New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-03
ORLEANS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1875.

! hour. At half-past eleven o'clock the
House was again called to order. Prayer
was offered by the chaplain. The reading
of the journal was dispensed with, and its
adoption postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Demas, the general
| appropriation bill was taken up and passed
| its second reading.
! The Senate bill reducing the fees of the
| State Auditor was taken up and indefinitely
postponed.
The bill abolishing the office of district
attorney pro tempore was taken up and u-
| definitely postponed.
The Senate bill providing for the taking
| OF the census of the State during the present
| year was taken up and finally passed.
| A message was received vetoing the act
| providing the manner of ascertaining the
amount due the Levee Company from the
State on the first of October, 1874.
The House went into committee of the
| whole on the general appropriation bill,
with Mr.. Mathews in the chair.
After several items had been adopted,
Mr.. Pierson moved that the committee
adopt that portion of the bill from line
| seventytwo to line 532, which included the
greater portion of the bill. He declared
that his object was to kill the State at once.
He had fought this bill to the best of his
ability, but Intellectually.
Mr.. Stewart desired to have the items
stricken out appropriating $1,000 each to J.
Q. A. Fellows and j. b. Cotton, for legal
services, but made no motion to that effect.
Mr.. Murrell made strenuous objection to
the adoption of the item appropriating
$G392 80 for b. Bloomfield for stationery
furnished to tho State Registrar of Voters
during the last year, but it was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell the following
item was stricken out:
Appropriation to paw vouchers of the
General Assembly of 1874, issued in excess
of appropriations, $4,000.
Without further change the bill was
adopted as reported by the Committee on
Appropriations.
The committee then rose and recon-
mended the passage of the bill as amended,
and it was finally passed.
The militia bill of Mr.. Ray was taken
up and finally passed.
Mr. Drury called up House bill No. l2l
in relation to making assessments. The bill
was finally passed.
A large number Of bills were taken up
and passed in rapid succession and amid
some confusion.
The House, at about half past four
o'clock, adjourned till seven o'clock in the
evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The House was called to order at a few
minutes past seven o'clock, but no quorum
was obtained until nearly halfpast eight
Mr.. Lowell, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported favorably On Senate bill No.
il6, repeating the act making the fourth of
March legal holiday. The bill was
passed.
Mr.. Lowell called up the message OF the
Governor vetoing the bill known as the
election law, and moved that the bill pass,
the objections of the Governor to the con-
trary, notwithstanding.
Mr. Murrell said that he should vote to
sustain the veto of the Governor. He de-
clared the bill was almost identical with |
that which existed in Governor Warmoth's |
time, and Il it was carried over the head of |
Governor Kellogg, be believed the Repub |
lican party would regret it.
Mr.. Stewart said that the gentleman from |
Madison (Mr. Murrell) was mistaken in the |
character of the bill which had been vetoed |
BIZ the Governor. This bill was not like |
the one in existence in Governor War
moths time.
Mr.. Sartain called for reading of the |
and the bill also, which was
granted.
Mr.. Sartain spoke in favor of passing the
bill, and Mr.. Armstead i'll opposition.
The bill was finally passed over the veto
Of the Governor by vote Of Il yeas to sG
nays.
Mr.. Hunsaker offered resolution proyid
ing that Elbert CAN'T be seated as mem
her of the House and sworn in subject to |
contest.
A motion to suspend the rules to imme
iiately consider the resolution was passed
by vote OF "A yeas to - nays.
The resolution was then passed by a vote
Of 80 yeas to II nays.
Mr.. CAN'T was then sworn IN as a member
IF the House.
Mr.. Demas called up Senate bill No. III,
he new city charter for New Orleans, and
asked suspension of the rules to place the
,lll upon its third and final reading.
The vote resulted in - yeas to nays
10 quorum.
On motion the House then adjourned till
en- o'clock this morning.