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

TIE LEGISLATURES YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Several important messages, relating 20
accompanying bills, were received from his
Excellency Governor Kellogg, yesterday,
and ordered to be read. The messages in
full will be found in the official proceedings
of the Senate. published IN today's REPV2-
LICAN.
The following acts. accompanying che
Governors messages, we're, under suspen-
sion Of tho rules, taken up, read q second
time and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee:
An act to amend an act entitled al act 60
authorize the Council OF the city Of New
Orleans TO levy police tax; to regulate
levies Of taxes, the proceedings of tax suits
and the jurisdiction of the district courts
for the parish OF Orleans IN reference
thereto; to define and punish forgery in
certain cases; to authorize the funding OF
the floating debt; to consolidate. limit and
provide for the debt of the city of New Or
leans, principal and interest; TO authorize a
tax for the support of the city government,
and to establish fiscal agency, defining its
duties, and for tho better enforcement of
the collection Of al! taxes, approved April
%. 1872.
An act to reduce the expenses Of the city
of New Orleans; to regulate the duties and
provide for the compensation of the cIim.
inal sheriff Of the parish Of Orleans, and 20
authorize said city to abol sh its Workhouse
and other places Of incarceration.
An act to limit the fees Of the clerk Of the
First District Court for the parish Of Or.
leans.
An act to abolish the fees Of jurors in the
city Of New Orleans in criminal and eoro.
ner's cases.
An act to limit the fees Of the district AZ.
torney for the parish of Orleans
A Joint resolution providingIfor m amend.
ment to the constitution Of the State, so as
to limit the debt OF New Orleans. and the
issue of warrants by its officers.
The Governor also recommends that act
No. 95 of 1872, abOlishing recorders' courts
and establishing in their stead four police
courts, be 80 amended 10 to establish two
police courts, instead Of four, for tho city
Of New Orleans.
Mr.. lngraham called up Senate bill No.
$50, an act to amend and ree1act sections
fifteen and twenty-seven Of an act of the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
entitled act to establish Metropolitan Po-
lice District, etc. The bill was considered
section by section on its second reading.
and discussed by Messrs. Harris. Barber,
ingraham, Belden and Stamps. It finally
passed without any material alteration. and
goes to the House for concurrence.
Efouse.
Goyernor Kellogg sent a general message.
referring 20 seven bills which had been
drawn for the consideration Of the Legisla-
ture, and embodying the conclusions Of the
committees Of conference and the city gov.
of these measures Will reduce the expend-
iture OF New Orleans at least el.0O000O,
and the taxes at least fye-eighths per cent.
They provide for the postponement Of the
collection Of the sinking fund tax; to reduce
the city expenditures; to abrogate the park
tax; to make taxes exigible on the thirty first
Of each March; to pay coroners salaries in
stead of fees; to allow the employment Of
persons confined in the Parish Prison on
public works. and joint resolution propos-
ing constitutional amendment to limit the
city debt.
The messages were ordered printed, and
reference directed to the proper commit
tees.
Several memorials and petitions were
and among them, one by Mr..
Hahn. Of St. Charles, offered by the Sisters
of st. Vincent's Orphan Asylum. They
have in their charge 200 helpless children,
aud fifteen destitute women. They have
no means Of support but from public char
ity. and ask the Legislature to assist them.
IL was referred to the Committee on Appro-
pyatiOns.
A resolution from Mr.. Gair, tina. the
House would meet at II A. NJ, on and after
was adopted.
The Senate bill. relative to the militia. |
providing that parishes shall pay expenses. |
when disturbances are suppressed in them. !
was fayorably reported on by the Commit
zee on Militia, and passed.
Mr.. Williams, of East Baton Rouge, chair.
nan of the Committee on Penltentiary, |
'eported bill carrying out the provisions
If the resolution of Mr.. Allan, offered some
lays since. prohibiting the employment Of
onvict labor on plantations.
Mr.. Allain said the measure was an ex.
important one. Convicts had been
hus employed to the great Getriment Of
lonest laborers, and stop should be put TO
+. On his motion the rules were suspended
nd the bill passed.
The greater part Of the time Of the House
vas consumed in the discussion of the bill
epealing the law permitting parish juries
0 call out citizens to work on levees. The
judiciary Committee reported un1avorably
n il. and the question was on the adoption
f their report.
Mr.. Demas was called to the chair.
Mr.. Wilson. Of East Baton Rouge, con-
dered the measure proper one. and the
wv as i. now existed entirely wrong. 1t
as not right to take men from their work
nd make them la Dor on levees without pay,
nd fine them if they did not do it. fol the
enefit of company that should keep the
wees in order and the parishes were now
Ixed to support.
Mr.. Murrell, of Madison, offered the bill.
million dollars was annually spent on the
wees, but the State board. that should
TEND 10 them. neither performed their
,ty nor allowed any one else TO. The