New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-16

Wickliffe. There was considerable talk
pro and con-, on this matter, and as 6
number Of gentlemen talked at the same
time, as well as the one who had the floor
very little could be understood about the
| progress of the debate. The bill was
postponed indefinitely, which is tanta.
mount TO death.
| At the commencement OF proceedings
in the House, Speaker Carter made a few
very proper remarks respecting the habit
of calling for the yeas and nays on every
| trivial occasion. He sta.edthe case pretty
much as it was stated in yesterdays RE-
PUBLICAN, and begged the members to
call for yeas and nays only when the vote
was close, or it was considered desirable to
make It a matter Of record.
In the evening session Of the Senate
bill was brought up to establish the
fifteenth and sixteenth judicial districts,
etc. The bill excited some animated de-
bate, and was finally referred to the men,
bers Of the district which the bill con-
Germs.
The vaccination bill YVES called up and
laid on the table, subject to call. il.
A bill relative to improving Bayou Cour-
tableau was made the order Of the day at
one o'clock.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
In the course of the morning session
a committee report was introduced in re-
lation to the Crescent City Slaughter
house Company, the purport of which re-
port was that the company had forfeited
its charter, inasmuch as it had failed to
erect s,lficiency Of buildings, il conse-
quence Of which the butchers could not
keep the meat from spelling, etc. A bill
accompanied the report, entitled IAN act
to regulate the location OF slaughter
houses, etc, in tie city Of New Orleans
and parishes of Jefferson and St. Ber-
nard-the purport of the bill being to de-
prive the Crescent City Slaughterhouse
Company of any exclusive privilege.
The repor. and bill We're laid on the
table, subject to call. The first business
Of the evening session was to call up the
report and bill, which We're sumnarily
disposed of-the one adopted, the other
passed, and sent to the Senate for con-
currence. Should the Senate concur, it
may be said of the Crescent City Slaughter
house Company, that, like ancient Troy,
linn .t,tit. It may still operate, bat with
out exclusive privilege.
Considerable excitement arose upon the
question Of adopting bill for creating
a commission to locate the site for State
House in the city of New Orleans, TO pur-
chase the necessary grounds therefor, and
making an appropriation to pay ior such
grounds. and to build a State House and
other buildings necessary for State par
poses, and improving the same.
The bill provides that a Joint committee
of three members of the House and two
Of the Senate be appointed 10 carry ont
the purposes Of the bill; that fifteen nun
bred thousand dollars be appropriated, OF
which one hundred thousand shall be for
grounds. Fourteen hundred thousand
dollars to be raised by the issue OF bonds.
running forty years, and bearing eight
per cent interest.
The bill was finally passed by a large
and clinched in the usual man
ner, by moving a reconsideration and a I
motion 10 lay If on the table.
There vas considerable discussion about
bill No 213, to regulate trying cases under
the provisions of article thirteen OF the
etc, The bill was, On the
third reading, passed finally, by vote Of
sixty-rine 70 .wenty-seven.
The House then adjourned, til Twelve
D clock to-day.