New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-03

made an unfavorable report on this BIZ.
The report was accepted and the bill indie
finitely postponed.
| Senate bill No. %, an act relative to TIE
adulteration of milk, was taken up, and
| Senator Wharton moved its indefinite post
ponement
Senator Stamps said in view of the fact
that great abuses existed in the sale OF
milk in this city, and the people were the
sufferers, he hoped the bill would not be
Indefinitely postponed.
Senator Young said as he was the int ro
| ducer of the bill, it might be expected that
he should have something to cay in it's de-
! fen6e. He said he had no interest in il
| whatever, further than might be supposed
TO interest the people Of New Orleans. He
had introduced the bill BY request, and
living i'll the country, had no interest in the
| sale OF milk in this city. He should Le gov
erned in voting on the bill by the vote OF
the city representatives. II they voted
against it, he would.
A vote was then taken and the bill was
declared indefinitely postponed.
Senator Weber called up Senate bill No.
ia, substitute for Senate bill No Al. an
act explanatory Of section ten of act No.
III Of 1874. The bill was read a second
time. considered engrossed, and placed
upon the calendar for It's third reading.
This bill regulates the fees of the clerks of
the district courts in the parish of OEle ans.
Senate bill No. SO, an act fixing the fees
of clerks of district courts throughout the
State, the parish of Orleans excepted. was
called up. A reading of the bill il etal
was called for.
After the reading of the bill, under a
suspension of the rules, it finally passed
the Senate.
Tue Senate then, on motion. went into
executive session, after which ii took q
recess until seven o'clock in the evenin g.
EVENING SESSION.
No. II, an act to fix the compensation of
tax collectors for the parish Of Orleans
The bill was read second time. The bill
allows the following compensation on the
amount Of licenses collected by them and
paid into the State treasury, viz: The col
lectors Of the First and Second Districts
three per centum; the collectors of the
Third aud Fourth Districts five per centum;
the collectors of the Fifth and Sixth Dis
tricts ten per centum. The tax collectors
cf the parish of Orleans are to receive under
this bill the following commissions on cur
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the State treasury: The collector of the
First District, one and one half per centun:
the collector of the Second District, two
per centum; the collectors Of the Third and
Fourth Districts, five per centum: the col
lectOrs OF the Fifth aud Sixth Districts,
eight per centm.
House bill No. li3, an act to incorporate
the town of Bastrop. in the parish CT More
house, and to repeal an act entitled ''an
act to Incorporate the town of Bastrop, in
the parish of Morehouse,' approved on the
twenty fourth day of February 1872. anl
all acts anendatory thereto, was called
up. and, under a suspension Of the rules,
was finally passed.
The report of the joint finance committee
or tie general appropriation bill was called
up by Senator Anderson and ordered to
be read.
was adopted.
The appropriation bill blouse bill No.
10, an act making appropriations for the
general expenses of the State for the year
1879, etc, was taken up, on motion Of
Senator Wharton, and adopted on It's sec
ond reading.
On motion Of the same Senator it was
made the special order of the day for to-
day. Immediately after the reading Of tue
minutes.
Senator Blunt called up House bill Ne.
p, an act transferring the parishes OF Red
River and Natchitoches from the Seven
-ecnth Judicial District of the State Of
louisiana ard On his motion the bill |
inally passed the Senate.
Senator Blunt called up House bill No. |
Gi an act to amend and re-enac5 an act |
,ntitiad ian act to incorporate the city of |
and provide for the govern
nent Of the same approved July 5. 1872. |
IN motion the rules wera suspended, and |
le bill finally passed the Senate.
House bill No. lj2, an act to authorize the |
police jury Of the parish of Pointe Ccupee
o issue bonds or promissOry notes and to
'rovide for their payment, ard imposing a
'enalty on persons violating the act, was
allied up and finally passed.
HOuca hill M I1l m in
he town of New Roads in the parish of
'ointe Coupee, was called up and finally
assed.
The Senate, on motion, resolved itself
lto executive session.
After executive session Senator White
vas called to the chair.
4 motion to adjourn was made, and the
enate refused to adjourn by d vote Of 6
eas to n nays.
President Antoine resumed the chair.
Senator Whitney called up the Governors
eto message on the Louisiana Lsvee bill
t was read.
Senator Whitney moved the passage of
he bill over the Governors veto.
Senator Robertson said there were a
umber Of Senator'S who were rot present
D hear the bill read. He therefore ask ID
eading of the bill. The bill was read.
Senator Grover explained mis- vote.
70 said he should vote to sustain
he Governors veto because he believed
he Louisiana Levee Company had not COM
lied with its contract. Senators White
I'D others explained why they should vote
D sustain the Governors veto. Senator'S
teven, Whitney, Greene and Blunt gave
1er reasons for voting to pass the bill