The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-25

one and two of act No. 10 of 1873, was taker
up and the bill was passed over the veto.
This is the much talked of election law,
which Kellogg held 50 long before he got
courage to veto it.
Executive session was called and on its
being raised the meeting adjourned.
Haln'- Wing
met at about 12:15; about 1916 a quorum was
announced present
Devices introduced a resolution providing
for the seating OF Chas. Montaldo, OF the
Third Ward. Laid over
The Committee on Enrolment reported
that the act reducing the ices Of taxcollectors
for the parish Of Orleans had been enrolled.
Lovisee called for the reading Of the bill
The Chair ruled the call out OF order, as
the bill had already passed.
Drury rose to question of privilege and
insisted on the reading Of the bill, as there
was report that it had been changed after it
had been turned over to the committee
The Chair ruled that under the circum-
stances the reading Of the bill was proper.
1t was read after much discussion and
found to be correct
A motion to recommit lead to call for the
yeas and nays, which disclosed the fact that
there was no quorum present.
On motion recess of fifteen minutes was
taken and the Sergeant-at-Arms instructed to
hunt up absent members during the interim.
In about thirty minutes the members were
again called to order, and quorum was
found present
The pending motion at the time Of recess
on the bill relative to the fees Of taX-collect-
ors was put and declared carried.
The Committee on ParOchial Affairs reported
on the bill providing for the detachment of a
portion of Grant parish to be added to VIM
parish; by substitute bill, providing for the
abolition of Grant parish. A motion to adopt
the report Of the committee brought Murrell
to his feet
Murrell made speech. He thought that if
the parish did not bear the glorious name of
Grant it should be abolished, but as it did, it |
should not. Grants name should be perpe |
.uated in Louisiana. He hurled his eth under |
tones" against the proposed consignment to
oblivion Of the name OF Grant and then sub
sided
It was adopted.
Grant, Of Morehouse, thought he would
keep the llustrious name from being for
,otten, and lie advocated the substitute. He
said that Grant parish was a disgrace to the
State 1t was a disgrace to the name, and
hen he nconsstently added that it was a
parish of thieves and outlaws. lie moved
he passage of the substitute and called the
previous question.
The yeas and nays on demand were called
md the previous question was ordered, and
IN a direct vote the report was finally adopted
~ t yeas to II nays.
On motion of Demas the bill reported was
placed on its second reading.
Pierson called up his bill to incorporate the
New Orleans Lottery Co. and it was indt fl
litely postponed
TIa mt of ru n
handed and the hall was cleared. On the
loors being opened it was found that the
Wing had adjourned until Z clock
EVENING SESSION.
At about o'clock the body was called to
rider and in about ten minutes quorum was
nnounced present.
The committee on Elections and Qualifi ca
ions submitted report recommending the
doption of a resolution providing for the
eating of the contestants in the parishes of
asst Feliciana, Latourche, Catahoula, st.
landry and the Fourth Ward of the parish of
orleans.
Considerable excitement followed the in
p. Jones Yorke moved the adoption of the
eport and called the previous question.
Great uproar ensued. Carville and Gracien
9th entered their protest against what they
arned these gag proceedings. They both
etused to vote.
Few, if any, of the members had an idea
Tho would be seated under the resolution.
Carville and Gracien both changed their
linds and voted on the motion to order the
revious questionable former in the atfirma-
We.
The vote stood: Yeas n, nays 2l. No
uorum.
Enforcement of Rule 20 was called for
nd the hall was cleared.
The doors were opened in about ten
linutes, and it was announced that the .
Ting had adjourned until 10 o'clock to- .
ay.
The doors were Immediately closed the
ody having gone into caucus .