The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-23

or, and would advise the House of all orders
issued by the Court
The Committee on Ways and Means re.
ported favorably on House bill No. 81, entitled
an act 10 fix upon and determine Limitation
Of real estate tax exemption in Louisiana,
and to repeal ell conflicting laws.
Finally passed.
The Committee on Corporations reported
favorabIy on House bill No. q, entitled an &C,
for the protection of the Fire Department OF
the city of New Orleans:
Finally passed.
Also favorablv on House bill No. 50, ent;-
| tied an act to renew and extend the charter oil
the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
| Finally passed.
Al act to incorporate the town Of Vienna
reported on favorably by the Committee on
Corporations, was finally passed.
House bill No. q, an act relative to the COL
lection and distribution OF the school tax. pro-
viding for the payment Of the expenses of the
| State Board of Education, limiting the special
school tax in the city of New Orleans, and re-
pealirg all laws in conflict, etc. reported on
| fayorably by the Committee on Education, was
made the special order Of the day tor half
past one to-day.
TIE Committee on Public Printing reported
favorably Oh House Dill No. TO- entitled an
ACT ItlatlNe ~ paplle PAtAtAn5, Ola" sho PuoiA-
| cation of ordinances, advertisements, proceed
| ing ETC., ct the corporation Of the city Of
New Orleans.
Placed on the calendar for engrossment.
The same committee reported also favorably
on House bill No. II, entitled an act to repeal
an act entitled "an act relative to public
printing" approved the 9th of july 1868,
and to repeal an act entitled ''an act relative
to judicial and legal advertisements" No. 81
of the acts of 1870; and to repeal sections
1886, 1887, 1888, 29S9, 1890. 1892. 1898, 1884,
1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 2999 and 5000 OF the
Revised Statutes Of the State Of Louisiana;
and TO regulate and define the rates and
prices Of the public printing and to prescribe
the manner in which the same shall be done
Ordered printed and made the special order
for to-day at II O'Clock.
The Committee on Lands and Levees re-
ported fayorab.y on House bill No. -, Gn-
troduced by Mr.. Hahn). an act for the relief of
planters and other land holders and stock
owners suffering damages from the overflow
of 1874.
A motion was made to adopt the report of
the committee and on this several speeches
were made. And after many motions and
counter motions the bill finally passed.
The Committee on Lands and Levees offered
a favorable report on the joint resolution to
instruct the Attorney General to proceed
against the Louisiana Levee Company for the
forfeiture of their charter.
After much discussion it was made the
specia! order for to-day at 2 o'clock.
The Committee on City Affairs reported
fayorably on House bill No Co. entitled an act
TO regulate the pork tax provided by act No
81 of the extra session of 1870, and act No. SO
Of 1871, and to provide for the disposition to
be made OF the proceeds of said tax. and for
,<>rSl l. e. A. -
of New Orleans.
The report was adopted and the bill finally
passed.
The same committee reported favoraoly on
House bill No. So an act to reduce the taxes
OF the city Of New Orleans, levied for Metro
poli:an Police purposes to limit the ex-
penses thereof and TO authorize the Metro
politan Police Board to reduce apportioc-
ment, salaries and expenses accordingly.
The report was adopted, and the bill finally
passed.
The same.committee reported favorably on
House bill No. 50. IN act 70 limit the amount
to be paid by the city of New Orleans tor the
support Of the public schools; to reduce the
expenses thereof and to authorize the reduc-
ton OF taxation in conformity thereto.
Went over under tae rules, ordered printed
in the journal and made the special order for
to-day at 3 o'clock
The same committee reported favorably on
house bill No 72, entitled an act for the OPP
preparation Of the revenues derived by the
city of New Orleans from the wharves and
levees, and for the reduction of the charges
for the use of the wharves and levees.
The report Of the committee was adopted
and the bill Was finally passed.
The same committee reported favofably
on Act No. G. entitled "an act to amerd an
~ oil ~ tn ho o;tx of 10
rollton to the city Of New Orleans approved
March %. 1874; to repeal certain. parts there
Of; to change the boundaries Of the parishes
of Orleans and Jefferson; to change the limits
Of the First and Second Judicial Districts,
and to extend the jurisdiction of the Justices
of the Pence of the parish of Orleans"
The bill finally passed.
Mr.. Kidd called up the joint resolution
providing for an extention Of the session un-
til the Sd day Of May. The resolution was
considered ergrossed.
On the motion to suspend the rules to
place it on its third reading, the yeas and nays
ed by vote of sixty-two yeas to fifteen nays.
The resolution then finally passed.
bill TO authorize the Police Jury Of the
parish Of Cameron to bond the debt ct the
parish was introduced.
Finally passed.
There was considerable fun and much mp
roar created by the discussion Of a bill intro
duced by Mr.. Demas for the protection OF
game 1t was made the special order for to-
day.
MIR. Glenn Walker introduce bill relative
10 the Improvement Of the streets of the city
Of New Orleans.
The House then adjourned until IL o'clock
to-day.
A GcoD IDEA.-A committee Of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature are considering the ex-
pediency of lncorporationg fidelity insu-
rance companies, to insure the personal