New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-06
TIE STATE HOUSE.

From some cause OF another .ue:c -Vh-
more excitement thar usual around the
state House yesterday. This may haze
been caused from the reports ii "lrcu!aIon
30 the etfec. tha. the spirit of rebellion y as
spreading. BE this as il may, :he commo-
tion was raite perceptible. YET i die not
seem TO shake the faitl. OF those who are
charged with the government OF the State.
The Senate was called to oIder as usual
by Lieutenant Governor Antoine. at noon.
imme diately after the Secretary had al.-
nounced d quorum present, Senator thge
rose TO i privilege question. lie said ilr
desired - cal! the attention of the Se:iate
70 an articis in the PiCayn"c, in when II
was charged that certain Senators w':e
endeavoring to unseat him.
Senator Harris denounced the PscuyH"e
as wholly unreliable in matters OF this
kind. lie said jts editorials were unsouAd.
and that he believed the Senate was ready
to do justice :" al. men. irrespective .:
party.
Senator Greene sari something ABOUT
compromise and seemed inclined 70 :hink
that Senator Harris efforts n .hat direction
were failure
Senate. Stamps 'ras opposed 10 any con-
promise with those who opposed lawiU!
authority.
Iu the House yesterday. immediately
after the Clerk had announced Z ..uOrHm
present, Mr. Young called up Senate bill
No. I0s, substitute for Senate bill No. -. AL
act providing for the establishment o.!
parish official journals throughout the
State. defining the character ar! descrlp-
ton Of work they shall be- entitled I" pei
form, ard fixing the price thereof. Ihe
Judiciary Committee reported favorably on
this bill. Il was read, ordered - be printed
in the journal. and placed upon the calendar
for second reading.
Senate bill No. :. an acl relative 20 the
fees and emoluments of the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts. and to repeal section three OF
act No =! of 1872, and for other purposes,
was next called up On motion, further
action OF this bill was postponed anti. to-
day.
Senate bill No. l}.. Introduced by Sell
ator Twitchell-an act to enforce the pay
ment OF taxes due the State. providing Tor
the seizure and sale OF the property OF
delinquent taxpayers. and regulating the
proceedings against them and against their
property and tenants-was called up, read
twice and. after considerable discussion.
placed upon the calendar tor third read
ing.
House bill No l4c. an act for tie relief
Of Mrs. Lizzie G. Gallup, taaiy passed tho
House yesterday.
Mr.. Montaldo. Of Orleans, otere: the
following resolution and obtained d sus-
pension ot the rules fo- its immediate CON
sideration:
WHEREAS, Certain evil disposed perstn II
are reported to be forming com bnauons 10
disturb the public peace, defy the lawful
authorities. and the State ia threatened
with violence: therefore be il
Resolved bv the House OF Representa-
tives of the General Assembly OF Louisiana.
the Senate cOncurring. that the President
OF the United States be requested to afford
the protection guaranteed each State by
the constitution o.. the United States when
threatened with domestic violence. and
that the presiding officers of the General
Assembly transmit this resolution to the
President OF the United States.
MessTs. Murrell. of Madison. Gar. Of
Eas. Feliciana. end Seweli, OF Or
leans. urged in eloquent terms the adOp-
ton OF the resolution, while Messrs.
Benham. CT Carroll. and Hahn. OF
st. Charles. took opposite grounds. as-
serting their belief in the competency Of
the State government to protect itself
against domestic violence. The resolution
finally passed by vote o: fifty five yeas 10
six nays.
House bill No. 200, an &C. to appropriate
and appOrtioD the college donation fund to
and among certain designated colleges. was
called up. ard Mr.. Young moved :ts final
passage.
Pending she discussion cf this bill, and
amid innumerable points Of order and gen
eral confusion. the House adjourned Unit!
seven o'clock in the evening.
Evening Session.
The House last night passed the genera,
appropriation bill. the militia bill, the tax
bill. and adjourned tc NEE: this Eogring az
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