New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-22
THE IEGIxLATURE YESTERDAY.

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of the parish o1 Orleans, etc.
Mr.. Anderson gave notice Of . bill! tor the
relief pt sureties.
Mr.. Thomas gave notice Of bill 20 en-
courage Che building of ships. steamboats,
and othe. watey craft in Louisiana.
Mr.. Brewster introduced q bill regulating
the sale ci mineral ole fos i!lUm!nsting
purposes.
Mr.. Be.den introduced bill regulating
the publication o; official advertisements IL
the country papers Of this State.
Mr. Masico: introduced . bill appfopf!'
a.ing $50, 900 to indemnify the Metropolitan
Police Board for expense. incurred in send
ing the police into the country parishes 20
suppress violence and aid in enforcing the
law. in the year 1873.
Mr.. Cbadbcurr introduced bill! re.
gui.ing parents 70 send their children TO
either public OF private schools.
Mr., Be.den Introduced joint resolution
addressing o.t Of office E. l.. Hebers. clerk
of the dist,!c: court tor the parish OF As.
sumption.
Mr.. Tho,na. introduced joint resolution
asking Congress 70 establish United States
pis.ric. Cour. in North Louisiana.
The Committee on Parks and Public
Buildings reported a substitute for the oll!
1eorganizing the Park Commission, and re-
commended the passage OF the same.
Mr.. Stamps asked to have the bill sup
pressing the sale of spirituous and malt
liquors on Sundays and closing all drinking
saloons on that day, reported by the Com
mittee on Retrenchment and Reform, taken
up. On motion the Senate agreed TO con-
slider it section by section. Vhe first Sec
ti0n was read.
Mr. Barber desired to have the section so
amended as to include the closing OF all
theatres and dapce-houses on Sunday and
Sunday night.
Mr.. Brewster would further amend il by
striking out the word ''malt." He did not
wish 70 deprive any class of the righ: 70
drink besI on Sunday-par.icular!y our
German fellow citizens who, he said, though
fond Of !ha. beverage. seldom disturbed
the pu bic peace in induIging in its use.
Mr.. Harris moved to refer the whole
subiec: to the Committee on Health AID
Quarantine.
A molten 70 lay the motion on the table
was carried.
Mr.. Buyeh moved tha: the bill and amend
men.s be referred to the Committee un
Fenitentla,y.
Mr.. Stamp. did no: like TO see members
II. y, ,.nha 0$ epp
best interests Of the State are involved.
He thought no one could seriously douot
the propriety and necessity OF securing a
proper observance OF the Sabbath. Reform
in .hi. .espec: he deemed essential in this
State. where the Sabbath. as rule. had
not been properly KEEP: in the past. He
would. therefore, move that Mr.. Burch's
motion be laid on the table, and the Senate
concurred in that motion. Mr.. Stamps
then moved TO have the bill taken up as a
whole and passed 70 its second reading, as
amended by Mr.. Barber.
Mr.. Burch arose here to poin: Of order.
He said that in order TO do this the Senate
would have 20. reconsider the vote which
directed that the bill should be consid.
cred section by section. The President de.
cided the point well taken. Here the fur.
the, discussion Of the bill was cut of by
call foy executive session.
When the Senate again me: in open ses'
sion the consideration Of Mr.. Stamps bill
was rsnewed.
Mr.. Burch opposed the bill because il was
not thorough in the work Of reform. If the
liquor saloons. theatres, ETC.. arc TO be
closed he wanted the market houses, stores
and all places Ci business closed on Sun.
day. IN order that tle day may be strictly
kept as ono of rest and religious worship.
Unless the bill was made to embrace all
classes OF business ne should oppose it.
AT the close Of Me. Burchs remarks a
motion was made 70 adjourn. bu: it was
Withdrawn in order 20 receive a message
fl om the House. announcing the passage OF
the funding bill. The message was read.
after which :he Senate Adjourned until u
". to-day.
The fROuses
Mr.. Devices announced that W. $. Cock.
esham. menb from Bienvlle parish. was
present. and desired to be sworn in.
.hs oath was accordingly administered
by Speaker Lowell.
A memorial from the tenth ward, relative
Go contested election, was yeterred TO the
Committee on Elections.
A message from the Senate was received,
asking the concurrence o: the House in Ger.
tain bills.
The Speaker announced shat the only
thing in order was for the House 20 go into
the COMMITTEES Of the whole, which she
House accordingly did.
IMr. Allain in the chair.l
Mr.. Gair having the floor yielded il 20
Mr.. Benham. who said he desired to set the
House righ. rs 20 the fifteenth section. ]:
had Incorporated the sixteenth section Of
Committee of Ways and Means. That was
drawn by one of the ablest lawyers of the
bar. was approved by the Chamber Of Com.
merce, BY tho press, and the public senec
ally. He called foy the reading Of the sec.
tior.
Mr.. Gair asked the reading o! section
fifteen. He said :ha: during the recess o:
the committee the hon aud the lamb had
lain down together. 4 substitute had been
by the opposition and accepted.
which would probably settle al! the dill!
Guilty and nee: the appreciation o: every
Nh. Demas offered as substitute Cor sec.
ton tteen that all valid Auditors warrants
Issued Ios debts dine prior to January
shall be received for taxes due prior to SAID
tate, except two mills tor school fund,