New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-17

fifth Justice Of the peace salary in lieu
I costs in criminalcases and to authorize ft
one clerk at asalsry, and providing for th
payment of the same.
The bill was read the first time.
I The constitutional rule was suspende
I by four-itths vote and tho bill read tn
second time and referred to the Commute
on Finance when appointed.
NOTICES OF BILLa.
! By Mr.. Brewsters
OF a bill to be entitled An act to amen
the constitution of State Of Louisiana, Pre-
hibitine the chartering or establishment o
monopolies by the General Assembly.
Also. Of an act to amend the constitutio,
OF the State Of Louisiana limiting the ex
penses Of the General Assembly.
By Mr.. Greene:
OF q bill 70 be entitled an act 60 reduce
/ the fees of district attorney, clerks and
| shegiffs OF the parish Of Orleans.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS LIVING OVER,
! Mr.. Weber called up the following con.
current resolution:
Resoleed, That whereas, eight Senator's
entitled to seats in the Senate. and fifty
members in the House Of Representatives,
have failed to attend the sessions of our r..
spective Houses. and have absented them.
selves without canse or consent from either
House, in violation Of the constitution Of
the Stase and the rules OF our respective
bodies; therefore, be it
Resolced, That joint committee of eight
members be appointed, three by the Presi
dent of the Senate and five by the Speaker
OF the House of Representatives, whose
duty it shall be to ascertain it said members
have any legal cause or reasons for absent
Ing themselves from their respective posts
OF duty without the consent Of the Senate
and House OF Representatives., in violation
OF the constitution of this State and the
rules in such cases made and provided for;
that said committee report the result of
their investigation in writing three days
IRON aud after tho passage OF this yesolu.
ton.
Mr.. Weber moved that the resolution be
postponed till next Tuesday At one o'clock.
and made the special order Of the day.
Mr.. Cage moved to lay the whole subject
matter on the table,
On call Of the ysas and nays by two Sen.
ators. the SENATE was tie, being 10 yeas
and ~ nays. as follows.
Heas-Allain, Gage, Crozier, Detieee, Du-
mont. Harper. Kelso, Pollard, Stamps,
Nays-Bluns, Breao1, Burch, Greene,
Landry: Mascot, Twitchell. Weber. Whar.
Absent-Aiexandes. Anderson. Black.
burn. Brewster, Chadbourn, Eustis. George,
Ola, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden,
Robertson. Stevens. Sypher. White-l6.
The President gave The casting vote in
the negative. and the motion was lost.
Tho President declared the motion to
postpone the resolution till next Tuesday in
order.
The Senate voted 70 postpone. by the
adoption of Mr.. Weber's motion as above.
On motion Of Mr.. Whitney the President
called for the
UNFINISHED BpsNEsss
The following veto message was taken up:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department, )
New Orleans, january 4, 1875
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
! return without my approval bill
in the Senate, to limit the fees
Of the district attorney Of the parish of |
Orleans. This was one of q series of reform
measures reducing the expenses of the city |
which submitted to the last Legislature. |
Had they all passed, this bill would have 1
received my approval with the rest. and |
would have then been fair and Just; but as
the Legislature refused to reduce the fees |
Of the civil sheriff, amounting to nearly |
800, 600 q year in cash, and the fees of the |
criminal sheriff, amounting to about the
same sum in city scrip, think, under these |
to reduce the fees of the |
district attorney. which do not exceed |
Mr.. Whitney moved that the veto mes.
rage Of The Governor be postponed until |
next Thursday. Immediately after seading !
he minutes.
Adopted. !
On motion Of Mr.. Whitney tho Senate !
7oted to adjourn.
The President. IN the chair, then an.
that the Senate stood adjourned to I
meet at u NJ. Monday. the eighteenth day
i January. A. y. 1875.
P. E. BECHTEI, |
Secretary Of the Senate.