New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
THE STATE HOUSE.

THE STATE HOUSE.
There was short session of the Senat
yesterday, but the time was well occupied
| What was done in the way of legislatio
looks toward REFORM.
Senator Brewster introduced bill, II
pealing the constabulary law. It was rea
and lies over under the rule.
Senator Blackburn introduced a bil
amending the homestead law SO as to pre-
tect the tillers of the soil and secure t.
them the fruits Of their industry. It wa
referred 20 the Judiciary Committee, Will
instructions that is pe printed for the benef
of the Senate.
Senator Brewster ineroduced joint reso
luton asking Congress to appropriate th,
money received from the sale of publ,
lands to the support of the free common
| schools. 1t was read and referred TO tht
| Committee on Education.
The Senate, after short executive ses
sion, adjourned to meet tomorrow Mon
day) morning, at ten o'clock.
| Immediately after the organization o.
| the House yesterday a message from the
| Senate was received informing the House
| Of the passage through the Senate of Senate
! bill No. l9, substitute for House bill No
| 10, making an appropriation to pay the
| mileage and per diem Of the mem bers, sala
ries of officers aud employees, and the con.
tingent expenses of the extra session, com.
mencing December 9, 1872. of tie third
| General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
by appropriating and providing for the sale
of $4,000 of legislative warrants, and de-
claring the manner of disbursing the
amount realized by the salo Of said war
rants, and providing for their redemption
The journal of the previous day was cor
rected and adopted.
Mr.. Demas asked for a suspension of the
rules in order to take up Senate bill No. 10.
providing for the means tOpay the expenses
of the extra session. HIS motion prevailed,
and the bill was read. Mr.. Demas asked
for further suspension of the rules in
order that the bill be read a second time.
Mr. Benham opposed this motion on the
ground that it would not be wise to pass
the bill hastily. He wanted it referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means with
instructons that it be printed in the journal
OF the House for the ipformation of mem.
bers.
MIR. Gbair said ths elf did nog suit B3np
The House had no surety ghaS is would en-
able its members to get what the State
constitution allowed them. The pay of
Of 7 s1a+ SQ 4
and he did not want to take less. He hoped,
therefore, Mr.oBenham's motion would pre-
vail, as it would give members an oppor-
tunity to devise pill tAat would be unob-
iectionabls.
Mr. Demas moved &c lay che motion to
refer on the table, and on that motion the
yeas and nays were called. The motion to
refer was tabled By vote Of "a geas 20 %
nays.
Mr.. Mahoney then moved to make the
bill the special order of thedsy fos toRnor-
row tMonday) at P. NJ.
Mr.. Demas moved to lay that motion on
the table, which motion prevailed by a vote
of 46 yeas to l3 nays.
After an Intellectual attempt to adjourn,
Mr.. Devices moved that rule ffty-seven,
which requires the House 20 go into the
committee of the whole on this BILL be sus-
pended. The yeas and nays beng called
for rule fitty-seven waS suspended by
vote Of 81 yeas to Is nays. cir. De-
wees then moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended in order that the bill be
placed upon its third and final reading.
The yeas and nays being demanded on this
motion, the clerk called the roll and an
that the House refused to suspend
the rule in order to place che bill upon its
final passage.
A message from Governor Pinchback WIS
announced, informing the House that he
had signed the bill entitled an act to sup
press riotous and unlawful assemblies, and
to provide for the punishment of persons
thereiG, and to define the du-
les Of the officers OF the State in regard |
hereto. and to punish officers and others |
or neglect or refusal to discharge and per-
orm duties imposed upon them by law.
On motion the House then adjourned I'M
il to-m@row Monday snorning OF 6alf-
,ast nise O'Clock .