The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-28

Tu,ieapay. january ~. 1871

Speaker Estilette IN the chair
g The Hpraket announced the follpwin,
committee, under MIR Hahn's resoltl
ton charging the State Treasurer Will
faveritsm. with being In n ring whicl
has the Treasury al It's control to th
prejudice Of public. creditors Hahn
/ Mrtollum and teasley.
o The Senate appoItionment bill wa
g taken up aud passed tlnally4yeas 81
s nays II.
i Messts. Hunsaeker and Denas ofTste,
il the only amendmetts presented. IN,
o they were votadttlown by II largo inajor
g lty. Democrats and Republicans, ok
! planning their votes. supported tho bill
I IA n compromises. Mr., LEVEL. wht
voted against the measure. said 10 was
the death knell Of The Republican party
a motion to suspend the constitutions
rule for n third reading 1T tho bill &
! change the natue II I,rasliear 10 Nor
gan City. barely failed for want Ut 4
, four.tlfth majority. aud tho bill went Oh
the calendar to take Its regular order.
/ Mr.. butler. Of Ascension. complained
that the Times had untr,ly represented
him to have been asleep during the
Dcnaa episode on Wednesday.
Mr.. llahn, whose seal IL In tho con.
trial aisle, directly before the speaker
invited the member from Ascension
whose place is not favorable for hear
ing, to address tho House from his sMr.
Hahn's scat.
Mr.. Butler accepted amid roafs ri
laughter He had u frightened look.
but he made an intrepid speech. deelhr-
ing that he had never neglected his
/ duties never forgotten hia constituents.
He submitted the annexed resolution
Resoired. That the Porter of tho Now
Orleans Times be brought before tho
House. aud made to apologize for asspils
ing tho dignity Of u member of this
House unjtistly
| Mr.. Butler moved tho 1tmes repre-.
sentative BIO brought to tho bar Of The
House.
| The House WAS convulsed with merit
ment nj every step of this farcicaI pro.
eecdihg. and serious business was mr.
rested. Until Mr.. Butlor's resolution WINS
| declared TO be out Of order
| MIR Demas offered n resolution, which
was adopted, insttuetihg the Coinnittrs
on Lands and Levses to inquire or tho
bGvee Company II IL WAS their intention
to rebuild the Bonnet Caro- lcvoe.
A resolution WIS presented arranging
for evening sessions. and IL lies over.
The second reading of bills on tho
calendar was proceeded with
A bill giving persons accused of crime
the right to testify In their own oasds,
passed
Mr.. Kummoll introduced bill. which
WIS referred, to do away with the mo-
nopoly OF Strengthening leaving the
business open to every ono who tjays q
butchers license. and without resfrid-
ton. except that II must be earried on
below tho city. NiN
Tho following bills. reported favor.
ably by Mr., Wllts for The Committee on
City Affairs DaArud
To do away with State Asspssorships |
In New Orleans, ana conilde huf,rnise. |
ment. for both State aud city taxation.
to tho Administrator Of Assessments.
To give TO the corporate authorities of |
New Orleans. tho organization and undi.
vided control ~ the police Of the city,
the cost OF tho department not To exceed
*y1,Oo0 Tho bin pissed
A bill providing That In certain south
ern parishes. where the French Ia still
the dominant tongue, ignorance of Eng.
lish shall not dlsauhlify Il citizen f5r
jury duty. Representatives Of those
parishes stated That, under tho present
system, the most intelligent and the
wotthicst citizeDs are excluded from tho
jury box only because tlloy had no
Of English.
Tho bill to suspend the collection, Of
drainage taxes IN Now Orleans until
1878. passed.
Tho bill taking from District Attor
noys and Judges tho arbitrary power Of
changing the vchiie, and requiring proof
of tho necessity Ut such change, T,stsacd.
worry lengthy tuoasagc from tho Gov
ornor, touching the troubles in Feliei,
aha, WIS received and ita tendinp WINS
with.
Adjourned TO ~ IN. tomorrow. II
Senate. De fdCiO Lieutenant Governor
Antoine called tho Senate 10 order at ;
" M, " quorum present.
Notice of I'M not to amend tho conati. I
luton, 10 far as H. relates to licenses on !.
radios aud callings. was given by Mr.. :
stamps.
Mr. Ogden presented memorial from ,
Feathermnn, late ono Of tho profess. .
tors OF the State University Of Baton :
touge, praying that IN appropriation 1
Referred TO tho COMMITTEES :
IN Judiciary.
An act fixing tho fees Of the Recorder :,
i Mortgages WINS introduced by Mr.. :
srover, a4d one of the same nature was :,
Introduced by Mr. White. both referred !,
An not was introduced by Mr.. Whit ;,
10Y. liking tho shlaries OF tho Mayor and !,
ach administrator Of Now Orleans. !,
seferred. y
lueVicIk ol tho IiOiBe wins announced Il
nth " message, was admitted and dc. !.
lvered for the consideration of the SEN :,
to tho House bill repeating the print y
lg law. y
An act introduced by Mr.. White. pro- y.
lding tho manner OF obtaining judicial ~ =,
uthority To change name, was refer. ~ ~
81 To the Committee on Judiciary. %
Mr.. Brewster was caIled To the chair. %,
Notice was given .by Mr.. White Of an ~
ltontion To Introduce an net ls,.a tic =, ~
tiaries OF the Clerk eg tho Superior ~ ~
rininal Court, and the Clerk Of the -,
trst District Court. Also an act fixing g. T.,
" salary Of the Criminal Sheriff. ~
Mr.. Whitney called for IN executive -, ~
'ssion and tho chamber WIS cleared. W.
When'the doors were opened IN act ".
rs introduced by Mr., Alexander. om
nondin9 article Ils of the constit,l. u ~.
tion of tho State relative to taxation n,'
state property. Tho act was 70, th,
rred. III,
An aot repeating the act creating the ~,
'escent City Live Stock and Slaughter 'o'
'use Company was introduced by Mfr. ,
'oaux and was referred. 10,
A resolution authorizing the appoint Ao'
emit OF committee to ascertain bv =
nat authority bonds were Issued to the
exican Gulf and Ship Canal COMPANY
- called UP by Mr. ella. The reso.