New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-22
TIE STATE HOUSE.

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The Senate was called to order at twelve
o'clock, and there being quorum present,
| Bishop Haven was requested to open its
proceedings with prayer. Senator Hun
| saker gave notice of bill for the relief OF
| ]. N. Shawhan. Senator Greene gave no
tice Of two bills-one to create new par
| ish, composed Of portions of the parishes of
Jackson, Union, Claiborne and Bienville;
the other to charter railroad from Yer
mlionville, by way. of Alexandria and
| Vienna, to Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The
same gentleman gave notice of a resolution
! asking for committee to investigate frauds
on the State treasury.
Senator TwitcheIl called up his bill, enti-
! tied IAN act requiring reclaimants or
| former owners of real estate sold for taxes
to pay for all improvements made thereon
| by purchasers thereof, and for other pur-
poses" II was read second time and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee. Senator
! Weber's bill for the relief of taxpayers was
read and referred to the same committee.
! Senator Brewster asked a suspension Of the
rules, which was granted, to enable him to
| n ro6uce the following eolution
WHEREAS, The State Library, containing
about tw, nty thousand volumee, and valued
| at upward OF 100000, is in imminent danger
of being destroyed by reason Of the imper-
tect condition OF the Library building, and
eady it is reported q sufficient amount Of
| money has been appropriated to repair said
building that is now in the hands of parties
who have delayed in expending It in the
manner designed by the General Assembly,
therefore, be it
Res0lrcd, That the Committee on Libraries
be, and it is hereby instructed, to make a
thorough investigation OF the above state
ment. and report soon as practicable;
and that the committee also report what
legislation is necessary, if any, to require
the State Librarian to open and close at
such hours and ON such days as will enable
the working people to visit it.
It was read and adopted.
On motion, the Senate wen4 into execu-
tive session, after which it adjourned to
meet tomorrow at II M.
At the hour Of II NJ. yesterday, the
Speaker being absent, the Clerk called the
House to order, and asked Mr.. Souer, of
Avoyelles, to take the chair. The Clerk
called the roll and reported sixty-One
members present, and quorum. The Rev.
Bishop Wiley, Of Cincinnati, was invited TO
open the proceedings Of the House with
prayer. Mr.. GAir gave notice of bill to
abolish the office of State tax collectors.
The same gentleman, by leave, introduce
bill for the relief OF the State Printer. 1t
was read second time and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means. Sir. Ba
row, of Orleans, gave notice that he would
Introduce bill abolishing the Louisiana
Lottery Company. Mr.. Hahn, of St. Charles,
informed the House that he intended to in,
troduce a bill to abolish the Board OF Port
wardens and the Board Of H Htr0ormasters
for the port of New Orleans. Mr.,
Kern, of Jefferson, by leave, in,
troduced a bill to exempt the parish of
Jefferson from the operation Of the act in
cooperating the Louisiana Live Stock Land
ing and Slaughterhouse Company. 1t was
read and referred to the Committee on
Corporations. An act previously intro
duced by Mr.. Rodrigues, Of Orleans, re-
lating to the collection of State taxes, was |
called up. 1t provides for the suspension |
of forced collection of all parish and city |
taxes for the year 1872, and previous years, |
until the first of December, 1873. Mr.. |
Devices, Of Red River, moved to refer it to |
the Committee on Ways and Means. The
yeas and nays were called on the motion 10
refer, and it was negatived by vote OF |
seven yeas to ffty-three nays. The bill |
was then made the special order OF the
day for Thursday next, and on motion the |
House adjourned until tomorrow at twelve
o'clock NJ
prominent CHURCH OFFICIALs.-Withia
few days our city has been visited by
several prominent church officials of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. On last
Wednesday evening Bishop Gilbert Haven
arrived in this city as the guest of General
Cyrus Bussey. Bishop Haven was elected
at the late Methodist General Conference
in Brooklyn. He was for several years the
editor of Zion's HeraLd, Boston, the oldest
Methodist paper in America, and celebrated
years before the war for it's thoroughly
radical character. Bishop Haven left last
evening for Mexico, where he goes to or
ganize q mission under the auspices Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He will
spend some time laying the foundation OF
Methodism in that country and return to
our city by way of Texas some time in
March,
On Friday evening Bishop Wiley and
Rev. DR.. r. S. Rust, of Cincinnati, came in
on the delayed morning Jackson train.
These gentlemen are on their way to Texas,
Bishop Wiley to preside at the Texas Meth
odist Episcopal Conference, and DR.. Rust
to select location in which to establish an
institution of learning.
Bishop Wiley breaches this morning at
eleven O'Clock in Ames Methodist Episcopal
Church, corner of st. Charles and CalIope
streets, and this evening, at seven o'clock,
the bishop breaches at Union Chapel, on
BienviIle street. This afternoon, at three
o'clock, DR.. Rust breaches at Poet Street
Methodist Church, and tonight he speaks
at Wesley Chapel, on Liberty street
Mr.. Henry GreeDy who represents the in
crest of the succession of w. II. C. King
n the New Orleans Times establishment,
gives notice that neither he nor the widow
IND children are in any manner concerned
n the publication of the new paper called
he GInles. It appears that none of the old
,roprietors have any interest in fhe new
Enterprise.
4 boy at South Bend Indiana, thought
le would see how the cold iron of his skate
asted the other morning. He now wears