The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-29
State LEGISLATURE.
FR1bAY. january IA. 1870.

M
h. FEIpAY, January 10, 1875.
Send:e-De facto Governor Antoine
called the Senate at IL o'clock. The
roll was called, and twenty Senators
answered.
On the bills Of last session relative to
public printing, the Committee on Print
ing reported unfavurubly. 7-ss'"
Notice was given by Mr., Kelly of an
act repeating act No. 90 OF 1868
A joint resolution providing for COM
mittee to investigate the means by which
J. II. West WIS elected United States
Senator, was produced by Mr.. Robin
MIR. Weber introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment Of a COM
mittee OF three to ascertain whether
any employee of the Senate was divid-
ing his salary with d higher official, as
u means Of retaining his position.
A resolution was Offered by the same
gentleman, providing for the appoint
inent of committee of five to inquire
as to tho causes Of the disturbance in
East Feliciana and st. Helena.
The resolution was amended SO as to
provide that the committee should meet
in this city, and thus amended after q
protracted and animated debate, IL was
adopted by q vote Of "a to /, Mr.. Greene
voting in the negative.
An act repeating an act relative to
judicial advertisements was called up
and referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
An act to authorize the Council OF the
city Of Shreveport to levy a police tax,
was referred. ~. r,f,t..t.
The House Election bill was called up.
read twice and referred. As was also
the House bill relative to the printing Of
in nx Ar1s g.. !. D.
Executive session was called. On the
executive session being raised, an act
providing for the inspection Of hay was
introduced by Mr.. White, and was re-
ferred. s. 85sl alan Vtss d1uA
Mr.. Robinson introduced an act fixing
the salaries OF the Clerks OF the District
Courts for the parishcs Of the State. ex-
cept the parish of Orleans. Referred.
A motion to adjourn until II IN. to-
morrow prevailed. sl ,dJ
The HOuse.-At IL 10 tho House COM
menced business, eighty-seven members
present, Speaker Estellette in the Chair.
Under a new rule, proposed by, Mr..
Booth yesterday and adopted, business
order hitherto unknown. The rule re-
quires two calls Of the roll-one in which
each member, as his name Is called,
presents any memorial or resolution he
may have, and the second, In which
each member introduces whatever bill
he may have. That uprising OF score
of members, ut time, each contending
for the Speaker recognition, gave way
to u quiet, methodical way, which re-
lieved the Speaker OF many embarrass-
nents and relieved the emblage OF
that turbulent appearance which 1t had
when 80 many were striving for the eye
OF the Chair. sI GsN i4alHh5 Aa
Mr.. Burkhardt introduced a resolu-
ton providing for committee to inyes-
tigatc the affairs Of the New Orleans
Sugar Shed Company, and 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Corpora
tions, with power to act. s1Ja
Mr.. Young gave notice that to-mor-
row he will introduce resolution ex-
pressing confidence in Judge Trimble,
Of the Eleventh Judicial District. ~
A great number Of bills were intro
duced, which we're referred, among
By Mr.. Bower l. To give tho Dis
trict Attorney Of the city 5000 d year
salary instead OF fees, which is the
present system OF compromising that
officer.
q. TO legalize, by statute, the premium
bond plan of the City Council OF New
Orleans, and tolegalize what has already
been done by the Council under that
plan. ilfft
The concurrent resolution OF the Sen
ate inviting Dom Pedro to enter upon
his tour through the country, through
this State came up After some decisive
suggestions from Mr. Hahn and Il speech
from Mr.. Hammond, which, owing to
the situation OF the reporters table,
was not articulately audible there. Mr.
Booth briefly addressed the House In
support Of tho resolution, urging the
policy Of endeavoring to secure the
passage Of the BRAZILIAN monarch
through u region wanting so much OF
what his country has to spare and
Astounding in what his country needs.
On motion to postpone the resolu-
ton indefinitely, the vote stood: Yeas
40, nays ~.
On a motion to adopt it, tho vote
stood: Yeas 35, nays A.
Therefore, the resolution was rejected.
The Senate resolution, calling upon
the Congressional delegation OF the
State to use their influence with the
National Fishery Commission to have
the waters Of this State stocked with
desirable foreign fish, came up.
Mr.. Hahn moved to refer the subject
to the Judiciary Committee, and pro-
voked laughter with a speech about
DIH ubu huu ubClc uSII. fNtF
Mr.. Young hoped the resolution would
PASS at once, and referred to the bene-
fits derived in the North from the trans
lation of fish. For example, In COnnec-
ticut, where shad, when it was unknown
In the waters Of that State, used to be
sold for more than thirty cents pound;
now that every stream abounds with the
fish it is sold at about a cent pound.
The rich for luxury and the poor for
cheap food were equally interested In
this matter. He thought that many
the streams of this State might be used
for the introduction OF shad and Of one
species OF salmon, both Of which were
delicacies. ....-.ss...
The resolution was adopted, Mr.. Hahn
withdrawing his motion to refer, since
he had got from the Chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee all the informa-
ton he expected from the Judiciary
Committee.
A bill to exempt from personal liabili-
ty delinquents in the payment Of the
drainage tax of New Orleans, came up
Mr.. Young explained that there were
instances in which the property would
not pay the tax assessed against It. The
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