New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-13

Mississippi Northumberland Hal
ieck's Funeral-Russian Fleet Going
to Pensacola-NIiss0uri Legislature
Chicago P0stOfl1ce-GeOrSia-GO
SrnifH,s Inn uuura tim.

Mississippi Northumberland Hall
ieck's Funeral-Russian Fleet Going
to sPensacola-NIiss0uri Legislature
Chicago Post0fIice-Georsia-Gov
Smiths Inauguration.
JACKSON, Miss, January 12.-LegiSln-
ture.-The committee on finance are to in
ruire into the expediency of extending the
time for collecting taxes in the State.
A bill was introduced to protect labOrers
and other employees of railroads. Also an
act to prevent persons from carrying deadly
weapons q,
The Auditors report shows errors in the
assement of delinquent lands in favor of
the State, amounting to $4,000.
A bill passed appropriating 100000 to
defray the expenses OF the Legislature.
bill was introduced to abolish the Office
of public printer.
Attorney General Morris report to the
Legislature shows that of the large number
of cases which the State and counties have
had before the Supreme Court not one has
been lost The Supreme Court has annulled
all lottery charters in the State After not
ing the marked decrease of crime, the At
torney General discusses the necessity for a
law suppressing the carrying of deadly
weapons, directs attention to the evil
policy of licensing retail liquor houses
as a source of revenue, and claims
that it should be done only as a
changes in the law in regard to impanneling
juries, to secure competency, and recon-
mends reform in criminal law practice, with
a view to substantial Justice regardless of
mere technicalities.
LOUISVILLE, January 12.-General Hal
lecks funeral takes place here tomorrow.
All are invited to attend. The bells of the
city will be tolled during the obsequies.
The City Council last night passed resOlu-
|xnnnns nf racpact an6 oou6O1anoa
kSr. LOUIS, January l2.-Captain Kramer,
who, in the absence of Admiral Poisset, is
IN charge of the Russian feet now in New
York harbOr, left here yesterday with
orders to move the fleet to Pensacola and
be in readiness to receive the Grand Duke
at the termination of his Southern trip.
A Joint resolution was introduced in the
State Senate yesterday authorizing the
State Treasurer to pay some $40O,OOO OF
State bonds, maturing. tomorrow, in cur
repcy instead of coin. This created con-
siderable feeling among the merchants and
citizens generally there to-day, and this
evening the Board of Trade held meeting
and passed the following:
Resolped, That the st. Louis Board of
Trade do hereby Indignantly denounce any
such proposition, and demanded the fulfill
ment of the obligations of the State in let
ter and spirit.
A bill has been introduced in the Legisla-
ture to facilitate the construction of rail-
roads in this State. The principal feature
of its provisions is to issue to all new broad
gauge railroads $4,000 per mile in State
bonds, and $4,000 per mile to narrow gauge
roads.
The roads receiving this are to pay into
the State treasury two per cent annually of
their gross earnings, to be applied to the
payment of interest on the bonds, and to
create sinking fund to pay off the bonds.
After the interest and bonds are paid, this
two per cent is to go into the State treasury,
t" be perpetual source of revenue Coun-
ties are prohibited from taking stock in
railroads. except by twO-thirds vote ofthe
legal voters. The amount of bonds to be
purchased under this bill will not exceed
$lS,0000O0.
CHICAGO, January 12.-Proceedings nave
been inaugurated by the United states In
trict Attorney to condemn the lana hho"N'
as the Postoffice block.
ATLANTA, Ca, January l2mGo M;.I
Smith was inaugurated to-day: The CaPi.odi
vae crowded. The inaugural was recei' ~
with frequent and prolonged applause, nn ~,
recited the duties required OF the 10Y o. the
he had come to the chair in RESPONSE u 80
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