The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-11
KELLOGG'S CROWD.
Hahn's Wing

message announcing concurrence IN Il
: Legislative Appropriation bill was receive
from Antoine's Wing.
The bill reported by the Committee on Pu
lie Buildings entitled An act to provide
the purchase Of State House, to make q
preparation therefor, to set apart the nece
sary funds, and to grant jurisdiction for Il
enforcement of the acts of sale and NOR
gage" was called up. -..
Murrell moved to postpone action, and ha'
the bill printed.
Devices moved, as a substitute, that the re
port be adopted and the bill made tn
special order of the day for Thursday, at halt
past o'clock.
A motion to table the substitute was lost.
Murrell took the floor. He thought i
strange that it took the committee two week
to report on a resolution instructing them t.
inquire as to the lease of the State-House, and
they could report in twenty-four hours on 8
bill Of this kind. He asked, in the name Of
God, in the name of the bleeding State Of
Louisiana, that the bill be printed and laid on
the desks of the members.
Hunsaker favored postponement until
Saturday.
On a call Of the yeas and nays on the adop-
ton of the substitute it was found there was
no quorum present.
Murrell moved to adjourn. Lost, and the
Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed to look up
and trot in absent members.
WhiJa xpao r; lv itipu II ~ oava pofioa that
he would to-day move for the arraignment OF
the Sergeant alarms before the bar of the
House on charges which he would prefer.
After three-quarters Of an hour had been
passed in calling the House and taking votes
on motions to adjourn, quorum was an
nounced present and trouble ensued.
Murrell made fourteen different speeches
in fifteen minutes, and while he was at it
twenty-five other gentlemen amused them
selves by INDUCING Sin fewFemarks." Com
parative quiet, however, was in time obtain
cd, and Mathews called up his bill fixing
penalty for the malicious cutting of the levees.
The bill went through and was declared
adopted
Murrell, however, came very near killing 1t,
by making a vigorous speech in favor of it.
Lane offered the following resolution:
BE it Resolved, That the honorable gentle
man from Madison, Col. Murrell, be allowed
the floor for six days and nights to discuss all |
questions and matters coming before this
House; provided he will agree to keep silent |
on the seventh day.
Resolved That one hundred copies of his
speeches be printed for the use of his con-
stituents
The Chair declared the resolutions out of
order.
Murrell endeavored to make speech on
question Of privilege, and he was declared
out of order.
Demas called up the bill to reduce the ex-
penses of public printing. The bill restricts
the publication Of the laws of the State and
the proceedings of the State Legislature to
The official journal, and provides that for
parish notices journal shall be chosen by the
police jury.
Mathews moved to table it. A call of the
yeas and nays disclosed the fact that the
quorum had been broken and motion to ad-
ourn prevailed.
Antoine's Wing
vas called to order at noon.
The Committee on Finance reported favora-
lily OH the act amending the act to enforce |
he payment of taxes.
A petition from citizens of Caldwell parish, !.
skiing for an extension of time for the pay /
nent of taxes was referred to the Commit |
90 on Finance. 1........ I
Anderson's bill to retrocede to the United !:
tales two acres of swamp land for every dol c
,r appropriated for the repairs of the levees Q
'as introduced and referred to the Commit o
20 on Lands and Levees
Crozier introduced an act to consolidate and T.
the towns of Lockport and Long L
lille, Lafourche parish. Referred to the a
on Corporations. !.
Brewster gave notice of bill to regulate is
rivate markets and also bill to repeal the al
ct making Mardi-Gras a legal holiday. a
Wharton gave notice Of an act supplemental - -
act No. 173 of 1874, providing for testing "a
the instance of any legality Of any item Of al
late Indebtedness and prohibit the Funding ia
GARD from funding doubtful obligations. Il.
An act authorizing the Police Jury OF Assem- ca
on to levy special tax, introduced by Ian "
y, was read twice and referred. u
An act to limit the interest to be exacted in y,
is State to eight per cent, was introduced by al
.eaux, and read twice and referred. al
EXECUTIVE SESSION az
Is here called. -
On the session being raised, Brewster's bill dr
nending the constitution was called up,
ID after some discussion, was made the
ecial order Of the day for Monday next M
Wharton put in a BILL establishing the ~
ode OF appointment of all officers created .py be
ltute or the constitution. Read twice and to
ferred. or
A resolution introduced by Cage to in s 80
net the Committee on Canals and Drainage am
ascertain if the New Orleans Canal Com wa