New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-14
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.

THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Thirty.secend Days Session.
f-- SENATE CHAMBER, /
New Orleans, February 10, 1874. 5
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. c. c. An
toine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson. Belden, Brewster,
Rurcb. Butler, Crawford. Daigle. Greene.
GIaudin, Harper E f. Herwig, Ingraham,
KelsO, Masicot, Rey, Stamps, Sypher,
Swaizie, Thomas, Weber, Whitney-2I.
The President announced a quorum pres
ent.
Prayer by. the chaplain.
The reading of the journal Of Wednesday s
proceedings was dispensed with, and the
journal corrected and adopted.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES.
The President caused the following 20 be
read:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ,
Executive Department, Z
Sew Orleans, February H. l81i.)
To the Honorable President AID Members Of the
Senate:
In accordance with the recommendations
contained in my annual message, measures
have been drawn up under the supervision
of the City Council, and committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, for the relief of the
city of New Orleans. A number of these
acts will be laid before yon to-day, each &C.
companied by special executive message
explanatory of its provisions. The passage
of these bills. and of other similar acts
xx-bicb I hav this dav laid hafora ha Houu
of Representatives, will at once effect an
annual reduction in the compulsory expen-
ditures Of the city of New Orleans of nearly
$l,000,000, and will enable the authorities to
reduce city taxation at least five-eighths Of
one per cent. This consideration alone
should entitle the measures to your imme-
date and favorable consideration; but be.
lieve some of the reforms proposed, espec-
ally the abolition of jury fees, will be highly
beneficial to the public interests in other
respects.
In view of the Importance of the subject
and of the advanced stage of your session,
earnestly urge the reference of these bills
to the appropriate committees, and l re-
quest action by your body at the earliest
WILLIAM. p. KELLOGG,
Governor.
STATE OF LoUIsIAyA.l
Executive Department, :
New orleans, re 0ruary IL, 1874
TO the Honorable President and Members of the |
1 beg leave to lay before you a joint reso-
luton proposing constitutional amend |
ment intended to prevent the possibility of |
any further increase of the debt of the city,
and also to prevent the issue by the city of |
warrants or certificates of Indebtedness, ex- (
cept against funds actually in the treasury. }
i believe this measure, If adopted by you I
will receive the almost unanimous support |
of the people of the State at the next cleo
ton, and as it can not be otherwise than a
most salutary measure l recommend early /
and favorable action.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor. /
Joint resolution submitting an amendment |
to the constitution OF the State; to limit
the debt Of New Orleans and the issue of
warrants by the officers. and prescribing |
certain penalties.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana, in General Assembly con-
vened. twO-thirds of the members elected
to each House agreeing thereto. That at
the general election for members OF the
General Assembly, which will take place in
November, 1874, an amendment to the con-
stitutiCn of the State shall be submitted to |
the qualified electors of the State for their |
ratification or rejection. in the words fol-
lowing:
Article =. The city of New Orleans shall
not hereafter increase her debt IN any man
Aer or form, or under any preteAt. After the |
first day of January, 1875, no evidence of |
Indebtedness, or warrant for payment of
money, shall be issued by any officer of said
city, except against cash actually in the
treasury. ANY person violating the prohi-
billions of this article shall, on conviction,
be punished by imprisonment for not less ,
than two nor more than ten years, and by
q fine OF not less than $4,000 nor more than :
$4,000.
SEC. g Be it further resolved. etc. That =,
at next said general election the wishes of !
the electors in the premises shall be OK !
pressed by printed or written ballots as iol- =
% vs.: "FOr the amendment limiting the y
lebt of New Orleans" or against The "
amendment limiting the debt of New Or y
eans;" and the said ballots shall re counted :
md returns made, and the result declared, | =
Ia in the case of election of State officers.
STATE OF LorLs1AaA> | a
Executive Depart IGent, : | 2
New Orleans Feoriiafy -, 1874. | n
o the Honorable President aud Members of the a
The act submitted herewith, limiting the
ees of the clerk Of the First District Court, II
measure which has been called for by | p;
city administrations. There is | "
ow before the Senate a bill providing for II,
hanges in the criminal judicature of the n,
lty, which, if passed. may necessitate some p
i'll the act now submitted but ia
the principle involved in this act be en- ri
odied in legislation, saving to the city of
ew Orleans of at least $1,000 per annum al
ill be effected, and the fees that the clerk IN
the Criminal Court will then receive from NJ
he city will be fully $1,000 per annum more a.
ian was received by the clerk Of the same 90
'urt for similar services in 1868. This bill -
lould be passed.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor. To
n act to limit the fees OF the clerk of the
First District Court for the parish of mi
Orleans. re
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate Or
Id House of Representatives of the State sil
Louisiana in General Assembly convened. du
hat from and after the passage of this act pr
% nominal scale of fees of the clerk of the nut
rst District Court for the parish of Or
ans, and the method of approval of his
lis shall, for purposes of calculation only, | A,
main the same as heretofore prescribed
law, but that from and after the first
y of March, 1874, the said clerk shall not
entitled to demand from the city of New
rleans or otherwise, nor shall the city of
sw Orleans be required to pay greater
m than $500 per calendar month for all |
IS and services OF said clerk during such
onth.
SEC, 3 Re II further eraa.ed atc That 1