New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-25
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.

for the special order OF the day, an act W
provide for the better security OF the public
in the making and issuing OF promissory
notes secured by mortgage, and moved
that it be placed apon its final passage
After some delay, occasoned by the oppo.
sition of Messrs. Brewster and Blunt. the
| bill finally passed the Senate.
A petition was received from the citizens
Of Carrollton. asking to have that place an.
nexed to the city of New Orleans. 1t was
read and referred to an appropriate com.
mittee.
A memorial was received from George II.
Braughn. asking TO be paid for services rem
dered as Assistant Attorney General. 1t
was ordered TO be read for the information
Of the Senate. The memorial states that
Mr. Braughn has been acting for some time
as Assistant Attorney General and per-
formed important services-for which he
asks the Legislature to give him such com.
pensatiOn as in its judgment: it may deem
just and proper. The memorial is accom-
panied by communications from the Attor.
ney General and Governor OF the State Ger.
tifying that Mr.. Braughn has been employed
as Assistant Attorney General and is enti-
dered as such. The papers were referred
to the appropriate committee.
Mr.. Wharton called up an act authoriz.
ing the police jury of the parish OF lber.
vile to purchase the dyke across the Bayou
Plaquemine; to make the same public
highway, and to issue its bonds in pay
ment therefor. The rules were suspended,
on motion of Mr.. Wharton. and the bill
finally passed.
Mr. Barber obtained the unanimous con.
sent of the Senate to introduce two bills,
one abolishing the Third and Fourth Dis
trict Police Courts, and transferring their
records to the First and Second District
Courts of the city of New Orleans, and the
other authorizing the sale or lease, by the
city authorities. of the city Waterworks.
These bills were read twice. and referred to
appropriate committees.
Mr. Sypher introduced a bill to provide
tor the appointment of board of lumber
and timber inspectors. 1t was read twice
and referred to the appropriate committee.
Mr.. Chadbourn introduced . bill provid-
ing for q reduction Of twenty per cent on
the salaries Of persons employed in the diff
ferent departments OF the city government.
1t was read twice and referred to the ap.
propriate committee.
Mr.. Blackburn introduced a bill to con-
fer additional jurisdiction on the parish
courts Of the State. Read twice and re.
ferred.
The Senate Committee on Education re.
ported unfavorably on two petitions from
the citizens of the parish OF and city of
Baton Rouge, asking the General Assembly
to give the agricultural college fund to the
Louisiana State University. at Baton Rouge.
The reasons given by the committee for re-
porting adversely to these requests are that
the State University is deeply in debt. more
than 10000; that it does not own either
land or buildings; that the parish and city
of Baton Rouge make no offer Of assistance,
while the parish of Ouachita and city of
Monroe together have offered $4,000 to buy
land and erect buildings in the neighbor-
hood Of Monroe for an agricultural college,
port against giving the fund to the State
University. and in favor Of accepting the
offer made by Ouachita and Monroe.
Mr.. Brewster obtained suspension iof
the rules in order to take up Senate bill No.
25S, an act to create local boards Of health
in towns having population Of 5000; to de-
fine their powers and duties. and providing
for their expenses.
the bill was ordered to be read. and on
motion of Mr.. Bovee it was ordered to be
printed and made the special order Of the
day for next Friday.
Mr.. Butler called up Senate bill No. 3O4,
an act for the relief of Mrs. Catherine Epps
1t was ordered to be read. 1t proposes TO
give her $4,000 for the furcible closing cf
her house on Dryades street by order of
Governor Warmoth. This amount was re.
ported favorably on by the majority of the
Committee on Claims. There was also a
minority report recommending that the
amount be cut down to $500. On motion,
the further consideration Of the bill was
postponed until to-day.
lie StUhle uiCu AVsuluOA thO SohoiNNA"
ton Of unfinished business, and was about
to resume the call of Senator's names in al
phabetical order. when Mr.. Whitney rose to
a point Of order. He said that when the
Senate adjourned on Monday it had under
consideration Senate bill No. 297. an act for
the relief OF John Hancock. MIR. Harper
had moved the indefinite postponement OF
the bill, and MIR. Cage moved to lay that
motion upon the table. That was the pend.
ing motion when the Senate adjourned. Mr..
Whitney's point Of order was that this prop.
erly came up first. as unfinished business.
The President Of the Senate decided the
point Of order well taken. and the Senate
proceeded to the further consideration Of
the bill for the relief Of John Hancock.
The Senate laid Mr.. Harper's motion to in
definitely postpone upon the table. and i'm
mediateiy after refused to consider the bill
engrossed. and it was compelled to lie over
for future action. The bill proposes to give
John Hancock authority to sue the State to
recover the amount OF a State warrant lost
by him.
The next unfinished business in order
was the resumption of call Of Senator's
names in alphabetical order.
Mir. Ingraham called up Senate bill No.
800. an act relative to crimes and offenses:
to declare % crime and prescribe the pun
:shment for taking and embezzlins. abstract
ing, secreting or removing any returns,
statements. record or tally lists. books, or
any official documents in anywise pertain
ing to any office or department OF the State.
or having the returns OF the same in pos
session. Under q .uspensOn Of the rules,