New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-29
THE STATE HOUSE.

The House met at ten o'clock yesterday
morning and, there being no quorum pres
ent, was adjourned by Speaker Brewster
until halt-past eleven. 1t was again called
to order by the Speaker at halfpast eleven,
and the Clerk proceeded to call the roll,
and announced sixty-nine member, present
and quorum.
| The first business done was the adoption
| of the Senate concurrent resolution that
from and after three o'clock p. NJ. Thurs
day, the twenty-ninth day of February,
1879, it shall not be in order to introduce
as new matter any bill or resolution of
any kind for the appropriation of money
from the State treasury, except by unani-
nous consent Of either house of the Gen
eral Assembly.
| The Speaker then inquired Of the Clerk
what was the regular order of the day, and
the Clerk replied bill No. AIS, an act to au-
| thorize the Council Of the city Of New Or
leans to levy police tax: to regulate levies
Of taxes; the proceedings of tax SUITS and
| the jurisdiction Of the district courts for The
| parish of Orleans in reference thereto; to
| define and punish forgery in certain cases,
| and to authorize the funding Of the floating
| debt.
Mr.. Hampstead moved the previous ques-
! ton on the final passage of the bill .and it
! finally passed by vote of sixty seven yeas
| to eight nays.
Mr.. Ong, chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, made favorable report
| in reference to the general appropriation
| bill. The report was adopted, and Mr.. Da-
wilson moved that the House 90 into COM
| mittee Of the whole on the bill. The motion
| was carried, and the Speaker called DR..
Worrall to the chair, in committee Of the
whole.
On motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, the clerk
proceeded to read the bill item by item.
Several items wese read and favorably con-
sidered, when motion was made that the
| committee rise and report progress to the
House. The Speaker resumed the chair,
and received the report of the chairman of
the committee of the whole.
The Senate Metropolitan Police bill was
announced as next in order. After the
reading OF the first section, Mr.. Thompson
presented a substitute for the bill. On
motion of Mr.. Stamps, the Metropolitan
Police bill was indefinitely postponed, with
scarcely dissenting voice, the substitute
sharing like fate.
The Committee on Railroads made
favorable report in regard to the bill estab
fishing the Vidaia, Red River and Texas
railroad. and Mr.. Pond moved to table the
report. The House refused TO table the
report bya vote of nineteen yeas to forty
eight nays. The report was then adopted,
and Mr.. Garstkamp moved that the bill be
taken up and passed.
Messrs. Garstkamp, Davidson and Young
advocated the final passage of the bill, and
il finally passed without opposition.
4 number of Senate bills on their first
reading were then taken up and finally
passed, and others laid upon the table
Senate bill No. 3l3, to liquidate the in
deb.edness OF the State to J. 0. Nixon, was
laid upon the table.
The Senate appropriation bill, introduced
by Mr.. Hunsaker, and No. 399, was laid
upon the table subject to call.
Senate bill No. 299, by Mr.. Todd, incor-
Company, also lies over.
The following bills were finally passed:
Senate bill No. 33S (Mr Thompson), taxes
and licenses in parish OF Tanglpahoa.
Senate bill No. 1886 (Mr. Todd, shell road
parish of jefferson, etc.
Senate bill No. 1863 lMr. Ray, adoption of
children.
Senate bill No. $50 (Mr. Jenks). steam
ferry at Bayou Sara
Senate Joint resolution No % Mr.. Black
mani relief of taxpayers parish of Clai-
borne.
Senate bill No 1903 Mr. Thompson). ineor-
porate John Cough Temperance Society.
Senate bill No. IL (Mr. kelsol, incorpo-
rate Pacific Fire Company No. ], town Of
Alexandria.
Senate bill 10. $50 (AEr. Ray), relief of
William P. Harper.
Senate bill No. 392, aa act TO au-
thorize the North Louisiana and Texas
Railroad Company to substitute stock of
said company instead of second mortgage
in favor of the State, and to release the
said company from other liabilities to the
State. also finally passed the House.
The Senate bill making Mardi Gras le-
gal holiday finally passed.
The friends OF the State House bill made
another Intellectual effort yesterday to with
draw it from the committee of the whole in
order to bring it before the House. 1t is
now quite certain this bill must fail to be-
come law.
Or motion, the House adjourned to meet
at seven o'clock in the evening.
The House met last evening pursuant to
adjournment, and was called to order by
Speaker Brewster, who instructed the
Clerk to call the roll. quorum being
present, Mr.. Moncure moved that the
House go into committee of the whole on
the Senate general appropriation bill. The
House refused to do this, and Ar. Faulkner
then moved to take up the waterworks bill
After the reading of few sections, Mr.
Harper moved to dispense with the further
reading of the bill. The House refused to
dispense with the further reading of the
bill. The Clerk continued to read. On
motion, the further reading Of the bill was
then dispensed with. A motion was then
made to suspend the rules in order to put
the bill upon its third reading and final
passage. The rules were not suspended. |
Mr.. Davidson then moved to go into the
consider the Senate genera. appropria-
ton bill. His motion prevailed, and
the Speaker called M, GarstkamD to