The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-22
state legislature.
FRIDAY, January u, 1876.

caliesa roll oil call twenty Senators answered.
to their !, n noarable report Of the Committee
the Hilary on the act authorlzing
Oh Jua;, ,,ries 10 enact and enforce ordi.
polio. lwuroyidng for the protection o.
s sh and game was received.
hsh "nN ,srpopucTIoN OF BILLS.
notiepe-An act providing for
b.. Nj 81 appeals In summary cases.
BsierWssrr' Young An act to authorize
BY MI MI Inrv of Concordia to fund the
the III III debt. Referred.
bondeaM r0y Stevens An act authorizing
by W. W., Exchange to elect one mem
the Co'i,V, s body TO act on the Funding
Der q y; 80 the absence Of the President.
Beier,suu steyen-An act amending and
by III Ming section 1874 OF the Revised
r,si Code. Referred; o 49,
CYL v r. Twitchell IAN act liking the
by Mnaation Of the sheriffs OF the sew
nlNar;shes throughout the State:
ersi pay Steven gave notice that he
NJ Introduce an act amending ar
vcu l osaS 81 the Revised Statutes.
tc W, ss Stamps called up the act propos-
MI amendment to the constitution
ns.asancing the salary OF the Governor
y ,..,o SgOOO TO 5000.
ron Senate refused to suspend the
la. i TO consider 1t.
IuW Grover in the chair.
NJ ~. report made by the special com
.i sns to investigate the charge That the
p, uSscate Of the Secretary OF State, IN
ce, ,srance TO the Offices occupied by the
l ssnambers of the Greene family In LIN
pn 'narish, was called up. !.
WI The report set forth that the books OF
..a Secretary OF State contained the
llnussords OF the appointment or ELECTION
y Ave persons by the name OF Greene
,%eo n,t in the parish, but did not state
whether the charge against tne cerIih-
S SSs WAS true or false.
,mlii ma clause to the effect that the
IW9,ts H of the Secretary OF State was
correct.
question had been ordered by vote OF
yeas to 10 nays, the yeas ana nays
~ vere demanded, and the amendlnent
WA adopted by q vote OF 10 TO- Z.
During the call or the roll several
o 0s.nmc them was Mr.. Blackburn, who,
n concluding his remarks, presented
the following
pv way OF protest against the injus-
uca ri therccord thus obtained from the
Seeratary Of State, / make this state
ment. assert and can prove that there
L. n This time, and was ut the time this
issue was brought before the Senate,
and long before that time, but one mem
holding Office in the parish OF Lincoln,
10 Wit, Chas. J. Greene, Tax Collector,
Y Treasurer OF School Board and Post
master be excepted.
mr. J. A. Greene was appointed SUI
ceryIsor OF Registration but resigned,
and was succeeded by John $. Jones.
| / state further, by way of explanation
and IN simple Justice to Allen Greene's
family. that the name OF w. II. Greene,
a h appears in the certificate OF the
Secretary OF State, should be w. II.
Gujen. and that j. b. Greene, police
member. Is not only no kin to Allen
(}reene's family, but Is a Democrat.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
This Is correct statement.
ALLEN GREENE,
\ Nineteenth Senatorial District.
SEABoRN JONES,
Representative from Lincoln.
The Chair. on objections, ruled that
the request OF Mr.. Blackburn, to have
/ the protest spread on the minutes, was
l out OF order.
The report as amended was adopted.
An act amending tho constitution, by
4 Inserting an article prohibiting the Gen
enl Assembly from cnacting laws Great
ing monopolies, limiting the expenses
Of the General Assembly to $500, 900 per
snnum, was called up by MIR. Brewster,
and after its second reading was referred
1 tpthe Committee on Judiciary.
/ The bill incorporating st. Patrick's
Savings Bank, received from the House,
was called up and referred.
Executive session was called, and on
iebeing raised, the Senate adjourned
until IL m. Monday.
House--The House came to order at
l2io; ninety-eight mem bers present;
Speaker Estilette In the chair.
Aresolution to appoint a committee
70 examine the accounts Of Messrs.
Benz. Bloomfield q Go. against the State,
was adopted.
Mr.. Edwards, of Tangipahoa, intro
duced resolution providing for two
assistant sergeants- alarms, which MIR.
Jeflries explained were needed because
there were 50 many investigating com
mittees that more officers were needed
loserye citations. After a long debate
he resolution was adopted.
Mr. Walker introduced bill on the
subject OF public education, which was
referred to the Committee on Education.
me bill provides that State tax of one
mill on the dollar, q parish tax OF one
mil on the dollar, and one-h half Of poll
Mx q one dollar and a half, shall con-
satute the school fund. The Governor,
wl!n the consent Of the Senate, shall ap-.
point two assistant superintendent OF
public education. Police juries in the
rural parishes shall appoint school
directors, to hold office for one year.
a dne government Of the schools in New
Uteans is to be given to the corporate
aunorltles, and the Mayor is to appoint
BOARD OF School Directors, subject to
'ae approval Of the Council.
IA Dill introduced by Mr.. Piles to
.vaange the name Of Brashear City to
mat Of Morgan City.s
sr. Witt favored the bill, but II it in
, wa,,'H with important legislation he
Nyad retire the measure.
uMr. hahn desired to know what Mr..
S%olgah mad done to entitle him to this
nIal Dr. Brashear was an honored
planter Of Louisiana and the town was
named after him. Mr.. Morgan had his
aomicile in New York. Had he founded
] = single Institution of education in
HHatveston, in Brashear or in New
ytleans? Had he established q single
ooIIarltable institution in any of these
] g aNss; What had he done but to
/ gobble up every railroad that he could
Ivy us hands on2 a mart of the lobby