The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-01
State Legislature.
LAST DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 81, 1875
SENATE.

LAST DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL "a 1875
SENATE.
The Senate met this morning al
five minutes past 10 o'clock, Lieut.
Governor Antoine in tho chair. The
Secretary called tho roll and praye,
was offered by Chaplain Could -; after
which the reading Of the minutes was
dispensed with and the order Of til,
day at once taken up.
Committee on Finance reported by
substitute to Senate bill No. Is, rel
alive to funding tho outstanding in-
debtedness Of tho city of New Orleans
and the reduction of the rate Of in
tercst on taxes, etc.
Mr.. Whitney moved tho adoption
Of the report, and afterwards with.
drew his first motion, ami moved the
reading Of the bill. Tho bill was
read entirely through, when Mr.
Whitney moved the bill be consider.
ell cngrossed.
Mr.. White moved as an amend
ment that tue bill be adopted on its
| second reading. TIc said that it was
a bill of the yravest Importance that
had come up before the Senate this
! session, and that it should not DO toe
hastily acted upon, and ii it was t.
he acted upon Immediately, he would
certainly vote against it.
The previous question was called
the main question was ordered, which
was the engrossment Of the bill. The
| vote was taken and the bill Was Gu
crossed.
| Mr.. Wharton moved a snspensicns
of the rules to put the bill on its
third reading and final passage.
This motion called up no little dis
eussion.
A message came in from the House
at 1885, asking for tho concurrence
of the Senate in certain bills.
Dir. Eustis argued strongly against
the immediate adoption CT thes bill,
owing the fact of the 5 per cent in
tsrest of S22,W0,MO having to be
paid in gold, and for the reason that
the city might be pecessitated to con-
vert tho currency into gold for the
payment of bondh0lders.
The motion for suspension of the
rules was lost.
A committee from the House came
in to present the articles Of impeach-
ment Of Auditor Clinton.
Mr.. Allan moved that the Enroll
ment Committee was brought in, re-
lative to Senate bill No. Is, to reduce
the tax of the city Of New Orleans.
! The city bill was taken up and
| read the second reading.
Mr.. Burch moved the indefinite
postponement of this bill. The main
question was ordered, and on vote
the bill was indefinitely postponed.
The motion by Mr.. Burch to post.
| pone the consideration Of tho I'M.
parchment of Charles Clinton to the
first Tuesday in the regular session Of
1876, was voted upon, and was car.
ried. A committee from the House
was now ready to adjourn sine die
On motion the Senate went into ex.
ecutive session at half.past eleven
o'clock and adjourned in open session
! again at a quarter to twelve m.
A message from the House was
brought in introducing House bill q
and IS.
The joint resolution for the I'M
parchment Of Charles Clinton was
read, and a motion was made by Mr..
Herwig that the resolution do pass
Mr.. Burch opposed it.
Mr.. Brewster moved that thanks
bc returned to the Hon. Lieut. Gov
Antoine for his impartial decision du'
ring this session.
A message. from the House wa!
read reporting the passage Of a GER
tain bill.
Pending tho remarks of Mr.. Burch
the hour of IL M. arrived, and on mo
ton Of Mr.. Zypher the Senate al,
journed sine die.
THE HOUSE.
| The House came to order at $50 a
NJ, the Speaker III the chair.
The Speaker appointed the follow
ing committees
On Andit-Elliott, chairman; Bow
er, Guichard, Aldige, Heating, McCul
lum,, Demas.
| The Speaker said he had not I'M.
derstood the hour to which tue House
had adjourned, this was why no had
been late in calling the House to or
der. House passed Senate bill No
for the relief Of cotton and woole,
factories. An act allowing the par
ish of Plaquemine to issue bonds, wa
repealed. An act regulating judlca
printing allowing the parties inter
ested to select the newspaper in wllicl
such printing shall be done.
I Several Senate bills were passed
but the Clerk would give the report
ers no opportunity to ascertain wha
they were.
The act regulating judicial print
ing was placed on the calendar, ant
went over till next session.
Special committee to investigat
charges against Judge Hawkins MI
Souer, chairman Elliott, Young
Ray, Bower.
| TO examine affairs of levse com
pauy: Mr.. Walker, chairman Low
oil, Dupre, Stewart, Carmouche.
| Mr.. Bayley called up Ho' use bill No
30, entitled an act to repeal certain
portions of an act, No. Is Of 1869, On
titled an act to expedite the construc
ton Of the railroad Of the New Or
leans, Mobile and Chattanooga Rail
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