The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate

THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate
vas called to order by Lieut. Gov. Antoine
II II A quorum present
n. Ogden rose TO . question Of privilege
md asked the clerk TO read an article for
the sunday Times in reference to the Sheri1
hill
When the Clerk had concluded the reading
lEr. Ogden said that the brother-in-law re
famed 70 was himself. He would not hav
RISEN but that the article attacked Senator
He pronounced every statement, SO far as
reelected on Senator, to be malicious lie
Il il from the Iimes-the Times has no
attempted to clear its skirts of the charg
nAde byoa responsible gentleman, member Q
Tho lower house, that the senior editor OF IN
firm blackmailed public charity-stole tn
meat and drink of dying men from Hote
d Dieu-a house Of God; instead Of doiDf
1hie Il attempts to obscure the record b.
Weakening the fame of men whose character
thank God, is firmly enough planted in thil
community to dismiss it to the contempt il
has already earned.
III. Goode introduced Q joint resolution
nsmoralixing Congress to discriminate in the
thrift against al imports being the products
of slave labor.
The resolution was put through it's several
zsadinRs, and was finally passed by unanl-
mons vote.
On the call Of unfinished business, House
bills on their first reading came up as fol-
1ovs:
House bill No. 1853, an act to provide An
amnuAl pension for the surviving veterans Of
he var Of 1912 to 1915, etc.
House bill No. 1856, an act relative to the
oaRce of master and wardens of the port of
New Orleans, to repeal section 22l7 of the
Revised Statutes of Louisiana, etc.
House bill No. 206, On act to Incorporate
fhe town Of Benton, in the parish of Bossier;
House bill No. 243 joint resolution favor
ing the bill now before Congress, to ask aid
1nf construction Of Texas Pacific Railway,
-.
House bill No. PA, an act to repeal act No.
"a, Of 1873, entitled an act to enforce the pay
ment Of taxes due the State, etc.
House bill No. 189, an act to fix the an
nnal salary Of the District Atturney Of the
Eint Judicial District, and regulating the
node Of payment; the same to be in lieu Of
H. fees now allowed by law and ohargeable to
IL oity Of New Orleans.
House bill No. 26O, an oct to repeal act No.
q, approved March 26, 1874, and to restore
The original charter Of the town Of Bayou
Sara
House bill No. 269, an act to abolish the
Ases OF the Auditor Of Public Accounts.
House bill No. 242. an act for the relief Of
tho heirs Of Elizabeth Bowman, deceased, Of
ths parish of Avoyelles.
House bill No. 27O, concurrent resolution
addrsssing and removing from Office Levi
Banks, Recorder of the parish Of Winn.
oHouse bill No. 49, an aOt to amend and re-
enact IN act to incorporate the New Orleans
Asshanics' Society. approved July II, 1921,
and the cot supplemental thereto, approved
House bill No. 1913, an act granting exclusive
1seTy privileges to Vlctorin Maignand, his
hsils OF assigns across the Mermentau River,
~.
House bill No. $780, an act to amend and re-
enact section 10 of an oct entitled an act sup
Elementary to the act incorporating the town
Of Thibodaux, being session act No. =, ap-
pCoved May %, 1916, 80 as to regulate the
time and manner of holding elections for
munlmpal officers Of the town Of Thibodaux,
md FIXING their term Of Office.
Housesbill No. 1927, an act to adjust, regu-
lats and provide for the bonded debt Of the
city Of New Orleans.
They were all referred.
Oonsideration Of House bill No. LAG. an act
70 annex certain territory of the parish of
Iincoln to the parish of jackson, ETC., which
came up q the SPECIAL order Of the day, was
postponed until Monday next
House bill No. 81, an act giving parties &C.
0assd Of crime the right to testify as witnesses
On their trials. Reported favorably, February
2 BY Hons. T. @. Anderson and E.. d. White
-unlavorably by Hons J. Henri Burch and
T. I. Whitney-next came up for considera-
zion.
Executive session was, on call, declared.
- in mn ofk
MON, and was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill No. Al, an act to pay for $50
copies each Of the Civil Code, the Code Of
Practice and the Revised Statutes. Finally
passed.
The Senate indefinitely postponed Senate |
bm No II, an act regulating interest.
The minority report of the Committee on |
Finance, submitted by Mr.. Wharton, Senate |
bill No. 1877, substitute for Senate bill No. Is,
anact to amend section Of an act entitled an
act to amend and re-enact sections !, Z. 49, Sc,
81. g. rs and ~ Of an act entitled an act to pro-
vide Q revenue, approved March 3, 1871, and
relative to fees Of the Auditor Of Public Ac-
ooants, approved March 6. 1872, was
The bill was considered engrossed, and it
vent over.
Q Senate bill No. 1872. an act relative to bonds
q State tax. collectors, and providing penal
eiss for the execution thereof, came up. The
report was adopted.
The Senate adopted the unfavorable report
On Senate bill No. 40, an act to enable the
paEish of Concordia to refund its funded
dsb1e, ETC. Reported unfavorably Febru-
ny no.
Executive session.
House bill No. Al session of 1879, An act
30 regulate the rate Of parish taxation and
to restrict the issue of obliga-
lions and warrants by parishes; to provide an
injunction by taxpayers, and to repeal con-
AiCting laws. Reported favorably, with
February II, 1876, came up
when the executive session was raised.
There was considerable discussion on the
bin. and pending action the Senate adjourned
nntl to-day.
The House
At IL o'clock the House was called to order,
} quorum present
A motion was made by Mr.. Dupre that the