The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-22

F1bnographic writer, should be no ex-
rinse to the State.
The proposition OF Mr.. Guichard was
accepted and SO amended the Senate
resolution passed.
Messrs, Hahn, Lowell and Gracien
discussed the merits of the resolution
before It's passage.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Booth, to
investigate the administration Of the
Commissioners Of Immigration !; to re-
port whether or not members of the
Board do not appropriate to themselves
money Tor sinecures, and to report a
bill which will make effective the benefi-
cent design of the law.
Mr.. Elliot introduced bill providing
o joint committee to examine, during
the recess, the floating debt of the State
and report to the next Legislature the
legal obligations Of the State In this
connection. Mr.. Elliott, explaining the
nature of the bill, stated that the mem
bers Of the committee would receive no
pay for their services, and only two
thousand dollars was allowed for cleri-
cal services, which were to be paid by
the next Legislature, and would not be
paid unless the service was satisfactory
" performed. "
The resolution was adopted.
Messrs. Guichard and SOuer intro
duced resolutions looking to the investi-
cation OF the fiscal management of the
New Orleans government; to their using
interest funds for other purposes. The
resolutions lie over.
Mr.. Jeffries, from the Committee on
WAYS and Means, reported favorably on
the bill appropriating &l59,0OO to pay
the expenses OF the session. The bill
passed by vote OF 56 to II.
Then the committee reported, and ut
half-past the House took recess until
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed Its session at half
past six. seventy-five members answer
ing, Speaker Estilette In the chair
The Chair announced the following
committee on the several bills relating
to the New Orleans Gas Company
Messrs. Walker, Gilmore and Gracien.
From explanations made on the floor,
1t appeared that between the Judiciary
Committee and the Clerk of the House,
Mr.. Dupre's bill imposing upon foreign
insurance companies the same license
tax for each that is required Of com pa
MES chartered under the laws Of Louis
lana, and requiring also that each for
eign insurance company shall deposit
with the State Auditor 100000 of State
bonds, had been lost or fnislaid.
Mr.. Dupre, therefore, asked the privi-
lege Of introducing. on "Wednesday, a
copy of the bill to take the same place
tLat the original bill had on the calen-
dar, U
The House ordered the privilege to be
granted.
Mr.. Hall asked reconsideration Of
his bill organizing company to prose-
cute persons guilty Of cruelty to ani-
mails, which bill had been indefinitely
postponed on Saturday night. The re-
consideration was refused.
The bill Of Mr.. Bower to take criminal
jurisdiction from the Justice Of the
Peace In Algiers, was postponed to We'd
nesday next.
Mr.. Beasly's bill to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine, etc, was recommitted.
A bill to give to B. Bloomfield & 90.
a contract for publishing the decisions
OF the Supreme Court Tor ten years
passed to engrossment, but the House
refused to suspend the rules for third
reading
A bill to reduce the salary Of the Adj
jutant General of the State to one thou
sand dollars q year passed.
Several other measures OF minor I'M
portance were disposed of in one way
or other, amid great confusion and fire.
quent uproar.
At a quarter to IL the House ad-
journed to Wednesday. tomorrow be-
ing a legal holiday.