The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-03
THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LEGISLATURE.
.I The senate.
The Senate came to order at IL M. Lieut.
Gov. Antoine in the chair ; twenty-seve
members and q quorum present
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
From tine Sisters in charge of the st. Eliza
beth Asylum and the Louisiana Retreat, ask
ing for relief, was read and referred to tn
Committee on Charitable Institutions
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Committee on Judiciary submitted ,
report
The Finance Committee submitted q ina
report.
Mr.. Goode gave notice of an act making
the warrants of constitutional officers recelva
bic by tax-colecters and from taxpayers IL
payment Of the tour mill general fund tax.
Mr.. Twitchel1 gave notice OF bill to incor
porate the Home Savings Bank
Mr. Kelly introduced an act repeating the
charter of the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany. Referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Black.
burn:
Resolved, Tha. the affairs of the nation are
in every sense safe in the hands of President
Grant, and that third term is eminently due
him.
Mr.. Blackburn made few remarks in sup
port of his resolution, and Mr.. Burch moved
to refer to the Committee on Federal Kela-
tions.
/Mr. Wharton moved to postpone till the
29sh of February.
Mr. Burch moved to postpone till the Gin
cinnati Convention.
Mr. Blackburn objected to the subject be-
ing lightly treated. He thought President
Al H.. tkan md
asked that the resolution be considered before
the Pinchback vote be taken.
The clerk of the House announced the
signing Of the joint resolution asking the
government to take charge of the levees.
Also tine passage OF the Jackson Insane Asy-
lum act
Burch called tho previous question. So
ordered.
The Senate then refused to refer the reso-
by vote of Is to IA.
Mr.. Blackburn then moved to adopt the
resolution, when Dave Young called execu-
tive session.
Executive session being raised. MI. Harper
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
Senate refused to refer the resolution.
On this the previous question was ordered,
and the yeas and nays called on the motion to
reconsider, and it prevailed by . vote of IL
to III.
The resolution was then referred to the
~ toe
Mr.. Black burn moved that the committee
be requested to report to-day. Tabled.
Mr.: Dstiege. by consent, gave notice of q
bill relating to privileges for taxes aud to re-
strain such privileges to the property taxed.
The bill creating special levee district in
Pointe Coupee and Iberville, was reported
upon fAvorably, and the report adopted.
A motion was made to consider the bill en-
crossed, which brought Senator Wharton to
his feet in opposition.
Aessrs. Breaux and Weber spoke in favor
Of the bill. and moved to postpone till Fri
day.
A motion to adjourn at this time prevailed
The Hssse
was called to order at about 1910 o'clock by
Speaker Estilette. &c members-a quorum
present.
Prayer by Rev. Father Gleason.
Mr. Dupre rose to q question Of privilege.
He said that the article in the Times reflect |
ing on his conduct on the floor of the House
Was malicious and scurrilous and had been |
called forth by his action as . member Of the |
committee to investigate the Police Board, in |
investigating the Editor Of the New Orleans
Times.
An oct amending the act Of incorporation
Of the Citizens Savings Bank was reported
upon fsvorably by the Committee on Banks
and Banking
A favorable report by bill was made by the
Committee on Parochial aff.irs, on the peti-
ton Of the citizens OF C4ddo, asking for
change of boundaries Of the parish. The
bill reported provides for the creation of the
parish of Taylor.
An act prohibiting the funding Of the ille-
gally issued bonds OF the New Orleans, Mo-
bile and Chattanooga Railroad was introduced
by Mr.. Bayley, and was referred.
An act incorporating the New Orleans and
nilneourg Railroad was introduced by MI.
Billieu, and was referred
The bill for the relief Of laborers on the
Ievees in the parish of st. James was called
up by Mr.. Dickinson, and on motion of VIZ.
Hunsacker was recommitted to the Com
mittee on Corporations. Il
There was received fr m the Governor {
message announcing that he had signed the z
bill. II
The joint resolution, entitled joint resolu- t
ion favoripg the passage of the bill now be-
ore Congress- to grant aid for the construc-
ion Of the Texas Pacific Railway, and asking
or the substitution in said bill of the New :
orleans Pacific Railway Company. for the :,
Ncw Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksbnrg i
railroad, as the agency to build the New Or c
cans branch Of said Pacific Railroad, which q
vas passed to second reading. reported by ;.
he Committee on Railroads as substitute
o House joint resolution No. 81.
Mr.. Kesting con ended that any attempt to c
hapge the bill Of West would defeat it, and !
a this he made speech of about an hour
ie was followed by others, and the debate
'as protracted and spirited, but the House,
Eearied out, fually adjourned without action. b
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Emigration TO the Western Cotton States. Ii
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FULLY l7GO GONE SINCE DECEMBER /. e