The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-28
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY %, 1870.
KELLOGG'S CROWD.
Anfoine's Wing

was called to order at II o'clock A. u, shar
Antoine III the chair.
A bill to reduce the expenses Of the city Of Ne
Orleans and cut down the salaries Of the civ
and criminal sheriff, was reported Oh favorably
the Committee on Judiciary.
The same committee reported fayorably on q
hill to reduce the fees Of the Clerk Of the Fir
District Court and to put him on a salary
The bill authorizing Cha.. I. Estlin to sue Il
State for the amount alleged to be due him fl
services rendered q auctloneer was final!
passed.
The bill approprlating one hundred and thirty
five thousand dollars for the relief and benefit {
the Metropolitan Police, passed.
The act amending section 25l9 OF the REVISE
Statutes, prohibiting and imposing a penalty 81
any notary who passes an act Of sale before tn
taxes have been paid, was passed.
bill approprlating two thousand dcllars fol
the benefit Of Webster Long passed.
bill repeating act No. Of the Legislature o
1870, and providing for the election Of Aldermen
and Assistant Aldermen, Mayor, Administration o.
Finance, Administrator OF Accounts, City En-
glneer, and City Attorney, detailing their severa
duties, and regulating the levy and for the abol-
ton Of licences, the reduction Of and the coLec-
ton Of taxes for said city.
The bill provides for an election sixty DAYS
after its pronunciation to carry out its purposes.
An act providing for salary for the fifth Justice
OF the Peace in lieu OF foes, finally passed.
A bill providing for uniform taxation Of all
property in New Orl 3ans. Passed
The bill provides for the taxation Of all build
ings erected for charitable purposes and in actual
use.
BY unanimous consent kclso introduced a Joint
resolution instructing the Attorney General to
Immediately take steps to dissolve the Injunction
pending against the appropriation for the past
indebtedness to the Charity Hospital II was
amended 80 to include in tho instructions the
removal OF the injunction against the Insane
Asylum Association.
.'Ole Feel" came in and posted the members on
his construction Of the law under which the in
junction was granted.
Cage moved that the Attorney General be re-
quested to furnish written opinion as to the
bearing Of the law on the resolution, and that
consideration Of the resolution be postponed until
Monday.
Pending action executive session was called
and on the executive session beng raised the
meeting adjourned.
IInhn'- Wing.
resolution authorizing the Committee on
Contingent Expenses to pay the mileage and per
diem Of Bill Ward, ey-member from the late
parish OF Grant, Ior the full term, was passed.
Demas opposed 1t, and attempted to define his
posi- ton by an illustration. suppose" sad he
II was sent to Congress for the term Of Six
years" -
Murrcll interrupted and cried "God forbid
that the gentleman should ever be elected to
Congress" Laughter
The chair called both to order and they both |
subsidized.
resolution appropriating one hundred dollars
each 70 fourteen ponce oliIcers who have been
doing duty at the State-HOuse passed
Person introduced q resolution instructing the |
Committee on Penltentlary to proceed at the |
earliest possible day to Baton Rouge and report |
before adjournment.
Devices called up tie resolution seating Chas |
Montaldo, Of the Third Ward, as member d |
the body.
Picrson took the floor in opposition. He pro-
tested against the admission of MOntaldD be-
Ia lrffY~,
rights of tho people a f4graut outrage on ''this
House" lie protested against it. because Mon
taldo was not elected it was wel-knoWn that
he had been defeated hy thirteen hundred votes.
me te7lim9ny OF Mon'4ldo hinseli established
hs defeat HE resolution sald nothing Of the
Gentleman vino had run side BY side with him on
lhe same ticket, had stood with him OH the same
principles. Was 4 within the bounds Of reason
hat they should have been defeated and Chas
MontaldO elected.
lie opposed the admission Of AfontaldO, be-
'ause he (iontallo) was now holding an Office
~ appointment Of the Governor, winch paid him
1900 year, and TIE law provided that oniJ one
,iilcc could be held.
They were assured that many voters were pre-
rented from voting, but Tie testimony did not /.
contain any evidence to show that one man was
nterterred with; and at the time Charles Mon
aldo was holding the position OF Flour Inspector ,
t the same time he was a candidate for Office. .
e was United States Supervisor Of Registration. !
nd yet, notwithstanding his official position and +
he power it gave him, he was defeated And !
Thy? Because the Democrats had a majority in !
he ward. }
1t might be said that he (Pierson) was moved +
y personal feelings, but God forbid that he .
hould be influenced by any personal animosity !;
le counted Chas. Montaldo a friend, but if it Il
as his (Ilerson . father or his brother who was "
eeking admission under the same circumstances A
Q would oppose It. II
The resolution was still under discussion when Fl
lis report closed. 4
lie moved the indefinite postponemcnt Of the G,
,s0luton. i
Cain Sartain seconded the motion =
Guchard took The floor and went into o., ~ !"