The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
new ORLEANS BULLETIN
NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY II, 1876.
THE LEGISLATURE.
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The Senate
Lieutenant Governor Antoine called th
Senate TO order It IL M. q quorum present
The bill to incorporate the st. Patrick
Savings Bank WAS on motion of Mr.. Burch
made the special order of the day tor Thurs
day ct l o'clock.
A message from the Governor announcing
that he had signed the bill asking nationa
bill providing for the stocking Of the water
OF the State with fish, was received.
Mr.. Twitchell. Chairman of the Senate Con
ference Committee on the Election bill, re
ported - follows:
The Conference Committee met and organ
lied with Senator Twitcbell as chairman o.
Che Senate Conference Committee, and Repre-
sentative Kidd as chairman Of the House
committee.
The Senate Election bill was taken under
Consideration and the first ten sections
adopted, with amendments; the remainder OF
eectiops up to So were adopted, subject to
Amandments.
The following resolution was adopted and
Presented to the House committee:
!. Whereas, the Senate Conference Committee
has proposed to the House Committee on the
Election law providing for board of five re-
turning officers, three Of whom are to be
elected by the Senate and two by the House,
and whereas, the Senate Committee has
further proposed that the House Committee
may selectoone of the members to be elected
from the Senate from the following list of five
Republicans, viz !: A. 8. Badger, j. b. Sypher,
J. B. Beckwith, B. F. Flanders and John s.
Harris,
Resolved by the House Committee, That We
VIII proceed 10 select one OF the above named
Representatives, provided that said board SO
constituted ehall have power only as COM
pliers, TO count and tabulate the returns sent
TO them. Said seturns when counted and
tabulated to be transmitted to the Secretary
Of State, the result to be promulgated by the
Governor Said PRONUNCIATION to be taken as
pFima facie evidence, subject to contest in the
courts, for all cases not otherwise provided
IN tho Constitution Of the State.
The resolution was adopted by the Senate
Committee with the following amendment:
Provided that in case Of evidence of fraud,
violence, or intimidation of such character
shall be presented as to show that the result
Of the election has been changed, the sale
board shall consider it and act upon it to the
end that the rights of the people shall be Sc
CURED and fair and honest result declared.
The House committee refused to concur in
tho amendment.
The Senate Committee adhered to their
amendment.
The House then notified the Senate Com
mittee that they had adjourned, when the |
Senate Committee adjourned.
Both committees instructed their chairman |
to report the result of the conference to their |
respective houses.
NJ. q. TwrrcHELL,
Chairman Committee on Conference.
An act to provide for the interment of the /
INDECENT dead q the city Of New Orleans was
introduced by Nj. Wharton.
Senate bill No. LAG, substitute for Senate |
bills Nos. 8, 54 and SIS, an acs to amend arti-
Gle GA Of the Code Of Practice, ETC., came up
- unfinished business.
There was . spirited debate over the bill,
and many motions and counter motions were
made, and pending action executive session
was called and declared, and the lobby was
cleared.
On the session being raised, the bill again
came mp, and was, on motion. considered
enkrossed.
4 motion was made to suspend the rules to
place the bill on its third reading, and the
motion was lost.
From the Committee on Health and Quar-
antine favorable majority report and IN
favorable minority report was received on the
House bill authorizing the establishment by
the Board of Health of system Of disinfec-
ton ct Quarantine Station.
An act received from the House providing
for the confirmation If the no,arial charter Of
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
etc., was taken up on call and made the special
order Of the day for to-day, and the Senate
adjourned.
Tho House
lame to order at II o'cock-a quorum present q
A motion was made by Mr.. Mathews to
cause the testimony Of the Aldige Committee
70 be printed in pamphlet form. This mo-
ton he made at the request Of Gov Kellogg !
The Committee on Railroads reported fav-
orably on the bills authorizing The Police 9
Juries of the parishes, as also Of the city Of