New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-20
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate

the parish Of Ouachita. respectfully asking
that Bridget Fahev be exempted from all
Liabilities to the State for taxes for the
years 1868. 1869, 1870. 1871 and 1872. and
from the penalties due thereon. on the
ground that Mrs. Fahey is n poor widow.
with a ia,g. family of small: children. and
a confirmed invalid, was presented by Mr..
Brewster. II wa. read aud referred % the
F:uance Committee.
Mr. Alexander savs notice d: BIZ. to
abolish Gran. parish.
The bill presented 10y NJ. Harper. 70: tie
re.ie: OF thc taxpayers OF Caddo. and re.
terred to the Finance Committee. has been
reported back % the Senate without action.
The bill extends the collection Of taxes
sixty days from the tune Of its passage, in
consideration of the suspension of bu siness
IN that parish during th. prevalence of gel
low !eve: 10 Sayevepos: las: summer and
tal'.
NJ. Whitney gaze notice Of bill! regu.
!ating the trial by jury in civil cases.
Under q sus pension of the constitu tional
rules. Mr.. Anderson introduced bill ex.
tending the charter Of the Citizens Bank.
1t was real auI yejeryei to tn. J udic iary
Committee.
Mr.. Chaibousn obtained permission 60 il.
troduce a bill fixing the time Of holding
court in tie Fourth judicial District.
Mr. Gag. introduced 4 bill fixing the time
o. holiin: c,ur. IN the Fifteenth. Judicial
District.
Oimot:on OF Nj. Brewster ten days leave
of absence was granted to Mr.. Whitney.
Mr.. Rurch obtained leave to introdu ce 7
bill establishing :. charity h,s2;ta! At Baton
Rouge.
Tie bill: authorizing the 6 GTeeno: 80 ape
point three commissioners 10 attend :he one
huudred:h anniversary OF the indepen deEce
OF the United States Ct America. :, be Gel.
ebratec in Philadelphia oI this fourth Of
July. 1876. and pre.el: the progress our
State ha. made in population. wealth. the
Development o: it. resou.c.s. etc. vas
taken W. and finally passed.
M.. Wharton called UP the resolution,
previously offered by him. asking what dis
position had been made OF the appropria-
tioa OF 1873 for the use Of the militia. On
his motion it WAS so amended as to make !.
the duty of the tlnance Committee to re-
port such Information 70 the Senate within
twenty day.. the ,e.o!.t:oc. thus amend.
ed. passed the Senate.
Senate bin No. -. introduced. By M..
BuroI,, va. called up by tia: ge1tlem an
and finally passed. l, amend. an ac: en-
titled an act to amend art!c.e Gii OF the
Code ot Practice. approved April .:3.
1872, 60 {. 20 read as follows: The
sheriff OF constable ca3 not saiZe the
!r.en and clothes beioIgin TO tbs dehtc:
or Ii. wife. nor these OF his family. nor
arms and military acc1ut:eni ent-. nor his
tools and Instruments, books aod sewing
mao!lioe. necessary 70. the exercise o: his
or her calling. trade OK profession by which
he makes his living; nvr stall tho sheriff Or
constable il any case sez. :h. ri gifts o!
personal sevy1tude, OF use aad habitatioE
q. usut,uc: 20 the estate o. any minor child.
nor the Income o! do:ai property. nor
money due iov TIE salary of 81 c:ncey, nor
iva AttoiA .'OAso PCASoAA't "H!sSSs
nor recompen,e for personal services. no!
household and kitchen iuvaisU.s u the
value OF six hundred dollars.
Eor a violation of this part Of the act the
penalty is a heavy the and imprisonment.
As this act stood before amended. justices S
court. pad no attention to it. and con.
stables, as they were not named il il. have
been in the habit 0; selzng everything in
sight TO answer the claim. .: unf.e;ing ant
eXacting creditors.
There was nc executive session Yesterday.
aud the Seuate adjourned Until to-day ut
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House.
Speaker Lowell called the iious. to order
at twelve O'Clock. eighty-thyee members
answecin: at roll cali.
Rev. Mr.. Green offered prayer.
The reading o: the icGrr al vas dispensed
with. aud tina: OF Tax. .dav i..: was ay-
proved.
Three messages from ths Governor were
received. irelosing tn. Auditors report. one
on The finances oi the Louisiana State Uni.
Nt!cHfs stIvI 20 III AhS sAuSa SSi4eA ga
and the coroner o; Na:.hi.oches. and also
calling the attention Of the Legislature to
tho centennial cele bration Of American in
depeucc a. Philadelphia IL 1876. he recon-
mended the appointment Of commission,
withou. pay. to attend at the international
Exhibition. and a smal! appropriation for 8
clerk. The message was ordered TO be
printed.
Mr. Harris. OF Poin;s Coupse. rose 10 q
question Of privilege:
The Times had for some day. been pub,
fishing articles rejecting ON the country
members in general, and himself in particu-
lar. He read one of the articles where he
was accused of being a country member in e
PRODUCING bill relative to taxation in New
Orleans. He pleaded guilty to the charge
of being a country member, and, with
others he saw around hiul, thought it his
duty to take an interest in the affairs of Or.
leans. Some people considered the Legis.
latu.s only as an assemblage of police ju.
rors. He had introduced the bill and it
had been referred to the proper committee.
He was not me mber of i: and had no con.
troi owe: its action. Tue paragraphs in the
Times were evidently prompted by outside
parties. The city had s2,000.O0u of un.
collected back taxes; their employees
were unpaid; they had passed an ordinance
giving the sheriff extra compensation of
five to seven per cent to collect them, and
he had not done it; the treasury was not
rel,eved the city Administrators had failed
to collect these taxes and legislative action
was demanded. 1t was the duty of the
country members to lnQ uire into the reason
Of this. to see why the treasury was empty:
why the employe was unpaid: why the Ad-
ministrators' feet repose on soft carpets
under his rosewood table as he enjoyed his
Havana. while the scboo! teacher went to
her poor home unpaid: why the poor
man gave his tribute to Cesar and
oupars n. borspa s.u5 InusaS