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VOLUME VIII--NO. 269.
THE LEGISLATURES YESTERDAY.

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THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Senator Wharton, chairman Of tho Fl
nance Committee, reported favorably o.
Senate bill No. z, an act to suspend tn
collection of taxes on overfowed lands TO
the years 1873 and 1874. He also made
report on Senate bill No. 50, an act for tn
relief of Mrs. Hannah Chiffon, widow o
the late Professor r. Il. Chiffon, recon
mending its reference to the Committee OF
Library, for the purpose Of ascertainini
the value of the donations made as named
in said act.
On motion of Senator Wharton, the re
port relating to Senate bill No. wa,
adopted and referred as recommended
The report on Senate bill No. 81 was alst
adopted and the bill fixed as the special or
der of the day for next Wednesday.
Senator Breaux, chairman of the Commit
tee on Agriculture, Commerce and Manu-
factures, reported favorably on the bill
creating board of inspectors and meas
urers of lumber, timber and slaves for the
city and port of New Orleans and Carroll.
| ton, etc.
Senator Wharton introduced bill to re-
move the seat of government from New
Orleans, and to establish the same at the
city OF Baton Rouge, and to provide the
means for carrying the act into effect
Under suspension of the rules the bill was
read twice and placed upon the calendar.
Senator Brewster introduced joint reso-
ution appropriating $1,000 to pay the special
assistant sergeants- alarms authorized by
each branch of the General Assembly, to be
appointed.
Senator Burch opposed the resolution.
He thought the proper way to make pro-
vision for the payment of the special assist
ant sergeants-at-arms was to insert the item
in the general appropriation bill. He did
not think special legislation necessary or
advisable in this instance; in fact, was op.
posed to it in toto. The Senator concluded
his remarks BY moving the indefinite post
ponement of the resolution.
Senator Cage was Of opinion that as the
Senate and House of Representatives had
authorized by resolution the appointment
of special assistant sergeants alarms to
to meet what was deemed an emergency at
the time, the General Assembly should see
that they are paid, He therefore favored
the passage of the joint resolution, and did
not mean to be deferred from voting by the
cry of special legislation. Senator Cage
wound up his remarks BY moving to table
the motion to indefinitely postpone.
By request, the motion to table was with
drawn, in order to give Senator Brewster
an opportunity to make few remarks.
That gentleman said he believed that if
Senators thoroughly understood the
reasons for introducing the resolution,
there would be no opposition to it, He
said during the session of the General
Assembly of 1874. number of persons
had been employed by its authority. The
item to pay these employees had been in
cluded in the general appropriation bill,
but the Auditor of Public Accounts refused
to issue warrants for the payment Of these
persons because, as he cOntended, there
was no law authorizing him to do SO. The
object of the resolution under consldera-
lion, the Senator said, was to obyiate this
difficulty and secure the payment of the
special assistant sergeants alarms author.
zed to be appointed by the General As
sembly.
The motion to table the motion to in
postpone was then renewed and
'arried, after which the resolution was read |
vice and referred to the Finance Com.
nittee.
Senator Young asked for suspension Of /
be rules in order to take up House bill No.
O4, an act making an appropriation Of |
156, 900 out Of the general fund in the
tate treasury for the payment of the mile
&c and per diem Of members, officers and
mployes of the General Assembly, etc.
Senator Blunt was opposed to suspen.
on of the rules; was opposed to travelling
ut of the usual path of legislation to take
p the appropriation bill. He wanted bills
sken up in their regular order, and said
1ere were other bills waiting to be con-
dered that were of more Importance than
,e appropriation bill.
A vote was then taken on the motion to
lspend the rules, and the motion was sus-
lined. The Senate then agreed to consider
le bill section by section. The bill was
nder consideration when, at one O'Clock,
enator Chadbourn called for the special |
der of the day. The bill incorporating
10 Louisiana Telegraph Company was
len taken up and, on motion of Senator
hadbourn, made the special order of the |
" for to-day at one O'Clock.
The bill changing the charter of the town
Piaquemine, in the parish of Iberyille.
so came up as the special order of the
y, and it's further consideration fixed for
lother day. IL
The Senate then resumed its considera
IN of the appropriation bill. l.,
Senator Cage moved for and obtained q
Of the vote by which the
nate agreed to consider the bill section
: section. The bill was then taken up.
came up upon its second reading, and, =
motion, considered in committee of the
lOle, Senator Allan in the chair, Every
,tiOn Of the bill was read and debated. L
mber of the sections amended, and an 6
tire new section was added. II
After quite lengthy session in commit
of the VIII ole, the committee, on motion
Senator Whitney, rose, with instruc
ms that the chairman report to the SEN
, the amendments, and. recommend the
ssage of the bill as amended.
The President of the Senate then resumed
seat and recniued the rennrf of the coan. |