New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27

indefinitely postponed.
Senator Brewster called up Senate b
No. II, an act relative to the bureau of in
migration, and providing revenue for tn
Charity Hospital It was read ordered t
be printed, and made the special order c
the day for next Monday.
Senator Anderson called up Senate bill
No. 60. an act allowing G.. T. Estlin to su
the State, and moved that it be consideret
engrossed. Senator Anderson expla inc,
the object of the bill. He said that MI
EstliE had claim against the State for serv
ices rendered. and only asked the privileg
OF sueing the State in order that the court
may deterini ne whether his claim is a goo.
| one.
Senator Stamps opposed the bill an,
charged that it was another of the kint
that proposed to take several thousand
dollars from the State without any goot
| reason for so doing. He stated that Mr.
| Estin was an employe of the State anG
| under pay for his services at the time
! when he claims the services were rendere
| for which he now wants some $4,000 ad
ditlonal pay and asks the Legislature to
give him the key to the public treasury, in
| order that he may get the money Sena tor
Stamps concluded his remarks by movin o
the indefinite postponment of the bill.
Senator Cage followed in support of the
bill; and made an earnest appeal for its
passage.
Senator Anderson again spoke IN favor of
giving Mr.. Estlin the right to sue the State.
explained how he came to have a claim
against the State; SAID it was true that at
the time he rendered the services for which
he now asked the right to sue the State he
he was in the employment of the State at S.
per day, but this fact should not prevent him
from getting pay for other and efficient SER
vices rendered the State. The Senator said
Mr.. Estlin had acted as auctioneer in the
sale of bonds, for which the State allowed
certain percentage. II Mr.. Girardy
or any other auctioneer had performed
this work he would have received his
pay without a doubt, but as this poor, un-
fortunate man had done the work, he was
not to be paid because he was in the EN-
ployment of the State at the time at the
rate of S. per day. The Senator SAID there
was no justice in this and claimed that he
had the same right to be paid for extra
services as Senator'S who, in addition to
their $S per day, claimed mileage when
ever they Travelled on committee work. He
hoped the Senate would not deny Mr. Estlin
the right to sue the State and have the
courts determine whether his claim is o
good one.
Senator Whitney opposed the bill, stating
that he did not believe Mr.. Estln had any
just or valid claim against the State
Senator Detiege said he should vote
a aganst the bill, because he knew that at
the time Mr.. Estlin performed the services
for which he now claimed pay, it was un-
derstood that he proffered to perform them
in order to save expense to the State.
A motion to table the motion to indefi-
nitely postpone.the bill was then carried,
and, on motion Of Senator Anderson, the
further consideration of the bill was post
poned until today, Immediately after the
hour.
The Senate then adjourned until this
at eleven o'clock.
House of Representatives.
The House met at half-past eleven CLOCK.
With Speaker Hahn in the chair. 1t was |
welve o'clock before 4 quorum could be |
obtained.
Mr.. Lowell moved that House bill No. II,
making an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Of the expenses of the Returning
Board do now finally pass, and called the
'revious question.
Mr.. Demas raised the point of order that
Vhen the House last adjourned the roll was
eing called on motion to recommit the
MI to the Committee on Appropriations with
view to amendment, and that that III motion
7as the only one which could be considere
t this time.
Speaker Hahn decided the point well
aken.
The motion to recommit was withd rawn
Mr. Sartan renewed the motion to re-
ommit the bill, seconded by Mr. Guichard.
Mr. Lowell moved to lay on the table the
lotion to recommit, which was carried by
vote of "a yeas to Il nays.
Mr.. Heating moved the final passage of
le bill. Carried, by vote Of 81 yeas ana |
nays.
House bill No. 1873, transferring the |
irishes of Latourche and Terrebonne from
e Fifteenth to the Second Judicial Dis
let, aud the parish of Assumption from :
e Fifteenth to the Fourth judicial District,
as finally passed. This bill has the effect
abolishng the Fifteenth Judicial Dis
ict, over which Judge Taylor Beattie
esides.
House bill No. 16o, declaring the parish |
Tensas one schoo! district, passed its Z
cond reading.
Mr.. Mathews moved suspension of the
les to place the bill on its third reading, e
'st.
House bill No. H. to improve the morals D
the people, and to prevent the sale of ,
rituous liquors on the Sabbath, was, On
'tion of Mr. Murrell, its author, postponed
future action.
House bill No. l6l, for the relief of the .
Ipayers of the parish of ST. JOHN, was Il
led up. =,
ir. Mathews said he must oppose this "
|. There were other portions of the g
lte which were in as bad condition as a.
parish of st. John. He could net favor
:cial legislation. If the bill were passed U
did not believe it would ever become a a.
Y. =
Ir. Demas said that the leyee had been a'
n away in front of the property which it u
s desired to relieve from the payment Of