New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-21

ney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-l9.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. Rey move that the reading Of the
minutes be dispensed with.
Adopted.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the judiciary Committee
and from the Committee on Internal In
provements, and Mr.. Wittgenstein, from
the Committee on Visiting the Penitentiary,
reported progress.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
appeared with a message from the House re-
questing the Senate to return House bill
No. 50, an act establishing a uniformed
militia for the State, etc. as the House had
discharged the Joint committee on the part
Of that body appointed to consider such
matters.
Mr.. Bacon; move that the bill be re.
turned to the House.
Adopted.
MOTIONS.
The President: Motions being in order, l
place before the Senate a communication re
ceived from the Mayor aud Board of Alder
men of this city.
The communication from the city author
ities was read, as follows:
WHEREAS, An act entitled an act to estab-
lish q metropolitan police district, and pro
vide for the government thereof is now
before the General Assembly of louisiana;
and,
whereas, The said act constitutes as one dis.
trict, to be known as the metropolitan po-
lice district, the cities of New Orleans,
Jefferson, and Carrollton, and the towns OF
Algiers and Gretna; and,
Whereas, The police force is by said act
greatly increased, and the Mayors of New
Orleans, Jefferson, and Carrollton, and the
Police Juries of Algiers and Gretna are re
quired TO furnish additional offices, stations,
loCkups, houses of detention, furniture,
equipments, accommodations, etc, for
the Board officers, and members OF the
said police; and,
Whereas, Said act levies upon the estates,
real and personal of the above said cities
and towns tax to carry out the provisions
of said act, which at this time will be a
heavy burden upon the people; and, where
as, said act is a direct encroachment upon
the liberty of the people, Furnishing misde-
meancTs as penitenttary otenses, authoriZ-
ing policemen to make arrests for trivialities
and rendering insecure the personal liberty
Oh Tile AOOu IGOplC vi LNC OAlSdASl bLAN az
iacent cities and towns included in the
metropolitan district; and, .-....
Whereas, Events have occurred whicl
have already demontrated the lmproprletl
and insecurity arising from the act taking
| from the Mayor of New Orleans all contro
of the Chief and members OF the polict
| force; and,
Whereas, There can be no doubt that tn
| police force fixed by the present laws i
in mint pf n bnrG tn
tect persons and property, and therefor,
the contemplated increase is unnecessary
and in the unfortunate financial condition
of the city unwarranted; therefore,
Be il r6SOlUed, That a joint committee
composed of two from the Board of Alder
men and three from the Board of Assistan
Aldermen, be appointed by the President
of the Boards OF Aldermen and Asslstan
| Aldermen to wait upon the Governor ant
the Committees of the Legislature on Cor
| porations and Parochial Affairs and presen
| our solemn protest against the aforesaid &C
| to establish a metropolitan police district
and to provide for the government thereof
said act being highly detrimental to tn
| public interest, and if enforced would b
| productive of incalculable mischief and
| perhaps, deplorable results.
BE Il reSolred That copy of these reso
lutions be forwarded by the Mayor to III
Governor, President Of the Senate, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, of th
| General Assembly of Louisiana, and to tn
committees aforesaid.
CSignedI THOS. H. SHIELDS,
| President Of the Board of Aldermen pr
TEN.
President of the Board Of Assistant Alder
men.
Approved August 10, 1868.
ISigned) JOHN r. CONWAY, Mayor.
Mr.. Ray: 1 move to lay the communic5
tion upon the table, subject to call.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bacon: move that the Committee o
Conference on the militia bill, on the par
of the Senate, be discharged.
Adopted.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Bacon: give notice that tomorrow
or at some future day, will introduce q bi
to be entitled an act to carry out the pre-
visions of the constitution relative to pull
lie education, and to provide for the educs
tion of all the children of the State.
Mr.. Thompson: give notice that to-mol
row | will introduce bill to incorporat
the Mandeville and White Sulphur Spring
Railroad Company.
BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Todd: An act creating a Metro
politan Sanitary District, and Board o
Health, etc., was taken up and read.
Mr.. Todd: Mr.. President, a week or tel
days ago gave notice of this bill, whicl
has been gotten up with good deal of carr
by some of the best physicians in the city
desire it to be printed, and copy laid oil
the desk of each Senator.
Mr.. Todd moved that the usual number 0
copies of the bill be printed ...
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Bacon, an act to incorporate tn,
Louisiana Mercantile College.
Read twice under suspension of tn
rules and referred TO the Committee OIL
Education.
Mr.. Campbell: ask for suspension o
the rules to report from the Committee OF
Corporations fayorably upon the senatI
bill No. =, an act to remove the courthousl
Of the parish of st. James.
Rules suspended and report received.
ELLIS on THEIR FIRST READING,
House bill No. 49, an act to iucorporst,
the town OF Alexandria, was taken up,
Read twice under suspension Of tht
rules and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations,
House bill No. s., an act to enaanoipat
George Crockett Philips, was taken up.
Rr. Ray; move to indefinitely nostuou
the consideration Of the bin.
Adopted. ,-,.s
House bill No, %, an act to amend a. sc
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