New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-04
THE STATE HOUSE.

| ance was done. Senator Blackburn, &C
cording to previous notice introduced a
bill to provide for State Printer, create
| official printing districts, and designate
| official journals. The bill lies over under
the rules Senator Twitchell introduced
| bill Furnishing extortion in office by State
| officers. 1t was read and ordered to be
| printed in the journal. Senator Weber III
| troduced two bills-one to emancipate the
| minor A. II. Cleayeland, of the par
ish of East Feliciana; aud another for the
relief of the minor heirs of Mrs. A T. Balm,
deceased. These bills were opposed by
Senator Ingraham on the ground that he
| objected to special legislation. The law
had provided courts to determine matters
of this kind, and he did not think it right
to cucumber the Legislature with them.
They we're referred 20 appropriate commit
tees.
| After the executive session had been
| raised the Senate, on motion of Senator Iu-
| graham, resumed its consideration of Senate
bill No. 10, providing for the payment of
expenses incurred by an extra session of
the Legislature. 1t was finally passed By
vote of eighteen yeas 20 three nays. The
! Senate then adjourned TO meet to-day, at
| twelve o'clock M.
The House was called to order yesterday
by Speaker Lowell, at twelve o'clock NJ,
and the Clerk, having called the roll, an
nounced sixty-one members present and a
| quorum. Mr. Gair, chairman Uf the En-
rollment Committee, reported the enroll
ment of an "act to suppress riotous and
unlawful assemblies and for other pur-
| poses," and of an act prescribing the du-
| ties and powers of the Governor in relation
to insubordination in military organiza
tiOns constituting part of the State mill
tia The special committee Of five to
whom was referred House bill No. 36 enti-
tied "an act to provide for full and
prompt payment of the members, officers
and employees of the Metropolitan Police"
! etc, made favorable report through ao6
ing chairman Murrell, of Madison.
| [Mr. Paris, of Orleans, in the chair
just after this report had been made, Mr.
Hahn, of st. Charles, appeared in isseat.
He arose and said he had learned through
the city papers of that morning that he had
|
mittee of five to whom was referred House
bill No. SO. He said that committee was
announced for the first time or Thursday,
and he had no notification of his appoint
| ment on il until he received II through the
newspapers on Friday morning. He asked
to be informed By the Chair what had been
done upon the subject He was then in
| AI,A ~,
made favorable report through Mr.. Muir
| rell, of Madison, acting chairman.
Mr.. Gair in the chair
Mr.. Hahn expressed his surprise at such
| hasty conduct in a matter Of so much i'm
portance. He could account for it only in
one way-and that was that police commits
sioners had been among members of the
committee, urging them to push this bill
through regardless of the public interest.
| This bill proposed to do for the police more
than is done for any other class Of public
| employees in this State, including the judges
of cur courts. Mr.. Hahn said he was aware
that the police force was powerful in this
| city, but he was determined to prevent this
| outrageous injustice being perpetrated upon
the people, if possible. lie regarded it as
a most fragrant attempt TO blacken and in
! jure the credit Of tho State by heaping
upon it an additions debt Of more than
| 81 900, 600. He concluded by asking the
| House to reconsider the bill, With instruc-
tions to have it printed
Mr.. Young, of Concordis, also addressed
| the House in opposition to the report favor
| ing the adoption of House bill No. 36. He
said that if the bill passed the Legislature
and became law, it would fix upon the
| State an additional debt of over S 900 GS9.
He therefore moved that it be recommitted
| to the Committee on Claims with an ord er
| to print. This motion prevailed.
ESpeaker Lowell IN the chair !
Mr. Hubeau, OF Jefferson, obtained sus
| pension of the rules in order to take up
Senate bill No. IS, relating to police juries
! The bill was read three times and declared
| finally passed.
Mr. COnnaugdton. of Rapides. obtained q
| suspension of the rules to introduce bill
exempting tue town of Alexandria from
parish taxes. 1t was read twice and re-
terred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Souer introduced bill making aa
appropriation of $3.50 tor the benefit of the
State Librarian. 1t was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims The
same gentleman introduced an act appro-
priating $500 to pay the per diem of mem
bers of the election returning board. Read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means,
Mr. Baker, of Bossier. called up Che act
entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec
ton 1910 Of the Revised Statutes of 4ouisi.
ana. 1t was read twice and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
House bill No. 81 making the fourth day
Of March8a State holiday, came up under
the head of unfinished business. Pending
its final passage, Mr.. Young moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed which
motion prevailed.
Senate bill No. 49, for the relief of J. II.
Shawhan, was then taken up and, on mo !
ton of Mr. Gair, was referred tG the Judi |
ciary Committee.
On motion the House then adjourned 20
meet to-day at twelve o'clock n.
Acquiescence Advised,
We call the attention of the last ditch
Democrats to the remarks Of Alexander II. |
Stephens, which appear elsewhere, sub
stantiauy approving the course OF Presi- |
dent Grant in regard to the troubles in this |
State, and counselng acquesCeuc6 On the
part of the people Of Louisiana.