The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-18

I and Public Buildings reported on the bill /,
purchase State-House, recommendin
q amendments
Several bills of minor importance were il
: troduced ana referred.
Blackburn called up his resolution to pr
vide for the INDECENT faithful.
The resolutions were expressive of th
opinion that none but the faithful we're er
titled to Office under q government of til
faithful; that there should be clean sweep (
Democrats from all appointive Offices, tn
Custom House and other vote manufacture
machines, and the vacancies created Shout,
be filled by the party.
Jasper made speech it was not a lon,
speech, but it was Fearful powerful one.
He wanted the resolution to pass to preserv,
the morale of the party. Give every one O
the faithful an office, and it would preven
|, decentralization in the ranks.
He found it necessary to throw in a littlf
talk about the knife of the assassin and the
torch OF the incendiary, but the connection
between the bloody blades and the flaming
| fagots spoken of and the subject under dis.
cussion did not appear. He wound ND with a
burst OF eloquence directed against Demo-
Gratis and the outrageous practice Of appoint
ing them to Office
| Burch took the floor. He was slightly sar-
castle. He thought the resolutions would be
| excellent, emanating from Convention, but
| he did not think it became the "Senate" to
adopt them. He thought the first resolution
was demand for pension for those who had
fought, bled and died for the party, and be
thought it ought to be referred to the Com
mittee on Pensions
The second resolution went beyond the
jurisdiction Of the State and invaded the
jurisdiction of the United States and should
be referred to the Committee on Federal Re-
lations. He thought that before they COM
menced to divide the spoils they should first
make sure they were victors. 1t was not
definitely settled that they were the victors,
and they should be certain Of it, so that if the
other side came in as victors, they would not
find them in posse :sion of stolen property,
offices, etc.
He did not think it would be right to place
the Senate" on record as crying for office |
Office, Office or death!
Blunt spoke little piece, ard following ND |
the cue OF Blackburn, told tale of blood and |
thunder He thought it eminently proper
that the resolutions should pass, and their
provisions carried out.
Blackburn closed the discussion, and re-
peated his speech He thought it particu-
larly good one, and besides he had not pre-
pared another
On direct vote the resolution passed The
score standing: yeas II, nays 8.
Executive session was called.
Ga coming out of Executive session, the
Insurance Inspector bill was called up, and
after a lengthy discussion was made the
special order for to-day.
The Census bill Was called up by Cage and
inaly passed.
An act to repeal the act increasing the COM
OF the District Attorney of the II
hiut Tod IL
The act repeating Act No. Co. of 1873, cut
ing off
CIINToN's PERQUIsITEs
nd emoluments derived from delinquent tax
layers came up. Brewster moved the final
passage Of the bill
Burch did not favor the bill 1t would not y
eneft the State, he said, because the col Z
ection OF the fees. for notice Of sale, etc, :,
'as optional with the Auditor, and Of course :,
he was not to get the money he would not :,
ollect it, and any member who voted for the Z
assage of the act, in the belief that it was a ?
eform measure, or that it would put one !,
ollar in the State Treasury, was mistaken =
Bloun said that the opinion of Burch to y
le contrary notwith standing he maintained -
lat it was reform measure. ',
" The Senator (Burch) said that if the -
uditor felt inclined to do it, he could relieve 10
e poor of the tax of two dollars for notices, !;
lat 1t was not made obligatory on the Auditor \,
collect it. He the speaker) knew that it w
ID been made obligatory on tax collectors, i,
ho were compelled to collect it and deposit -,
with the Auditor, and he had yet to bear of \,
case OF poor man being relieved from pay hs
ent. ne
Cage spoke in favor Of the measure, and -, 30
He'd the previous question, which was Or -,
red. z
The bill, on call Of the yeas and nays, 10
ALLY passed. ~ oe
r,,,n 81 ~: " poloi' .lo uioonarge VI all
ally passed. ~ y.
motion to adjourn until to-day prevailed d