New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-24

| SenatOr Stamps called up the report OF
the bill reducing the expenses OF the Me
tropolitan Police.
| The secretary informed the Senate tina
no report had been made on that bill. Sen
ator Stamps then asked for the bill. and tn
secretary Informed the Senate that the bill
| was not in his possession.
The bill authorizing change Of renue il
| the case OF Alexander Newton, charget
with murder, was called up and tinall,
| passed.
Senator Weber called Cor the report 0
| the committee on the bill incorporating
| board of trade.
A message IRON the House informed tn
Senate that Senate bill No @, had passed tn
House.
A re adiug of the amendments to the oil
incorporating the Board OF Trade was or
derded.
On motion of Senator Chadbourn th,
report was tabled.
Senator Chadbourn then offered sub
stitute to the bill.
The origin al bill was ordered ~ be read
After which "a motion was made to have i
read section by section. Senator Chad
bourn moved as an amendment, that tt;
substitute be read section by section. ant
the motion was carried by twenty yeas tt
fifteen nays.
The bill was ordered TO be engrossed an(
made the special order of the day for 20
day, Saturday., at half.past ten o'clock.
On motion of Senator Harper, all House
bills on their first reading were taken up
and under suspension of the rules read a
second time, with view of reference.
House bill No. -, for the protection o.
the Fire Department OF New Orleans, wal
taken up, and under suspension of the
rules finally passed.
House bill No. II, an act to encourage
cotton and woolen manufactures in the
State of louisiana, etc, was read twice and
referred.
An act reducing the expenses Of the Ne
tropolitan Police force was taken up, and
under a suspension of the rules finally
passed, The report on this bill fixed the
srm for the yearly expense of the police
force at $i50,000. Senator Stamps had the
report amended SO as to make tho amount
$4,000. He said this would be reduction
OF over 100000 in the yearly expense, and
DO was satisfied that an efficient police
could not be kept up for less than this
amount. He said the objects of the Demo
Gratis in their efforts to reduce the expense
Of the police was not so much reform as it
was to disorganize the force for political
reasons.
House bill No. IS, an act to relieve the
taxpayers. reduce the indebtedness OF the
State. etc, was called up.
Senator Anderson exp,a ined the object of
the bill to be to allow persons whose lands
have become the property of the State for
taxes to redeem them by the payment of
the same. He said the State would realize
more by doing this than by holding the
lands. for they would again become subject
to taxation.
Under Suspension of the rules the bill
finally passed.
Senator Anderson called up House bill
No 100. substitute for House bill No. rs, an
act making an appropriation of SLY ,S62 to
pay the expenses of the extra session of the
General Assembly. Under suspension of
ths rules the bill finally passed the Senate.
House bill No. ST. an act suspending
Charles Clinton, State Auditor of Public
Accounts, was called up on its third and
final reading.
A motion was made for the final passage
Of tho bill
Senator BUrch made motion to have the
further consideration of the bill postponed
until the next regular session Of the General
Assembly.
This was ruled out of order by the Presi-
lent, and pending a motion for the final
passage Of the bill the Senate went into
session.
After executive session the Senate ad-
ourned until half past nine o'clock this
morning.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Meredith wanted to reconsider tho
Ill tor the relief Of the overflowed districts,
,ut as such motion had been tabled the |
lay before it was ruled out of order.
Speaker Estilette, in deciding the question |
# the order on the Governor to prosecute |
AUDITOR Clinton, said the law failed to state |
whether the House should make the order
y vote or action of its Speaker. He, there
ore, submitted resolution for Mr.. Lowell |
0 offer.
Mr.. Lowell said he only desired that the
esolution should not be considered Joint
ne. but as part and parcel Of the duty Of
he committee on investigation.
Mr. Hahn being in the chair, the first bill
AIKEN up was that retaining the school tax
objected. in New Orleans to be used for the
eneft of the city schools only.
Mr.. keating said he would again appeal
, the generosity Of New Orleans. 1t was
uch better able to maintain its schools
N months and pay surplus to poorer
arishes than they were to maintain any
hools at all. The bill had been adopted
om the law of Mississippi, but that State
as not like Louisiana in having the
eater portion Of its property concentrated
one city. 1t was true the bill only pro.
,sed to return to the city the tax there
elected. but it was hardly just to deprive
lrishes outside Of all schools. Washing
ms two mill tax was si32 43-not enough
maintain one school-but it's apportion- ,
ent was $2723. Many other parishes were
9 same. If they were TO assess enough to
Y this rate their tax would be eight
lis, but the surplus of New Orleans was
out one-eighth. He claimed that the duty
New Orleans was to educate all the poor
ildren of the State. t
Mr.. Wilt stated of the sixty nine per G
ut New Orleans paid, thirty-one and a c