The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-03
THE LEGISLATURE.


THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate
was brought to order at IL o'clock. A quo
rum present
The Pacific Railroad bill, authorizing t.
by popular consent on New Orleans, came u
unanimously and finally passed. the vote be
ing 20 to IA
a motion to reconsider was tabled.
The following was called up:
By Mr.. Burch-Senate bill No. lib, an &C
relative to making assessments throughou
the State, creating State Board of Equaliza
fion and q parish Board Of r .viev, defninl
tho duties Of said Board Of Assessors, etc
Passed.
House bill No. Is. an set to establish fees
costs and charges Of the Civil Sheriff in and
for the city of New Orleans, etc., passed.
House bill No. AL, al act to fix the com
pensation OF the Criminal Sheriff OF the parish
Of Orleans, for the maintenance of prisoners
N confined in the Parish Prison of the perish Of
Orleans, etc. Favorably, March /, passed.
By Mr.. White: Senate joint resolution No.
~ joint resolution submitting an amendment
creating . special court OF appeals. In
definitely postponed.
The Premium Bond bill next came up, and
went to its third reading but failing to get y
suspension of the rules, it went over.
The act abolishing the Supe rior District
Court, passed.
The act authorizing an election in the par
ishes for the purchase OF stock in the New
Orleans Pacific Railroad, was passed.
The bill fixing the salaries OF the clerks OF
tho Superior Criminal and First District
courts ct $6OOO-clerk hire to be paid out of
It was passed.
House bill No. so, an act to remit penalties
10 delinquent tax payers. finally passed.
The premium bond bill came up finally and
vas passed.
The House bill for the relief of George
Morgan's widow and child was passed.
The bill (House) to incorporate the Factors
Warehouse Bank was passed.
An act amending the act incorporating the
New Orleans Mechanics Society. Finally
passed.
Senate bill No. 1853, an act to provide for
the working OF public roads and bridges in
the parish Of West Baton Rouge, to empower
the police jury of said parish to pass rules
and regulations relative thereto, and to pro-
vide for the enforcement of same by criminal
prosecution. Finally passed.
An sct to fix the term of the District Court
Of the Fifth judicial District, passed. n
The act to amend the act Incorporating the
ast creating the Citizens Savings Bank,
passed.
Mr.. Burch called up the Home Savings
Bank cot, which passed.
Senate bill No. 1872, an act to amend act
No. IS, approved August Is. 1872.
Recess till o'clock P. NJ.
At 7:lO the Senate again came to order,
quorum present
The act authorizing the Board Of Health to
disinfect vessels at discretion. Passed.
The act supplying the records burned in
the Rapides court House in 1874. Passed.
The Senate bill in relation to property ad-
Indicated to the State for unpaid taxes was
passed
The bill creating Charity Hospital in
Shreveport was passed.
A bill extending the jurisdiction of the
Second Judicial District was passed
A concurrent resolution addressing Judge
6heFbourne, of Terrebonne, ont of Office, was
lost for want of four-ffths vote, the vote |
standing Is to is.
The act testing the validity Of the outstand- |
ing debt Of New Orleans was passed; az, ALSO
m cot incorporating the Security Savings |
Bank.
An act authorizing the employment of
shorthand writer's ia the district courts OF /
New Orleans. Passed
An net repealing an act empowering the |
parish of Plaquemines to issue certain bonds.
Pissed
An cot fixing the manner Of public printing
IN the city and parish Passed
An act authorizing collectors to receive war.
Sants Of constitutional off ,ers for taxes, and
making the issuance of such warrants impera-
tive on the Auditor. Passed.
The General Appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The bill, with amendment, was passed, and
Domt to the House.
The House bill incorporating the Mer-
ehants' Insurance Company, Of New Orleans,
paved.
Executive session was called.
On the executive session being raised the
joint resolution addressing Judge Hawkins
nut Of Office was called up, and Was voted
upon and lost by IL yeas and 10 nays.
The Lieutenant Governor made speech,
banking the Senators for being good and quiet
title fellows.
The Clerk read the message Of the Cover
nor calling an extra session.
The Senate immediately organized in extra
lsesion. and adjourned until IL o'clock to-
lay.