The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-28
KELLOGG'S CROWD.

Of the character of legislators
HAHNs WING.
came TO time promptly, @ tifty-sx member
and a quorum present
Murrell called up his resolution for the -ap
pointnent OF a committee to inquire as to the
contract between the State and the st. Loui,
Hotel Association and moved an amendment
80 as TO instruct the committee to further in
yestigate the affairs of the Mechanical and
agricultural Fair Association, and to ascer-
tain if the Mechanics Institute had not re-
verted to the State
Il! was referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings.
Ross Stewards resolution calling upon the
late oergeant-at-arms to furnish an account of
als purchases of furniture, etc, and to turn
1t over to his SUCCESSOR John Gair, was called
up and referred.
Connaughton introduced a resolution, pro-
viding for the appointment of a committee to
Investigate the affairs Of the Crescent City
slaughter House Company. Went over.
Mnrrell introduced resolution, asking the
appointment Of a special committee to in
'Iujre into the charges preferred in the morn
ing papers in reference to the Charity Hospi-
tal and the action Of the State Treasurer
The rules were suspended on motion of
Ray.
Some discussion ,ensued, when Guichard
offered an amendment, referring the matter to |
the committee to examine tho books of the |
Auditor and Treasurer
DemaS took the floor III opposition to the |
amendment, and expressed himself as having
no confidence in the committee, believing that
IL had no intention of performing its duty
Lowell, chairman OF the committee de-
teounced the assertion as q falsehood Lowell
did not mean to say that the gentleman had
confidence in the committee or that he did
not entertain the belief he expressed, but
simply that the gentleman was wrong, and an
assertion that the belief was fact would be a
filsehood.
Hahn called Lowell to order, but Lowell
again remarked that it was a falsehood, and
went on to explain that the committee had
delayed going to work on the advice of the {
Attorney General, who did not think that i
anything they might do would be legal G
LevIssee had his little say and explained S
that the question OF a legal quorum was all :
that had delayed the committee, and gave a
abe gratifying information that the committee |
would meet during the day and organize for !
work f
personal explanation and tailed, because Hahn .
called him to order the special order of the o
day, the appropriation bill, was called and "
the wing resolved itself into a committee Of a.
the whole. y,
Heating was called to the chair. X
After some discussion, the committee rose
md reported, recommending the passage of
he bill. The bill was then put through NJ
is several readings and declared finally hi
passed. tv
The Committee on Judiciary, on the mat W
.er OF the suspension of Anthony Layton, OF
Jerk of the District Court of the parish OF OF
Assumption, reported that they failed to find sc
n the record OF the case any action or intent re
If contempt that would justify the harsh
Measure Of his removal from Office q,
md they recommended the adoption of ~
to the effect that the action of a =,
Taylor Beattie, judge, in suspending Layton, +,
be not ratified" -
The report was adopted. ~
The resolution OF Antoine's wing providing "a,
or the appointment OF joint committee to ~,
scertain whether there was a bona fde Agri- w
uitural and Mechanical College was called
p by Guichard and referred to the Commit sci
20 on Education. L.
Devices, chairman of the special commit wa
Dc, reported a bill transferring the parishes tht
Natchitoches and Red River from the
to the Eighteenth Judicial Dis Wi
net. Referred to its appropriate committee Sp
An act to reduce the expenses of public the
rintlng and providing the way to do it, was loo
itroduced by Demas and referred to the CHI,
ommittee on Public Printing sus
Murrell introduced an act abolisbipp the
nee OF DIVISION superintendent OF Public Jul
ducation. Referred. tw,
The wing after this, adjourned sul
ANToINE's WING. fIo
ANTOINE nSpI his m Hat at tie
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0Ns"' 'i'o preacher 70 MS ieet ana the thi
embers to order
1t was found necessary, for the purpose of
wing honor to whom honor was due, to cor
ct the Journal. [
Some gentlemen who did not do anything ~
I'd their names in the journal, and some oue
ntlemen who did considerable in the way of wel
Tx did not not
Ola gave notice that he would introduce a
4 amending the act incorporating the town Pon
Providence. out
Brewster introduced .'An act to pro vide for MOI
. taking of the census Referred a.
1ro2ier introduced an act Incorporating the Jud
Nv Orleans and Great Western Pacific Rail. law
III. Referred. FIN
Stamps introduced a bill to reduce the fees MI
the Civil Sheriff Of the parish of Orleans. no
Several veto messages of Kellogg were OF t
led up and postponed. IN {, o
Va Non'ihSeh' Expenses on cert
expenses OF the Senate of 1874. was called amo
and
The report contained the information that the
ere mad been expended for expenses, s67,- clair
}, and that over $1,000 of the appropriation lowe
$ unexpended. The report did not explain --
at had become of the balance, aud i was III
committed with instructions to ascertain. in Ii
Executive session was called, and when tbe and
mbers tired of this they adjourned.
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The New York Haa wants TO know why il tran.
IT Schenck and Gushing must remain The
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