The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-24
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THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.
NIGHT SESSION.

called Senator Burch to the chair.
Senator Allan rose to question of informa-
ton and said:
Mr.. President, rise to q question of in
formation as taxpayer Of the State OF Lou
islana, and as Senator representing nine
thousand voters upon this floor. l believe
there is something wrong going on. ! would
like to know from the Senator from 1bervllie
Mr.. Wharton), the Senator from Tensas (Mr
Whitney, and the Senator from Red River
(Mr. Twitchell), why is it that they have
been so prominent in advancing the lmpeach-
ment Of Auditor Clinton, and that they have
allowed the joint resolution suspending him
from Office to lay quietly upon our desks
without being touched! There is something
"rotten in Denmark.
There was roar of voices and considerable
confusion ensued.
A motion was made to adopt on the second
reading the printing bill. and it was carried.
The rules were suspended and the bill put
upon its third reading and finally passed.
"A motion to reconsider and to table that
motion was carried.
Stamps called up the report Of the commit
tee on the reduction of the expenses OF the
Metropolitan Police. Report not found
"A bill to change the venue of the case of
Alex. Newton was passed hurriedly, Kellogg
b.ing on the floor.
Weber called for the report Of the commit
tee to which the bill incorporating the Board
of Trade had been referred. The committee
reported favorably, and the bill was considered
section by section.
Wharton called for the reading of the bill.
A motion was made to adopt the report.
A message from the House was here an
nounced stating that Senate bill q had been
concurred in. This bill was for the relief Of
the overlooked districts.
The report to the Board Of Trade bill was
amended by the Committee of Commerce in
some minor particulars.
After the motion had been to table the mo-
ton to adopt the report of the committee,
Stamps spouted q little and renewed the mo-
ton to table.
White wanted to explain the bill, when
Chadbourn objected.
Weber called the yeas and nays.
The vote to table the motion to lay the mo-
ton to adopt the committees report was car
ried by q vote of Is yeas to 1G nays.
A message from the House was received
announcing the concurrence OF the House in
o number of bills.
its third reading after the rules had been sus-
pended.
Chadbourn moved that the further reading
be postponed. which motion was not put.
The bill was then read section by section
and the substitute relating to that portion Of
the act referring to the inspection of hay,
etc., was about being taken up when the
Chair ruled that the original bill must be read
first. 1t was accordingly read.
Stamps in the chair.
There was a grand kaleidoscope act follow
ing and every one made points Of order,
which the Chair took pleasure in overruling.
The reading Of the bill. on motion, was
suspended and the bill ordered to be taken
up section by section.
Chadbourn moved to take up the sub5tl-
tute section by section.
The substitute was then taken up by vote
of 20 yeas. 16 nays.
The substitute bill was taken up section by
section and the bill was ordered engrossed.
House bill No. ?8 relative to drainage was
called up and was referred to its appropriate
committee.
House bill No. p was called up but being
identical with bill 80, was dropped.
A message from the House was here an
nounced, asking concurrence in several bills.
Several House bills were read and referred.
The House bill relative to the park tax
was, under q suspension OF the rules, read
twice and adopted, and was then put upon Its
final reading and pas sed.
House bill No. "a, relative to the protection
of the Fire Department Of the city of New
Orleans, and to punish those giving false
alarms, was then called up, put upon its third
reading, and finally passed.
The bill relative to the remission OF taxes
on capital invested in the manufacture
of cotton and wooden goods was taken up.
A message from the House was then pre-
sented, announcing the passage through that
body Of the bill for the appropriation for the
expenses of extra session.
The cotton and wooden bill was then read
twice and referred.
The Committee on Police made report in
creasing the sum to be assessed for the Metro
politan Police to $475OOO. Stamps moved to
increase the sum to $500, 900 and the motion
was lost
Burch moved the adoption of tthe majority
report.
Stamps thought it was impossible to run
the police in this city with less than $500, 0OO
Unless this sum was SO made there would be
no organiza alton lsft He then moved to
amend the amount to s499, 999 80.
White moved to table Stamps's motion and
it was lost.
The amendment was then adopted with the
reoprt
The bill then, under a suspension of the
rules, was considered engrossed, and finally
passed.
House bill No. 68, relative to the remission
Of penalties for non-payment Of taxes and for
the relief of taxpayers, was read twice.
Motion was then made to refer the bill to
its appropriate committee, and then motion
to table that motion, which was carried.
The bill was then adopted on its second
rearing.
Motion was then made to suspend the rules
to put the bill on its final passage, and the
motion was carried.
MIDNIGHT.
Young moved that the bill do finally pass,
and it was carried.
The Appropriation House bill was then
taken up, appropriating sll7,S62 for the ex-
pense of the extra session.
1t was read twice and adopted, and amidst
great confusion
Dave Young moved that the bill be put
upon its third and final reading.
The main question was ordered.
Motion was then made to suspend the rules
and take the bill up on its final passage. Car
ried.
A message from the House was here pre-.
cac<ad ornouncinO the naSsaOo Of several