The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-12

/ IouiSiaha IN congress 20 secure, III pos
sible, the passage Of an act by the ma
tionaI Legislature appropriating the pro-
ceads Of the cotton tax collected in the
States Of Missouri, Tennessee, Arkan
sas, Mississippi and Louisiana, to The
construction and repair Of system of
levees upon the Mississippi river and it's
| tributaries, TO be constructed and main
| tanned under national supervision and
control. Reported favorably February
2, u. ID. White dissenting. Finally
passed.
| Executive session was called.
| On the Executive session being raised,
the resignation Of VIM. Milford, as
Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate, was
read and accepted.
| Nominations for successor were de
clared In order.
| Mr.. Twitcheil nominated Gen. Hugh
J. Campbell, and Mr.. Young nominated
Mr.. r.. ID. Hebert, Of Orleans.
On the roll call the vote stood as fol-
lows: Campbell 10, Hebert and Mil
| ford /, Mr.. Hebert receiving the Demo
cratic vote.
A motion to adjourn prevailed.
House.
The House proceeded to business at
1915 p. nly eighty seven members,
Speaker Estilette in the chair.
Mr.. Booth presented resolution,
which lies over, for the appointment Of
a committee to ascertain il members Of
| the Legislature received brides for their
votes for the bill incorporating the
Louisiana Lottery Company, which was
passed in 1858.
| On motion of Mr.. Booth, the Commit
| tee on Constitution WAS instructed TO re-
port upon the constitutionality Of the
bill to repeal the lottery act.
| It WAS announced that the Senate had
voted a Conference Committee on the
subject Of the election law.
Whereupon Mr.. Kidd moved that the
House concur, and that the chair APP
point forwith the members to represent
| the House on the committee.
Mr.. Kidd SAID In making this motion,
Mr.. Speaker, do 50 with the ardent
and sincere wish that the result Of this
conference may be the adoption of an
| election law not unconstitutional and
| anti Republican in it's character, and a
law which will give assurance to our en-
tire people; that when they have cast
| their votes, when the election has been
held, and the result obtained, no power
on earth shall be permitted to annul or
reverse 1t, save that sacred power which
| In all constitutional governments stands
as the surest protector OF the rights OF
the citizen, the power Of an honest and
upright Judiciary.
Mr. Hahn desired to know how many
members the committee was to consist
Of?
The Chair answered that the Senate
had five and the House five.
Mr.. Hahn observed that that was an
unusual division. It was customary to
| give the popular and the most numerous
| branch representation corresponding
to the numbers, and allowing q larger
| fusion OF opposing political elements.
Mr.. Dupre said I fully concur with
| the gentleman from st. Charles, as to
the large number on a Conference Com
mittee belonging to the House. But as
the Senate, on this momentous question
| Of the Election bill has fixed the num-
| Der at five for each House, [ would sug-
uest that the exigency il too serious TO
delay action by Insisting on larger re-
presentation On this Conference Com
mittee, which must Flecessitate further
parliamentary communications with the
Senate, and can, at best, result In no
practical good. | therefore earnestly
urge immediate action in the premises.
| ty the appointment Of committee OF
| Eve on tie part Of the House.
| Mr.. Kidd,s motion WAS then put and
| it was unanimously adopted,
| Messrs. Kidd, Jeffries, Elliott, Hahn
and Sartain were appointed to represent
| the House.
| The Senate bill to reorganize the
Board Of Police In the town OF Opelousas
passed.
| AT little after O'Clock Mr., Jeffries'
bill reforming the assessment and tax
collecting system OF the State, was
taken up on It's second reading, section
by section. There are one hundred and
| twenty sections III the bill, and it was
half past 8 before it had gone through
the second reading. IL will next come
| up on the third reading and final pas
sage. It is too voIuminous TO give q
| useful abstract in less than column or
two. The reform Is based upon the ap-
pointment Of assessors and tax collee-
| tors being taken from the Executive,
and their election given TO the people in
the rural parishes and the City Council
| in New Orleans.
As soon as the reading Of the bill was
over the House adjourned,