The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-27
State legislature.
SATURDAY. Feb. rs, 1876.
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quorum ,sin moved the appointment Of specia
M dttae TO investigate the BOOKS, vouchers
eoannts. etc. Of the Senate commiftee 70 audi
sceounnsSs.rvise the expenses OF the Senate. ant
eso saugpire and report why the committee hat
70 irsssorted to the senate =,
~. DOLL motion was amended 80 as TO make the
INC ;,.ae ON Finance responsible Tor the per
Comanns of The duty. and thus amended. it was
sd Tps House legislative appropriation bin ap
The l1,nn airs s02 co for ITO expenses OF the
propa,ral Assembly was passed, the vote stand
ing ye es, ~ "n9thed the Senate that he would
~, reconsideration OF the vote on Monday
peSsL snecal order Of the day. the Senate bill to
iIhl,sk an Insurance department in the State
!, define the powers s, "a ,hs hs9 ~
eDsn., HI insurance companies. associations and
sa aats and prescribing the penalties for viola
I'M The proyslphs y tb s,s w hn ~ hnahg saa
NJ a., ~, and was indefinitely postponed.
ea ~, Gla introduced Joint resolution exempt
,oS from the payment OF ieyse taxes certain
sImSe hin No II an act TO repeal an act rela-
~ "a public printing. etc. approved July "a.
w. WIS s;, nS1 and protracted debate ensued. An
Aasndrnent making the bill operative only after
~ ~ is7T was adopted. and the bill was finally
passed ,,o;,o tho salariea NJ ,bo Mavo, and
.sninistrators 81 Shreveport. and other officers.
"a called up and passed,
IN following House bills. or their first read
,ns we're referred TO their appropriate com
nMlne nyovide for tho collection Of parish taxes
nv delinquent tax payers. etc.
ps A. the time OF holding court in the Fifth
,I ~ "a District, parish OF West Baton Rouge.
upsy,lating the mode OF assessing and collect
Throughout the State.
Incorporate the Merchants Insurance
rayebouse and Trust Company OF New Orleans.
"a impose n license tax uron each and every
assurance company the same as those incorpo-
, ra,sd under the laws OF this State. ETC..
The senate indefinitely postponed the House
Mi nroyiding for Q Joint COMMITTEES to be known
m " Eoard for the Examination Of Outstanding
niiratjons and Assets Of the State.
motion 10 reconsider was carried after some
Hs Tbe XII was made the special order for Mon
The House bills on their first reading were
again taken up. and among others the following
sere referred:
Tho bill 70 establish Charity Hospital in
he eisy 81 Shreveport.
The bin 10 repeal an act entitled an act to
amend an art entitled an net incorporating the
so1isheastern Railroad Company. approved
March is, 1855. and granting aid thereto. No. %.
published without ths Governor's approval.
among the acts oil Inc ueherh Assembly OF Lou
Isiana for 1871.
The Ths Bill TO repeal all Of sections thirteen 10
tssn.yltwo Inclusive. q an act entitled an act
relstye to the New Orleans end Northeastern
Railroad Company TO provide for the extension
Il the main line Of their road % the city Of New
Orleans; for the building Of one or more
pegulate judicial proceedings In certain cases.
and facilitate and aid the construction and So
cure the maintenance OF said railroad within
Tho bill to provide for and regulate public edu-
cafion In the State Of Louisiana
The bill 10 establish fees. costs and charges of
TIE Civil Sheriff In and for the city OF New Or
The Bin to Incorporate the New Orleans Board
Of Underwriters.
he public records, etc. Of the parish OF Came
The bill requiring the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts OF the State Of Louisiana to issue war
ants on the state Treasurer To favor Of the con
situiional officers OF the Stege for the payment
Of their salaries. etc.
term Of the Ninth Judicial District Court in and
ior the parish of Vernon was finally passed un-
der suspension Of the rules.
An act authorizing the extension OF the line OF
the Crescent City Railroad Com pany to CARROLL
Ton was called up. and went over on its third
reading.
a9 Incorporating the New Orleans Sanitary and
Fertilizing Company was referred to the Judi
CARY Committee.
The act giving the Police Jury Of. 1T. Charles
parish ths right TO fund the bonded debt passed.
The bill authorizing the issuance BY the Chair
~ Hospital Medical College of physicians diplo-
mas and certificates was passed
Am0tion was made to take I'D the bill Tor an
election to order a tax for tho New Orleans
Psi0c Railroad Company. but the Senate re-
fused 10 suspend the rules 10 consider the mat
ter.
motion to take recess until O'Clock pre-
AtTp m the Senate was sgr il called to order.
House bills on their ilast rSading were again
The New Orleans Pacific Railroad bill was
caed NJ and after considerable discussion II
went over. but will come up again ms unfinished
Executive session was called, and after il was
raised the Senate adjourned.
House.
The House came to order a. f2:15. Eighty
mombers present Speaker Estilette In the
TheSpeaker ruled upon q poin. Of order raised
two days ago. that DIR. Walkers bill to repeal
siangntering business to ali liceDsed butchers.
vas, In substance. the same as Mr.. Kummefs
bill. which had been indefinitely postponed. and
Maker dss se az from the Speaker but
A the argument of the question would take
much OF the time OF tho House. he abstained
ST Wing his right to APPEL that the COM
miitee charged with the examination o. the
grounds Of impeachment Of VIM. Pitt Kellogg.
be discharged. He made the motion. ne said In
intended 10 produce strife, The people. he con
tended had no sympathy with 1t. Business PEG.
Re sr ayefse 70 II of thsy wanted neace b O
said word for this impeachment The only
paper that advocated tho measure was the organ
q what might be called the Bourbon
Dsmocracy--the New Orleans DEMOCRAT.
Da sqa aoeps Fhe tHsS
he Radical party of the power in the State to
Which 1t was entitled by the unquestionable ma
prity II had. This was the Object of trumping
up baseess charges against the Governor. Mr..
4 referred to the Wheeler adju stment and its
Obligations. which. he argued. would be violated
Nj. Kidd thought IT very extraordinary that
melton should be made TO discharge commit
Zee to whom an inquest OF the highest impor.
lance was conflded before the committee had
made report. and within twelve hours after It's
the House could not perform copstitutional
duty in examining the official conduct Of Will
liam Pitt Kellogg without being accused Of
purpose 70 disturb the public peace and 70
produce disorder. The committee had the con-
ssitution before 1t. and had the charges against
MS man before II, and at the proper time the
aarges would be submitted 10 the House. MIR.
Mad adyerted to the fact that be had been zeal
Tor that he had suffered the frowns Of friends
And the denunciations of the press and the peo-
pc He had braved these In the hope that great
Sood would come to the State from the measure
Sut how had that adjustment been carried out?
shat were its fruitsl The House had passed
Mii after bill for the relief Of the people, and
every project for reform was buried in the Sen
M, What was the prospect q e fall election
nwf What had become OF the bills to reform
ssssssment and taxafionS
Inc other side had not passed a solitary meas
~ q relief or reform. Yet the Conservatives
80 asked 70 respect that COMPROMISE 1t was
Y mai compact the appeal com 'nR from those |
mo had wholly disrexarded its pledges. But
us committee did not intend g go behind the |
"ssn alp in examining the accusations
Vile were to result from tia performance OF |
institutional duty by the House. rs the gentle |