New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-21
THE STATE HOUSE.

| Le senate was SEiItO ~ " NS4 CsttIUdN
az .weIye O'clock N. by Lieutenant Gov
/ error Antoine. Tie Secretary called tie
roll and announced a quorum present.
The newly elected Senator from the
! eighth senatorial district. lion. James 4.
! Re,2en, was sworn in and :o0k h;s seat.
Senator Brewster chairman ct the Com
1n.ttee on Education. reported favorably On
! .he biz to repeal :he act creating the Uni
vers.ty OF Louisiana.
Senator Kelsc. chairman 0. lie Csmmi:.
! tee on Corporations anG P~roch.al Affairs.
/. repc.:ed favorabIy on :he bill relative 20
:he city Of Natchtoehes.
Senator Anderson. chairman ef the Ju-
dietary Committee. reported tavoTably on
he bill creating the oti.e OF Asslstan: A.
to,uev General. Also. :aVorably en- the
Ill repeating the ac: .orhldding :he car.
Iyiug OF concealed weapons: ami un.avor.
a0ly On the bil: 10 protect a; >.,lzeas u
her equal rights.
The following bills Ira'ly passed the
Senate yesterday:
Senate bill No. 10. an ;.ct ior The ieiIef
Of AIbir. Souiie, of New Orleans.
House bill Nc. lj6, an ac: 20 amend an
ac. entitled an act 10 regulate tie proceed
in in contestations between persons
cl4imiDg judicial offices.
Senate bill No. ll5, substitute Tor Senate
bill No. Il. an act 20 amend and Ie-enact
sections ten. seventeen and eighteen Of act
No. % OF the session Of 1872, entitled an
act to incorporate the city OF Natch;toches.
AMI provide for the government Of the
same. approved Jlly ), 1872; and providing
FOR The submitting OF the FAX :evy to the
lega! voters Of said city IN certain cases.
Senator Burch introduced d bill author.
:2;ng the Committee on Charitable Institu-
mons TO visit the various charitable institu.
! .iUns Of the STATE. il lies over under the
1ults
The House yesterday was called TO order
| ~ Chief Clerk Vigers. whn called Mr..
! Allan to the chair. The rOE was called.
| and after tie clerk had announced quo
rum present, Mr.. Benham. Of Carroll, rose
. 20 question OF privilege. Ue said in the
! debates on the ievee bill tie REPUBLICAN
| lad reported him incorrectly in the follow
| ing sentence: The gentleman from Tensa.
| ,Ir. Mathews, had stated the tax ior levee
, purposes amounted 20 eight and half
1lils" This. said Mr.. Btnham. is incoI-
! rec.. The gentleman frOH. Tensas
! said. "Tue tax for levee purposes
| amounted 70 four mills" And believing
Lin. wrong. Mr.. Benham said he attempted
| 10 coCrec, him, by stating that the tax for
ievee purposes was six and half mills.
! Tbs lie has since learned was also wrong.
| ihe .aI Tor levee purposes was correctly
stated bv The gentleman from Tensa.. when
lie placed it at four mills on the dollar
Mr.. Gair presented IL protest signed Gy
Mr.. Allan and himself, protesting against
the manner il which the levee bill was
the minutes of the journal. There was AZ
! first some objection TO allowing the gentle
man from East Baton Rouge to spread him
| self ID this way but the House finally con
sented, and the protest viii appear in the
| Journal cf today.
Mr.. Grant. of MorehCuse. Introduced \
joint resolution for the purpose Of har-
| lnonizing the different politica! parties that
are now claiming ths right to govern the
| State. 1t was read and lies over under the
| rules.
Mr. Grant introduced resolution, which
passed. directing the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses 20 pay the
mileage and per diem Of the Hon. Joseph
a. Judice. deceased. TO his widow,
! Mr.. Young, chairman OF the Com1nittee
| Tn Claims. reported tavorably en- House
lill No. l39. bill Tor the re...f Thomas T.
| Land. Of B0sser parish.
On motion Of Mr.. Montailc Of OIieans.
the bill Incorporating the American The
atGe Company for the city Of New Orleans
was taken up anc made the special order
O! the day for next Monday at one o'clock.
Nj. Benham introduced joint resolution
| instructing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives IN Congress TO use their
utmost efforts toward securing. at an early
day. the passage Of bill making an appro-
uriation by the natiOna! government Of an
amount sufficient to put The ievees on tie
Mississippi in proper state Of repair, and
, maintain them IL tha. condition. The reso-
luton was read, and, under suspension Of
the vales. passed al! sen: 70 the Senate for
concurrence.
The House :hen adjourned until !. NJ.
today.