New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senafes

senate.
THIS body me: yesterday at twelve
O'Clock, aud there being quorum present
| proceeded to business.
The consideration O: he veto messages o
! the Governor was continued.
The veto of an act 70 :evive. amend and
re-enact sections one and Two of act No. IS
of 1873. entitled an &C: to amend sections
seven, eight and seventy. Of an act enti
tied ian &C: to regulate the conduct and
maintain the freedom and purity Of cleo
tions,' etc, was taken Up. read, and on
order OF the day 70. mex: Thursday at one
o'clock.
The veto Of an &C: autho rizing the police
| jury of the parish Of Iberville 10 purchase
the dyke across bayou Plaguemine, to make
the same a public highway. and to issue its
bonds in psymeu: therefor. was taken up,
read in part. and on motion of Senator
Allain its further consideration postponed
until next Saturday.
The veto Of an &C: 10 incorporate the
Alexandra, Midland and Camden Railway
Company, and to Authorize the parishes,
cities and towns on or near the line of eaid
company's railway 10 aid in the construc'
tion thereof. was read IN part. and. on
motion Of Senator Tw.tcheil. its further con-
sideration delayed until mex: Saturday a!
one O'Clock.
The veto OF AN act 70 incorporate the
Bayou Lafourche Railway Company was
partly read, and, on motion of Senator
Cage, made the special order of the day for
next Monday at ono o'clock.
Senator Allan introduced a bill to remit
all legal penalties due by delinquent tax
payers, dating frcm 1868 to 1873, both in
elusive, on condition that said delinquent
taxpayers pay their taxes for said years
within the space of ninety days after the
passage of said bill. 1t was read the first
and second times, and ordered to be referred
to the Judiciary Committee when appointed.
Senator Breaux introduced bill to sus-
pend the collection OF taxes for the years
1873 and 1874. 1t was read once and or
dered to lie over under the rules.
Senator Whitney introduced resolution
requesting the State House commissioners
Senate chamber.
The rules were suspended in order to OBJ.
tain the final passage Of the resolution,
when Senator Wharton moved to amend it
by striking out the words State House com
missioners and inserting the President of
<ho DtoI.
and the resolution passed.
- Senator Cage called up the resolution
providing for the appointment Of a commit.
tee of three to investigate the affairs of the
Metropolitan Police Board. and instructing
them to report by bill Or other wise. It was
read and on motion Indefinitely postponed.
Senator Chadbourn called up the resOlu.
ton constituting Senators from the Metro.
politan Polica district committee to inves.
tigate the affairs Of the Metr rolitan Police
Commissioners. 1t was read and. on mo.
ton, Indefinitely postponed.
The veto message of the Governor. giving
his reasons for not signing the &C: to resu.
late the disbursements OF moneys collected
by tax collectors under the law on judg.
msnts against the several parishes through.
out the State. came up, toge ther with the
bill, as tie special order OF the day, and
after considerable ''hlibus tering," the Sen.
ate, by vote of fourteen yeas 70 ten nays.
refused to pass the bill! owe: the Governors
veto.
The Senate then went into executive ses.
sion, and shortly after adjourned until to.
day a: twelve O'Clock.
House Of Repre- sentativcs.
The House was called 20 order at twelve
o'clock yesterday by Speaker Hahn. Fifty
FIVE members answered to their names at
roll call. Prayer was offered by the chap.
lain. The reading OF the minutes was
dispensed with.
Mr.. Grant. OF Morehouse. offered geso.
luton providing that the assistant sergeants.
alarms appointed last Tuesday be dis.
charged, and the sergeant-a. arms be in.
structed to appoint the necessary number
for this session. Laid over.
Mr.. Jourdain. oi Orleans. offered a reso.
luton providing that committee Of five be
appointed by tho chair TO investigate the
affairs OF the Board Of Metropolitan Police
Commissioners.
Mr.. MurrelI had no object ion to the reso.
ution. but committee was appointed last |
year on this subject. and 70 report was ever |
made. lie moved an amen dment tina: the |
be instructed to report within |
fifteen days. The amendment: wa- ac.
,epted.
Mr.. Sartain. OF Carroll. moved tina. the |
'ules be suspended to Immediately consider /
he resolution. The rules were suspended |
md the resolution as amended was adopted. !
Mr.. Thomas. of Bossier, offered resolu.
ion providing that committee Of five be
appointed to visit and investigate the public
Institutions of the State. Referred to the
Committee on Public Institutions. when
appointed.
Mr.. Baker. o: Eossier. offered resolution
equiring that the Speaker appoint com.
nittee of five to investigate the accounts ct
he funding board. Lies OYER.
Mr.. Baker. Of Bessier. offered another
requiring tina: the Speaker
ppoint special committee OF three to
xamine the books and accounts OF the
of Public Education. and
equirins that the committee report in
wenty days. I
Mr.. Mathews. Of Tensae. raised the poin: