New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.

Senate.
The frat business done was to take W
the specia' order of the day. Senate bill NO
3l8. an act relative to the payment OF par
ism taxes by incorporated cities and towns
Under suspension of the rules the OIL
finally passed.
Mr.. brewster presented a joint resolution
iniorsins the course OF Senator West IL
Con gress. and under a suspension OF the
,nIe.. on motion of Mr.. Harris, it finally
passed the Senate by . vote Of g yeas to
nay.
A number Of bills were received from the
House. among them the general approprla
ton bill. They were al! referred 70 the
omnibus committee.
Mr.. Harris, chairman Of the omnibus com
fnittes, moved to take up the general ap
preparation bill and consider at once; and
the motion being adopted by the Senate, or
his furthec motion it was placed upon itt
second reading and adopted item by item
which occupied the most Of the time OF The
Senate from half-past eleven in the morn
ing until six O'Clock in the evening.
Among the appropriations for charitable
purposes are the following:
For the support of the Charity Hoeplta
during the present year. $4,000.
! For the support of the Insane Asylum
$4,000.
For tie support Of the Deaf ard Dunl
/ Asylum. $4,000.
For the support o. the Institution for TIM
Blind. $4,000: to pay back Indebtedness o
the same institution, $4,000.
For the support of the Chart! Hosplta
at Shreveport, 100000
There was an effort to have $780, ap
propriated for repairs OF the State House a
Baton Rouge. The item passed the House
but was defeated in the Senate by Mr.. Har
ris, who quoted law TO show that such al
appropriation could not be legally made a
this time.
There is an appropriation Of $1,000 Il
build a tomb over the remains OF the lat
Oscar j. Dunn.
Among appropriations for other purpose
are the following:
For the rent of buildings tor the use o
the State government, s3S.0OO.
For the use of the State militia, 800, 900.
For the Metropolitan brigade, $500
To pay for the uniforms of the Second
and Third Regiments of the Louisiana Stat
National Guards, $4,50o.
For II. C. Warmoth, to reimburse him fo
moneys advanced to his contingent funt
while acting as Governor in 1873, $500.
For J. B. Cotton, for legal services. $4,000
Nor ". W. Howe. $4,000.
Under q suspension of the rules the gen
eraI appropriation bill finally passed th'
Senate. and was sent back to the House q
have the amendments made by the Senate
cOncurred in.
Mr.. Chadbeuru obtained the unanimou!
consent Of the Senate to introduce an ac
providing for the acceptance by the Louisi
ana Levee Company Of reduction OF The
rate Of certain taxes, to be collected az
compensation 20 said comp any. from foul
mills 20 three mills, and in consideration o
said reduction relieving said company from
liability for damages in certain cases. In
der suspension of the rules the bill! finally
passed the Senate. when that body took Z
recess until half past seven O'Clock ia th'
evening.
EvEEyN'S SESSION.
The Senate met at halfpast seren o'cioci
and there being quorum press0t wen
into executive session. After executive
session the following bills were taken VI
~.
An act 70 authorize tax collectors and
sheriffs to receive portions Of taxes
when any part Of the levy may be in con
test, and to regulate such partial collection
An act making an approp ration to pay
the interest on bonds issued under the
provisions Of act No. ). approved January
q. 1874.
An act relative 70 the assessment and co.
lection of State taxes imposed for the pay
| ment of the bonds of the State and the
principal and interest OF the State debt, b!
virtue of any law passed prior 70 the frs
of January, 1874, and to repeal all laws re
quiring or authorizing the Governor, Audi
tor or Treasurer to set apart funds in th'
State treasury for the payment of any bond
issued by the State prior 10 the frs: o
January, 1874
An act to incorporate the New Orleans
St Bernard and pla9uemines Railroad
Company
A bill to INCORPORATE the Eevee Shed Com
pany of New Orleans finally passed.
The act establishing an agricultural me
chanical college in Louisiana finally passed
Bill No. 4l6, entitled an act extending
the limits of the city Of New Orleans. etc.
| finally passed.
Senators Barber. Anderson and lngra
| ham were appointed committee. at lib
P. NJ. to inform the House that the Senat
would be ready to adjourn in half an hour
Executive session called.
After executive session. on motion Of Mr.
Harris. the Senate went into an elect on o
President pro TEN of the Senate. and til
| Hon. T. c. Anderson was elected.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson the Senat
then adjourned sine die.
A large number of bills passed the Senate
J but with such yapidity and and amid sucl
! confusion that it was imposs ible to 1epor
them correctly at this time.
House.
The last day of the session Of the Hous
opened at ten o'clock. Mr. Mathews in th'
chair.
The members proceeded directly to busi
ness, and bills were passed or defeated IL
the briefest possible manner.
Mr.. Barrow's bill. relative to enploymen
of sailors on the levee. Mr.. Devezin's