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leans. and repeating all laws in conflict with

the provisions hereof
Mr. Heating spoke in opposition to thefbill,
and called on the country members to vote
against its passage. He said that many of
the parishes would not Of themselves be able
to provide the money to carry on public
schools, and if the country members helped
the bill through they would be doing a wrong
to their constituency.
Mr.. Wilt showed in reply that only about
one half of the school tax collected in the
CITY of New Orleans, was used in carrying on
the schools of the city; the rest went to the
country. He wanted to know II this could be
considered fair.
Mr.. Young said that it was just as fair as it
was to make those parishes far from the river
and not subject to overflow, pay levee tax,
which went for the protection OF the alluvlai
lands and the city.
Mr.. Bayley corrected Mr.. Young.
The Levee Company did not build levees
for New Orleans, and, contrary to receiving
five-eishths of it, and in addition kept Its
own levee in order.
After some further talk, and the call OF the
yeas and nays, the bill was indefinitely post
poned by vote of 65 yeas, 80 nays.
House bill No. 50 entitled an act to amend
an act entitled ':an act to provide for funding
obligations of the State by exchange for
bonds; to provide for principal and interest
of said bonds; to establish board OF llquida-
ton; to authorize certain Judicial proceedings
against it,, etc, was next called up; went
through it several readings, and Was finally
passed.
new General to institute suit against the
Louisiana Levee Company for the forfeiture
of its charter was taken up.
Mr. Glenn Walker offered A resolution pro-
viding for committee to examine into the
affairs of the Levee Company.
The substitute was adopted.
The Committee on Railroads, by consent,
submitted their report. They reported by
substitute on House bill No. 4. an act in
cooperating the Louisiana and Pacific Rail-
road Com pany."
There was much talk, many motions and
two full hours were consumed considering it.
It was, however, finally passed.
Kellogg sent in message notifying the
House that he approved of and had signed q
bill recognizing the Kellogg government.
The notification resulted in many express
sions of establishment, as the general impress
sion was that Kellogg did not approve the
bill
Mr. Souer introduced the following resolu-
ton and address of the Senate and House OF
Representatives to the Governor Of the State
for the removal of Jacob Hawkins, Judge OF
the Superior District Court for the parish Of
Orleans:
Be 1t resolved By the Senate and House Of Rep,
resentatires of the Slate of Louisiana IN General
ASSEMBLY conrened (two-thirds of the members
elected to each House concurring), That said
Houses, acting under and in pursuance OF
authority vested in them by article eighty one
Of the Constitution, hereby address the Gov
ernor and direct the removal of Jacob
Hawkins, Judge of the Superior District
Court for the parish Of Orleans, and declare
as reasonable cause for their action and
for said removal, that the said Jacob
Hawkins, Judge, has at several times,
and particularly during the recess of the
General Assembly INDUCED in and exercised
autocratic and unjudicial functions. enjoining
without adequate cause or any legal grounds.
and preventing and interfering with the
operation and execution of the statutes of the
State: that he has usurped legislative func-
tons and assumed those of an executive char.
acter, particularly those of the Auditor of the
State; that he has used arbitrary power with
out reference to any consistent rules Of RICH.
or jurisprudence; that he has appropriations
made by the General Assembly in block and re-
leased them in part on individual applications,
discriminating partially, and neither ! il
rule nor practice tavoricg meIitoriOus OF
Just objects OF appropriations over the unjust
and unworthy; that he has denied justice to
some and awarded illegal claims to others
that he has shown generalincapacity, and tina!
his administration OF the judicial functions
generally has not the confidence of the Gen
eral Assembly, nor, according to our best in
formation and belief, Of the public at large
A motion to refer to o special committee
was voted down.
A <1ov1 do IN OIL;
on it Mr.. Demas effulged in favor of Haw-
kins.
Mr. Elliot also spoke in favor of Hawkins,
because he thought that he had done at least
one good thing and that was epjoining the
General Appropriation bill
Mr. Pierson, while not being in favor of
hastily addressing Hawkins out of office, but
he thought the charges made in the address
should be investigated. It was we'll known
that Hawkins had been arbitrary in his rul-
ings and had usurped powers not conferred
on him by the laws. He. had exercised judi
cial, executive and legislative powers as
charged, and the charges should be investi-
gated.
Mr. Hall in the Chair.
Several very lengthy addresses were made
and at last the resolution was referred to the
Committee Of Five on Impeachment, previ-
ously appointed.
Under suspension of the rules the COM
mittee reported bill appropriating Sill. 1862,
for the payment of the mileage and per diem
Of members and expenses of the present ses-
sion, and the mileage and per diem of men,
bers who were not paid during the general
session.
The House resolved itself into committee of
the whole for the purpose Of considering the
bill.
Mr. Mathews in the chair.
The bill was read and the committee rose
and recommended the adoption Of the bill.
The report Of the committee was received
and adopted, and the bill was then finally
passed.
A report was received from the Insane
Asylum at Jackson, ordered printed in the
Journal and referred to the Committee on
Charitable Institutions.
A bill providing for trial by jury of damage
suits in the District Courts finally passed.
| Senate bill No. ~, an act for the relief OF
delinquent taxpayers, sufferers from over