New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-11
ruu LEGISLATURES YESTERDAY
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senate.
The time OF the Senate was chiefly Oc'
cuped in considering the substitute. re-
ported by the Finance Committee. Tor the
bill! to provide for the funding of the public
debt oG the State. including all legal and
valid bonds of the State and all legal and
valid warrants and certificates Of indebted
ness drawn by the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts upon the treasury. and now unpaid;
to provid. FOR the issuance Of consolidated
bonds Of the State of Louisiana in exchange
for the payment of principal and interest
of the same; prescribing the rafe OF interest
and providing for sinking fund; defining
the duties and powers OF State officers un-
der this act, and the manner and terms On
which said exchange shall be effected; for.
bidding the payment OF interest otherwise
than AZ provided herein: defining and limit
ing the State deb: under the operation OF
| this act: limiting the rate Of taxation for
| all State purposes, and repeating al! acts in.
| consistent with this ac:
On motion the BIZ: wss considered sec.
ton by section.
! During the reading o: she bill Governor
Kellogg was upon the floor OF the Senate.
and assisted IN putting j: though.
| Upon its third reading it was amended so
MS to repea! al! laws or parts OF laws au'
| thorzing the Gayerno: to subscribe sor
| stock Of railroads OF other corporations.
The bill finally passed the Senate unani'
! So t5.e el,e,
! House for concurrence
This can net be considered other than s
most important bill. as i: etfectuaIly wipes
ou: $23. .OOu, coo of the contingent: debt.
\ The House.
Speaker Lowell. called the House to order
at twelve o'clock. eighty three members
answ erin: at roll cali.
Prayer By Il Chapi,in. Rev. Ne. Green.
| Reports from the Secretary Of State, the
| Louisiana State Penitentiary. and Board OF
Metropolitan Police We're received.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived, the reading OF which, on motion OF
Mr.. Hahn. was dispensed with.
| Mr.. Devezin introduced . resolution on
the election in the third ward, which was
referee. to the Committee on Elections.
| 4 message was received from the Senate
announcing the passage Q. an act, Senate
bill No IL. ceding jurisic ton and convey
ia: It'll. to al! the State lands req ured for
the construction Of the proposed Fort st.
! Philip ship canal TO the government Of the
! United States, 20 take effect OF the passage
ot a, act by Congress authorizing its con
s.ruction. and ask:as s.s concurrence o:
the House.
A nunbe. Of resolution. were introduced
which lie over.
A.r Baker. of Boes,er. called UP lis ceso'
luton relative TO the drawing Of seats.
MI Stewart. of Tensas. moved to amend it
b. providing that each member should re-
tain tha seat he occupied last session.
Mr. Young objected. He thought it would
be taking an unfair advantage of members
| who had no seats last session. He was viii!
in. - take his chances. though very vel!
! satlstieI viii, hi. sea:. Il there WAS any
drawing. however. ne wanted to except
three seats. those Of Nr. Davidson. hi.
!.ie.,i with the trumpet. and Mr. Peg ton
III. motion. On q cal o: the yeas and
nays. was lost.
Mr. Young said he did not think It fair
to force members to occupy the seats they
had las. session. Some of them were very
uncomfortably situated. He saw before
him several members o: the Legislature
who had sat all las: session over in Odd
Fellows Hall. The passage OF this amend
ment would force these gentlemen 20 20
baci; over there. and he was sure the House
d,dn': desire that.
I. was finally agreed ;iat the Sergeant.
at-arms and the new members should ar.
range it among themselves.
Nj. Sew"l! arose TO : question OF :'r:vi!.
| ese lie said:
Mr. Speaker find "a the dispatches Of
the As5ocisted Press to the city newspapers
the following paragraph:
Innocent purchasers of Louisiana secu.
rifles are represented by counsel, urging
| some action on the par. Of the government
| for protection. They claim that Kellogg
has proclaimt d the State bankrupt"
la regard to this l have to observe that in
its entirety II is a piece OF mendacity only
| egualei by the accustomed reports given
from time to time through that agency.
Governor Kellogg has sttiveD, against all
odds. from the beginHing OF his executive
! duties to benefit and repair the Injured
! finaLees and impaired credit of the State.
| Ee has all through acted nObly, and we may
! congratulate ourselves or the result thus
| far obtained by the report of the committee
| of citizens which he appointed to examine
| iuto the debt His message and the bills
paw before the House will be sufficient to
| give the lie to this assertion made by the
! Associated Press
Mr.. Hahn here asked:
| Which part OF the dispatch is false: The
1 first part or the last parts
Mr.. Sewell-I emphatically stated that
| both parts in fact as a whole, it i5 lie.
! The gentleman from st. Charles has asked
| question which he need not have asked.
| He has Deen q member of this House during
| the previous sessions; has acted in all the
measures that created this oppressive and
| infamous debt, and can tell the House much
| better than can how it occurred. and can
tell them that Governor Kellogg is in no
no way responsible for it.
| A number of bills were introduced and
netioeI of bills to be introduced were given.
F.. Mr. Allan, chairman of the Committee on
| Appropriations, reported a substitute for
House bill No. 2, making appropriations tor
the mileage and per diem of the members.
GA motion of Mr.. Young the House went
! into committee of the whole to consider it,
| Mr. Heating, OF Caddo in the chair.
In the committee Of the whole the original
| bill was read first, and atterward the sub
| stitute.