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

! 10, an act to amend an act entitled an ac
to establish an insane asylum and regulate
the same, approved March Is, 1850 Q7G
Revised Statutes), and also to amend al
act in reference thereto. approved Marcel
Il, 1874. Under suspension Of the rules
the bill finally passed.
Tho Senate adjourned at 4:l5 p. M. t.
meet this morning at eleven o'clock
House of Representatives.
The House was called to order at twelve
o'clock yesterday by Speaker Hahn. Fifty
| six members responded to the call of the
| roll. Prayer was offered by the chaplain
The reading Of the journal was dispensed
| with, and after correction it was adopted.
Mr.. Triplet called up resolution invit
ing absenS members to resume their seats
and pledging members now acting in the
House to measures of reform.
Mr. Pierson deemed this resolution un
necessary, but he was willing to vote for it
had shown their disposition to enact re
forInatory measures. They first struck al
Republican officials by abolishiDg the office
Of assistant attorney general, by reducing
the fees of clerks of court, sheriffs and
| other officers. Although it was entirely
unnecessary, still it would do no harm to
adopt it.
MIR. Sartain made few remarks in oppO
sition, and Mr.. Demas in favor of the adop.
ton of the resolution. 1t was then adopted
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived vetoing the act providing for the
purchase Of the St. Louis Hotel as State
House. The bill was passed by a vote OF
iG to 10, the Governors veto to the con
trary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Heating in the chair.
The committees were then called.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
favorably on House bill No. lC7, an act to
allow the Attorney General to assume con-
troll Of and give direction to the prosecution
Of criminal cases now pending or which
may be brought hereafter in any of the
courts of the State, and for other purposes.
Mr.. DeInas was opposed to the bill, be-
cause of the extraordinary power conferred
by it upon the Attorney General. If that
officer could give directions to district at
torneys throughout the State in all criminal
cases, it would give him power greater than
that possessed by the Governor
MIR. Murrell moved to indefinitely poet
pone the bill, and said that if the Attorney
General could cause prisoner to be trans
ferred from his own parish TO the city of
nr1o {,, ha ;oJ l,or. %tn
Criminal Court, one of the most treasured
rights of the citizens of this State would be
taken from them.
Mr. Pierson was glad that the gentleman
from Madison had aroused the suspicious
of the members of the House as to the char
acter of this bill He believed that there
never was more unjust measure presented
for the action of the House.
The bill was made the special order for
to day at half past twelve o'clock.
House bill No. les, an act relative to the
suspension of officers under Impeachment,
reported favorably by the Judiciary Com
mittee, was taken up and passed. The bill
enacts that mo officer under Impeachment
except the Governor, shall be suspended
until final judgment Of the Senate, except
by joint resolution of the General As
sembiy.''
House bill No. 40, an act to suspend the
license taxes upon theatres for two years
where respectable dramatic entertainments
are carried on, reported favorably by the
Committee on Corporations, was placed On
IL
by petition in its favor signed by Messrs.
Ben DeBar John E. Owens and David
BidweIl
Speaker Hahn resumed the chair.
Mr.. Souer, chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations, submitted the general ap.
preparation bill and asked that it pass its
first and second readings, be considered in
Of the whole, be placed on the
calendar for the third reading and be
printed and laid on the desks of members.
Mr.. Murrell offered resolution providing
hat the report Of the Committee on Appro.
with the general appropriation
)ill, be printed and laid on the desks of |
members, which was adopted.
After this proceeding no further business !
vas transacted, tor the reason that no !
quorum could be obtained, and the House |
until ten o'clock to-day.
A large number of bills of minor mpor- |
ance were acted upon in addition to those |
in our report. They will be |
ound enumerated in the official journal, in
mother portion of this mornings RErUB-
.ICAN.