New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-25
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
Forty-Pinh Days Proceedings.
OF THE

The Senate was called to order by til
President at eleven O'Clock.
The roll was called, the following mem
bers present:
Anderson, Beares, Darrall, Day, Egan
Francois, Lewis Offutt, Packard, Pollard
Raw, Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whlte, Whlt
ney. Wilcox. williams, Wittgenstein-l9.
PRAYER by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner
Mr.. RAY: move that the reading of tn
minutes be dispensed with.
Adopted
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the Judiciary Committe
and from the Committee on Internal I'm
provements, and Mr.. Wittgenstein, from
the Committee on Visiting the Penitentiary
reported progress.
The Clerk of the House of Representative
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 hat
discharged the joint committee on the par
of that body appointed to consider sucl
matters.
Mr.. Bacon: move that the bin be re
turned to the House.
Adopted.
MOTIONS.
The President: Motions being in order,
place before the Senate communication re.
ceived from the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men of this city.
The communication from the city author
tiles was read, as follows:
WHEREAS, An act entitled an act to estab-
fish 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,
loekups, 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 direct encroachment upon
the liberty of the people, Furnishing INSIDE
meanoTs as penitentiary ofenses, authoriZ-
ing policemen to make arrests for trtvialities,
and rendering insecure the personal liberty
of the good people of New Orleans, and ad-
jacent cities and towns included in the
metropolitan district; and
Whereas, Events have occurred which
have already demonstrated the improperly
and insecurity arising from the act taking
from the Mayor of New Orleans all control
of the Chief and members of the police
force; and,
Whereas, There can be no doubt that the
police force fixed by the present laws is
amply sufficient in point of numbers to pro-
tect persons and property, and therefore
the contemplated increase is unnecessary,
and in the unfortunate financial condition
Of the city unwarranted; therefore.
BE ii reSotUed That a joint committee,
composed of two from the Board of Alder
men and three from the Board of Assistant
Aldermen, be appointed by the Presidents
of the Boards of Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen to wait upon the Governor and
the Committees of the Legislature on Cor
porations and Parochial Affairs and present
3 our solemn protest against the aforesaid act
20 establish metropolitan police district
and7to provide for the government thereof |
said act being highly detrimental to the |
public interest, and if enforced would be |
productive of incalculable mischief and, |
perhaps, deplorable results.
Be IL resotoed, That copy Of these reso-
lutions be forwarded by the Mayor to the
Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, of the
Seneral Assembly of louisiana and to the
committees aforesaid.
(signedl THoS.H. SHIELDS,
President Of the Board of Aldermen pro
tenn.
(Signed) ALFRED KEARNY.
President Of the Board of Assistant Alder |
men.
Approved August 10, 1868.
(Signed) JOHN R. CONWAY, Mayor.
MIR. Ray: l move to lay the communica,
tion upon the table, subject to call.
Adopted.
MIR. Bacon: move that the Committee of |
Conference on the militia bill, on the part
Of the Senate, be discharged.
Adopted.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Bacon: / give notice that tomorrow,
or at some future day, will introduce bill
to be entitled an act to carry out the pro-
visions of the constitution relative to pub
lie education, and to provide for the educa.
ton Of all the children of the State.
Mr.. Thompson; 1 give notice that to-mor-
row ! will introduce bill to incorporate
the Vaudeville and White Sulphur Springs
Railroad Company.
BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Todd: An act creating a Metro
politan Sanitary District, and Board of
Health, ETC., was introduced and read.
: Mr. Todd moved that the usual number OF
copies Of the bill be printed.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Bacon, an act to incorporate the /
Louisiana Mercantile College.
Read twice under suspension of the
rules, and referred to the Committee on
Education.
Mr., Campbell: ask for a suspension of
ne rules to report from the Committee on
Corporations favOrably upon the Senate
bill No =, an act TO remove the courthouse \
u The parish Of St. James.
Rules suspended andrenort received
BILLS ON THEIR FIRST RRAprSe.
House bill No. .2s, an act to Incorporate Il
be town Of Alexandria, was taken IN. p
Read twice under suspension Of tbe r
ulss and referred to the Committee on Cor.
lorations. d
House bill No. IS, an act to emancipate r.
gorge Crockett Philips, was taken up.
NJ. Ray: move to indefinitely postpone
ls consideration Of the bill.
Adopted.
H1uea BIN No. 90, an act to amend an act
nntled a. act and the amendment thereto,