New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-04


Mr.. Harris called up Senate bill No. 4lS,
an act to amend and re-enact section one
Of an act relative to defining the duties OF
the notaries public and sheriffs of the
parish Of Orleans, in certain cases.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the bill was con-
sidered engrossed and made the special
order of the day for Thursday at half past
one o'clock.
The bill Incorporating the Mississippi
Valley and Brazil Steamship Company
finally passed.
The Senate adjourned unit! Thursday at
eleven o'clock.
Speaker Lowell being still unwell. Mr..
Mathews was called to the chair.
A number of resolutions, almost equal to
those of the day before. directing the chair
man of the Committee on Contingent Ex.
penses 20 issue vouchers to clerks. ETC.,
were adopted.
Mr.. Estillette's bill, providing that only
the English language need be used in pub
fishing official advertisements, was passed.
Mr.. Devezin called up the bill providing
for the more efficient collection Of taxes in
New Orleans by the election of a collector
by the Council, to whom should be trans
ferred the duties of the Administrator of
Finance in that respect, and whose pay shall
be by percentage on collections. was
passed.
Mr.. Lawes' substitute for the migration
bill was passed.
Mr. Murrell, of Madison, announced that
the Louisiana members of Congress, Hon.
George L. Smith and Hon. G. b. Darrall,
were on the floor of the House, and moved
they be invited to the platform. which was
carried.
Mr.. Murrell also moved, that as Mr.. H. F.
Vickers, member from Richland. was
present, he be sworn in.
Mr.. Hahn and many others objected.
Mr.. Ward moved that the case be referred
to the Committee on Elections.
Mr. Gair said 1t was out of the power Of
the House to prevent Mr.. Vickers from be-
ing sworn in. Such action would be un.
precedented. This was the first time the
gentleman had appeared; there had been
no contest, no notice of one. no objection
raised until too late, and the simple duty
of the Speaker was to administer the oath.
Mr. Martinez made the point of order
that there was no case to refer. and the
Speaker decided it we'll taken.
Mr. Ward appealed.
Mr.. Bryant said the law might be in
one way, but there was something else to
be considered. The gentleman belonged to
the Democratic party, which preached re-
form and practised it if they got into
power. They did not succeed. but this
gentleman was elected. He was called to
this body at the extra session of 1872 by the
proclamation of Governor Warmoth. and
failed to come. He should have been pre-
sent at the session Of 1878. and failed to
come. He only comes now. at the end Of
this session. to get his pay. He may be en-.
titled to it. and it may be a specimen Of the
reform HIS party would have given us if
they had succeeded. but what sort Of
heart has man who can do such a thing!
Mr.. Bryant was interrupted. his time be.
ing up.
Mr.. Murrell. of Madison. said the gentle.
man had acted throug hout rs his constitu.
ents dictated, and any Republican would
have done the same.
The ruling of the Chair was sustained.
and Mr.. Vickers sworn in.
Mr.. MOntaldo obtained the consent of the
House to introduce q bill at this time. and
it finally passed.
1t provides for the assessment Of tax Of
one and half per cent on the gross premiums
earned by fire insurance companies, to be
by the city. and creating from the
tax so collected special fund to be applied
solely to the payment of the obligations of
the city under their contract with the Fire.
mems Charitable Assoc iauiOn, which is rati.
fed by the act. Ii the fund be not suffi.
cient, the Administrator of Finance is di-
rected to take sufficient from any other
moneys, except receipts from the police,
interest and school fund taxes. Any at.
tempt to divert the special fund is punished
by fine of $4,000.
Mr.. Gair called up ths bills which had
been received last from the Senate.
Three OF them were bills relative TO the
election laws, and repeal and modify por.
tons Of act No. 10 of 1873, and provide for
revision of votes, aud were all passed.
The Senate bill providing for the paraph.
ling of mortgage notes which would ere.
ate chattel mortgages was indefinitely post
poned.
House bills on their third reading were
,aken up.
The bills requiring certain records in
criminal cases to be kept: authorizing
parish jurors to establish landings on the
river: and one or two minor bills were indie.
initely postponed.
Several bills amending sections Of the
Code Of Practice and Revised Statutes were
passed.
Mr.. Benham's bill relative to persons in.
lebtea to the State; Mr.. Hahns concerning
he appointment Of curators; Mr.. Demas'
regulating assessments; Mr.. Landry's ex.
,mpting certain property from seizure: Mr..
,ewell's relative to back taxes of New Or
cans; Mr.. Montaldo's homestead bill; Mr.. i
Williams bill giving laborers and me.
hanics lien on movables on which they
ave worked; the one giving laborers on
plantations . lien on the crops; the prohi.
'itory Sunday liquor law; the bill imposing
license tax of $1,000 on cotton sellers; and
number of local bills were passed.
Mr.. Souer called up the Senate bill ex-
,laining paragraph fifteen, section one. of