The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-23

| Detlege also wanted TO explain his vote.
, He wasn't satisfied we would have peace in
Louisiana without Hawkins.
The majority report, which kills the bill,
was carried. Is yeas, II nays.
Whitney moved to take up the third read
ing of the joint resolution suspendirg CEn-
ton, and asked q suspension OF the rules
i The following committe was appointed to
draft rules for the Court Of impeachment:
Il Robertson, Burch, Eustis, Anderson and
IGla.
a motion to adjourn then prevailed, and
the Senate adjourned until to-morrow at II NJ.
i The House.
The House met OF noon, Speaker Estilette
in the chair, and 1O2 members present.
| The journal was amended and adopted.
The Speaker announced the following COM
mittees:
Managers in the Impeachment Trial of
| Charles Clinton-C. w. Lowell, chairman,
Wilt, Levisee, Billieu, VOORHEES,, Hill Of
Ouachita, and Meredith.
| Committee to Investigate Certain Charges
against Judge Hawkins- Pierson, chairman,
Young, Hahn, Walker and Elliott.
| Committee to Examine the Proceedings of
the Beard Of Audit-G. w. II. Bayley, Chair
man, Kountz, Guichard, Hammond, AIdige
Col. Lowell took the floor and read the sec
ton of the Revised Statutes which provides
that should q committee, appointed to exam
inc the records Of the Office OF a State officer,
make an unfavorlble report and find tina.
he has not performed tie duties required
Of him by law, OF that he has been guilty OF a
misdemeanor in office, and such report be APP
proved of by both Houses OF the General
Assembly, an order shall be made directing
the Governor to cause suit to be instituted
against him on his official bond, and to cause
him to be crminally prosecuted
Col Lowell moved that this order be made.
He said that Clinton had asked for an inyesti-
cation by parties not prejudiced or biased,
and he thought jury Of mis- peers would an
swer Citations request.
The Speaker took the matter under con-
sideration to decide whether or not he should
issue the order. or leave it to the House.
Several resolutions were offered and wen
over under the rules.
A resolution by Mr. Dupre, authorizing the
committee to examine the books Of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses during vaca-
ton, was lost.
The resolution of Mr.. Pie.son providing
for the payment of the mileage and per diem
Of those members unseated under the award
this session, was adopted.
The motion Of Mr.. Dupre to authorize the
committee to examine the books of the last
Committee on Contingent Expenses to call
MIR. Witt called for the order of the day,
being Ac. No. So.
entitled an act for the relief of the city of
New Orleans, and to authorize the Common
Council OF said city to sell, lease or hypothe-
cate its property, real or personal, be made
the special order for tomorrow at p. NJ,
and ordered printed.
1t was read section by section, amended,
ami finally adopted.
An act to repeal act AZ of 1873, entitled an
Act to Enforce the Payment of Taxes and
Taxpapers, was reported on favorably by the
Committee ON Judiciary.
On the motion to consider the bill en-.
crossed, the yeas and nays were demanded,
and the motion was carried by a vote Of eighty
four years and nine nays.
The bill then finally passed.
The Judiciary Committee reported favora-
bly, on an act relative to the transfer Of stocks,
and to amend and re-enact section 3l3 of the
Revised Statutes Of the State OF Louisiana.
The report was adopted and the bill finally !
passed.
An act to facilitate tho payment Of taxes
past due, and TO amend the assessments
thereof was called up and finally passed.
An act to amend article 165 Of the Code OF
Practice finally passed. ....
House bill No. Al, entitled an act to regu- |
late the rate of parish taxation and assess !
ments; to restrict the issue Of obligations and |
warrants by parishes; to provide an iDjunc |
ton by taxpayers; to repeal act No. 90, of |
1869. and sections 1928. 2G29 and 2630 Of tue |
Revised Statutes of 1870, and to repeal con- |
tiicting laws, reported on favorably by Com
nittee on Judiciary, was finally passed.
Mr.. Hahn in the chair.
An act % entitled an act to amend an act |
entitled "An Act to provide for funding OBJ |
legations Of the State by exchange for bonds; |
10 provide for principal and interest of said |
bonds: to establish Board Of Liquidation:
against it: to define and punish violations of |
this act: to prohibit certain officers diyertiug |
funds, except as provided by law, and to
punish violation, therefor: to levy continu-
ing tax and provide q continuing appropria-
ton for said bonds: to make a con-
tract between the State and holders of !
said bond; TO prohibit iujunctions in certain
cases: TO limit the Indebtedness Of the State, |
and to limit Sat taxes; TO annul certain |
grants Of State aid: t. prohibit the nloiitica-
tion novation or extension of any contract |
heretofore made for State aid: to provide for |
the receipt Of certain warrants for certain |
taxes, and to repeal I'll conflicting laws APP
proved January u, 1874; and to provide for
the reconstruction OF the Board OF Lquida- |
tors created by the first section Of said act.
Reported on favorably by the Committee |
on Ways and Means, was amended and, after |
much discussion. was postponed aud made |
the special order for TODAY
A message was received from the Serate |
advising the House that the Senate had re-
solved itself into a High Court Of Impeach-
ment to try the case OF Chas Clinton, Audit '