New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-02
THE Legislature YESTERDAY.
Senate.

|
was called to order by the President, Lieu
| tenant Governor Antoine. The secretary
called the roll, and there being no quorum
| present, on motion Of Senator Landry, the
| Senate took recess until half-past clover
o'clock At half-past eleven the Senate
| was again called to order by the Presi
dent, and there being quorum present the
| morning business commenced.
Senator Detiege introduced bill to
secure the civil rights of all persons, with
out distinction of color or previous condi
ton, and giving the municipal courts Of the
parish of Orleans, and the parish courts o.
other parishes, the power to enforce these
rights. The bill, under suspension Of the
rules, finally passed the Senate. 1t imposes
penalty of $25 for every infraction of the
law by hotel keepers and all proprietors OF
places Of public entertainment or amuse-
ment, collectible in the courts authorized
to take cognizance Of the same.
Senator Burch called u,, the joint resolu'
ton instructing the Attorney General to
discontinue the Injunction against the ap-
preparation for the past due Indebtedness
of the Charity Hospital; and offered
as a substitute a resolution to legal
;za the past due indebtedness of the
Charity Hospital, and to remove the in
junction from the appropriation made to pay
the same by the General Assembly of 1874.
The resolution was SO amended as to give
the same relief to the Insane Asylum,
and was, under a suspension of the rules,
finally passed.
Senator Chadbourn introduced q bill to
set apart for the use Of the Charity Hospital
certain revenues, to wit: the revenue de-
rived from the Louisiana State Lottery
Company for the educational fund, and
amending act No. p of 1868, and the in
s.ection fees derived from the inspection of
live stock under the act Incorporating the
Crescent City Live Stock Landing and
Slaughterhouse Company, and all license
taxes on auctioneers and auction sales. By
unanimous consent the bill was read
Senator Blunt opposed the bill because it
proposed to take these revenues from the
public educational fund. He said no man
"ONit - IuAluCi ltistu AC " diA tAC
Charity Hospital when that aid did not
interfere with public education; but he
would not vote to take from the school
fund, not even to give to the Charity Hos
pital. AS great % veneration as he certainly
had for that noble institution, he did not
think 1t nee essary Or right that it should be
sustained at the sacrifice Of public educa-
ton. He concluded by moving the indefinite
postponement Of the bill.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
On motion the bill received its second
reading and was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee
By unanimous consent Senator Brewster
introduced a bill to cede to the United
States government the right to build levees
in the State Of Louisiana. Under suspen-
sion OF the rules the bill finally passed the
Senate. 1t provides that all the rights and
privileges owned and exercised by the State
of Louisiana, in the locating, building. con-
trolling and managing the levees within the
State shall be granted and ceded to the gov
ting, building, controlling and managing of
any levee Or levees that may be built by
The United States authorities at the expense
,f the general government provided, that
lothing in the act shall be construed TO i'm
,air the contract between the State Of Lou
siana and the Louisiana Levee Company in
he building Of all other levees in the State, |
Except those built by the United States as
sforesaiG.
The special order of the day being called |
or, the Senate took up the act to organize |
bureau of immigration, to prescribe the !
Iuties thereof, to provide revenue for the |
charity Hospital. and to repeal act No l54, |
pproved June l3, 1874 and all acts and |
art5 Of acts contrary to or in conflict with |
he provisions Of the act. After some dis
'urch mainly participated, the bill was on
notion oe Senator Burch indefinitely post
oned.
Senate bill No. ~ an act relative to the
anitary Company, came up as the special
rider of the day, and on motion was indefi-
itely postponed.
Senator Stamps called up, as the next spe-
ial order Of the day, Senate bill No i6, an
ct relative to an insurance inspection de.
al tment A reading of the bill was called
Or. After the reading of the bill, Senator
Iarper moved its indefinite postponement,
nd called the previous question upon his
lotion.
Senator Stamps claimed the right, as the
ltroducer of the bill, to make the closing
9marks. He said the importance OF the
Ill for the protection of the people was be-
ond question; that law should exist pro-
citing property holders against unsound
surance companies, there was not doubt
his mind. There might be some obec-
enable features in the bill. If there were,
y wished Senators would point them out
ID have them corrected; but he hoped the
otion to indefinitely postpone would not
evail.
\ vote was then taken, and the bill in-
.iuitely postponed.
The House bill appropriating $4,000
pay the expenses of the Returning |
)ard was then taken up and finally
ssed.
The Senate. on motion, resolved itself
to executive session.
During executive session, the Senate
nfrmed the appointment of E. +. Dewing
Judge Of the Fifth Judicial Districts.
10, the appointment of d. A. Weber as !
x collector for the parish of West Fe- r
lana.
After executive session, Senator Twitchel
He'd UP the Governors veto Of the bill |