The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-09
THE LEGISLATURE.


THE LEGISLATUKE.
The senate.
The Senate was called 10 order ct noon b
Ideat Gov. Antoine-s quorum present.
The Committee on Agriculture reported IN
favorable on the bill to incorporate the Mez
osntile Warehouse Company Of New Orleans
The Committee on Railroads reported
substitute bill to Mr.. Growers bill, to pro:ec
the rights of citizens and prevent the en-
croaohment Of railroads
A resolution instructing the Committee o.
Banks and Banking to examine the laws gov
city had complied with the law was intro
duced by Mr. Landry, and was adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Health
end Quarantine on the act repeating the &C
establishing . small p0x hospita! was called
up. A majority Of the committee reported
Recommending the passage Of the bill, and {
minority Of one (Mr. Dumont) reported re-
commencing that II do not pass.
After considerable discussion the whole
subject was referred to the Committee on Ju
dietary.
The favorable report of the Committee on
Corporations on the bill fixing the salaries Of
the Mayor and Administrators of the city Of
New Orleans. was called up by Mr.. Whit
nsy. The act fixes the salary of the Mayor at
$500 year, and the salary Of each Admin.
istzator at $4,000 year, and repeats all laws
In conflict.
MI. Ogden moved to amend by fixing the
nlary Of the Mayor at $3.50 year, and the
el:ry Of the Administrators at 5000 q year
Mr.. Whitney moved to table and Mr.. Rob-
estson called for the yeas and nays.
The amendment was tabled by vote Of II
yeAs to IA nays.
Mr.. White moved to amend the title by
Inserting, "and tax collectors of the city Of
New Orleans" and TO add an additional Sec
ton fixing the salaries Of the tax collectors Of
Orleans at 5000 year. N
1lr. White took the floor on his amend
ansnt, and said that the salary received by the
city. administrators was small when their
duties were considered, very smsll when COM
pared to the income Of the tax collectors.
The Conservatives were, however, willing
10 meet the gentleman on the floor half way;
In fact, more than half way.
Nj. Whitney asked If the gentleman was
not aware that bills making the reduction he
desired, were before the Senate.
Mr.. White said that he knew that, but the
bills were in the hands of committees, where
other bills Of the same nature had been at the
las session and wheee they had remained,
and had never been heard from. The bills
ssfssred 70 BY the gentleman would, no
doubt, meet the same fate.
Several Republican members made
speeches.
Pending action, executive session was
called.
On the session being raised, the President
announced that he had, under section 1913 of
the Revised Statutes, appointed on behalf of
The Senate Messrs. Landry, Goode and
Whitney as q committee to examine the secu-
xities Of bankers and banking companies, and
III books, ETC., pertaining to this subjsct.
The bill again came up, and every Repub-
loan member who had not previously spoken
did speak.
A motion to table the amendment was finally
made and was lost BY vote of yeas to %
AAY.
The amendment was decided in order.
Mr.. Wharton introduced substitute fixing
IL salaries Of tho tax collectors as follows:
First District SIC. 900, Second District $4,000,
Third District $500, Fourth District $500,
Fifth District $4,000. Sixth District 5000, and
providing that the State shall be responsible
foe no expenses Of the office
Mr.. Young moved to amend the bill by
MARY Of each Administrator ut $4,000.
M. Allan in the chair, ruled the amend |
ment out Of order.
Nj. Weber moved to amend the substitute |
b. making the bill take effect after the LIST |
day Of January, 1877.
4 motion to adjourn, made by Mr.. Landry,
~ lost
A motion to table MI. Webers amendment
M carried by vote Of IS yeas to 6 nays.
An amendment to the substitute was offered
y MI. Sypher. The amendment proposed
plsuse fixing the full compensation Of Senators
md Representatives at three dollars day.
4 motion was made by MI. Pollard to table,
md on this Mr.. Whitney moved to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
Mr.. Pollard's melton TO table was lost by
yote of Is yeas to 16 nays. The Lieutenant
Governor In the chair voting in the negative.
Another motion to adjourn was made and
Was lost, rs was also . motion to postpone
|urther consideration Of the bill until Monday
aext
The motion to adopt MI. Syphers amend.
nent was lost by vote Of IA yeas to l6
nays
The substitute offered by Mr.. Wharton was
hon adopted.
Mr. Ogden in the chair.
4r. Alexander renewed the amendment Of
e. Young to fix the salary Of the Mayor ct
5000 and the salary Of the Administrators ut
1000 per anuum.
Il was adopted, the vote standing-yeas 20,
'ayss
Mr.. Weber introduced an amendment re-
lucing the salaries of all State officers.
tabled.
An amendment fixing the salaries of the
z collectors in every parish was offered by
II. Burch. He asked q division Of the ques-
lon, his object being to delay the passage OF
be bill BY having each parish separately de.
ided on.
There was some discussion, and during it a
was discovered that the opposing Senators
!sre leaving for the purpose Of breaking
he quorum. IL
Mr.. Allan moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms 8