New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-27
ORLEANS WEDNESDAY JANUARY e. 1875
VOLUME VIII-NO. 2
TIE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.

THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
| Senate.
| Lieutenant Governor Antoine called thi
body to order yesterday punctually at
| NJ. The secretary called thu roll and az
| nounced twenty members present and six
cen absent. There being a quorum, tn
chaplain was called upon for prayer, afte
which the Senate proceeded to business
The journal of the previous day was COZ
rected and adopted.
Senator Whitney rose to privileged
question. He sent to the desk of the secre
tary a copy Of last Tuesday mornings Pic
ayune, containing structures on the Stat
Auditor of Public Accounts. The Senator
requested that the secretary be instructed
to read the comments of the Picayu'a
respecting the Auditor for the information
of the Senate.
The secretary read the comments in ques
tion, and after he had concluded Senator
Cage rose to point of order. He said that
by the rules no Senator could rise to q
question of privilege unless he is person
ally interested in the question, OF has been
attacked in person.
The President decided that as Senator
Whitney had not yet made known his ques
tion of privilege, he must be allowed to
state it; and that, therefore, the point Of
order made by the Senator from Terre
bOnne could not be sustained.
Senator Whitney said the structures OF
the Picoyune contained very grave charges
against a high State official, and fpr that
reason he would move that th0DSenste
committee, appointed to examine the books
and accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer
be requested to take notice Of the charges
contained in the article just read, and make
thorough examination into the same.
On motion of Senator Blunt, the motion
of Senator Whitney was so amended as to
read as follows:
Resolued, That the joint committee of the
General Assembly appointed to examine
Treasurer be requested to take notice of
the charges contained in the article Just
read, and make thorough examination
into the same.
The resolution was then unanimously
adopted as amended.
The report of the Board of Returning
Officers, made through the Governor, was
submitted to the Senate.
Senator Kelso obtained unanimous con-
sent to have the report read. 1t was read
in part, when on motion of Senator Whitney
it's further reading was dispensed with and
the report referred to the Committee on
Election and Registration, with an order
to have 500 copies of it printed in pamphlet
form for public use.
A short report from the Auditor of Public
Accounts was also read, stating that for the
year 1874 the name of j. B. Cason, ex-tax
collector for the parish of Tangipahoa, ap-
pears as defaulter in the sum of $25l S..
The report says that Mr.. Cason's delin-
4uency was caused by his failure to obtain
the proper credit for reductions on assess
ments, and that this having been duly
adjusted his account with the State stands
fully settled.
A report from the Lieutenant Governor
was also submitted, giving detailed state.
ment of the expenditure of the contingent
fund appropriated for the use of his Office.
1t was referred to the Auditing and Super
vising Committee of the Senate.
Senator Alexander gave notice of bill
to be entitled an act relative to habitual
criminals and providing for their expulsion
from the State, or in default thereof for
their confinement in the Penitentiary.
Senator Kelso, aspording to previous no:
lice, introduced bill to be entitled an act
for the prevention OF cruelty to animals,
etc. Under suspension of the rules the
Dill was read twice and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Senator Weber called up the report pre-
viously made by him as chairman of the
Committee on Health and Quarantine.
The committee reported bill to reorgan.
re and render more efficient the Board of
Health of the State of Louisiana, to define
ts powers and prescribe its duties and
hose of quarantine and other officers under |
ts control; to provide for its expenses and
or the recording of births, deaths and |
marriages; to provide penalties for the !
of the same, etc.
Senator Stamps moved that the further |
consideration of the report be postponed |
lntil to-day at one O'Clock.
Senators Stamps, Burch and Detiege op' |
osed the bill on the ground that it had not |
ONE before the Senate properly, and that |
contained clauses that they could not in |
orse. They even intimated that it was |
scheme of the Board of Health that was
tempted to be smuggled through the |
enate.
Senator Weber denied that the bill was a
ad one; or that it was scheme of the
oard of Health; or that he wanted to pass
over the heads Of Senators without giving
lem the proper opportunity to investigate.
e had introduced the bill for the purpose
having it properly canvassed by the
enate. The Senator said he had endeav.
ed to get the Committee ON Health and
uarantine together for the purpose of
ying the matter before them; but the
,ntlemen OF that committee had failed to
'me together when properly notified to do
}, and he had take the only course in the
'emises left open under the circumstances.
Q had made report by bill. He did not
etend to say that all the features of the
II were good. That was matter he de-
ed the Senate to determine; and to enable ,
to do SO he desired to have the bill print
and laid upon the desks Of members
Senator Detiege denied that he had been
operly notified of all the meetings Of the {
mmittee. He did not like the bill because
proposed to incorporate among other ,