The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-22
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
NEW ORLEANS. JANUARY %, 1875
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate.


FGeut Gov Antoine called the oenate U
,yder at noon; 20 members present.
Tho Committee on Judiciary reported ia
ysrsbly on an act to authorize police Jurles t.
yags and enforce ordinances tor the protec
.l0n OF fish and game.
An act 10 provide for the trials of appeal
IN Summary cases was introduced by MI
Dshege.
An act authorizing the police Jury of Con
csordla parish to fund the bonde1 dobt OF thu
parish was introduced by Mr. Young.
Notice was gwen by Mr.. Stevens OF an &C
20 amend and re-enact Article 2525 OF the he
Siss2 Statutes.
The same gentleman introduced an act tt
amend acts bearing on the matter, and au
lhorizing the Cotton Exchange to elect am
member Of the body to serve on the Fundlnt
Board in the absence OF the PRESIDENT
The same gentleman also offered an &C
amending and re-enacting section 3274 OF thu
Revised Civil Code.
Mir, Twitchell introduced an act fixing the
compensation of sberiffs in the parishes. Re
Aerred.
air. Stamps called up the bill amending the
Constitution, article Sc. by reducing the sal
nry OF the Governor from $4,000 to $1,000, or
which the Senate adjourned on the preceding
day
A motion to suspend the rules for second
reading was lost by vote of 10 yeas, nays,
it requiring four-fifths vote to suspend
AIr. Grover in the chair.
The report Of the special committee ap-
nointed to investigate the charge of the GER
slfcate of the Secretary of State regarding
ihe number of members Of the Green family
Aolding Office in Lincoln parish was called
ap. the report showed that five persons OF
ihe name of Green had held Office but said
nothing as to the correctness or incorrectness
OF the certificate.
DIR Burch moved to amend the report by
making it read that the certificate of the
Secretary of State was correct
On the adoption of the motion the pre- vious
question was demanded, and the yeas and
nays were called on ordering it. The vote
stood: yeas l6 nays 13, and the main ques-
sion was ordered.
The roll was called on the adoption of the
amendment, and it was adopted by vote OF
Is yeas to nays.
During the calling of the roll several Sena-
tors explained their votes, and among others
Mr. Blackburn explained his reasons for vot-
ing in the negative. In closing his remarks
40 submitted the following
PROTEST.
BY way of protest against the injustice of
Che record thus obtained from the Secretary
u State, make this statement: l ass ert, and
cAn prove, that there is at this time and was at
the time this issue was first brought before the
Senate, and long before that time, but one
member Of Senator Allen Green's family
holding Office in the parish of Lincoln, to wit:
UharlesJ Green, Tax -Collector-if Treasurer
of School Board and Pos master be excepted.
Mr.. j. A. Green was appointed Supervisor
of Registration, but resigned, and was sue
seeded in 1875 by John S. Jones.
l state further, by way Of explanation, and
N simple justice to Allen Green family. that
she name Of w. H. Green, as it appears in
ahe certificate of the Secretary of State, should
be w. III Guien, and that j. b. Green, police
Juror, is not only no kin to the Allen Green
family, but is Democrat.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
This is q correct statement.
ALLEN GREEN.
SEAB oRN JONES.
The report was then adopted, and a motion
10 reconsider and table prevailed.
Mr.. Brewster called up an act amending
the Constitution by prohibiting the passage
of acts by the General Assembly creating
monopolies. limiting The expenses Of the Gen
eral Assembly to 5000, 900 per annum, ETC.
Read twice aud referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
The House bill incorporating the ST. Pat
yick's Savings Bank of Now Orleans was
called up, read twice and referred.
Executive session was called.
When the executive session was raised q
motion to adjourn until IL o'clock Monday
pIeyailed.