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

{ The House came to order at IL o'clock.
7 A quorum present.
|. memorial for the relief of the Seventh
Street Orphan Asylum was referred.
Hill. Of Ouachita, called up Nurrell's reso-
luton appointing special committee to ex.
anime the case of Murrell, charged with brib.
ing jury in Madison parish. Adopted.
Hill asked not to be placed on the commit
tee.
By resolution of Mr.. Lowell the Attorney
Generate report was referred to the Commit.
to on Judiciary.
Parker, of jefferson, offered resolution to
,appoint Q committee of five to investigate the
Affairs of the Police Jury of Jefferson parish.
the tax.collsctor, etc. Adopted.
The reports of committees were received,
and put off till future days.
The New Orleans Pacific Railroad bill was
made the special order Of today.
An act was introduced by Mr. Aldige, re-
quiring the Treasurer and Auditor to keep
separate funds for the judiciary and other
officers. Referred.
The act in relation to the punishment Of
bribery was referred.
The act amending certain sections of the
act incorporating the Arkansas and Delta
Railroad was introduced by Mr.. Bayley, and
referred.
Also an act incorporating the Southeastern
118lltO6Os kto10II0O.
An cot, introduced by Mr.. Bower, to fix the
salary OF the Adjutant General was referred.
Mr.. Dupre introduced an act relative to in
surance companies not incorporated accord.
ing to the laws Of the State. Referred
Mr. Jeffries introduced an act to incorpo-
rate the town Of Natchitoches Referred.
Mr. Kountz introduced an act to d. fine
and regulate the lien, privileges and mort
gage on property sold for taxes. Referred.
An act to regulate the taxes and ASSESS
ments on certain lands in the State, was re-
Ierred.
Mr.. Walker introduced an act to relieve tax.
payers whose lands were injured by the
Bonnet Care crevssse. Referred.
Also an act to regulate the cost of the ad-
ministration of justice Referred.
Mr.. Young introduced an act to regulate
the expenses of the administration of Justice |
except in the parish of Orleans. Referred
An act repeating an act establishing the |
College of franklin, st. Landry. Referred. |
The special order of the day was then called |
aAd postponed till $50 to-day.
A substitute to the resolution of Mr.. Young |
OF last Saturday in relation to Judge Trim
BILE. indorsing those actions of the Judge
which brought down upon him the articles of |
impeachment of the last regular session. was
offered by Mr.. Walker. Adopted.
The act Incorporating the Madison Trans
portation Company was called up and post
poned.
Mr.. Bower called up the act fixing the fees
Of criminal sheriff., and spoke at length in
favor of it. 1t reduces the sheriff. fees from
GO to Is cents day in the Parish Prison.
MI. Heating did not think the amount
mentioned was sufficient
Mr.. Hahn said that, if the city officials
were seized with an economical fit, they
ought first to cut down their own salaries,
Mr.. Booth said that the Administer .urs and
Mayor caused their own salaries to be reduced
one-half
Mr.. Hahn said he did not know of il be-
fore, and was pleased to hear it.
Mr.. Walker offered an amendment allowing
the country sherlffs fifty cents day, aud the
Sheriff OF Orleans forty cents in currency.
MIR. blaffer moved to substitute thirty for
forty in the matter of the Sheriff of Orleans
The whole subject matter with amend
ments was committed to the Judiciary Com.
mittee.
The bill for the relief of Mr.. Witherspoon.
Of DeSoto, for erroneous taxation. wa, called
mp and passed.
The bill for the relief of the Seventh Street
Orphans Home was finally passed.
An act to incorporate the Factors Ware.
house Bank came up and was postponed till {
;o-day.
The Senate Amendment to the House bill I
lppropriating $4,000 to the jackson Insane
stricken out, was adopted and the bill passed.
Adjourned.
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