New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-31
VOLUME VINO. 252
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.


establishing an additional Criminal Court
for the parish of Orleans, etc. Mr.. lngra-
ham said the bill had been prepared to
meet the recommendations of Governor
kellogg, made in his last annual message,
upon this subject. On motion of Mr.. In
graham the bill was read second time
and referred to the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Barber called up an act providing for
the renumbering of houses in the city OF
New Orleans, etc. 1t was read twice and
referred to an appropriate committee.
| Mr.. Blackburn obtained leave to intro.
duce an act legalizing the bonds issued to
build a courthouse in the parish OF Web
ster, and to legalize the tax levied to aid in
the accomplishment of that purpose. The
bill was read twice and referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
| Mr. Chadbourn called up the substitute
reported by the Judiciary Committee to
Senate bill No. 300, entitled an act to abol-
ish the Superior District Court for the par
ish of Orleans, to provide for the exercise
of the jurisdiction previously held by it,
and for the transfer of the cases and records
Of the said court, etc. The substitute was
| read and Mr.. Chadbourn moved the recon-
mitment of the whole subject to the Judi
ciary Committee, with directions to have
the bills printed.
Mr.. Wharton moved for an indefinite
pOstponement of the whole subject.
A motion to lay that motion on the table
| was put and lost.
A call for executive session being made,
the Senate was cleared Of all but members.
After executive session the Senate was
called to order with quorum present.
there was an Intellectual attempt to adjourn
until Monday next. The President then
announced the business before the Senate
to be the indefinite postponement of the
whole subject relating to the abolishment
of the Superior District Court for the parish
of Orleans.
Mr.. Barber asked Mr.. Wharton to with
draw his motion for indefinite postpone
ment in order that the whole subject be re-
committed to the Judiciary Committee.
This Mr. Wharton declined to do and
vote was taken, and the motion to indefi-
nitely postpone was lost The Senate, ON
motion of Mr.. Harris, then ordered the
whole subject to be recommitted to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Harris called up House bill No. 80, an
act relative to the unlicensed sale of lot
terry tickets in the city of New Orleans, and
conterring on the police courts power to
suppress the same. He said it had been
Ia In al orJa Of fI,o
day yesterday at one o'clock, and upon
his motion it was read a second time. The
same gentleman called up House bill No.
3S, an act relative to crimes and Ofenses, to
declare the sale of illegal lottery tickets, or
the drawing Of any illegal lottery, misde
meanor, and to provide for the punishment
of the same, and to regulate the evidence
to be received upon the trial of such Of
lenses. Mr.. Pollard here made an Intellectual
attempt to have the Senate adjourn, after
which Mr.. Harris succeeded in having
House bill No. 38 placed upon it's first read
ing. 1t was then ordered to be read in de-
tail, and, after encountering some oppOsi-
ton from Mr.. Sypher, it was, on motion of
Mr.. Harris, declared adopted on it's second
reading.
The Senate then adjourned until twelve
o'clock M. today.
House.
Mr.. Keating, OF Caddo, asked that the |
committee appointed to examine the condi- |
ton OF the school fund be allowed clerk. |
He said there was large amount of work |
to be done, and a clerk was needed in order |
that the committee might make full re-
port.
Mr.. Young objected. A clerk could be
from those employed by the En-
rolling Committee. All there was to be |
done was to examine the reports of the Au-
ditor and Treasurer. That of the Superin-
tendent of Education, bearing on the sub
ject, would be before them in few days.
1t certainly didn't need clerk to examine
these. There were gentlemen on the COM
mittee who could do the work just as well as
any clerk. If a clerk were allowed then in
q few days another resolution would be
offered asking for pay at the rate of 81 per
day tor him. The State was almost bank
rupt, and we were doing all that we could
to relieve the people. Giving clerks to
Unfortunately at 81 per day
was not the way to practice the economy
that was preached.
On motion of Mr.. Demas, the resolution
laid over till Monday.
Mr.. Sewell asked the House to permit
him to withdraw his city scaling or funding
bill from the committee to which it was
sent, in order to cooperate more effectually
with the committee on city affairs, of
which he is a member, and with view of
De in aid of the taxpayers, and for the re-
iuction of the city debt.
Mr. Tureaud, of St. James, chairman Of
he Committee on Elections, reported that
n the cases of Moreland and Price vs..
Blackburn and Ferguson, the first named
Gentlemen having been duly elected, should
70 confirmed in their seats. The report
vas adopted.
A further report on the case of o. p. Fer
andez, of the fifth representative district.
tated that there was no contestant and
that he be seated.
Mr. Devezin, of Orleans, said he had
cen legally elected, and so reported at the
lst session. /
[Mr. Gair, of East Feliciana, in the I
hair
Mr.. Demas, of st. John, said he did not :
now whether the gentleman was entitled j
the seat or not, but he desired to know if
e had complied with the law. He desired
postponement of the case until Monday,