New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-24

the Senate did was to take vote on the
motion of Mr.. Harper to table the motion
TO indefinitely postpone the bill for the re-
lief of Alice and Emma p. Douglas. Mr..
Harper's motion was sustained by q vote OF
l3 yeas to - Lays.
A motion was then made TO recommit
the bill to the Committee on Claims. to
which MI. Harper objected. He said that
the bill had been already too long in tho
hands of the committee. and if the Senate
desired to kill it, ilet it be done now
He demanded a vote on its indefinite post
ponement. and i: was indefinitely post
poned by vote of IA yeas to Is nays.
Mr.. Harper called up Senate bill No. 4l2,
an act authorizing the Governor 80 aepoin.
an assistant attorney general. IL was read.
and made the special order of the day for
next Thursday. According to this bill. the
assistant attorney general is to receive
salary of $1,000 per annum, and be entitled
TO two and "a half per cent Oh all m Oneys
collected by him: is to be entitled to a
clerk, who is to receive an annual salary of
$500.
Mr.. Herwig called up an act extending
the charter Of the Crescent Mutual Insu.
rance Company twenty years. and it finally
passed the Senate.
Mr.. Greene called up bill for the relief
of John Hancock. it authorizes him to sue
the State. Mr.. Greene asked that it be con.
sidered engrossed.
MIR. Harper objected, and said he would
from this ont oppose all relief bills.
Pending the consideration of this bill, the
Senate adjourned until eleven o'clock TO-
day.
Speaker Lowell still unwell.
[Mr. Mathews in the chair
Mr.. HefTner, of Caddo, introduced Joint
resolution, inclosing a communication from
the Auditor, stating that the Penitentiary
company were indebted $4,000 to the State,
and directing the Attorney General to pro-
ceed against them. 1t was ordered printed
in the journal and action on it postponed.
Mr.. Ward. Of Grant. introduced bill
prohibiting confinement in the Penitentiary
of persons convicted Of petty otfenses.
Mr.. Paris. Of the special committee to in.
vestigate the affairs of the First District
Court. made report, which was ordered
printed. and is, in substance. the same as
the Senate report.
Mr.. Montaldo. of the special committee
on the affairs OF New Orleans. reported a
bill imposing a penalty of five per cent on
bills due the city prior to January l. 1874.
if not paid Jolly ]. and five per cent addi.
tionai for each successive six months. the
penalties being receivable in city warrants,
which was passed.
Mr.. Wands, Of the Committee on Ways
and Means reported q bill making taxes of
New Orleans exigible On March 81. which.
with an amendment that no reduction
should be made on the school and license
tax, was passed. Also bin which provides
for the collection Of . tax fox the city sink.
ing fund after December 81. 1876. and
makes il the duty Of the Administrators to
reduce she last budget, was passed.
Mr.. Demas' bill providing that owners Of
property may prove its value on trial OF the
tax sui: was recommitteG t. the Judiciary
Committee.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Murrell, of
Laiourche, exempting the town OF Thibo-
dau1 from al! sacept parish taxes came up.
Mr.. Young objected because if the bill
passed. all palishes would claim the same
objection.
Mr.. Murreil, Of Lafcrrche. said the bill
was only local parish bill: the people
needed it and had never asked any aid
before.
The bill wac eng:sssed and went on the
calendar.
Mr.. Young offered report from the Com.
the passage Q Of a join. resolution directing
the chairman of the committee to issue
certificates 10 members. officers and en-
ployes to reimburse them for the thirty per
cent loss Oh warrants OF 1873.
Mr.. Gair opposed the bill. 1t was an ad-
not vote for it. Members should be willing
to practice the reform they preach and
sacrifice something themselves.
Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Young supported
the measure as a just and equitable bill
and one the people would approve OF.
The bill was passed.
Privileged questions then occupied the
House for some time.
Several bills were reported on fayovably
and passed.
Among them were Mr.. Guichard's bill in.
cooperating the St. Bernard and Plaque.
mines railroad; Mr.. Raby's. to establish q
poor house in Natchitoches: the bin incor.
porating the iongshoremen's Protective
Benevolent Association. and Mr.. Landry's.
to establish road in Ascension.
Mr.. Martinez. Of the committee appointed
to examine the accounts of the Auditor
said he had gone to the committee room In
the morning. but no one had come. He
desired the committee to report as the reso
luton of Saturday required. but j. seemed
there was no intention Of doing 20. He
before the House.
Mr.. Wands. chairman OF the committee.
said il was a joint one. and the chairman OF
the Senate coumistee having called upon
him for the papers il his possession. he had
been compelled 20 turn them over to him.
The Senate having notified the House that
j: adhered 10 its amendmen: OF the appr"
priation bill. striking out the provision ,ha:
warrants should be receivable Tor licenses,
on motion OF Mr.. Devices the Clerk o: the
House was directed to notify the Senate
that the House refused 10 recedc from its
action.
On motion Of Er. Stewart. the House ad-
journed.