The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senafe

The senate
was brought to order at IL O'Clock. x quo
rum present.
Senator Eus'is was in his seat
AS the special order, House bill No. 231. al
act to define and regulate the lien, privileges
andomortgage upon the property, etc. Favor
ably, February IA.
A motion to indefinitely postpone prevailed
by vote of II to II, and the Chair voting II
the affirmative.
The Committee on Finance reported favor
ably, with amendments by majority. on the
Appropriation bill. The amendment tacks or
an additional sum.
An act was introduced by Mr.. Anderson,
creating q Board of Statistics Of Agriculture,
etc. Referred.
An act was introduced by Mr.. 6ypher,
making general appropriations Tor Inc ex
pensee Of the State Government for 1875
A ioint resolution was introduces BY Mr..
Alexander. providing for com mittee OF hve
from the House and three from the senate, to
ascertain il there ia an Auditor, and wbos and
also TO examine the report which lately issued
from the Auditors Office. LAid over.
A resolution was introduced By Mr. Mast
cot providing an appropriation Of 500 each
to four employees Of the Senstes special ON
The following bills we're called NJ.
BY Mr.. Brewster: Senate bill No. no, 70
require the city of Monroe p pAy tho parish
of Ouachita one.third Of certain expenses.
Favorably, February "a. Passed.
By Mr. Weber: Senate bill No. l75, an cot
for the better management Of the Poydras
funds in the parish OF Pointe Coupees also TO
repeal all exemption, homestead laws, Or
priviles claims az against the Poydras funds.
Passed.
claring that she equal rights q 81 men were
settled by the Constitution, and could not be
abridh ed.
Burch and Blunt opposed because they
thought il was intended FOR mere effect. Both
of them branchod 81 from the subject, and
spoke of the negro Ia politics throughout the
South. Mr.. Eustis favored the passage Of the
resolution, as he desired to see the equal
rights of white men in Louisiana recognized
before the law. This never. could be till the
Returning Board was wiped out, which he
denounced as infamous md unrepublican
and existing tor the purpose of depriving peo-
pie of their rights. He feared that the co!ored
people were wanting to re-enact the scenes
which occurred in Louisiana in l874-75.
substitute was offered by Mr.. Sypher to
che effect that all men in Louisiana had the
rights accorded them by the Declaration OF
Independence, to wit: life, liberty and prop
eEty.
< motion was made to adopt the substitute,
and on it the yeas and nays were called.
The Conservatives who voted against the
substitute explained their votes, as did also
some Of The Republicans.
The motion to adopt prevailed by sote of
24 too
Mr.. Weber called up Senate bill No: ia,
Am act TO amend sections q 8, 4 and Of an
act entitled an act to grant additional privi-
fe6es tor the Clinton and Port Hudson Rail
3oaa CoDlrany. approved March Is, 1858
Eavorably February u Finally passed.
Mr. Wharton moved to adopt the minority
SepOrt on the bill authorizing the levy Of q
lax on New Orleans for the purchase OF stock
10 the New Orleans Pacific Road.
Mr.. White made tbs point of order that no
minority yeport had been fled. Ruled well
taken
Mr. Whitney IN the chair.
Mr.. Wharton then moved to. reconsider the |
cote. by which the majority repoys was
edopt6d. Ghis was fost. !
&r. white .hen made che point Of order |
Chat there Wese peithes bill 0oy sepoyt before |
Che HOUSE
HE Uhair decided adversely.
A motion to table motion Co appeal was /
gosta :.
The E,peaf then came up. and tho yeas
and yeas called.
The Chair was BIOS sas.siped. Che so'e
13 TO IL. I
Executive session.
At or executive session che legislative MP.
propriation bill came up. i
The mojority report was adopted, and the /
Bill put through TO its third seadinge after
which the Senate adjourned.