New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-25
VOLUME VIII-NO. 273.
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.

THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Senator Crozier introd uced bill, supple.
mentary to an act, entitled an act creating
a Superior Criminal Court, etc., and pro-
viding therein for commissioners to select
jurors, and fixing for them salaries, etc.
The supplementary act Increases the pay Of
the commissioners from $500 to $1,000 year,
and authorizes them to employ clerk who is
to receive $500 per annum for his services.
The bill, under a suspension of the rules,
was read twice and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The Committee on Health and Quaran.
tine, through its chairman Senator Weber,
reported favorably on the bill entitled an
act to preserve the health in the city of
New Orleans; prohibiting the running at
large of dangerous or offensive animals
within the built no portions of the city;
defining what animals shall not be allowed
to run at large; providing for the guarding,
keeping and transportation of animals; and
prohibiting the keeping Of cattle yards and
dairies within the built up porti ons of the
city Of New Orleans; imposing fines and
penalties, and regulating proceedings for
the enforcement OF the law; and empower.
ing and authorizing "the Louisiana Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals"
to carry out and enfore the provisions of
the act; prescribing rules and regulations
for the officers thereof, and providing for
their protection and for the protection of
citizens; defining the duties Of magistrates
in certain cases, and providing for the pro-
lection Of the said society, and for it's pres
ervation, and also for the protection of pro.
perty while in it's custody.
This bill is said to be an exact copy Of a
law now in force in the city of New York
and other large cities, where it has been
found necessary to guard against evils that
if not checked become dangerous to society.
While it is undoubtedly the duty of our
legislators to pass such laws as will help to
protect our people in their health and guard
them against danger from wild animals, etc.,
they should be particular not to pass any
law that may place it in the power Of any
society or body Of individuals, organized to
prevent cruelty to animals, to become in
struments of oppression to any portion Of
the people of New Orleans.
The bill to suspend the collec ton of taxes
on overfowed lands for the years 1873 and
1874 was taken up and ELECTED a good deal
of discussion. There was an attempt made
to indefinitely postpone the bill which
failed, and it was recommitted to it's appro-
pirate committee.
Senator Harper called up Senate bill No.
SO, an act authorizing A. J. Jones, of the
parish of CaddO, to establish ferry at or
near the mouth Of Bayou Pierre. The bill
finally passed the Senate.
[Senator Anderson in the chair
The report of the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising Expenses of the Senate
was ordered to be taken up.
Senator Burch pointed out what he con-
sidered to be errors in the report and sub
mitted communication from the Auditor
and which he desired read, but Senator
objected and the paper was with.
drawn. 4
Senator Burch then proceeded to anjmad-
vert on the report of the committee. and
charged that in making it out, they had
'nly consulted figures and not facts.
The President of the Senate resumed the
hair.
Senator Burch said go far as the discrep-
'ncy that appeared in the amounts received
" himself and other Senators for mileage, |
hat was matter with which he had |
lothing to do. 1t was something that he |
would leave to be settled by the Auditor |
nd the committee.
Senator Burch desired to have the re- |
ort corrected by striking out item first.
Senator Wharton opposed this motion,
nd maintained that tho report was correct
, every respect, including both facts and
CURES.
An attempt was made to have the Senate
diourn, but it refused to do 80 by a vote
lS yeas to nays.
The report of the com mittee was then
dopted.
Senator Whitney called up House bill No.
}, relative to the Louisiana Levee Com
any. 1t came up on its third reading,
nd ne moved its final passage.
Senator Young opposed the final passage
the bill. He desired to have it printed
nd laid upon the desks of members, in or
ST that they might have a chance to in
estigate it.
The President informed the Senator that
s motion came up rather late. The bill
I'd been called up for the purpose of plac-
6 it upon its third and final reading.
Its final passage was then pressed and
.rried in the face of but slight opposition.
An act repeating sections 1850 and 1861 of
10 Revised Statutes, and for other pur-
,ses, was taken up on motion of Senator
hadbourn and finally passed. This bill
tablishes the succession to the Office Of
overnor in certain contingencies, etc.
The election law, passed in 1874, and
'toed by Governor Kellogg, was then I
ken up and passed, the veto to the con- I
ary notwithstanding.
Senator Detiege, chairman of the Com 4
ttee on Militia, presented long report, '
aich was received and ordered to be | I
inted. q
A number of other reports of committees
re presented and read.
Senator Burch introduced bill to revise,
lend and re-enact certain articles of the 5
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