The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-30
KELLOGG'S CROWD.
HAHN'S WING


Was called to order at 1910 o'clock by Bill
Vigers, Hahn being absent and Matthew
was called to the chair. Billy Nigers Gale
the roll and announced no quorum present
The Sergeants-at-A Arms were dispatched 70
absent members, aud after time succeeded
in running in quorum.
Murrell's resolution, instructDg the Com
mittee on Charitable Institutions to examine
the condition Of affairs Of the Charity Hos
pital, with a view of ascertaining the trutt
of the charges against Dubuclet, was called
up and adopted and the committee authorized
to act.
Hahn, who had been preparing speech,
came ia to deliver it, and took the floor on Il
question Of privilege The morning /ic1yne,
he said, contains humO GUS and imaginative
account of what won appear rs a contest De
tween myself and Mr.. John Lynch, upon the
matter Of the permanent location OF the Me
chancal and Agricultural College OF LOUISIANA
He alleged that there was no such contest,
and the intimation that he desired the college
to be located in the parish OF st. Charles, was
without fjundation.
The resolution providing for special com
mttee to inquire as to the condition of the
Loan and Pledge Association, referred to
the Committee on Charitable Institutions.
70 Stewart called up his resolution, pre-
viding for the appointment Of committee to
ascertain whether or not the law relating to
banking games and banking houses had been
complied with, and moved its adoption.
Gracien, a member OF the committee to
examine into the aff.irs Of the Metropolitan
Police Board, gave the information that that
committee was investigating the matter.
Ross Stewart took the floor and spoke in
favor Of the passage Of the resolution. Dur
ing his speech, he related the following Incl
dent: A friend Of his had been robbed in one
Of these gambling dens, and he Stewart |
called on police officer to arrest the inmates
OF the place; the officer had replied that he
could not do it, that he had been instructed |
not to interfere with the house.
Person opposed the resolution, because he
believed it was measure intended to extort
blood money from the gamblers. He did not
think it was within the province of the Wirg
to perform the duties Of the Executive officers
of the State.
A motion o table the motion to adopt the
resolution was adopted.
Dewet SIS bill Transferring the parishes of Red
River and Natchitoches from the Seventeenth
to the Eighteenth Judicial District was adopt
ed by vote of Al yeas to II nays
Levisse introduced bill aboishng the
Second and Third Municipal Police Courts
1t was read twice, ordered printed in the
journal and made the special order of the day
for Monday next.
The Judiciary Committee reported recon-
mending the adoption of the bill repeating
the act to increase the salary of the District
Attorney Of the Tenth Judicial District The
report was adopted and the bill went through.
The Wing Adjourned until IL o'clock Mon
day.
ANTOINE's WING
Came up at II NJ, and after preminaaies .
business was opened by Kelso who gave notice !,
of intention to introduce a bill for the relief :
Of tax payers wrongfully assessed, and to pro- :
vide the manner of payment of SUGGESTIONS.
Weber introduced bill to explain Sec 10
Of Act II OF March 9Th, 1874. Read twice and
referred.
The report of the Committee of Elections !.
md Qualifications in the case of Davis vs.
5reaux, was called up.
In this case there was majority and mi y y
lority report. The former decided in favor :.
If Breaux, on the ground that proper notice :.
If contest had not been given; and the latter :,
eported in favor of Gair, on the merits of e
he case. -
lengthy and animated discussion ensued, ~
nd when at 3 o'clock Executive session was :,
allied, no action had been taken, a motion !. y
D recommit having been tabled.
When the Executive session was called an
djournment was ordered. =