New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-09

THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.

| senate.
A message was received from the House
| asking the concurrence OF the Senate tt
House bill No. 81, known as the appropria
ton bill.
| Quite a number or bills were offered
read and referred, and notice given o
others.
Senate Dill No. q, entitled an act t.
amend the constitution of the State o
Louisiana was taken up, and on motion o
| Senate. Brewster considered article BY
article.
The FIRST amendment-providing that tht
General Assembly shall not grant, es
tab!ish or confirm any monopoly, or give
special privileges to any person Or com
pany, was read and adopted.
The second amendment-p-oyiding thai
the expenses of the General Assembly shall
not exceed 100000 for each session, was
read and adopted.
The third amendment-providiug that nc
bill shall become law unless on its fnal
passage, the ,ote be taken By yeas and
nays, the names of those voting for and
against the same to be entered on the jour
nal, and majority of the members present
in each House be recorded thereon as vot
ing in it's favOr-was read and adopted.
The fourth amendment-providing that
no person shall be eligible to the Office of
parish judge who is not citizen of the
United States over che age of twenty. five
years, and who shall have resided sin the
State and practiced law therein for at least
two years next preceding his election-was
next read and Senator Brewster moved it's
adoption.
discussion followed, participated in by
Senators Green, Burch, Blunt, Cage and
others. when motion was made and unan.
imOusly adopted, to strike out the fourth
amendment.
On motion of Senator Cage. the vote by
which the first amendment was adopted was
reconsldOred, and the further consideration
of the bill was made the special order Of the
day for Wednesday next, Immediately after
expiration Of the morning hour.
House appropriation bill No. 6l-the sub
stitute for House bill No. 20-agreed upon
by the conference committee, and making
an appropriation to pay the mileage and
per diem Of members, etc, was then called
up.
The bill was debated for some time, but
finally, under a suspension of the rules. 1t
passed as it came from the House and goes
to the Governor tor his approval.
The Senate then adjourned until to-mor.
row at twelve o'clock.
House of Representatives.
The House met at the usual hour yester-
day morning. Chief Clerk Vigers called
Mr.. Mathews to the chair in the absence of
Speaker Hahn. The roll was called and
tifty-tive members responded TO their
names. Prayer was offered by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with, and, on motion, its adoption was
postponed until Wednesday.
Mr.. Lowell, who, on Saturday, refused
to vote on the final passage of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, desired to have his
vote recorded against the adoption Of the
bill. Granted. Messrs. Ray. Davidson,
Jourlain and Guichard were also allowed
% record their votes against the final PAS.
age Of the bill.
Mr. IOrke introduced a resolution in
,tructing the Committee On Public and |
Charitable Institutions to visit the public !
Institutions of the State and investigate
heir affairs.
Mr.. Demas wanted clause inserted which |
hould prevent the committee from drawing
Mileage. He thought So per day was good |
nough pay to warrant the members Of the |
committee in paying their own fare.
The resolution was adopted.
MI. Drury offered resolution providing |
hat the Committee on Railroads be in. |
tructed to visit various points on the differ |
Mt railroads, and to make general exam
nation into railroad affairs. Passed.
MT. Stewart offered a resolution directing
hat the Chief Clerk keep a calendar of
ills and joint resolutions posted in front of
is desk. Adopted.
Mr.. Lowell said the House seemed to be
a generous mood this morning, and was
ending its committees into the highways
nd byways, and he would suggest that the
Committee on Lands and Levees, of which
is friend, Mr.. Devices, was chairman,
hould be sent to look at all the levees in
he State, public and private.
Mr.. Devices begged to be excused. He
'ould prefer to remain here and assist his
lend, Colonel Lowell, in the WORK Of leg.
lation.
Mr.. Triplet called up his resolution
'questing the absent members to resume
leir seats, and pledging the sitting mem
era to assist in all measures Of reform.
Mr. Sartain spoke in opposition to the
and Mr.. Triplet in favor of it.
Without action the regular order was
llled, and large number OF bills were
fered and referred to their appropriate
'mmittees. full record of which will be |
und in the official proceedings, published
Sc where. I,
Mr.. Triplet's resolution was again called
} by Mr.. Lowell, who read from the
ening Bulletin the statement that "money |
ID been offered for votes to carry through"
9 compromise plan in the Democratic
ucus.
Mr.. Lowell said that this charge was of {
grave a nature that it should be investi-
ted. If it were true that any State Off :
: had been guilty Of Offering bribe for
e sake Of etfecting this compromise he
culd he impeached. If any member of !
IL House was guilty of having offered )
ibe he should be expelled. He moved
at the resolution, together with the charge I
the Bulletin. be referred to the Judiciary :
mmittee, with instructions that COM
tteo To :rnmadi afalr In yastin ta the Affair. |