New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-06

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The AR0asLATURE YESTERDAY.
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Senator Allan presented petition from
the police jury of West Baton Rouge, re
presenting that an act of the General Ar
sembly Of the State Of Louisiana for tn
year 1874, entitled IN act granting oorporst
privileges to the inhabitants of the city o
Baton Rouge, etc. dsprives the parish o
West Baton Rouge of her right to one-hal
OF tho revenues accruing to said parish, to
gether with her share of contract over tn
same. from leasing Of the said ferry priv
leges between said parish and the city O
Baton Rouge. The petition asks that Son
1 ators and representatives of that parish
use their influence to maintain the right
| Of the parish.
Senator Cage introduced bill, according
to previous notice, to be entitled an act te
regulate and define the fees of the register
Of cOnveyances and recorder of mortgages
in the city of New Orleans. The bill, un
der suspension of the rules, was read
twice and referred to tho Judiciary Com.
mittee.
Senator Chadbourn introduced q bill to
amend and re-enact section two, of act No.
~ Of 1870, entitled an act relative to the
Louisiana Levee Company, q corporation
organized under the general laws of this
State for the construction of levees, etc.,
also to amend and reenact an act to create
Board of State Engineers, approved Feb
ruary "a, 1871, and for other purposes. The
bill, under suspension Of the rules, was
read twice and referred to the Committee
on Lands and Levees.
Senator Whitney introduced bill to be
entitled an act to amend an act to amend
article GA of the Code of Practice, approved
April %, 49,, approved February 20, 1874,
and to repeal all acts conflicting or incon-
sistent with this act, etc. The bill, under Q
suspension of the rules, was read twice and
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Greene introduced an act provid-
ing for assessing and collecting the taxes Of
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and city, and prescribing penalties for the
failure of duty on the part Of officers. The
bill, under suspension of the rules. was
read twice and referred to the Finance
Committee.
Senator Anderson introduced bill to be
States, two acres of the swamp and over.
flowed lands originally donated to the
State Of Louisiana. for each and every
dollar appropriated by the United States to
build and repair the public levees within
the State. The bill, under suspension Of
the Committee on Public Lands ard
Leveee.
Senator Landry introduced bill fixing
the number Of police jurors for the parish
OF Ascension, providing for their appoint
ment, election and compensation, and pre-.
scribing certain powers and duties. The
bill, under a suspension Of tho rules, was
read twice and referred to the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
Senator Blunt introduced bill to punieh
persons who shalt be guilty Of discharging
firearms in any city or town in this State.
The bill, under q suspension of the rules,
was read twice and referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Senator Anderson introduced bill for
the relief Of DR.. Philip Yeiser. Under
Of the rules, the bill was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Senator Blunt obtained unanimous con-
sent to call up bill untitled an act rela-
i've to persons committing crimes in one
parish and arrested in another parish in
he State; prescribing the duties of the |
,fficer making the arrest; the jurisdic-
ion Of the several district courts through |
mt the State, and the municipal courts in |
he city of New Orleans; granting bail for |
'ailable offences, and requiring the resi-
lence Of sureties on bail bonds in such |
asses. Under suspension of the rules this
ill finally passed the Senate.
House bill No. 43, entitled an act to
Althee Dumontier, of the parish
f Orleans, was taken up ON its second
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titutional rule finally passed.
Senate bill No. As, entitled an act to re.
eal section ten of act No. 107, approved
september 10, 1873, and to repeal an act
thereto, ETC., was taken up,
nd under q suspension of the rules was
nally passed.
Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act to au-
hO,ize and empower Frederick G.. Hudson,
q emancipated minor, to practice law be-
,re any Of the courts of this State, was
AIKEN up. and under q suspension of the
nles finally passed.
Senator Young here arose to question Of
rivilege. He said he did so with regret,
ecause he disliked to consume the time of
le Senate in this manner. But circnm-
tances rendered it necessary. He found
lmself scandalously attacked by an un-
,rupulous press. and his respect for the
enate would not permit him to remain Ell
mt. The morning Picoyune. he said, CON
lined an article headed "Dave Young's
odging." He thought when he first
anced at the article that there might be
'mething good in it, but to his great dis \,
,p0intment, after reading 1t carefully
rough, he found t contained nothing but
,qualified ialsehood from beginning to end.
he article. he said, stated that he had EN-
,zzled e3l 900 of the school fund of lis /
irish. This, he said, was base falsehood. {
Senator Young said he had always stood
ady TO account for every cent of money ;;
aced in his hands as treasurer Of the i