently remained unlinued. I advise the re- t peal of thesot, because it not repealed it will t! Sstand upon the statute books as a perpetual a Soffer to the company of State bonds, and a mightbe avalled of by it even after thecom- b pletion of the road by aid from other sources. S BOABD oF HNALTN AND qUAANTIIN. The ravages of the last yellow fever epi ! demic, which prevailed so destructively in the i clty of New Orleans and in other portions of the State during the summer and fall months of the year Just gone by, point tothe fact that Sno more important subject requires your at tention than the consideration of themeasures necessary to prevent its recurrence. It is ao question affecting not only the life and hap plaes of the people of the State, but also their material advancemet. There exlts some difference of opinion as to whether the yellow fever is always brought to New Orleans, or whether it sometimes origi nates here. There exists also difference of opinion as to the effectiveness of quarantine as a measure of safety against the introduction and spread of the disease. It is argued that the summer trade of New Orleans Is to be jeopardized upon mere conjectures, and it is I oontepded that the occupation of many of her good citizens is to be broken up on the strength of mere theories. I am satisfied that no injury will ever be inflicted upon any 1 portion of the gommunity under circum stances where w~tw will be added to injury, 1 but the very bslid all solety is that indi vidual good $ * eld to that of the public, and it is Wsdom to throw the ben eflt of the do Avor of the lesser evil. We Iave to between two theories. The 1 11 ea, t I $ may secure the in '. terest of . b It.lt iis wrong, may I aaumethe em iaeof sa lam number of lives f M well s large prepty b taesm. The w. i d taUIry, i t s be ne /s a & MAIqtalk*Mak asumhn r puwmgs,b lat eat bal gps y a mangyes STeM adoption o ofn theory koeps a open the trade through the mouth I, of the Mississippi river; but the keep r, lu open of that trade will be at the Srisk of losig and shutting off the whole nlaad e trade. Theexperice of the year in this re ,, spe.t should not be overlooked in reaching the t conolusions. I believe the only way of thor. ir oughly testing the efficacy of quarantine as r a means towards preventing the introduction d from foreign ports of yellow fever into New e Orleans and other portions of Louisiana, is II by removing opportunities for evasions re sorted to for the promotion of private lanter r eats and cupidity. When, therefore, the State 0 Board of Health announces that, in Its opin ion, there exist suflfclent grounds for enforo long a quarantine against foreign infected o ports, no vessel, person or article should be e permitted to enter the port of the city of New Orleans, or any other port of the State a open to the Gulf of Mexico, so long as the I necessity for quarantine continues to exist. The Board of Health and all officers connected t with the quarantine service should be placed 9 beyond the power of either deception or temptation. A board composed of thorough e ly representative men would not be likely to exercise lightly the power of establishing quarantine when its results would be so seri ous to a portion of the business community. There could be no motive for Its doing so. i Between the pressure which, beyond all doubt, would be brought to bear upon it In favor of tardily exercising this pow er, and the responsibility which would attach to the board should it Improperly yield to this pressure, It would be safe to as Ssums that the board would take ts conscience and judgment as Its only guide. There is one branch of the subject of quar antine which must not be overlooked. I refer to the police power granted by section 2488 and the sixteenth paragraph of section 2748 of the Revised Statutes. It would be Incon sistent to legislate in favor of a right of pro tectlon by quarantining against foreign ports and deny a similar right against an inland place where the disease actually exists. The right, therefore, must be conceded, but Its ex ercise should be regulated. I Invite, there fore, your attention to the ascertainment of some method which shall place this right un der some uniform regulation. The Board of Health of the city of New Orleans is the pro per authority to control the inspection of cat tie intended for slaughter for its market, and I desire that the power of appointing an In spector, now vested In me, be transferred to the board, fixing, at the same time, a salaried compensation, and making the fees now al lowed a part of the revenues of the board. This course will add to the efficiency of the Inspec tion and inorease the public revenues. THE STATM PRITIfro. In December of 1871 the Printing Board entered into a contract with George W Dupre for the State printing, under act No. 49 of 1877. Under the provisions of that law the board was convened in December, 1878, for the purpose of making a new contract. I The lowest bid offered was that of George W. Dupre, and he having simultaneously with I his bid produced the written consent of Messrs. Fazende and Seixas to become his ' securities, the board, on inquiry and satistfac tory reply as to their solvency, accepted the bid. On the subsequent presentation to the Auditor of a bond with these persons as securities, this officer disapproved of the secourities, and so notified me. I then re quested Mr. Dupre to inform me whether he proposed to offer additional securities, and received a reply which was substantially to 1 the effect that he joined iessue with the I Auditor on the correctness of his concluelon ; In other words, contending that the contract was compliete and the rights of parties legally fixed by It. The rejection of the securities coupled with the fact that no steps were taken to test the action of the State Auditor, I place matters in an embarrassing and anom alous situation. The old contract, which, by 1 law, was to continue until the new one should take effect, was secured as to its performance by the same securities that were rejected for the new one, and was at much higher rates than the new one. At the same ] time that the bid of Mr. Dupre was resoeived I there were twoothers received, both of them ant higher rates than that of Mr. Dupre, but both at rates exceedingly advantageous to the State. These bids were not acted on by reason of the action taken on the lowest bid. When the complication arose resulting from the re jectlon of the suecurities I convened the rd, with the objdct of taking such actionin the premies i s it would deem proper. An Inter ; change of viewu at this meeting resulted in a . resolution deolaring that the board did not 4 t- feel authorized to act in the matter, this o resolution being based on the idea that the ]. State Printer is a State officer, and that the -. failure to give the bond required by law i operated a vacancy In the ofce, which should ie be filled by the Executive under existing s- laws. I have the most serious doubt as to - the correctness of this conclusion. I prefer 11 that you should dispose of these doubts by Il express action on the sabject. If the rights I d of Mr. Dupre be fixed as claimed, they should 1 a* be maintained under the contract as made. s. Should you adopt the views of the board, and I so inform me by resolution, I will proceed I at once to make a contract under s reservations such as to guard the in A terests of the State from an absolute contract and at the same time afford an opportunity tt to the party claiming the contract already made to test his righte. During the summer 4 I had handed to me a copy of a special report , a of the grand jury of the parish of Orleans, in which the attention of the law ofloers of Ir the State was requested to be directed to cer tain alleged overcharges for work done, and t asserted to have been not legally authorized, and for which warrants had issued. 1. This report was submitted to the Attorney )i General on his return from a temporary ab t sence with the request that he examine into 1 in the matter and report to me his conclusions. Lt He informs me, as the result of an investiga tion made by him with the assistance of ex is perts, that he does not think the facts will warrant a criminal prosecution against the e State Printer, and that whilst the report of d the umpire shows a larger amount claimed iy than in his (the umpire) opinion was due, that . there existed a difference of opinion among , printers on the subject matter. He informs me that he Intends te:- ing this question ju , dicially and that in the meantime the war n_ rants will not be paid. I have the pleasure to report to the General he Assembly that Mr. William W. Corcoran, a n- much esteemed citizen of the District of Co ly lumbla, and a man of great public spirit and as benevolenoe, has, sines your last meetinag, he presesd to the Statse d Louisrana, throagh a its lbative Departgaat, a large sad he a , -tt ag at the battle ta1 = ua, tie ..· 4d a Tit. T uphi Mhm Iamsr usie a temorry ay iaes tb te-m, a a. Scity t Xew Orlesas, swaimn its ael de poi po by the Gaeal Amesmblsl of tssett, . - In some of the State budlinag or otbhe public e place I recommend that the thanks 1 the SGeneral Assembly, in the name of the people Sof Loulsiana, be communieated to the phi e lanthropic donor of this asoeptable gift. The reports of the various heads of depart. s ments and public institutions having been unavoidably delayed, I shall problbly take oa r aselon, at some future day, to make to you s such further recommendation as may be deemed neceseary for the public well being. Upon you devolves the grave duty of ear a rying on the work of relieving the people of this State from all the burdens consequent upon so many years of misgovernment, of I preserving the public faith, of the IIfting up of s the standard of this great commonwealth to its former condition of prosperity and hap piness. I am aesured that you bring to the disohargeof your oonstitutional duties a high sense of the great responsibility which they I entail. The constitution, by which these da I ties are imposed and limited, in many par Stiulars, will restrain you In your legitimate desire to effectuate good for the people of the 8tate. The last General Assembly having experienced this restraint, sought to remove it by submitting amendments to the organic law correcting many abuses which were be yond legislative control. The failure to I adopt these amendments leaves open to you I the entire constitutional revision as the only remaining measure of entire relief. The I proper and opportune period is particularly within the reach of your just declkeon. Should, however, your judgment point to Its opportunity before the next general election, then it seems to me the earlier the necessary flscil legislation can be devised the better, so as to enable you to adjourn at the earliest poe sible moment after providing for the conven tion, thus saving the cost of a prolonged ses sion. FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, Mr. Steven moved that the message of the Governor be spread upon the minutes of the Senate, and that Itesubject matter be referred to the appropriate committees, when ap pointed. The motion prevailed. IMnRODU)trzoi OF BILLs BmMtlmD. Mr. Harding obtained unanimous consent to introduce, without previous notice, Senate bill No. 4, entitled "An act to fix the salaries of the Crescent City Police force of the clty of New Orleans, and requiring the Olty Council to provide a special fund for the prompt payment of the same, and authorizing any person to proceed by writ of mandamus or Injunction to carry out the provislens of this act," Which was read the first time. The constitutional rule was suspended by a four-fifths vote of the Senate, the bill read a second time and referred to the Committee on Police, when appointed. ooxturnnmrr ltnoLvTl(rms. Mr. Mitchell Introduoed a "Concurrent Resolution to create a commit tee of three members of the Senate and five members of the House to investigate the ac counts of the State Printer, and determine the amount due him by the State, and vesting said committee with power of compulsory procese." Mr. Mitchell moved that the rules be sus pended in order to consider the resolution at I this time. The Senate refused to suspend the rules. S oxooonairr TanoUnoiros. Mr. Herron introduced the following con e current resolution: SResobed byt the ate of the Sate of Loo Sisiena, the House of R eesta*t5es concur e ring, That the General Asembly adjourn .sne die on Saturday, the eighteenth day of Janu ary, 1879. at - o'clock p. m. The resolution lies over under the rules. Mr. Stubbs Introduced the following: Resolved, That -- copies of the Gover e nor's message be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Stubbs moved that the ~rles be hhs pended, In order to consider the resolution at * this time, and demanded the yeas and nays. · The roll being called, resulted as follows: Yeas-Mesers. Breaux Bensa Bowden, Bryant, C Cahen bejou De Douore] , Elliet laH.arding Tlerrou, Kelly, Keýr, Lanry Merkel, tohel Nor od Pr 1 kins, Richardaon Sandiford, Steven, tb tutton, Tezada, Walle, Wells, Wheelr, WI liame, Zl harle-80. SNays--Messrs. Deiaboussye Garlian--2. a Absent--Messrs. Fontenot,- Harper, San land, Bsamps-4. And the rules were suspended. On motion of Mr. Stubbs, the blank in the resolution was filled by Inserting the words e "five hondred," and on his further motion the resolution was adopted. Mr. Bowden introduoed the following con t current resolution- Be it resolved by the fnate, the House of Representatives concurring, That a committee of three on the part of the and of Ire 3 on the part of the House be nted by the presiding ofliers of the enate aind House to c 1 resre sad report a bill providingl for the1 calling and aseembling of a Conestitutomnal SConvention and that said committee be and Is hereby instructed to report at an early r day. On motion of Mr. Bowden, by a rising vote, the rules were stuapeded In order to consider the resolution at this time. Yeas 4, nays &e Mr. Kenner moved to amend the resolution I by inserting "seven Senators" instead of three, and leaving the number of Repre Ssentatives blank. Mr. Ellis moved that the whole matter be laid on the table, and demanded the yeas and rl he roll being called resulted as follows: Yeas--Benners, Oahen. Ellis, Fontenot, SGarland, Harding, Harper, Landry, Mitchell, t Richardson Sandiford, Stamp. .ead. Walles, Well--15. SNay.-ireaux, Bowden Bryant, Cag, De- I SBouhel, Delnhou.saye. Duoros, ol, Herrn, I -Kelly, ketner, Merk l, Norwood, PerkiLe, S i teven, Stubte, Sutton, Wheeler Williams, Zacharie-20 . Absent-Sanlsand-1. And the motion to lay on the table was r lost. - The amendment offered by Mr. Kenner was 1 ) then adopted. . Mr. Garland moved to amend the resolu - tion by striking out the words "at an early - day," and Inserting in lieu thereof the words, 1 "fortyielght hours" after their appointment a The amendment was adopted. i The resolution as amended was adopted. I Mr. Bowden moved to reconsider the mo t tion by which the resolution was adopted, t and on his own motion the motion to recon Sesider was laid on the table. The President anaounced the following as the committee on the part of the Senate authorized by the resoluaton: d Messrs. Bowden, Herron, Tezada, Kenner, a Ellis, Harper and Delahbousaye. Mr. 8teven, chairman at the special cor d mittee on rules, obtalned unanimos consent rto submit, at th. tie, the . ollowing I NeRw Oa lA , Janury 7, api. so ::****** ************** Msll of rul 41, a tIsert the followlag In Mlen Re Th followin sta.ing commtS , d n ) members eah, smha e a t ay t Pott the Cor u moefemnt of each sesson, with leave to ut port by b or otherwise: 1. Judaicary. S . Financella. r- . EnrollTment and Eegrosment. 1 4. Public Educaetion. S. Audltn and upervsng th Ex peness te t enblathe r 8. Militia. 9. AgrEculture Commerce and Manufac tures. S10. Reltrenchment and Reform. i 11. Public Lands and Levees. 12. Claims. 13. Charitable Institutions. 14. Banks and Banking. r5- i. Railroads and Internal Improvements. S16. Hpealth and (marantlae. 17, Libraries. 18, Elections and quli8oatlons. g 19. Peitentiary. t 20. Drainage, Canals and Inland Naviga tion. tio1. Parke and Public Buildingls. S22. Regilstrations and Elections. o 2.. Apportionment. u24. Federal Relations. Y 28. Oresent City Police. e 27. ules. In all oases where bills for charters or acts of noorporation for companies, Institutions or assocatlons are referred to committees, it e shall be their duty to include in reports their ,opinion as to whether the object or purpe.se In ' view may not be attained by notaral st or Sotherwise under the general noorporation 0 l ws of the State. S-(Note--ee article 577, Revised Statutes, net rale 4l. iStrike out the word "final" In line r third. Inaert after "Senast" in the eighth line the words, "and the flnas'question shall be, e'shall the lInjunotlon of erey benow re o movoed ad the Governor nttle " Strike out rule 48. In rule 0, third line strlke out "$peker" -and lert'Preeidentg, and in the filth line strike out "Clerk" and trert "Secretary." WILL TSbTf , NCh.irman; EO. H. W , F . ZACHAIlf , t THOS. A. CAGE, P. LANDBY. Mr. Steven offered the folhloing resolution: t heslwels, That the Se(tary be and he Is hereby losIruoted to have one hundred ooples of the rules printed in pamphlet iorm for the u see of the members. On motion of Mr. Steven the rules were sus I pended in order to consider the resolutie at I this time, and on his further motion the res olutto was adopted. Mr. Steven moved that the Senate adjourn t until Thursday, January 9 1879, at 11 o'clock Sa. m. The motion was lodt. On motion of Mr. Garland the Senaste then adJourned until Wednesday, January b, 1879, at 12 o'clock m. JOHN CLEOG, a Secretary of the Senate. Third Mai's BIsar C*AMas, StA.r or LoVtMI A New Orleans, January , Tbe Beaste was slled to osder at 12 m. by th Hon. LouisA W Lets Governor and Prldes t of the Bate. On a cailof the roll, the followl answered to their names: Mears. B xwl, Beaner., Bowden. B ot, Ga l" a earo Olb e D " Bell, I honeL, Mitohe l, )oanald Mtai ,. kleatAW*. Stuhhr, alk,,*eills,, #Wheeler, Willams and artA-K A'bsiit--Messrs. Osge, De~o , hul, Merkel, Perkins, irchsrdsa and Seiten-I. The President informed the SeMatetat Mr. Perkins was absent on account of illness. On motion of Mr. Steven the reading of the journal was dispensed with. rlrITIONx A"b aMsZmassl. Mr.Stamps presented the petition of BobL F. Gulchard, contatting the seatin the Senate of WIlt Steven, of the First seatorial DIs trlet. The petition was read and referred to the Oommlttee on Elections, to be appointed. lMr. Zacharle presented,by reqest, pettion of contest of Sixth Senatorial District, SL 8. Carlyle s. . M. Harding. Thepetition was read and refrred to thm Committee on Elections. NotIrt oN 0.mra. Mr. Willisn gave notice that he wauld at some future day inatroduce a bill to egulat and define the duties 'of assessor. Ails, that he would introduce bill to delase the duties of tax collectors. Mr. Pontenot gave notiee that he woudd to a very short time introdtue a bill etitled, "An act to repeal anaotentitled an settoin crease the salaries of thesherlt and -lerk of theparish of St. Landry, approved Marsh 10 Mr. shen gave notice that he would at some futureday introduce the Sollowingbills: "An aetto amend and re-east section 9 of set No. 71of 1878." "An actto repeal act No. 84 of extra se aloo of 1871," And "An act to repeal act No. 25, of extra ession of 1878." Mr. Wells gave notice that on to-morrow he would ntroduce a "Joint Resolution of the General As sembly of the State of Looulsas, re turning the thanks of the people of LoleM Ians to those ltizens of the other State of this Union, and of foreign countres, who reon tributed to the relief of the Louisiaas msuer ers from yellow fever durting theepideme of 1878." IWMODIUJION OF BILa . Mr. Benners obtained unanimous onmsent to introduce at this time, without previous notice, Senate bil No. 5, entitled "An act to incorporate the New Orleans Board of Underwriters." The bill was read the irst time. The constitutional rule being suspended by a four-fthe vote of the Denate, the bill was read the aseood time and referred to theCom mittee on Corporations andParochal Affairs, when appointed. Mr. Kenner obtained unanimous consent to introducoe at this time, without previous Senate bill No. 6, entitled "An aetto amed and re-enact section Sof . act approved March 11, 1878, eatlbd 'An act to aethorise the loan of State bonds to the SNew Orlesas Pealo Railway Company; to t provre meas the pymst of the p.il pal and Iaterest; to authoeis the uopuay to make tmrt i mte brssd tseema l bsm la bry t mcatgags oa pres nedn . lds.e re pinpgety teiovge a a g s salma ort to; and to 9agd ee oo t a.sd Stte bond/' o Whieh was read the fare ttme. The onmtitutlast nele baleg a four4fthe falrmatlve role of the the bill wma read the eoond time cad read to the Committee ou ZBllroade, dered printed. orn"r RasoLMoxa. Mr. Delahouseaye, In aeoordasoe previous notice given, introduced a olution, Senate bill No. 7, entitled, "Joint Resolution relative to the ment of navigation of Bayou Teobe," Which was read the first time. Mr. Delahousesye moved that the tutional rule be suspended and the r read a second time, with a view to sage. The Senate refused to suspend the the resolution lies over. sNAT~ BttR ol REcoo n BRAD Senate bill No. *, entitled "An act calling a oonvention to new constitution; to provide for the of delegates to the same; to fix their sation, and making an appropriation payment of the same," Was read a second time. On moti(m of Mr. Tezada, the Senate adjourned untit Thursday, January 9,l 12 o'clock m. JoHN CLEOIGG, Se.retary of the, noUs or sMMCnI rLATIV eeoad Day's PraeeeIegs., Hoean o~r I state of New Orleans, Tuesday. January The House was oalled to order at i. a. m. Present-Hen. J. 0. Monorse, Meser. ArmstroBng rdge, Bod, ower, Jbr, fJerson, artr, Co, (i0 dningha Davldson of b smndy, ebord. , dd m i stu n of Or Ji ,i r Uam m r tald t bte, Lyons, adQrtn lo i o, M r i droy, MoKee aaley t rand, PBarmp, Sehumpert, Torrey, Vanes, Walton, Wataon, EYagtma.W Silty-nine membares and s q.uorMt The ournal of the sixth ras amended. The Speaker announced the named members aM the (t7mitesA tions and Qualllatloas: Messrs. Billlen, SMnday. Mi]on, Iltrgerald, Parmske, NEtophaI Oomo. The Speaker announced the Pges for the House, to wit: ldward Luce, Ur. . Soiwr, A.W. Wesley Mayleld and Eldward Stnmu~ Mr. Hasmmond presented the Oo. W, Dupre, State Pri .t Mr. lammod oedta Deuben Garter sad hB wain, it Coaeordla, in relatea to the of the town of Vldalia. On motion of Mr. Deane the referred to the COoumlttee ea falir, when appointaed. The followlng eommuniesatke a .a to the Howe by'Mr. Oaker:. lew Onnatue. JIsan . 4 To tbe bf e Olerk of the joue o 0 atfee of te rtate ofa s oIsaa . aC,-Plase take noces th ght df u. L. Bower to s.t Uepreeetstvse or ther M aprsas tatlve tiDt Very reepeetttlly,. On motion of Mr. Deaes the tion was referred to thle Oeamtt ed tioes sad Quaeu tsotls. Mr. Lyons pre.ated the pgid etionl a the case otf eutws .L/, fag the seat of J. Muse Wsta. On motion of Mr. Lyoes, t petits rOIrredto the comemite . as Mr. Bridger Introduced the falewi astion : iesoleod e bOwe Aeesnsrrt entaad u Be adw of the Of M oin og Cl lrk et th such additional ompeeaissim as !Aed by this Mouse. Mr. Bridget moved tat the sr rL Hows be bsuspended In otdmr it pss the lanton. Mr. Murrel eallsed far eviat, ad, rising vote ot. 85 yeas to - mnys, ts were suspended. Mr. Murrai mvedltO amend · the by strktlng out the words "withesat . tonalO ompen.a.io m be Saay be f 7ed The amendment was a dopted. On motion of Mr. Deams the! sderation of the resolution was until Thuarday. NSe$AGZ FROM TEn A communication was receivead from l..y the Gvernr throulgh o ai his Private Secretary, traasMte t1i Souseoi Representativea his whlef was read as follows: New Ordsas. Janusr Ie. Gentlemen of the Geaeral AsseeMy: Tile constlitutiotn impoeas upenas the A. from time to time, giving the u edmu sembly nlaformation respeettag th e of the State, sad custom has ommsece meett of your seson as t at Which that laforamptlens tob t ,e Since the adjournment ao the lsS Assembly the people of a larqgarp B State have been smittenby the Ilfeldestroying epidemie. Th -uch deep traces, sai bar homes, that I deems It ' partialarly to it. one tet, out so brightly amidst th geig and consequent upan the impressed iteseli so deepiy Loudap sa thirs Iis ate _l toyaa1 Zilit ~ l2ar~a