New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-07
VOLUME VINO. 25S
THE LEGISLATURES YESTERDAY.
senate.

| SENATE.
Mr.. Daigle introduced bill lncorpor;
ting the town of Rayville, in the parish
LAFAYETTE. 1t was read twice and reterre
to the appropriate committee.
An act regulating the terms OF the 81
preme Court, and for other purposes, wa
called Up by Mr.. Kelso, read twice an
referred.
Mr.. Brewster called up the bill fixing tn
time of holding District Courts in the Foul
teenth Judicial District, and il fnall
passed the Senate.
MIR. Ingraham called up House bill Nc
l29, an act tor the relief of John Lewis.
was ordered to be read
| Mr.. lngraham gave a brief statement
the reasons why the bill had been orough
before the Legislature. He said it was Il
reimburse Mr.. Lewis for losses he sustained
in 1872 by the closing of his place of bust
| ness through the order Of Governor War
moth. Mr.. Lewis was keeping liGuol
| saloon in the immediate neighborhOOd O.
| the State House when the political troubles
| of 1872, IN which Colonel Carter took 6
prominent part, seriously threptened the
peace of that particular section of the city
| In this condition of affairs il was deemed
| advisa ole to close Mr.. Lewis place Of bus
| ness. This was done, said Mr.. lngraham
at the best season Of the year, and resulted
in loss Of business and property. The
bill proposes to give Mr.. Lewis $500 to re-
mburse him for his losses. He (Mr. Ingra
hamj would therefore move that the bill be
read a second time with view of reference.
Mr.. Blunt opposed the bill. He thought
the parish of Orleans, and not the State az
Lewis for his losses.
Mr.. Barber viewed the bill with favor,
and thought it should pass. He said Mr..
Lewis place of business was closed in the
public interest; was closed in order to pre-
serve the peace in the immediate neighbor-
hood of the General Assembly; and as in
dividual interest had been sacrificed for the
public good he thought the Legislature
should not hesitate to pass the bill.
Mr.. Burch was compelled to oppose the
bill upon principle. He was surprised to
find members favoring it who advocated
the closing of liquor saloons on Sundays,
because they deemed that course essential
for the public interest. If the public inter-
est demanded the closing Of Mr.. Lewis
liquor saloon, he (Mr. Burch) was not in
favor Of paying him $500 for the tenn.
porary closing of his establishment.
Mr.. Ingraham reminded Mr.. Burch tina.
Mr.. Lewis paid a license for the privilege OF
conducting his business.
Mr.. Burch said it would be wei! 20 ;e1ni:
the license.
Mr.. Whitney called for The specia! order
Of the day-Senate bill No. 235, an &C: au-
thorizing the sale of property by tax col.
leetors for delinquent taxes, etc. the first
section of the bin was read.
Mr.. Barber expressed himself as decided
ly opposed to it. He would not vote to give
tax collectors the immense power delegated
in the first section as it stood. He moved
to amend the section so as TO make the
transfer of property by tax collectors at
public sale instead Of private.
Mr.. Cage moved to lay the motion npon
the table, and his motion prevailed.
The first section being still under consid.
Grafton, Mr.. Stamps argued that it was
vitally wrong to confer such power upon
tax collectors in a free country, and con-
cluded by moving that the bill be recon-
mitted to the Judiciary Committee. The
Senate sustained the motion to recon-
nit.
Mr.. Butler called up resolution, pre-
,iously introduced by him, authorizing the
appointment Of special committee to visit
md inspect the public buildings of the State
ituated at Alexandria, Baton Rouge, etc.
After much discussion upon the same, in
which Messrs. Butler, Burch and Cage took
,art, on motion Of Mr.. Chadbourn, the re-
olution was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Bovee arose to correct statement |
made in the REPUBLICAN of the fourth in |
tant. He said he was reported as saying |
that the planters were requiring. in their |
ontracts with the heads of families. that |
hildren should also be held to work" Mr. |
'ovee said this was the language of another
1ember (Mr. Detiege) and that he (Mr. |
'ovee) denied at the time that the planters
f his parish were making such exactions.
Mr.. Barber's resolution, introduced some
ays since, authorizing the President of the
enate to appoint an official reporter, was
allied up and defeated.
The special order of the day was called
his proved to be bill for the relief of
lrs. Bridget E. Fahey, of the town of Mon.
,e. The bill was read and Mr.. Brewster
lade a short statement of the case He
lid Mrs. Fahey was sick woman; had
cen sick and confined to her bed for
umber of years; that she was a W idow with
lree children: that she owned house and
It in Monroe; the house was pretty good
,e, and in order to assist her the citizens
e lot, in which she lived, and rented out
10 main house for $50 per month. This was
n means OF support now. She owes back
xes on the property, together with penal
es amounting to several hundred dollars.
ne object of the bill is to relieve her of the !
'yment of these taxes and penalties.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the bill was re-
mmitted to the Committee on Claims |
tn instructions to have it amended SO as |
remit the penalties
The Senate adjourned TO meet TO Gav at
elve o'clock IL.
House. {
The first business done was the massage
the Shreveport railroad bill, introduced t
Mr.. Keating. The only objection was
, amount of public land to be granted on I
,h side, which. as there appeared to be