New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-20

torney thinks go himself.
The bill was finally passed. and Mr.. cage
gave notice that he would move recon-
sideration.
An act to amend an act to amend the he-
yised Civil Code in reference to recording
mortgages was adopted on third reading
By this bill mortgages must be recorded on
the same day they are made.
Mr.. White reminded members that in
some Instances in the country it would be
pbysically impossible to make the record
on the day it was made.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow at
1870 A. NJ.
The resolution submitted by Mr. Bayiey'
asking that the Committee on the Funding
Board be authorized to secure the services
Of printer Tor their report other than the
State printer. pa ssed, the cost to De taken
from the contingent fund. The resolution,
in substance. states the Public Printer had
an nuch matter on hand that it wonld be
mpossibe to print the report in time to be
submitted to the Legislature before the
close of the session,
mote The reporter has the authority for
| saving that there is no foundation whatever
for the statement that the Stats Printer would
| be unable to print the report, or much
| larger one, before the close of the session.
The work of this session has been and st.ll
is quite limited as compared with that Of
the previous sessions. Mr.. Bayley has been
uisnformed about the matter, as no one
authorized to speak in the matter has seen
the manuscript of the report, or gives an
opinion one way or another-REroRTERI
The first matter of importance that
| aroused the attention OF thu members was
the bill to repress cruelty to animals.
Mr., Hahn said that the legislation on this
subject had been such as to cause doubt
| that anv bill relative to i. was an honest
one. A former law had created corpora
| ton and turned over TO it the whole gov
erument OF the city, the prisons and pounds
and the police, and created new crime at
| the discretion Of the society, which also
| would receive an enormous revenue. This
| bill was not such a one. 1t was founded
| on the New York law, which also prevailed
| in many ether States, which had been so
| beneficial II created no new crime. 1t
only authorized the society to prosecute,
its expenses being paid by half the fines.
It did not prevent any other person from
! prosecuting and obtaining the same com
| pensation, Tie bill had been drawn by a
member of the bar at the head of his pro-
| fession and of many years practice in New
| Orleans.
! Mr.. Ray objected to the bill because tie
law Of the State and the city ordinances
provide for prosecutions for cruelty to ami
mails. The police, paid BY the city, are re-
| quired to make arrests. The fines, too,
should not go anywhere but into the State,
| parish or city treasury. This bill was as
much Z monopoly as the former one.
| Mr.. Hall, as the author Of the BILL closed
| the debate by reading portions of il. and
the names Of the iucorporators, showing
thst they were all eminent citizens.
| The special order of the day, on the cal
! Of sIr. Murre.,, folio we'd this discussion.
! 1t was supp sad to be the bill repeating the
| charter of the louisiana Lottery Company;
but it's opponents, after d long contest on d
| ton OF the minutes by Mr.. keeting
and other parliamentary tactics, succeeded
| in postponing it to the bottom Of the calen-
dar, cn q motion to postpone fer half an
hour.
! Here It would have rested for day ST
| least if there had been enough business on
the calendar to keep it down, and in all
probability the House would have ad-
! iourued in about the usual time; but the
majority being determined to pass If, under
the lead of Mr. Walker, steadily pushed
every other bill cut of the way, either by
! postponement or fnal passage.
Nj. Hall being callod to the chair in the
early stage Of the proceedings, held it only
short time, Mr. Murren calling for the
| Speaker.
| Speaker Estilette, returning. decided two
| or three points Of order, and thsn called on
| Mr. Bower.
The House by this time became somewhat
disorderly, and Mr.. Bower vigorously called
attention to il, saying he would control the
mer, hers, if ne had to call on the Sergeant
| at.A1r1s, and his determination caused ap-
| plausa from the ajority.
Speaker Estiiette resumipg the chair was
forced to decide point OF order raised on
an appeal previously taken by Mr.. Walker
| from q decision that the lottery bill was
not entitled to precedence.
| Mr.. Walker presented, and desired to
have read by the Clerk, protest, or an ap-
| peal, against the ruling which was objected
to. He asked and moved that it be read as
| q part of the minutes.
| Mr. Dupre raised the point that it could
not be read as such, first because it was not
so, and next, that it could not be made so,
| as it would be virtually q re hection on the
Speaker who had previously decided the
point adversely.
| Mr. Walker moved for a reading Of the
minutes from two o'clock. He insisted that
! the bill had preference, because it was made
the special order on an earlier day than any
other; that when all were postponed for
half an hour, the earliest reference gave
| preference.
! Speaker Estilette ruled in accordance
with the previous decision, detailing the
times OF the previous motions Of postpone
| ment.
Mr.. Dupre attempted to harmcnize the
conflict Of points of order, motions to sus
pend the rules, to table, to adjourn. and
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