The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-26

FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 1876.

An act creating d board Of statisti,
~ agriculture was introduced by M
1ndersOn, and WAS referred.
Mr. Sypher introduced an act maxim
.,,nrouriations for the expenses OF I'll
rppyernmeDt Of the State. Referred.
eMr, Alexander introduced joint re-!
olntion providing for the appointmer
~ Joint committee to inquire whethe
=, MI there was an Auditor, and VIII
10 wns. and to examine the recent RI
mort from the Auditors Office. It wa
Iii over under the rules, ss
An act requiring the city OF Monroe
nay the parish of Out.ehita one third Z
r"Ttajn expenses was finally passed.
The resolution introduced by M,
blackburn, declaring the equal right
n all men and that they could not b
abridged, was called up, v #
There was spirited and protrdcte,
debate on tho matter. Mr.. Burch an,
mr. Blunt opposed the resolution. cl
tbe ground that IL was intended for Of
iect and nothing more, and they botf
delyered their opinion ms TO the useful
ness Of the negro In politics.
Mr.. Eustis spoke in favor Of the reso
intion. He desired the rights OF white
man IN Louisiana to be recognized, and
ssid that as long as tho Returning
Hoard was In existence. he doubted
whether they would be recognized. He
denounced the Returning Board rs In.
famous and declared that 1t WIS created
and existed only Tor the purpose OF de.
nriying citizens OF their rights.
He feared that the coloTed people de.
sired repetition OF the scenes Of 1874
and 1876.
Mr., Sypber offered q substitute TO the
effect that all men In Louisiana had
their rights accorded them by the De
claration Of Independence.
A motion to adopt WAS made and pre-
vailed bya vote Of "a yeas To nays.
An act amending certain sections OF
an act granting additional aid to the
Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Com
Dany was passed.
TIE bin authorizing nm election TO de-
eide whether or not tax should be
levied on the property In New Orleans
ior tho benefit OF the New Orleans Pa.
ciHc Railroad Company, was called up.
Mr.. Wharton moved 10 adopt the un-
favorable minority report.
Mr.. White made tho point that rs the
majority report had been adopted, the
minority report could not be considered.
The point was ruled we'll taken.
Mr.. Whitney was called TO the chair.
10 reconsider the vote by which the ma
lority report was adopted.
Mr.. White made the point OF order
that under the rules, neither the bill
nor the reports were before the Senate.
The chair decided tho point not we'll
taken.
Mr.. White appealed from the de-
decision.
motion 10 table the appeal was lost.
On the appeal the yeas and nays were
called, and The Senate refused, by vote
Of 10 yeas to II nays. to sustain tho
chair. ~
Executive session was called.
On executive session being raised the
legislative appropriation bill came up.
The majority report on the Legislative
appropriation bill was adopted, and the
Senate adjourned.
House.
Al 1920 p. m. the House came TO
order, nincty-four members present,
speaker Estiiette In the chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Ivy, OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Mr.. Kidd moved that " committee OF
seven be appointed by the Speaker to
investigate what charges, II any, there
are against William II. Kellogg, de-
handing his impeachment, and that
they report us early as practicable.
After some dispute upon points Of
order the House came to direct action
upon the resolution and 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Dcmas moved that the chair mp
point four Democrats and three Kepub-
leans on the committee. With so large
. majority Of Democrats in the House
he believed the Speaker could not do
Justice to the minority in this yatter
Without displeasiDg his party. 1t was
10 relieve the Chair OF this unpleasant
Iesponsibility that he (Mr. Demas)
moved the instruction.
Mr.. Kidd moved TO lay tho motion on
he table and Mr.. Jeffries seconded Mr..
Kidd. The motion to table prevailed.
Yeas. SO nays, 36.
Mr.. Kidd requested that he should
not be named chairman OF the com
nttec.
Mr.. Dupre introduced the following
esolution, which was adopted:
Res0tred, That committee OF five be
ppointed, by the Speaker, whose duty
/ shall be to investigate the affairs OF
he Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
aailr0ad Company, In which company
no State owns stock To the amount OF ,
ZOO 600, and to report what has become
1 said stock and OF The railroad proper ..
!. Also, TO investigate the affairs OF the !
forth Louisiana and Texas Railroad
bmpany, in which company the btate
WINS stock TO the amount OF 81, 122, 900,
nd TO report what has become Of tho r
old stock and the railroad property, :
nd II the State is likely TO lose by these !
nyestments.
Said committee to report before the
nd Of the present session what steps,
any, are necessary to be taken, In their
udgment, to protect the rights and In
srests Of the State I'm the stock OF said
abroad companies. Said committee to q
ave power TO send for persons and pa ii
eng, and TO inquire what has become Of II
90 bonds issued to the North Louisiana il
90 Texas Railroad Company, by virtue Of
acts OF the Legislature OF Louisiana, RI
'@. l0S OF 1868 and ~ Of 1872, and IL the r
ommlttee find them to have been q,
anded under act No. 3 OF 1874, then to in
lscertain the names Of the parties who
resented them to be funded. n
,nirther resolred, That the Governor "
] the State be and he Is hereby re- VI
to inform the House, before the u
'ud OF the present session. IL director M
" we State, in the North Louisiana
~ Iexns Railroad Company, WAS ap-
~ by him or by his predecessor In
,sace, as required by section 3, Art. 81
Y w; and IL such director was appoint 50
y, !nen TO inform the House what his
asne Is and whether or not he has made ID
,sy reports Of the condition OF said COM an
suy 70 the Governor. IL such report OF
nv mPorts have been made, the Gov gu
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