The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-19
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
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HFW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 10, 1876.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate.

4 The senate.
Lieut., Gov. Antoine called the Senate Il
order ct noon. quorum present.
The committee &c investigate the condition
OF the parish of st. Helena and the parishes
OF East and West Feliciana through Mr..
Weber, requested further time to report.
The request was granted.
The Committee on Engrossment and En-.
rollment reported o. enrolled the Senate bill
reducing the fees Of the Criminal sheriff to
$4,000.
The Committee ON Corporations reported
favorably on an act FIXING the salary Of the
Mayor and City Administrators.
Mr.. Burch introduced an act for the relief
Of z. G. Mahap, late Tax Collector Of the
First District OF New Orleans. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
~. Pollard gave notice of an act to repeal
N sct relstive to the exemption from taxation
Of the North Louisiana Railroad.
Mr. Twitchell introduced an act relative to
the fees OF Shegiffs in the different parishes
other than in the parish Of Orleans Re-
Ierred.
Mr.. Sypher introduced q resolution in
styuctipR the Finance Committee to inquire as
70 the charges shade in curt and in the pub
lie press" that the Mayor and Administrators
Of the city OF New Orleans had diverted the
interest fund, and il the charge was found
correct, to report resolution addressing them
ont Of Office, and instrocting the Attorney
0easral 70 proceed criminally against .ne .hs
resolution, but IL was finally passed by vote
Of Is yeas to ! nay.
An act creating special levee district for
fhe marshes of Pointe O0upee and lberville,
reported back without action BY ths Com
mistee on Lands and Levees, was called up.
Il was amended, after q protracted debate,
BY striking out the parish Of Pointe Coupee,
and thus amended the bill was passed.
The special order Of the day.
By MI. Beaux: Senate bill No 30 entitled
an lot to regulate the actual tars on sugar,
and to provide uniform system Of packages,
end imposing Q penalty on persons violating
the same Reported favorabiy February 8.
The stare Is fixed at ten per cent, and the
size and make of the packages is regulated.
After some discussion motion to indef-
nitely postpone was carried.
A senate cot fixing the salary of the Mayor
and Administrators Of the city Of New Or
leans was finally passed The act gives the
Mayor $1,000 year, and each Administrator
32600 year.
on call executive session was declared.
After executive session House bill No. 173,
IN cot to regulate the trial Of appeals in the
supreme Court of the state of Louisiana.
reported favorably, February 14th. came up
and Vas finally passed.
An act known Is House bill No. 277, emit |
tied an cot to authorize the city Of New Or
leans to assume exclusive control of all drain |
aoe works in the drainage districts, to author |
ize the purchase of certain rights and
property of the Mississippi and Mexican |
Gulf Snip Canal Company and its transferee, |
and to provide for the manner of making said
purchase, and for payment therefor in
drainage warrants, was called up by Mr..
Chadbourn, and was finally passed.
Nj. Sypher gave notice that he would move
. reconsider ion Of the vote passing the
bill
The Senate adjourned.