The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-24
THE LEGISLATURE.


After petition for grace, p'c'ss b." ~
the small sum Of eight dollars, Mr; burcn
blamed that the Republican bad not re-
ported him correctly in his speech on the bill
Changing the jurisdiction OF the District
Courts for the parish OF Orleans.
Detieoe also arose and complaint that the
p;co,n,ne had stated that he had said yester-
dav .the Superior District Court was neces-
sary for the preservation OF the Republican
party" and this was not correct.
mem rial from the joint committee from
the Cotton Exchange, Merchants Exchange
and Chamber of Commerce, was presented by
Mr.. Robertson.
1. asked the passage of certain House bills
reducing taxation, and were strictly reform
measures and had no political significance.
Referred.
Ogden, Of tho judiciary Committee, re-
ported !avorably on several amendments to
revised staff tes.
The Committee on Education reported I'M
favorably on the act reducing the amount OF
appropriation for the public schools OF the
city.
The committee said the Lii was too crudely
drawn, and alleges that retrenchment OF
500, OGO in the public schools was too much
for the exigencies OF their condition;
At 1920 executive session was called tor.
Landry in the chair.
Robertson, chairman Of the committee on
drafting rules for the guidance OF the Senate
in the trial Of Clinton, made report, and
submitted code Of rules Herewith. The
report was received and the rules ordered
to be spread upon the minutes.
Burch said that this being the last day OF
the session, all bills included in the message
of Kellogg should have precedence, and made
o point Of order to that effect. Sustained.
Brewster, by consent, introduced bill to
create body polite with the name Of the
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
He explained that the charter had expired,
and the bill was for the reincorporation Of
this institution.
Ogden wanted to know whether it was the
same bill as had been referred to the COM
mittee, and was informed that it was not. He
called for the reading Of the bill The bill
was then read.
The rules were suspended, the bill read
three times, considered engrosSed, and finally
passed.
A message from the House was here pre-
scented, notifying the passage in that body OF
several bills.
Wharton. Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, reported favorably on the Senate bill
relative to the testing of any item Of the
State Indebtedness by any taxpayer, with
some minor amendments.
The report was adopted.
Bv consent the bill was then take n up Sec
tion by section.
Brewster objected to the section in the
bill authorizing the board established under
it to chot SO national bank as depository
for State funds He said the Treasurer was
the officer who was responsible for its funds.
He moved to strike out the section.
Eustis said this section was one of the
most important in the bill. The choice by
the most responsible officers in the State OF
bank is eminently proper. He hoped the
section would pass.
Detiege thought the State Treasurer was re-
spopsible to the State, and if this section
passed it would do away with the Office OF
State Treasurer.
Blunt reiterated Detiege's remarks, and
said he thought tho section had been inserted
in the interest of certain parties. He did not
know it positively, but he thought SO.
Robertson said that under the laws as they
formerly stood the bank was named in the
act The present one only leaves the choice
to the Board.
Wharton 81 id that the beard was composed
of all the highest officers of the State. The
bond Of the State Treasurer was tor only
$50 900. when the amount of moneys some
times amounts to over $50O,OOO. By this
act the State is thoroughly secured. He paid
4 compliment to the manner in which Treas
urer Dubucle,'s books had been kept, but
said it was the duty Of Senators to throw
around all the protection possible to the State
moneys. He, therefore, favored the passage
of the section.
Birch agreed with Wharton in his compli-
ment to Dubuclet and the necessity for the
Legislature to throw around public moneys
all the security possible. He also thought the
State Treasurer was still the proper custodian
of State funds. He referred to the law as it
now stands, showing what the duties OF the
State Treasurer were; but he could not be-
lieye that it was to the interest of the people
that the section saould pass. Brewster closed
the debate.
A motion to table the motion to strike out
the section was made. and was not carried by
the following vote: Fifteen yeas, seventeen
nays.
The motion to strike was then called up
and the section was stricken out the vote
being yeas, %; 8 nays.
Motion to reconsider was made and laid
upon the table.
Eurch said the section fell necessarily with
section four and it was stricken out.
Robertson offered q substitute to section
four, making it obligatory for the State Treas
urer to file weekly statement OF the moneys
on deposit with the Board of Alquidation.
Burch opposed the adoption OF this substi-
tute, and moved to table the section, and it
was carried.
The bill then was finally passed after the
title had been amended.
Senate bill No. %, relative to the exemption
from taxation on capital invested in the man
ufacture of cotton and wooden goods was then
taken up and read, section by section.
Sypher opposed the bill. as did Ogden, on
account of the unconstitutionality of the bill.
Dumont moved that the bill be considered
engrossed.
taking in shoes and broom sticks. HIS
amendment was laid on the table,
Burch then read from the United States
Constitution the article relating to the re-
CURED equality of taxation, and he said that
the constitution did not give the Legislature
the right to exempt this class Of property
from taxation He felt that it was not posi-
bic for TIE Senate to pass the bill
Breaux said that the bill was necessary for
the announcement of our manufacturing