The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-28

morning.
ReqnsitlOn.
A requis;tion was yesterday granted by hei-
logg for Charles Reid, who is wanted in Texas
for embezzlement Reid was arrested on
Monday evening by detective who had come
after him. He goes back this morning.
Passed the LIE aislature.
In addition to the list published yesterday
morning, the following bills passed the Legis-
lature 1t the extra session, have been enrolled,
and sent to Kellogg for his signature: House
Bill No. GS. An act to relieve taxpayers, re-
duce the outstanding indebtedness OF the
State. and provide for the remission OF in
terest and penalties on certain unpaid taxes
under certain circumstances, and providing
for redemption OF property sold for taxes and
forfeited to the State of Louisiana.
House Bill No. G9-To regulate Park tax
provided by act 81 of the Extra Session OF
1870. and Act 50 of the session 1871, and 10
provide for the disposition to be made OF the
proceeds of said tax, and tor reduction OF
the General Fund tax for the city OF New Or
leans.
There is report ahoat that the captain OF
the Canal Street Ferryboat refused to leave
his wharf to succor the drowning people IN
the sad catastrophe Of Friday last, notWlth-
standing that he was offered full remunera-
ton. 1t should be inquired into.
The case Of Norman Whitney vs.. the PhT'
nix Insurance Company before Judge Woods,
WAS submitted to the jury, and they were
locked up last night.
An old and experienced steamboatman,
Who has seen q score OF disasters on our
river, yesterday expressed his opinion that
had those on the Exporter taken hfe-pre-
servers from the staterooms, there would
have been no loss of life.
The hungry ones still loll about the St.
Louis Hotel, awaiting some fortultous CIR
cumstance which will enable them to do
GOOD to their fellow -countrymen in the way
of little job.
Already politicians are beginning to trim
their sails for the conventions OF 1876, and
We have more weather observers watching
which way the wind blows than the whole
Signal Bureau.
Act : =.
Senate bill 81, an act supp lementa! to Act
(Funding Board act), and to provide for test
ing, at the instance of any taxpayer, IN the
courts the validity of any item OF State In
debtedness, and to provide for additions
members to the board, it is very probable
will not be signed. The bill as whole Il
not acceptable, for while certain portions ar
considered good, others. and Particular!
that portion which provides i" for testing.
the instance of any taxpayer, in the courts
the validity of any item Of State indebted
NESS" is not Endorsed. It would burs
that Funding Board all to pieces. It spoil
all the ideas entertained at the passage OF tn
original act Of what the Funding Board SHOULD
and would be. and it is this that will kill tn
bill.
Those who are watching the fate OF tn
Appropriation bill were jubilant last nigh
over the report that Field has gwen an op1n
ION that the sum mentioned in the bill, a.
though perhaps exceeding the constitutions
limit, was for the pay Of officers under tn
Constitution, and Clinton was compelled
warrant under it. If this be true, it settle
all the anxiety on the part Of the waitin
crowd.
Chief of Police.
This Chief of Police business has been rur
ming on for month or two in very undo
cided and unsatisfactory way, and it is abor
time that it was decided. Gen. Badger, fc
appreciated services, was appointed to til
tax collectorship of the Fourth District, an
it was generally supposed that he woult
straightway vacate the office Of Chief Of p
lice, which he failed to do.
1t was said that he desired to be coItirme