New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-22
THE STATE HOUSE.
Senate.

Senate.
The subject of reducing the Governors
salary from $4,000 to 5000 per snnum was
called, but vote sent it over.
Mr.. Burch had something to say about
tho report from tho committee that waited
on the Secretary Of State in reference to
the Greene family holding Office. Mr.. Burch
was not satisfied with the report, as it did
not cay who was right or who wrong. He
wished to amend the report by adding that
the investigation had proved that his state
ments were true, and that the Secretary of
State had, in the first instance, given cor
rect transcript from the record.
Mr.. Alexander, in explaining his vote,
reiterated the statement that the transcript
from the office of the Secretary of State
was maliciously false.
Mr.. Blackburn explained his vote, and
offered protest to the committees report.
He was not willing to say that the report
was made maliciously, but was certain that
the Secretary's books we're kept in very
loose manner. He stated that one Of the
names quoted az Greene should be Guien.
Mr.. Burch said it was not . question as to
whether the names we're spelled correctly
or not, but the issue is, ''Was the transcript
furnished by the Secretary of State correct
or incorrecta'
Mr. Burch said Mr.. Greene had declared
the transcript false, and now the. commit
tees report shows that the transcript was
true one, and that the assertion made by
Mr.. Greene was wrong.
Mr.. Kelly thought that the amendment
should have been given in as minority
report.
Mr.. Whitney called vote on Mr..
Burch e amendment to the report, and the
amendment was carried, as was also the
report.
Mr.. Brewster called up the bill amending
the State constitution and limiting legisla-
tive expenses to &2oO, 900 for each session,
but Mr.. Young opposed it, as he did not
think it right to be hsbitually tampering
with the constitution, therefore the bill
was referred to it's committee.
opened, and the Senate adjourned until
Monday noon.
Although the members remained in ses
sion till about three O'Clock, the business
done was generally of the ordinary routine
| character.
Rev. Mr.. Palmer offered the opening
prayer.
| The first important business after the cor
rection Of the journal was the calling on the
| Governor, on motion of MIR. Lowell, to fur
nish information on the disturbances in tht
Felicianae, Baton Rouge and St. Helena
| After that were carried resolutions for {
committee to investigate Mesers. B. Bloom
field e. Co.'s accounts; the allowance o
two additional sergeants- alarms, whicl
very heartily and sincerely; Mr.. Estilette'
motion that the Judiciary Committee re
turn a bill on salaries of tax collectors. in
troduced by him the day before; Mr.. Levi
sees act on the Louisiana State University
and Mr. Walkers carefully considered bill
on educat zion in Louisiana, which provide
for additional superintendents and parisl
school boards, and regulates the collection
of taxes.
The special order of the day was the COZ
sideration of the House election bill, whic
was examined, discussed and passed, wit
slight amendments, section by section, unit
the thirteenth section was reached, whe
the House adjourned till to-day.