The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-10-25
MORNING srA1 AND CATHOLIC xEsgENGxR.
Rv11w OF THE WEEK.

Rvnw OF THE WEEK.
LEGIsLATURE.-October 19.-The Senate con-
CURED in the House proposition to adjourn on
the Goth instant. The Ship Island Canal bill
passed, as did the bill providing for the expen-
SEES of the Penitentiary. In the House, mo-
ton to pass the Ave million loan kill over tho
Governors veto, was lost. A motion to adjourn
ON the 2Oth instant was adopted. bill was
passed authorizing the payment of $4,000 to
Mr.. Gotthiel, late Commissioner to the Paris
Exposition, ~ was also the Notary and Sheriff
bill.
October Coin the Senate, the bill author
izing loan Of i've million dollars in bonds of
the city of New Orleans, came back from the
House, when the Governors veto was sustained
by avote of 10 to o. After q vote Of thanks
to the officers, the Senate finally adjourned
IN the House, . motion was made to reconsider
the vote ON the Eve million bill for the re-
demption' of city notes, and carried. Altar de-
bate, the bill was passed over the Governors
veto by vote of SO to 10. Considerable bu
siness was done, but local in it's nature, and
after passing the usual vote Of thanks to the
officers, and receiving a message from the Gov
ernor that he had nothing to communicate for
their consideration, the House finally ad-
journed.
CITY CoUNcI--Board Of Aiderues.-A COM
munication was received from the City Attor-
ney, stating that the act creating the Metro
politan Police Board and the act compelling
the city to have its printing executed by the
State Printer, who was q member of the Legis-
lature at the time he was appointed State
Printer, were unconstitutional. A resolution
was adopted instructing the City Attorney to
take steps to have the constitutionality ofthese
acts tested, payment in the meantime to be sus-
pended. A resolution to contract for repairing
the breakwater at Miineburg to prevent over
flow, was adopted. An ordinance was offered
and referred, providing for the issue of bonds
to the amount of three millions, to absorb city
notes. The Finance Committee submitted a
report recommending the sale of the Water
Works.
Board Of Assistant Aldermen.-The Treasurer's
weekly report showed receipts, $1ss, 474 20
expenditures, $l57 1853 81; balance on hand,
$3O,520 70. Resolutions were adopted direct
ing the Controller and Treasurer not to pay the
rolls of the Metropolitan Police, as they are
not recognized by the corporation and author
izing the City Attorney to take such measures
as will protect the interests of the city against
violation Of municipal rights and an outrage
on the community.
The Assistant Board held a meeting the
evening of Thursday, to consider the market
ordinance, which, after some discussion, was
laid the table.
MUNICIPAL NERvE.-The action of the NUM-
cipal authorities in Jefferson City, in relation
to the police, has received universal common
dation-tending at the same time to make more
apparent the pusillanimity of our own OFF,
Gals. 1t is not too late yet for the latter to
trieve the past. Prompt, energetic and persist
emit effort such as the Jeffersonians have mani
tested, will do much to reinstate them in pub
lie regard.
Since the above was put in type, we are glad
to see that the Council has taken step in the
right direction. Let this initiative step be vi
gorously prosecuted
A NEW PoLICE.-A movement is on foot to
establish new police, independent of that fur
nished by the Police Board. The ineffciency
of the latter is palpable, that some substi-
tute ought to be found to secure greater pro-
lection to person and property. Someeking
similar was done here many years ago, when
the "Faubourg st. Mary,"-aH above Canal
street-complained of neglect. Then the pro-
perty owners and merchants, headed by the
late Samuel j. Peters and James III. Caldwell,
organized an efficient force, and paid them out
of private funds contributed by the inhabitants
of the locality guarded.
RECKLESS DKIv ING.-A boy was run over u
few days ago by cart, and instantly killed.
The frequency of these occurrences calls loud
ly for redress. The wonder is that the number
OF casualties is not greater from this reprehen-
sib1e practice of reckless driving. Hardly
hot moi w IT,
messed, and it is high time examples were made
sufficiently severe to check this growing aud
dangerous evil.
The experiment with the newly invented ma
chine called the " fire eXtinguisher," Wednes