The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-12


structinp the Committee on Canals and Drain
age to inquire as to the manner in which Il
Iessees Of the old Carondelet Canal had b.
come owners of it, and by what authority the
levied toll on vessels, was adopted.
The Committee on the Judiciary, throug
Lowell reported, recommending the passag
of a resolution authorizing that committee t
inquire what effect an appropriation by Con
Qress would have on the Indebtedness of tn
State to the Levee Company, and instruclln'
the committee to report within ten days
Went over under the rules.
The Committee also reported untavorabiy
on an act to repeal and re-enact sections
21S7, 2l83 and 2192 Of the Revised Statutes
and to repeal Act No. 81, Of March, 1873
Received.
An act authorizing the purchase OF two
hundred and fifty copies Of the Civil Code
and two hundred and fifty copies of the Re.
yised Statutes was introduced and referred
on its second reading to the Committee on
Judiciary.
The bill introduced by Hunsaker provid-
ing for the appointment of Public Admins
traitors was reported on favorably by the Com
mittee on Judiciary and made the special
order Of the day for Thursday.
An act to transfer the parish Of Assump-
zion from the Fifteenth Judicial District was
read twice and referred.
bill to repeal the act of incorporation of
the New Orleans Sanitary Excavating Com
pany, introduced by Stewart, was referred.
An act defining the manner of filling ap-
pointiye offices was introduced by Lane and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
An act to create the parish of Sumner from
the parishes Of st. Charles and Jefferson, ly
ing on the left bank Of the Mississippi River,
vas introduced. Referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
Hunsaker offered a resolution providing
that on and after Monday next night sessions
should be held 1t was adopted. ....
The bill assessing poll tax of one dollar
for school purposes was made the special or
der of the day for Saturday.
Keating's bill fixing the fees Of the recorder
of mortgages and parish recorders, acting as
notaries public, was adopted.
The State House bill was taken up, and the
Wing resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole to consider it.
During the discussion on it Demas and
Murrell had little misunderstanding, and
che lie was given by the latter to the former.
An affair of honor is counted on and the Cor
Iaa EaI %a Io1I ,re
iness tor the reception ola colored corpse.
The bill was reported back by the Commit
Zee Of the Whole to the Wing and the Wing
adopted it.
Demas asked leave to amend the title The
Chair declared an amendment out of order.
Demas wanted to know if the Chair took him
for sardine The Chair looked as if he
would like to reply in the affirmative if his
position would allow him.
Cain Sartan called on the Chair who, by |
Che way, was Mathews, to seat the gentleman |
from st. John.
The gentleman from st. John would like
TO see the Chair come on. 1t would take
cow.pen Of such men to seat him. He sat
down after this.
The bill fixing and reducing the fees of tax
collectors Of the parish of Orleans was fixed
Tor Saturday
Drury called up his bill to defer tho col
lection of the Park tax for five years.
A motion to amend by making it twenty
years resulted in call for the yeas and nays
md it was discovered there was no quorum
present, and the wing adjourned.
Antoine's Wing.
Antoine, at IL NJ, notified his boys that
chool was in. Quite number were tardy
nd it was 1910 before it was announced that
he number required to open the tasks for the
lay were present. ;
Antoine called the committees, ,Jpdici-rdry
nd all, and was made unhappy because none
4 them reported Is
Under call of notices of bills, Brewster !
ignlied bis intention of introducing an act :
epealing Art 202l Rays Revised Statutes. /
Brewster introduced an act to repeal an act /
egulating private markets; also an act to re- i
zeal the act establishing Commissioner of ,
immigration; also an act repeating the act g
aaking Mardi Gras legal holiday. all of t
yhich were referred. 9
Green introduced an act for the more effec- /
pal protection Of the rights and privileges of /
itzens in towns and cities. Referred. 7
Anderson introduced an act to authorize /
be Police Jury Of the parish of Lafayette to :
ssue bonds and to levy tax for their re- /
emption. l
An act to regulate the fees and costs of the
vil Sheriff Of the parish of Orleans. !,
Massicot gave notice of bill to repeal the a
ct establishing the Superior District Court |
The Committee on Registration and Flee
on reported recommending the adoption of s
70 report of the Returning Board, and that o
70 thousand copies be printed for distribu- 5
on. The report of the committee was adopt. u
and five thousand copies of the Returning =
GARD document ordered printed. al