The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senafe.'

quorum. After prayer by the Chaplain, the read
Ing OF the journal was dispensed vi b.
MIR. Wharton, Chairman OF the COMMITTEE o
Finance, reported q substitute to the bill to rum
the outstanding Indebtedness Of the city OF Ne,
orleans. The report was adopted.
| The bill was then read in full
| White was opposed to the bill being considered
| engrosscd. He saw material difference be
tween the bill read and that first offered. H
| asked that the bill should be read and CAREFUL
weighed. II the bill be not deliberately and care
fully considered, it may fix Hrevocably upoI
those who vote for it the scorn OF our people.
TwitcLell strongly favored the passage Of tn,
| bill.
| The previous question was then called and til,
main question was ordered, and the bill con
| sidered engrossed.
| Wharton moved tho suspension OF the rules
that the bill be put on ts final passage. He sait
he wanted the responsibility OF the defeat Of thu
bill to rest if it should be defeated, where it be
| longed- with the Conservatives.
| Eustis said, 90 far as ~ imputation attempt
| cd to be cast upon the Conservatives for then
he sitancy to pass bills Of relief, undeserved
If ths bill be defeated, he was perfectly willing
abide by Their decision. lie objected to the bill
because the interest was payable in gold coin
He said that should in the future the price Of
gold increase, the city would losc just 50 much.
A message from the House announcing the
passage OF several bills and concurrence in sever
al Senate bills.
The rules were not suspended.
committee from the House was then an
nounced, and presented articles of Impeachment
against Charles Clinton.
Motion was made FOR the Committee on En-
'olment and EngrOssment to meet daily after
adjournment Tor the purpose Of seeing that all
bulls passed be correctly prepared.
Carried.
Sypher presented substitute bill to the Board
of Trade bill laid over from last night. 1t was
ordered engrossed.
Twitcholl reported back without action from
the Committee on Corporation the House bill No.
IS relative to the selling ont of the city.
Motion was made TO suspend the rules and to
take up the city bill, but it was not carried.
The Clerk OF the House here presented mes
sage from that body relative to the House bill
No. % on streets.
The Enrolment Committee reported on several
Senate bills.
The city bill relative to the sale and hypothe-
cation Of its property was taken up and read
twice.
Burch moved that tbs bill be indefinitely post
poncd, and it was carried.
Burch offered motion postponing action in
the case Of Clinton until the session OF 1876 and
that the committee appointed to examine his
books, report. Carried.
The following was the vote:
For Postponemeut-Bla Blunt, Brew
ster,, Burch, Cage, Dumont,. Gia, Greene, Kelso,
Twltcheil, Weber, Whitney, Young.
Against PostponemeM - Alexander, Allan,
Breaux, Goode, Dctlege, Eustis, George, Grover,
Harper, Herwg, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
Wharton, White.
AJsenl and not 1otiuy-Anderson, Chadbourn.
me ssage announcing that the House was
reldy to adjourn, was presented at 1l:iO. Ex-
ecutiye session was called.
At ii 30 executive session was raised.
A message from the House announcing the
passage OF several bills.
The Joint resolution auapnn1inO Clinton was
called up. Motion was made that it DO finally
passed.
Burch spoke against the resolution and against
the ten minutes left Of the session. He was
strongly in favor Of not trying clinton SO hur-
riedly.
Twitchell made motion to appoint q COM
mittee Of three to notify the Governor that the
Senate was ready to adjourn sine die.
A message from the House was announced.
Twitchcll said that if the Senate would hold,
Kellogg would sign the joint resolution.
motion to adjourn sine die was made, and
they adjourned.
The House.
Clerk Irrelevant called the House to order at
about $50, and in few moments Speaker Es-
ilette took the chair.
Mr.. Es'lc.te said that he had been urGer a
wrong impression as to the hour to which the
House had adj 'lrned, and it was because of his
mistake that the calling to order had been de-
aged.
The roll was called and IS members were found
% be present.
The Speaker announced the following COM
nittees
Committee Of Audit-Bower, Guichard. A.
lige, Heating, McCulum, Demas.
Committee to examine charges against Judge
acob Hawkins-Souer, chairman; Elliott, Young,
Ray, Bower.
Committee to examine the affairs of thu Leyee
chairman; Lowell, Dupre,
stewart, Carmouche.
The morning hour" was postponed to take
~ Senate bills.
Mr. Glen Walker called mp Senate bill No. 2G,
IN act to amend act No. 73, Of 1872, entitled an
ct to authorize the Council Of the city of New
)rleans to levy police tax to regulate leves of
axes, tho proceeds Of tax suits, etc. Finally
assed.
Mr.. Walker also called up Senate bill No. 81,
IN act supplemental to act No. 3: and TO provide
Or testing, at the instance Of any taxpayer, in
he courts Of the State, the legality and validity
t any items Of State Indebtedness, etc. Finally
assed.
An act to rereal an act to empower the Police
ury Of the parish OF Pladuemines to issue
onds came up on call and was finally passed.
Several other Senate bills went through. but
le Clerk got "iussy," not being used to the
le thing, and the titles could not be obtained.
An act authorizing persons having judicial adj |
ertlsements to select the papers IN which the
dyerti-em nts shall be published, was placed |
n tho calendar and will SO over until next scs-
ON.
An act authorizing appeals from the court Of |
ne parish OF Tang pahoa to tho Supreme Court |
n all pending cases Finally passed.
An act to repeal certain sections of the act |
roviding for the construction Of ihe Chattanooga
abroad was called up and finally passed.
MIR. Mathews III the chair.
Mr.. Hall called up House bill No. 10. amend. |
e section GA of the Code of Practice. Finally |
sssed.
Mr. Hall. Chairman Of the committee to
FAMINE the proceedings Of the Committee on
Expenses, presented a report which |
as received, and, without being read, was
aced on the calendar.
MIR. Armistead introduced an act making the
arrants of police juries Of the several parishes
ceiyable for the taxes Of the parish. The bill |
as amended so as to c,ntine action to the parish
West Feiiciana, and was then indefinitely post
med.
A committee Of mechanics was admitted to the
ouse and through their chairman, Mr.. Ben
cobs, presented petition. 1t was very
'avy charge of legislation for party purposes
I'd not for the good Of the peopie-the working
en-. Thcy petitioned against the Eoird Of AuGit |