The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-05
POLITICAL On DIT.
House Bill No. II.

Antoine's Wing just previous to adjournment
was an act reducing the fees Of tax collector
in the city about one half Il was a good bill
and should have passed, and the probabilitie
are that if it could have been reached,
would have done So as there were enough
members who have preached reform too otter
to have placed themselves on record in oppo
sition, assisted by the Democrats, to have pu
it through.
The bill mysteriously disappeared, an(
there is but little doubt that it was stolel
from the Secretary's desk by some one of til.
members of the Crowd, whose crime was no
only abetted but approved by majority o
his colleagues, who opposed all measures in
tended to get the original bill before til,
body.
Wharton, assisted by the Democratic Sena
tors, made a good fight to have the Wing con
slider the measure, and to his credit be it said
Antoine gave them all the assistance in his
power, and his rulings were liberal and. al
the same time, just.
Tom Anderson was the bitterest opponenr
of every effort that was made to bring the
bill before the body. He led the rest of tho
Crowd, and it is due particularly to him that
it could not be reached. For his action be
will no doubt receive the thanks of all truly
faithful tax collectors.
No Compromise.
While our people have been quarreling
among themselves about the question of COM
promise, the men who really hold the stakes
have not been consulted ia the matter, and
they say they do not intend to give up what
they now hold, i. e., possession Of the House
that no power can compel them to do 50.
E.They do not recognize the authority Of
Mr. Wheeler or any other individual to Gust
some OF them from seats to be given their
political opponents, and as to the legality Of
their House, they contend that the action Of
a majority of the Conservative Caucus, in
accepting the compromise, has fixed their
status
The Crowd utterly repudiate the idea of an
extra session, and assert that if Kellogg calls
it they will not attend and will leave him to
settle affairs with the Democrats alone.
That Kellogg does not consider this an idle
threat, and that he is as much opposed to an
extra session as any of the Crowd, is evil
denced by the fact that during the last hours
of the session he put forth all his efforts and
influence to remove any necessity for one
Kellogg and his Crowd are we'll satisfied
with themselves and the general condition Of
affairs. and they want no change, and there
will be none.
Contingent Expenses.
Already there ar8 reports about the distri-
button of the contingent expense fund in the
hands of the committees Of each Wing of
kellogg's Crowd. There is considerable talk
of speculation on the part of the chairnen of
the committees which will materially decrease
the fund and proportionately enrich them.
Rumors are current in regard to big Job
growing out of the purchase of furniture for
the State-House, and for these rumors there
would seem to be some foundation, in facts
which will, no doubt sooner or later be de-
veloped, and the public will receive the bene-
fit of these developments.
Sworn In.
One NJ Nc lpin, who has been acting with
the Conservative Caucus, about one hour
before the adjournment of Hahn's Wing
On Wednesday night entered that body and
was sworn in.
He was welcomed as one of the lost sheep
returned to the fold, and there was much
rejoicing
1t is said that Mr.. McAlpin's mileage
amounts TO six hundred dollars
The Tax Bill.
The President aud Cabinet, "all of us, }"
brought their influence to bear upon the Sem
.te and secured the passage, on the 3rd inst,
If the House Tax bill, by vote of 80 ayes to |
10 nays This bill is the substitute proposed |
~ MIR. Dawes in the House in place of the
original bill from the committee. 1t puts the
AK on whisky at ninety cents, and applies
he additional tax only to spirits produced
Ifter the passage of the act brings melado
md other similar preparations within the
cope of the increased duty On sugar
Increases the duty on cigars from s.
o Sc per thousand, AMI on cigarettes from
2 60 to 50 IS; repeals the ten per cent abate-
nent on certain articles of merchandise, ex-
mpts boiling cloths, and does not require the
lse of stamps on entries Of receipts in the
Ass book of savings banks. 1t is supposed
hat this act will bring in revenue of 49,,
90, OOO 1t is not to apply to goods, wares,
r merchandise actually on shipboard and
ound to the United States on or before the
9th day of February, 1875, nor to goods,
ares, or merchandise on deposit in ware
ouses or public stores at the date of the pas
age of this act.
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